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Instrumentation for footnote click in reader view
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Assigned To
Tobi_WMDE_SW
Authored By
Lina_Farid_WMDE
Jan 29 2026, 4:20 PM
2026-01-29 16:20:11 (UTC+0)
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WMDE-TechWish (product board)
(Tickets in sprint)
WMDE-References-FocusArea
(Incoming)
WMDE-TechWish-Sprint-2026-02-03-Tomatoes-of-many-colors
(Done)
WMDE-TechWish-Sprint-2026-02-17-Beautiful-Beetroots
(Done)
MW-1.46-notes (1.46.0-wmf.16; 2026-02-17)
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Aklapper
Johannes_Richter_WMDE
Lina_Farid_WMDE
MareikeHeuerWMDE
Description
Context
We want to track a baseline of footnote clicks on the wikis where the A/B test should run. See Parent ticket
Acceptance Criteria
We want to track
source wiki
timestamp
logged-in status ( anon / not anon )
edit count buckets
Note:
These are all part of the default
web schema
. So no need for a custom schema here
They can be configured in the test setup UI in the
Contextual Attributes
Implementation
Track clicks on the footnotes
[1]
in the article
Use the TestKitchen to create a simple instrument see epic for which wikis
Make sure we get the datapoints above
Details
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Add instrument for clicks in footnotes in the article
mediawiki/extensions/Cite
wmf/1.46.0-wmf.16
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Add instrument for clicks in footnotes in the article
mediawiki/extensions/Cite
master
+22
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Customize query in gerrit
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T415904
[Epic] Experiment Reader Footnote Click Intent
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Tobi_WMDE_SW
T415909
Instrumentation for footnote click in reader view
Mentioned In
T417801: ToneCheck should not run on block quotes
T415910: Instrument clicks on TOC in reader view desktop
Mentioned Here
T415910: Instrument clicks on TOC in reader view desktop
T417801: ToneCheck should not run on block quotes
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Lina_Farid_WMDE
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2026-01-29 16:20:11 (UTC+0)
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Jan 29 2026, 4:20 PM
2026-01-29 16:20:13 (UTC+0)
WMDE-Fisch
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2026-02-12 14:37:24 (UTC+0)
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Change #1239111 had a related patch set uploaded (by Mareike Heuer; author: Mareike Heuer):
[mediawiki/extensions/Cite@master] Add Test Kitchen instrumentation for footnote marker clicks
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2026-02-13 17:26:42 (UTC+0)
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Change #1239877 had a related patch set uploaded (by Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE); author: Mareike Heuer):
[mediawiki/extensions/Cite@wmf/1.46.0-wmf.16] Add instrument for clicks in footnotes in the article
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Feb 17 2026, 8:04 AM
2026-02-17 08:04:56 (UTC+0)
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Change #1238387 had a related patch set uploaded (by Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE); author: Svantje Lilienthal):
[mediawiki/extensions/Cite@master] Add instrument for clicks in TOC references link
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2026-02-17 09:33:38 (UTC+0)
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Change #1239111
merged
by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/Cite@master] Add instrument for clicks in footnotes in the article
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Feb 18 2026, 9:47 AM
2026-02-18 09:47:43 (UTC+0)
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Change #1239877
merged
by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/Cite@wmf/1.46.0-wmf.16] Add instrument for clicks in footnotes in the article
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Feb 18 2026, 9:27 PM
2026-02-18 21:27:10 (UTC+0)
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Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations)
[2026-02-18T21:27:09Z]
T417801
)]], [[gerrit:1239873|Add instrument for clicks in TOC references link (
T415910
)]], [[gerrit:1239877|Add instrument for clicks in footnotes in the article (
T415909
)]]
Stashbot
mentioned this in
T415910: Instrument clicks on TOC in reader view desktop
Feb 18 2026, 9:27 PM
2026-02-18 21:27:11 (UTC+0)
Stashbot
mentioned this in
T417801: ToneCheck should not run on block quotes
Stashbot
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Feb 18 2026, 9:29 PM
2026-02-18 21:29:22 (UTC+0)
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Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations)
[2026-02-18T21:29:21Z]
T417801
)]], [[gerrit:1239873|Add instrument for clicks in TOC references link (
T415910
)]], [[gerrit:1239877|Add instrument for clicks in footnotes in the article (
T415909
)]] synced to the testservers (see
). Changes can now be verified there.
Stashbot
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Feb 18 2026, 9:35 PM
2026-02-18 21:35:06 (UTC+0)
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Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations)
[2026-02-18T21:35:05Z]
T417801
)]], [[gerrit:1239873|Add instrument for clicks in TOC references link (
T415910
)]], [[gerrit:1239877|Add instrument for clicks in footnotes in the article (
T415909
)]] (duration: 07m 56s)
ReleaseTaggerBot
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MW-1.46-notes (1.46.0-wmf.16; 2026-02-17)
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MW-1.46-notes (1.46.0-wmf.17; 2026-02-24)
Feb 18 2026, 10:00 PM
2026-02-18 22:00:39 (UTC+0)
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Tobi_WMDE_SW
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Mar 5 2026, 9:51 AM
2026-03-05 09:51:34 (UTC+0)
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