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WELCOME to this spreadsheet! What to do here?
* Tool developer: are your tools represented correctly? Please edit if that is not the case.
* Active tool user (1): Please check if your favorite tools are in this sheet and if not: leave a comment or add them directly.
* Active tool user (2): Indicate the importance of your favorite tools in the pink column 'Importance'. Please add comments with extra input too!
Thank you! Confused? Ask Sandra (sfauconnier@wikimedia.org)
About this spreadsheet
* Covers a mix of GLAM tools, Commons tools and Wikidata tools; many, but not all, with some relation to Structured Commons
* Goal 1: general overview of all relevant tools out there. If tools are missing, please leave a comment.
* Goal 2: track down tools needing attention in the transition to Structured Commons
* Goal 3: generally make more sense of the tool ecosystem that supports GLAM and other partnership projects
The most important tools are listed on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data/Get_involved/Tools and receive Phabricator / Github tickets to keep track of necessary updates.
Sources used for this spreadsheet:
* Sandra's memory and bookmarks
* List of Commons gadgets in user preferences
* Magnus' version of Hay's tool directory - subcategory Commons and GLAM
* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Upload_tools
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Phab taskProjectType of applicationStep in workflowDomainPrioritizationConversion needs
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πŸ› code here
GAP = needed but
we don't have it yet
descmaintainer(s)
Wikidata
Commons (old)
Commons (structured)
p = has potential
GadgetScript
Toolforge
On external website
Standalone software
get source media / metadata
source data cleaning
matching with Wikidata
media upload
data upload
enhance -
categorization
admin / moderation
curation / organization
bulk / quick editing
generate attribution
statistics (Commons)
statistics (Wikidata)
reuse / visualization
searchGLAM
Structured Commons
AllOurIdeas survey rank
ImportanceExplanation
Y > Phab task link
O: will become obsolete
Comments
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CatScanTool replaced by PetScanMagnus Manske(n/a)1 - Unimportant
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Wikimedia CH's metrics tool?y(n/a)
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Cat-a-lothttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-Cat-a-lot.jsgadget that helps with moving images (or subcategories) between categories or adding categories to search resultsPerhelionnyyy904 - Importantn/aThe information in categories will preferably be translated to structured data. Old category functionality will, most likely, not change.
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HotCataugments the category bar with quick links to remove, change, or add categoriesWritten by Magnus Manske. Maintained by community (Lupo, WMF, etc.)nyyy88.13564 - Importantn/aThe information in categories will preferably be translated to structured data. Old category functionality will, most likely, not change.
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GLAMorousTrack usage of media files on other Wikimedia projectsMagnus Manskenyyyyyy80.9524
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GLAMorous2Track reuse of media files on Wikimedia projects, incl. PagePileMagnus Manskeyy77.1429
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UploadWizardhttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UploadWizardSingle to 50 file upload (simple) to Commonsypyyy76.36365 - CRUCIAL
Rethinking for SDC needed
? will become obsolete / rethinking needed for structured uploads
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Advanced search (Commons)https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-advanced-search.jsImproves advanced search by adding options suitable for commonsBawolffnyyy76.2712
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CropToolAllows online cropping of imagesDan Michael O. HeggΓΈnyyyy74.0741
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Petscanhttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/petscanSwiss army knife for listing and handling Wikimedia content via Wikidata, categories, templates etcMagnus Manskeyypyyyy73.68424 - Important
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Image annotationsAllowes Image annotation by adding rectangles with text.Lupoyyy73.33333 - MediumShould become part of structured data
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VisualFileChangehttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:VisualFileChange.jsBulk editing on Commonsnypyyyyy725 - CRUCIALThs tool might need to be rewritten. It is very usefull for mass adding problem tags to images ir performing find and replace operations on a batch of files
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Copyright calculatorGAPFunctionality that helps uploaders determine the copyright status of the material they attempt to uploadn/aypyy70.96773 - Medium
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Video2Commonshttps://github.com/toolforge/video2commonsVideo upload and conversion toolZhuyifei1999ypyy70.3704
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Wikimedia Pageviewshttps://github.com/MusikAnimal/pageviewsPageviews for Wikipedia articles, but also Commons pagesMusikAnimal, Kaldari, Marcel Ruiz Fornsyyyy69.3878
