{"id":26257,"date":"2016-07-18T21:33:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T19:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=26257"},"modified":"2016-07-18T21:33:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T19:33:45","slug":"wikiwand-wikipedia-modernized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/18\/wikiwand-wikipedia-modernized\/","title":{"rendered":"Wikiwand – Wikipedia Modernized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I came across an interesting take on Wikipedia<\/a> – Wikiwand<\/a>. \u00a0It’s basically an upgraded and modernized design of the Wikipedia. \u00a0You can either search and browse it like you do with the regular Wikipedia, or, better even, install a browser extension (here’s one for Google Chrome<\/a>), which will redirect all your Wikipedia page clicks through to Wikiwand. \u00a0You get exactly the same content, but now it’s actually quite pleasant to explore. \u00a0Have a look at Cyprus page<\/a>, for example:<\/p>\n

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I’m not a frequent Wikipedia reader, but in the last couple of days, I have to say, I’ve found myself spending much more time than usual reading Wikipedia pages on the Wikiwand website. \u00a0Maybe, it is time for the Wikipedia face lift after all.<\/p>\n

But it’s not just about forcing a different web design upon thee. \u00a0There’s more. \u00a0You get options (upper-right corner). \u00a0You can switch between light and dark designs, sans and serif fonts, adjust font size and text justification, and more.\u00a0If you create account and login (Facebook is supported), you can bookmark pages too.<\/p>\n

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Even if you are not a fan of fancy websites, I suggest you give it a try for a couple of days. \u00a0You might find yourself quite surprised.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

I came across an interesting take on Wikipedia – Wikiwand. \u00a0It’s basically an upgraded and modernized design of the Wikipedia. \u00a0You can either search and browse it like you do with the regular Wikipedia, or, better even, install a browser extension (here’s one for Google Chrome), which will redirect all your Wikipedia page clicks through … Continue reading Wikiwand – Wikipedia Modernized<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Wikiwand - Wikipedia Modernized #WebDesign #Wikipedia #WebWork","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,62,1334],"tags":[1157,1112],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-26257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-technology","category-web-work","tag-web-design","tag-wikipedia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10123,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2006\/05\/14\/first-contribution-to-wikipedia\/","url_meta":{"origin":26257,"position":0},"title":"First contribution to Wikipedia","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"May 14, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"I've made my first contribution to Wikipedia. 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