Wikimedia Research/Growth
This page links to information about the Growth team in general, and has links to the design research done to answer questions in support of the Growth team's goals.
The purpose of the Growth team is to find ways to attract and retain Wikipedia editors. The team launched on April 16, 2012 as the "Editor Engagement Experiments" team, and in 2013 changed its name to more clearly reflect its goal (rather than our methodology).
- Acquisition of new users:
- Editor campaign
- Anonymous editor acquisition
- Account creation user experienceÂ
- Login redesign
- Timestamp position modification
Activation & Retention of new users:
- Guided tours
- Onboarding new Wikipedians
- Wikipedia article creation and a new Draft namespace
- Post-edit feedback
- Task suggestions
Reactivation of existing users:
- Necromancy