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Update DiscussionTools help documentation
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This task involves the work with updating the DiscussionTools's documentation to ensure it contains the information people seeking to learn about the Reply Tool, New Discussion Tool, and Topic Subscriptions will expect to see.

Requirements

For each the DiscussionTools available in production (Reply Tool, New Discussion Tool, and soon, Topic Subscriptions), people reading mw:Help:DiscussionTools page should be able to easily know:

  • What the tool looks like
  • How to experience the functionality the tool offers
  • The features the tool offers
  • How to disable the feature
  • Where they can go to independently troubleshoot issues they might be having
  • Where they can go to seek the help of another person/people to troubleshoot issues they might be having

Tools

ToolHelp page updated
Reply Tool✅
New Discussion Tool✅
Topic subscriptions✅

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StatusSubtypeAssignedTask
 OpenNoneT233446 [Epic] New Discussion Tool
 OpenNoneT276497 Scale DiscussionTools to all projects
 OpenNoneT251207 [Epic] Scale DiscussionTools to all Wikipedias
 ResolvedNoneT262331 [Release ticket] Make Reply Tool available as opt-out preference at all Wikipedias
 ResolvedNoneT275256 Make New Topic Tool (desktop) available as opt-out feature at all wikis
 Resolved• LZamanT271964 [Release ticket] Make New Discussion Tool available as opt-out feature at partner wikis
Restricted Task
 ResolvedppelbergT275257 Offer New Discussion Tool as Beta Feature at all Wikipedias
 ResolvedRyasmeenT275813 Post-deployment QA (New Discussion Tool)
 ResolvedmatmarexT275827 Deploy config change to scale New Discussion Tool's availability as a beta feature
 Resolved• EsandersT275923 Pressing "cancel" on an empty new topic widget triggers the title validation and doesn't close the widget
 ResolvedmatmarexT276967 Turn off Reply Tool A/B test
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT275828 Make volunteers aware of New Discussion Tool's availability as beta feature
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT275830 Verify integrity of New Discussion Tool edits at ar, cs and hu.wiki
 ResolvedppelbergT273082 Offer Reply and New Discussion Tools as Beta Features at "Phase 4" Wikipedias.
 ResolvedmatmarexT273146 Make the Reply and New Discussion Tools available as opt-in Beta Features at en.wiki
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT273147 Consult with volunteers at en.wiki about offering the Reply Tool as a Beta Feature
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT273233 Update en.wiki Talk pages project page
 ResolvedmatmarexT276493 Make the Reply Tool and New Discussion Tools available as opt-in Beta Features at ru.wiki
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT275255 Consult with volunteers at ru.wiki about offering the Reply Tool as a Beta Feature
 ResolvedmatmarexT276494 Make the Reply and New Discussion Tools available as Beta Features at de.wiki
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT275254 Consult with volunteers at de.wiki about offering the Reply Tool as a Beta Feature
 DuplicateNoneT277506 Enable New Discussion Tool as opt-out setting at office.wiki
 DeclinedMNeislerT263054 New Discussion Tool: calculate workflow engagement metrics
ResolvedmatmarexT285117 Add support for the InputBox extension
 ResolvedUrbanecm_WMFT269310 Add support for preloaded text
ResolvedRyasmeenT269033 Add edit notice element to New Discussion Tool
 ResolvedppelbergT270454 Implement edit notice logic
 Resolved• EsandersT272188 VE API: Return structured information about edit notices so they can be filtered by clients
 ResolvedNoneT272656 Solicit feedback from page maintainers about preload opt-in approach
 ResolvedNoneT270797 Create way for individual pages to opt-in to using the New Discussion Tool for preloads
 ResolvedppelbergT274746 Create an easy way to link people to an open New Discussion Tool
 ResolvedppelbergT282204 Handle URLs for starting new sections
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT287804 Create deployment plan for scaling New Topic Tool as opt-out at all projects