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CommonsHelperTransfer images from Wikipedias to CommonsMagnus Manskeypyyy68.88894 - Important
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GLAMorgantracks pageviews of commons images in a specific categoryMagnus Manskenyyy68.4211
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Massviews(part of Pageviews) view stats for categories or groups of pagesMusikAnimal, Kaldari, Marcel Ruiz Fornsyyyy66.0377
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DeepCatBetter search in categories.yy65.0794
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Listeriahttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/listeriaGenerates on-wiki dynamic lists based on Wikidata queriesMagnus Manskeyypyy654 - Important
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BaGLAMa2Monthly view counts for Wikimedia pages containing Commons mediaMagnus Manskenyyy64.9123
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Commons video convertUpload video files (many formats)Prolineservernyyy64.8148
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Flickr2Commonshttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/flickr2commonsMedia upload from Flickr site. Similar to UploadWizard ability to upload from Flickr but can be used by anybody.Magnus Manskenypyy64.28574 - Important
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RotateLinkOnline tool to rotate an image by increments of 90 degreesyy62.85714 - ImportantShould not be affected by Structured data
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ZoomViewerZoom functionality for images > 2 megapixelsDschwenyyy62.069
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TreeViewsMonthly view stats for category treesMagnus Manskeyyyy61.2245
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File ReuseDrag&drop attribution generatorMagnus Manskeypyy60.4651
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search -incategory (Commons)Adds a link to category pages to search for the category name with the option "-incategory". This excludes files already in the categoryyy59.6774
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ComeOn!https://github.com/edouardhue/comeontool for importing pictures or sound clips to Wikimedia CommonsEdouard Hueyyy59.5745
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RenameLinkA gadget to add a link β€œMove” to file pages' action menusyy59.57454 - Important
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Commons APIExperimental Commons API for author and media dataMagnus Manskeyyy59.2593OCommons' own API will change a lot with the arrival of Structured Commons
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WikiShootMehttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/wikishootme/A tool to show Wikidata items, Wikipedia articles, and Commons images with coordinates, all on the same mapMagnus Manskeyypyy59.25933 - Medium
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Changes CheckerGAPTo structurally keep track of changes and updates to a specific uploadn/ayp58.9286
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Monumentalhttps://github.com/hatnote/monumentalMap and upload monumentsYarl/Pawelyypyyyyyy58.92863 - Medium
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WikiMiniAtlasJavaScript plugin to display a draggable, zoomable, and clickable worldmap in geocoded Wikipedia articlesyy58.92863 - MediumMight get superseeded by Kartograph or other map applications
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3D2CommonsGAPMake it easy to upload 3d files to Wikimedia CommonsSNHB and WMSEypyyy57.7778Will be developed in near time by the Swedish National heritage Board and Wikimedia Sverige
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AutoWikiBrowsersemi-automated MediaWiki editor. Can be used for writing bot scripts and deleting pagesnyyyyy57.77783 - Medium
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For the Common Goodhttps://github.com/atlight/ForTheCommonGoodstandalone software for transferring files from Wikipedia to Wikimedia CommonsUser:This, that and the otheryy56.09762 - Minor importanceRarely used tool trying the imposible task of converting wikipedia file description to Commons file description
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bigChunkedUploadHelps with the upload of large filesyyy55.9322
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QuickStatements2https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/source/tool-quickstatements/Batch uploading data to WikidataMagnus Manskeynpyyyyy55.93225 - CRUCIALYPreferably to become core Commons functionality? Must be possible to undo and discuss batches of edits (unlike with current QuickStatementsBot). See discussion on wiki
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WdFISThttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/fist/src/373d68e52a8ffffd4cea2501d32b4befb80180ea/public_html/wdfist/?at=masterFree image search for WikidataMagnus Manskeyypyyy55.93223 - Medium
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FastCCIImproved category searchDschwennyyy55
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FISThttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/fist/srcFree Image Search ToolMagnus Manskeypyy55
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Add {{Information}}https://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/add_informationAdd {{Information}} template to file on CommonsMagnus Manskenyyyy54.68752 - Minor importanceTool does not work well as it was not updated in a long time.
