Getting started

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Welcome to Wikiprogress! Wikiprogress is a platform for user generated content on the subject of measuring progress; your involvement in editing and creating articles is crucial to the development of information and to fostering a multidisciplinary progress community.

Search

You can search for an article using the search bar on the top right side of every page, simply enter key words and scroll through the results. You can also browse articles by topic by visiting the topic page, or search through popular categories using the tag cloud on the Wikiprogress home page (top right).
Information by country For information on progress by country, see the Wikiprogress interactive map and click on the country to find all related articles, publications and initiatives. Each country has a 'country page' which highlights progress by dimension at the national level and lists all national progress initiatives.

Progress in news The Wikiprogress Community Portal is updated daily with news from around the world and includes: a media review of news articles, a collection of blog posts, recently released progress publications, a list of news letters and much more.

Progress events The Progress Calendar on the Wikiprogress home page lists events relevant to the measuring progress community. To add an event simply click on add event on the calendar.

Progress initiatives There are an increasing among of initiatives measuring progress at the local, national and global level. See the progress initiatives map to search by country and add your initiative,

Progress publications Search through progress papers and publications by title in the Progress Publication category.

Create an account

If you want to edit articles, upload documents or create new articles, you must first create an account (free of charge): Log in/create account. Choose a login name and password to become a registered user. Once you are registered, you can edit articles and/or create your own article.

For more information on creating an account see the Wikiprogress help page: section on creating an account

Edit an article

Once you are logged in you can modify a text by clicking on "edit". There are many different types of editors in the Wikiprogress community, some correct spelling mistakes and others develop content on a particular subject. We encourage all types of editors to work within the Wikiprogress guidelines for content.

For information on 'how to' edit an article, see the Wikiprogress help page: section on how to edit an article

Write an article

You must be logged in to create a new article. Before creating an article, please ensure you have searched through existing articles on Wikiprogress to ensure you are not overlapping on existing information. If you find an article on the same topic/subject, we encourage you to edit that article by including a new section with your relevant content.

Once you have checked to see if there is an already existing article, type the title of your proposed article in the search box. Click on the empty link that appears (the title in red) and begin writing your article.

For more information on how to create an article, see the Wikiprogress help page: section on how to create an article