Abstract Wikipedia

Abstract Wikipedia
Developer Wikimedia Foundation
Initial release 20 March 2026; 8 days ago
Website abstract.wikipedia.org

Abstract Wikipedia is a new project of the Wikimedia Foundation. It aims to use Wikifunctions to create a version of Wikipedia that can be read in any language.

It was proposed in 2020, and launched on 20 March 2026.

The Abstract Wikipedia team at a 2022 offsite in Switzerland. Left hand side on the table, from front to back: Ariel Gutman, Ori Livneh, Maria Keet, Sandy Woodruff, Mary Yang, Eunice Moon. At head of table: Rebecca Wambua. Right hand side of the table, from front to back: Olivia Zhang, Denny Vrandečić, Edmund Wright, Dani de Waal, Ali Assaf, James Forrester.
The Abstract Wikipedia team at a 2022 offsite in Switzerland
A diagram of the Abstract Wikipedia technical plan. At the bottom layer is "Constructors: single set", which are illustrated with a cylinder labeled "Wikidata: lexical and ontological knowledge". In the middle layer are "Content: one per article", which are illustrated with boxes labeled "San Francisco", "Oxygen", "Marie Curie", and "Music". At the top layer is "Renderers: one per language", which are illustrated with "English", "German", and "Chinese" boxes.
A diagram of the Abstract Wikipedia technical plan

References

  1. ↑ Hill, Paul (13 April 2020). "Wikidata founder floats idea for balanced multilingual Wikipedia". Neowin. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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