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Reasonatorhttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/reasonatorWikidata in pretty (friendly layout)Magnus Manskeynpyy54.3478
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AjaxQuickDeletehttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-QuickDelete.jsAdds useful links to tag files as missing source/license/permission or for deletion, and notifies users accordinglynyyyy54
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User MessagesA gadget which provides links to easily leave standardised messages for users via common message templatesyy53.4884
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CatScan2-linkAdds prefilled link to Petscan tool for Category pagesnyyy53.03031 - Unimportant
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SynchronizerGAPTo synchronize external data/media sets and the content available on Wikimedia projectsn/ayp52.9412
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Command-line upload toolsVarious tools to upload media to Commons via the command lineyyy52.459
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Wikimaps Warperhttps://github.com/wikimaps-dev/mapwarperMap georeferencing toolChippyyypyyy52.17393 - MediumYCan be used as is and take advantage of structured data for Commons or would benefit from refactoring into a more lightweight tool
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Mix’n’matchhttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/mixnmatchMatch external datasets to WikidataMagnus Manskeynpyyyyp51.78575 - CRUCIAL
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Wikidata SPARQL Recent Changeshttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/wikidata-todoSee changes to items in a SPARQL query over a given timeframeMagnus Manskeypyyy51.2195
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Page PurgeAdds page "purge" option to menusyy51.11111 - Unimportant
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GLAM2commonshttps://github.com/infobliss/sibutest2Single file uploaderBasvb, Infobliss, Zhuyifei1999 nypyy50.94343 - Medium
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GallerypreviewPreviews categories and galleries when viewing an image.yyy50.8772
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GalleryFilterExtensionCreates a select to filter image galleries, including categories containing images, by file-extension.yyy50
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Pattypanhttps://github.com/yarl/pattypanUpload files from spreadsheetYarl/Pawelnypyy505 - CRUCIALYAlso posted issue on Github: https://github.com/yarl/pattypan/issues/49
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Programs & Events Dashboardhttps://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboardStats of page edits, editor retentionWMF Community Techyyy50
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Wikimedia Commons Android apphttps://commons-app.github.io/Mobile application for Wikimedia Commonshttps://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/graphs/contributorsypyyyyy50
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Gallery DetailsDisplays files next to the content of the file pages for a categoryyyy49.2063
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VicuΓ±aUploaderhttp://yarl.github.io/vicuna/Open source desktop tool for uploading media to CommonsYarlyyy49.05664 - Important
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Recent acquisitionshttps://github.com/hay/wiki-toolsShow newest pages in a categoryHayy48.9796
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Quick DeleteAdds useful links to tag files as missing source/license/permission or for deletion, and notify users accordinglyyyyy48.3871
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url2commonshttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/url2commonsTransfers files from list of URLs to CommonsMagnus Manskeypyy48.21433 - Medium
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GLAMifyImage suggestions for WP articles based on other language WPIjon/Asafyyyy47.0588
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PermissionOTRSAutomatically add {{PermissionOTRS}} or {{OTRS received}} to a media fileyyyy47.0588
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Dezoomifyhttps://github.com/VDK/DememorixerLarge image downloads from Zoomify-powered websiteslovasoanyyy46.05262 - Minor importance
Download tool. Does not depend on structured data per se
nDownload tool. Does not depend on structured data per se
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PywikipediabotPython library and collection of tools that automate work on MediaWiki sitesyyy45.58824 - Important
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Commons Android mobile apphttps://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commonsSmartphone app that supports uploads to Wikimedia Commonshttps://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/graphs/contributorsypyy45.16133 - MediumY
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SQID Wikidata Browserhttps://github.com/Wikidata/SQID.gitBrowsing Wikidata properties and classesTU Dresdenypyyyy45.0984 - Important
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Lizenzhinweisgeneratorhttps://github.com/wmde/LizenzhinweisgeneratorGenerates correct attributionWMDEyyy44.8983 - MediumYSF: Better if this becomes built-in functionality in Commons, especially once structured licenses are in place?
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Thumbnail Purge (Commons)Forces Commons to recreate a page from its database, rather than relying on a "cached" version of the pageyy44.2308
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ImprovedUploadForm2007 "improved" upload tool. Likely made obsolete by newer upload tools and UploadWizardLupo & communityyyy44.1861 - Unimportant
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What Is That / MultiDescGenerates multi-language descriptions for galleries or images on CommonsMagnus Manskeyy44.1862 - Minor importanceThis gadget never worked for me. Does it work for others?
