OpenNewsMap

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====== Status ======
This site is in BETA. Please see also [[onm:people]] and [[onm:sign up]].

===== Planned stages =====


  - Stage 1.0 is the beta stage. The website development is in progress. New user registration is moderated as there are insufficient resources to remove spam. There are around 3 reviewers and one developer. (__Current stage__)
  - Stage 2.0 is also a beta phase, this time with a mostly working site with included training modules with examples for news reporters and reviewers. At this phase there will be at least 5 active volunteer peer reviewers, and at least 3 active developers. This is scheduled for Q3 2026.
  - V3.0 (at least two reviewers per major region; open registration; peer review)

===== Platform Change log =====

=== May, 2026 ===

  * 2026-05-31 Added a custom template for new user registration mail, with a list of how new users can help.
  * 2026-05-27 Changed template back to default and added matrix channel https://matrix.to/#/%23onm-en:matrix.org .
  * 2026-05-25 Changed template to "retro" and set user:* namespace to be readable only by logged in users.
  * 2026-05-22 Changed site template and disabled captcha.
  * 2026-05-20 Added filters for the list of headlines on the home page.
  * 2026-05-16 Added a list of news under the map on the main page, as an alternative to browsing the map.
  * 2026-05-16 Made the news addition form easier to use.
  * 2026-05-14 Added ONM to dokuwiki and osm users lists.
  * 2026-05-14 Added commons files interwiki.
  * 2026-05-13 Updated [[onm:sign up]] and no longer needed to fill two forms.
  * 2026-05-10 Revised map plugin to support zoom less than three.
  * 2026-05-10 Deployed a fix to the publish plugin; re-enabled it: peer review works again now.
  * 2026-05-10 Enabled access log, and page view stats off-wiki.
  * 2026-05-10 Set small square map on home page to fit all land; click a button takes it full screen.
  * 2026-05-10 Added page tags to the new report submission form. :-)
  * 2026-05-05 Added [[onm:add]], a news adding form.
  * 2026-05-04 Installed pagelist, tagfilter plugins.
  * 2026-05-04 Created sidebar.
  * 2026-05-04 Added utility for attaching a location to a new page.
  * 2026-05-03 Added utility for new user registration.
  * 2026-05-03 Added utility for peer review of new pages.
  * 2026-05-03 Added utility for peer review of new edits.
  * 2026-05-03 Added logo.
  * 2026-05-03 Added basic documentation.
  * 2026-05-03 Added talk pages support.


==== List of tasks ====

=== Misc ===

  - 📲 android app? [Cordova]
  - sugarlabs app [Python]
  - support for multiple languages
  - provide report of finances
  - provide donation page
  - add site footer
  - image descriptions feature
  - [[doku>plugin:progrecss]]
  - [[doku>plugin:quiz]]

=== Reading ===

  - bug: map does not load on first try, only after refreshing the page
  - bug: make the map auto-update
  - bug: larger map fix css
  - map: fix map size so it shows properly on all devices and all world is included, despite zoom level "-1" not working. :-?
  - feature: utility for filtering map results by region or topic
  - feature: setup something similar to DPL
  - feature: remember last zoom in position of the map on subsequent visits

=== Communication ===

  - <del>feature: feedback form</del>
  - activity: reach out to non-profits and universities for student engagement
    - fsf
    - eff
    - fs.au
    - nlnet
    - libreplanet
    - internet archive
    - crossref
  - <del>feature: connect with someone with screen sharing - https://galene.org:8443/ </del>
  - feature: user pages

=== Output formats ===

  - feature: share to social media
  - feature: RSS feed
  - feature: option to subscribe to newsletter
  - feature: doi https://www.crossref.org/gem
  - feature: audio output like a podcast
  - freenet


=== Writing ===

  - feature: mark broken links to W as red
  - bug: how to add a page tag with event date
  - feature: [[onm:status:tagging_tools]]


=== Admin ===

  - feature: utility for page archival, ideally semi-automated with count down

=== Unsorted ===

  - <del>new submission form</del>
  - <del>publish plugin throws errors</del>
  - <del>then need to re enable publish plugin</del>
  - <del>a space for file descriptions. Exif copyright</del> document this
  - <del>provide page view statistics</del>; document this
  - <del>how to wikilink (other than external links) [[http://en.eikipedia.org/wiki/Dog|Dog]] see [[wp>Dog]]</del> document this
  - <del>user reg that is not two forms</del>
  - <del>map: solve issue of map not zooming out properly to show whole world. GitHub has request for information</del>
  - <del>integration with Wikimedia Commons so that image uploads go to there, not to here see [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia/technical]] check required user privs for upload</del>; document this
  - <del>install geotag plugin</del>
  - <del>log page visits</del>
  - <del>add sidebar</del>
  - <del>talk pages support</del>
  - <del>logo</del>
  - provide a content guide and style guide (import from Wikinews) and also other relevant documentation
  - feature: provide a page with links to other copies, forks and continuations of Wikinews which exist today
  - feature: rss aggregator feed utility