 ResolvedmatmarexT287901 Revise empty Title field warning message display logic
 ResolvedmatmarexT288319 "Start a discussion" empty state message should not appear on empty talk pages when corresponding page (or user) doesn't exist
 ResolvedppelbergT290517 [Release Ticket] Introduce New Topic Tool (desktop) as opt-out at A/B test wikis
 ResolvedmpopovT277825 Run A/B test to evaluate impact of New Topic Tool
 ResolvedMNeislerT290204 [SPIKE] Estimate New Discussion Tool A/B Test Feasibility
 ResolvedDLynchT291308 Make config change to start New Discussion Tool A/B Test
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT291306 Identify wikis for New Discussion Tool A/B test
 ResolvedRyasmeenT291307 Implement New Discussion Tool A/B test bucketing
 ResolvedppelbergT291536 [SPIKE] How can we ensure that we are able to identify and distinguish prior users of the New Discussion Tool in the AB test?
 ResolvedppelbergT292120 [SPIKE] Determine how we can identify blocked save attempts
 ResolvedDLynchT293962 Introduce a "hint" that informs people how they can enable the legacy section=new experience
 ResolvedppelbergT294491 [SPIKE] How many people have turned off the New Discussion Tool since it's been available as a Beta Feature
 ResolvedDLynchT294167 Implement way to identify people who have opened the New Discussion Tool before
 ResolvedppelbergT297847 Ensure New Discussion Tool Hint Is Fully Translated
 ResolvedppelbergT301496 Add distinct event to talk_page_edit for when a new section is added
 ResolvedmatmarexT288741 Talk Page Empty State: write English copy for translation
 ResolvedBUG REPORTmatmarexT291085 redlink=1 not respected in zhwiki
 ResolvedppelbergT291535 Inform participating wikis of start of New Discussion Tool A/B Test
 ResolvedDLynchT291873 Deploy config change to "turn off" New Discussion Tool A/B test
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT295098 [SPIKE] What – if any – reactions have people had to the start of the New Discussion Tool A/B test?
 ResolvedppelbergT297714 [SPIKE] What is the makeup of people who have adjusted the state of the Discussion tools beta feature?
 ResolvedSpikeMNeislerT301495 [SPIKE] Investigate what init type is associated with the sessions where a ready event is being emitted, but an anonymous user token is not being logged
 ResolvedppelbergT301497 Ensure the A/B test bucket is logged when a logged out user edits a full page in wikitext
 ResolvedDLynchT301499 [SPIKE] What could be causing a ready event to be emitted, but an anonymous user token NOT to be logged
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT304658 Announce New Topic Tool A/B test findings to wikis participating in test
 ResolvedppelbergT306481 Add more granular experience level buckets to New Topic Tool A/B test report
 DeclinedMNeislerT306579 Investigate rate at which Senior Contributors abandon New Topic Tool edits
ResolvedDLynchT307410 [Config Change] Enable the New Topic Tool as opt-out at A/B test wikis
 DeclinedNoneT295097 [Communications] Ensure Senior Contributors are aware of the New Discussion Tool being made available as opt-out
ResolvedppelbergT309368 [Config Change] Enable New Topic Tool as opt-out at Phase 3 wikis (desktop)
 DeclinedNoneT309369 Inform volunteers at Phase 3 wikis of upcoming New Topic Tool (desktop) deployment
 ResolvedmatmarexT297990 Clarify how the "Enable quick topic adding" setting affects creating new talk pages (separate setting?)
 ResolvedmatmarexT310392 [Config Change] Enable New Topic Tool as opt-out at Phase 4 wikis (desktop)
 ResolvedFrostlyT297974 "Title" is unclear, and should probably say "Subject" or "Topic" instead
 ResolvedmatmarexT311023 Enable new topic tool by default on enwiki
 ResolvedRyasmeenT313699 [Config Change] Enable New Topic Tool as opt-out at de.wiki (desktop)
 ResolvedppelbergT284489 Deploy topic subscriptions (desktop) as opt-out feature at all projects
 OpenNoneT233447 [OKR] Increase response rates
 ResolvedppelbergT274833 [RELEASE TICKET] Enable topic subscriptions as opt-out at partner wikis
 Resolved• Whatamidoing-WMFT284259 Update DiscussionTools help documentation
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