Wikipedia is making the first redesign of its web page for machines desktop with, after 10 years. The entire redesign will be completed by the end of 2021.
Wikipedia has been an integral part of online culture for nearly twenty years, allowing users to browse millions of encyclopedic entries, through their desktop computer, tablet or phone. Now, Wikipedia's overall desktop appearance is being redesigned for the first time in a decade, to make the site more accessible to new users.
Through this MediaWiki post, you can browse all the suggested new features as well as see some animated GIFs to reveal what the new page will look like.
The first change will be a collapsible sidebar. This will allow users to collapse the menu to the left side of each page, minimize visual distractions, and limit irrelevant content and links to the left of your screen to make it easier to focus. THE website will also add an easy button to change the language for a page you're reading with one click.
Wikipedia will also add improvements to the search tool, within the site, to make it easier to find other pages, and will redesign its logo to do so smaller on every Wikipedia page.
The Wikimedia Foundation, announced in a blog post that the changes will take place “gradually over a long period of time space,” allowing users to test the new features before they are officially released, but plans to redesign the entire look of the desktop version by the end of 2021. There is no word on whether the mobile version will receive the same redesign.
