2024:Meetups/Dark mode and Vector 2022 for readers on more wikis
The meeting will take place on Thursday 8 August at lunch break in the large room Warsaw (20+24).
We developed the Vector 2022 skin between 2019 and 2023. Our goal was to make the interface more welcoming and usable for readers and to maintain utility for existing editors. Our testing concluded that Vector 2022 makes it easier to read and learn, navigate within the page, search, switch between languages, and more, without negative effects to pageviews, account creation, or edit rates.
Dark mode has been one of the most requested features. It improves accessibility and reduces eye strain for readers and communities across Wikimedia projects. The feature is now available on select wikis, on mobile and desktop, in both reading and editing mode. When we deployed it and shared this news on Twitter/X, it was the post with the most engagement in the last 365 days!
We would like to bring Vector 2022 and dark mode to more wikis. We need to start with working together with technical editors who would check pages for mobile- and dark mode-friendliness, check gadgets for compatibility etc. We also need to collaborate with translators to translate the Vector and Minerva interface messages.
Let's have lunch together and chat about these and other things that need to happen for dark mode and Vector 2022 to be available for everyone on all wikis.