We're targeting a global rollout for sub-referening in 2026.
We're tracking the deployments in this ticket.
Test Environments:
- All beta wikis
- test.wiki T395871
Pilot Wikis – Phase 1 – September 22, 2025
- de.wiki T398669
Pilot Wikis – Phase 2 – February 24, 2026 T418209
As soon as critical feedback is addressed. We'll reach out to wikis beforehand.
- pl.wiki (no longer uses {{reflist}})
- sv.wiki
- als.wiki
- frr.wiki
- fiu-vro.wiki
The following wikis have Parsoid set to default:
- gpe.wiki
- rm.wiki
- knc.wiki
- de.wikivoyage T405825
Pilot wikis – Phase 3 – April 8, 2026 T420938
The following wikis are using Reference Tooltips as a default gadget. We've provided support to local wikis for updating the tool: T416304
- cs.wiki
- it.wiki (uses {{sfn}}-like template)
Global rollout – Phase 1 – date tbd
As soon as we’ve reached a good level of compatibility for users working in VE with articles that use the {{reflist}} template. We will deploy in batches to LTR wikis:
Deployment on June 8, 2026 T425662
- All of Group 0
- All of Group 1, except for:
- he.wiki (RTL),
- ca.wiki (uses reflist template)
- Wikisource (uses the follow attribute).
- all other RTL wikis among group 1
- fr.wiki – pilot wiki for {{reflist}}
Next:
- Group 2 in batches, except for RTL wikis
- Batch 1 – deployment on June 23, 2026 T428902
- nl.wiki
- ca.wiki
- es.wiki
- pt.wiki
- az.wiki
- all Wikis not listed in batch 2 / 3 / 4 or phase 2 of the global rollout
- Batch 2 – deployment on July 9, 2026 T430941
- fi.wiki
- hu.wiki
- el.wiki
- th.wiki
- tr.wiki
- Batch 3 – deployment planned mid August
- zh.wiki
- ru.wiki
- ko.wiki
- id.wiki
- uk.wiki
- simple.wiki
- vi.wiki
- ja.wiki
- Batch 4
- en.wiki
- Batch 1 – deployment on June 23, 2026 T428902
Global rollout - Phase 2:
When we’ve tested and validated RTL support for sub-referencing and fixed issues specific to Wikisource wikis we will deploy to all remaining wikis.
- All RTL wikis and Wikisource wikis