According to a recent Blog Posted by the Wikimedia Foundation, the Wikipedia desktop site will undergo its first overhaul in over 10 years.
If all goes according to plan, Wikipedia will have its look redesigned by the end of 2021, somewhere around Wikipedia's 20th anniversary.
Upcoming changes to the revamped Wikipedia desktop site:
1. Position of the search bar
Currently, the search bar is located in the upper right corner of the Wikipedia desktop site. In the design update, it will be enlarged for better visibility and will be placed in the upper left corner of the website, just to the right of the Wikipedia logo.
2. A foldable side bar
Wikipedia's revamped desktop site will feature a "collapsible sidebar" for the sole purpose of helping users focus on the main content without getting distracted. This feature will also help limit unwanted content for users.
3. New section of the table of contents
A new "table of contents" section will be added to the revamped Wikipedia website. This feature will save the user time, which is usually wasted while scrolling through a long web page. Moreover, it will help users to easily skip certain sections of the web page.
4. One-click language change option
Wikipedia users will be able to switch languages easily via the change language option in the upper right corner of the site.
Apart from these changes, the Wikipedia logo will also be recreated to make it appear smaller in size on every web page. Several improvements will be made to the on-site search tool to help users navigate other web pages more efficiently.
More interestingly, the foundation also set up a Faq about the complete Wikipedia overhaul.
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