Status

This site is in BETA. Please see also people and sign up.

1. 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)
2. 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.
3. V3.0 (at least two reviewers per major region; open registration; peer review)

• 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 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 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.

1. 📲 android app? [Cordova]
2. sugarlabs app [Python]
3. support for multiple languages
4. provide report of finances
5. provide donation page
6. add site footer
7. image descriptions feature
8. plugin:progrecss
9. plugin:quiz

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

1. feature: feedback form
2. activity: reach out to non-profits and universities for student engagement
   1. fsf
   2. eff
   3. fs.au
   4. nlnet
   5. libreplanet
   6. internet archive
   7. crossref
3. feature: connect with someone with screen sharing - https://galene.org:8443/
4. feature: user pages

1. feature: share to social media
2. feature: RSS feed
3. feature: option to subscribe to newsletter
4. feature: doi https://www.crossref.org/gem
5. feature: audio output like a podcast
6. freenet

1. feature: mark broken links to W as red
2. bug: how to add a page tag with event date
3. feature: Report tagging

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

1. new submission form
2. publish plugin throws errors
3. then need to re enable publish plugin
4. a space for file descriptions. Exif copyright document this
5. provide page view statistics; document this
6. how to wikilink (other than external links) Dog see Dog document this
7. user reg that is not two forms
8. map: solve issue of map not zooming out properly to show whole world. GitHub has request for information
9. 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; document this
10. install geotag plugin
11. log page visits
12. add sidebar
13. talk pages support
14. logo
15. provide a content guide and style guide (import from Wikinews) and also other relevant documentation
16. feature: provide a page with links to other copies, forks and continuations of Wikinews which exist today
17. feature: rss aggregator feed utility