Experimentation Announcement: Progress tracking in Maps 2
Hello everyone!
This is my second time (originally) publishing a blog post on the Fandom Stars Wiki, and I really like to have this chance to share some of the projects the different Product teams are working on!
This time I would like to announce a new experimentation of the recently added feature in Interactive Maps, making them available for progress tracking. The first iteration was already launched on March 4, and as we announced on March 22, we would be analyzing the results and thinking about new ways to improve the tool.
Now this time has come, so let’s dive into the details!
Experiment Name: Progress tracking in Maps 2
Test Launch: (Tentative) Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Test Closes: 2 weeks
Type: A/B Test (for logged-out users)
Will Be Tested …
Experimentation Announcement: Top Nav Bar
Hello everyone!
This is my first time (originally) publishing a blog post on the Fandom Stars Wiki, and I have to admit I’m really excited for it!
We’ve been already announcing the upcoming launch of a new experiment about a redesign of the global navigation bar. Now I would like to share some extra details about it, in case you’re wondering about what’s coming soon!
Experiment Name: Top Nav Bar #2
Test Launch: (Tentative) Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Will Be Tested On: 12% of desktop users (6% control group, 3% logged-in users and 3% logged-out users) from all wikis using English language.
Hypothesis: Re-working the global nav bar would create more space into which we can move other features there and achieve a more engaging nav bar, alongside making …
Thanks extension is now available to all communities
Hello everyone!
It's been a while since my last post here, and now it's an excellent chance to share some good news with all of you. After a long journey throughout this year, we are now making the Thanks extension available to all communities.
Whether this is the first time you're hearing about this extension, or if you've already been part of its early testing, you'll find out all the details about what this entails and how we've been working on this in 2023. Let's start!
- 1 What is Thanks and why did we add it to the platform?
- 2 Why did we finally choose to implement Thanks?
- 3 How have we been implementing Thanks on Fandom?
- 4 How does the extension work and how can I enable it?
- 5 Closing remarks
For details about how the extension works, please see th…
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: How Video Game Developers Have Been Leading the Industry
¡Hola a todos y a todas!
I hope all of you are celebrating a great Hispanic Heritage Month, including the programming we are performing from Fandom’s Community Team.
A few weeks ago we started this observance presenting our programming for this year, driving the theme of Makers Series and featuring artists from worlds like comics, science fiction and animation. We recently launched our first editor story, coming from Fearless Diva, with more to come in the next few days.
At the same time, some of our amazing entertainment wikis have been preparing their own appreciation posts, shedding light on the people who have been creating the IPs we love but typically don’t get the spotlight they deserve. You can learn more through the following links:
In add…
End of Year Reflection: Héctor's Favorite Products
Hi everyone! I'm Héctor DonÃs López, Fandom's Community Manager for Emerging Wikis and Special Projects, and part of Fandom's Community Experience Team.
This year has been really exciting, and we've been performing some different projects and events alongside all of you. 2022 is the first time we have been helping several emerging communities throughout a full year - almost 100! - and I'm very thrilled to learn from this experience and move forward in 2023!
In addition, 2022 has also been the first full year we have been supporting several DEI observances with established but also new initiatives and activities. I've learned and enjoyed a lot with them and I definitely want to continue and amplify our support and efforts to make Fandom (and th…