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ia-uploadhttps://github.com/wikisource/ia-uploadImportation tools for books scans from Internet ArchiveS. Wilson, Tpt (and more broadly the Wikisource communityypyyyy44.0678
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Pagepilehttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/pagepileCreate lists of Wikidata items so that you can do stuff with thoseMagnus Manskeyypyyp43.75
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GWtoolsethttps://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-GWToolsetXML-based mass upload tool to Commonsnyy43.4783OGWtoolset to be abandoned with Structured Commons? (SF/Liam discuss with Europeana)
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Global Usage Badgesgadget that shows badge on commons images used in other projectsyy43.1818
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Unused filesFind files in a Commons category tree not used on WikipediaMagnus Manskey43.1034
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Locator tool
https://github.com/simon04/locator-tool/
add {{Location}} or {{Object location}} to images on Wikimedia Commons
Simon Legner @simon04
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GLAMpipehttps://github.com/artturimatias/GLAMpipeSwiss army knife for data wranglingSusanna Anas, Ariyypyyyyyyyyyyyyy41.50944 - Important
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Wikipedia tools for Google Spreadsheetshttps://github.com/tomayac/wikipedia-tools-for-google-spreadsheetsGoogle Spreadsheet plugin to do all sorts of stuff with Wikipedia and Wikidata infoTomayacyypyyyyy41.50944 - Important
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A generic muggle scraperGAPTo allow muggle volunteers to scrape external websitesn/aypyyy40.8163
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MTC!https://github.com/fastily/mtcstandalone software for transferring files from Wikipedia to Wikimedia CommonsUser:Fastilyyy40.4255Rarely used tool trying the imposible task of converting wikipedia file description to Commons file description
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Commonisthttps://github.com/ritschwumm/commonist/issues/newJava file upload tool form 2006. Precursor to to VicuΓ±aUploader and Pattypanyyy403 - MediumCommunicates through Commons API
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Popups (Commons)Navigation tool that offers popup preview windowsyy40
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SlideshowA gadget that provides JavaScript code to create a slideshow of the images within a category or in a gallery on a page in the Commons: or Gallery: namespaces. Enabled by defaultyy39.6552
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OpenRefinehttps://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefineData wrangling, Wikidata matchinghttps://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/graphs/contributorsypyyyyyyyyy39.28574 - Importantgetting source metadata is being worked on now in this issue https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/issues/1096 Our bulk edit support could be enhanced and the OpenRefine team has some ideas. Enhance/categorization is implemented through pulling down more data from Wikidata on columns once reconciled. https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/Reconciliation#fetching-values-from-the-reconciled-database
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GoogleImages tabadds a tab on File pages which links to the Google Images website for a reverse image search on that fileyyy38.4615
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Geocoding toolsAdds three geocoding links to the toolbox: recent changes, daily error log, and search.yyy38.0952
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Wikidata distributed gamehttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/wikidata-game/src/master/public_html/distributed/?at=masterSmall games to improve WikidataMagnus Manskeynpyyy37.0374 - Important
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StockPhotohttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-Stockphoto.jsshows download and attribution buttons on Commons File pagesunmaintainedyyyy36.58542 - Minor importanceShould become absolete, but requires transition. Make it support the commons metadata api ?
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GEDCOM importerGAPA program that takes a GEDCOM file with genealogical data and imports it into Wikidatayy36.5385
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Geograph2Commonshttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/geograph2commonsUploader from geograph.co.ukMagnus Manskeypyy33.8713 - MediumSF: would like to know / find out how often this tool is used
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VIAFDataImporterFetches Authority Control identifiers from VIAF and adds them to a {{Authority Control}} templateInductiveloadyyyy33.33331 - UnimportantMostly unmantained. The tool dod not work for some users for years, but it worked for others. It lost its importance when we start to keep most authority control data on Wikidata. There is Wikidata version of this tool.
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Wikidata edit statisticshttps://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/wikidata-todoShow edits of items in a SPARQL queryMagnus Manskeypyyy32.8358