Wikimedia has built 3 interconnected features, which it hopes, will increase the activation, retention, & edit volume of newcomers.
Newcomer homepage: a special page that hosts the “newcomer tasks”. The Homepage gives access to many resources, including a link to a volunteer mentor that would reply to their questions.
Newcomer tasks: a feed of suggested edits that help newcomers learn to edit. The feed is located on the Homepage, as the starring feature.
Help panel: a platform to provide resources to newcomers while they are editing. When newcomers work on Newcomers tasks, the help panel guides them on what to do.
All of these features are available on both desktop & mobile. It is also possible for experienced users to turn them on & use them. They are available by default for newcomers at a majority of Wikipedias.
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