Wikipedia will sport a new look from today. According to Wikipedia, this new theme, Vector, will be easier to use. They rolled out this new interface in April 2009 and had kept it in beta testing phase till now. With an average 70% to 75% of retention rate from the users across the world during the testing phases, Wikimedia.org-that runs the Wikipedia, has rolled out the new Interface to its English site. It has said that it will roll out Vector to other languages shortly.
Vector Interface
But, if you still want to use the old interface which Wikipedia calls as Monobook, you will have to get yourself registered to Wikipedia and have to login to use it.
Monobook Interface
Let us see what is new with this interface.
- Interface : The new interface makes the controls to be easily available.
- Navigation : Due to the better interface, Navigation -editing or reading- is much easier.
- Editing : The editing toolbar has been changed considerably so that editing and formatting is more intuitive.
- Search : The search suggestion has been much improved to help you find what you are looking for.
This interface change is considered one of the major makeover project from Wikipedia. Just try this new interface and see whether it is actually easier to you.
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