AutosuggestSitelink

AutosuggestSitelink is a Wikipedia user script that suggests Wikidata items for possible linking with a Wikipedia article, using Interwiki_linking. It was designed and implemented for possible use as a Wikipedia gadget. It was created by the Community Tech Wishathon, based on the Community Wishlist Survey 2022 proposal Autosuggest linking Wikidata item after creating an article.

Overview of Functionality

Brief explanation of Wikipedia / Wikidata links and what AutosuggestSitelink does.... Wikipedia / Wikidata links are 1-to-1 ...

Usage

AutosuggestSitelink is triggered when a Wikipedia contributor publishes changes to an article. ...

If no search matches are found, the contributor is given an opportunity to create a new Wikidata item corresponding to the article just edited. ...

If search matches are found, ... Before selecting an item for linking, the contributor should carefully determine whether any of the listed Wikidata items represents the main subject of the article.  How to do this ... Once an appropriate Wikidata item has been identified in the list, the contributor should click on Link this item. ...

Linking to an item is optional. If the contributor has prefers not to create a link, they may simply click Close.

What to do if a Wikidata item is incorrectly linked ...

Implementation

It is implemented as a single JavaScript file, which is stored at TBD. ...