Creating topics

Creating items manually while browsing

Through search

User searches for a topic in the search box
A list of possible topics is shown in the pulldown menu
If the right topic is not displayed, the user may choose to create it

Through a red link

Note! This will not be realized for the time being. In the initial version local articles can be written but links cannot be made.

By selecting unlinked text in an article

In the article, the user notices a topic that has not been linked
She highlights the word
This creates a search pulldown
The user may navigate to a page displayed in the pulldown.
The user may create a new item. The item is created with a pre-filled label.

Through content components

Images component
- Image depicts this topic option for each image uploads the image file to Wikimedia Commons and creates a structured data statement depicts referring to the current topic.
- Image is by this creator option uploads the image to Wikimedia Commons and creates a structured data statement creator referring to the current topic.
- Uploading an image your own image. Creates a data item and uploads to a selected service.
- Favourite image. Creates a data item and links it to a personal collection.
- Add image. Saves the image metadata and lets modify it.
- Exclude image from the result set. Creates an image item and lets modify the metadata (the reason to exclude).
Event timeline > Adds an event to the current topic. Depending on event type, the value of the event is either just a date and location or a separate item with all properties.
Newspaper article > Adds a newspaper clipping or makes a search to add clippings. To be defined.
Reference publication > Add ISBN, URI, DOI etc. to add a publication and present a form as fallback. Follow Citoid for Wikidata development. Save publication to Wikidata, link to topic in Wikidocumentaries.
Reference to a fact > Same as for above reference. Save publication in Wikidata, reference details to the fact in Wikidocumentaries (and Wikidata, if the process is the same). Chapter, date, page, item in a database or page in a website.
Geolocating tool will allow to create a new location if it does not exist
Identification tool will allow to create a new person if it does not exist.