“ The total number of pages (a figure that includes pages that don't exist yet) for an index is based on the data stored in the pr_index database table at the time the script is run. This count is used for all the stats, so if the file changes during the month, days before the change will also use the new count. ”

“ The Monthly Challenge is largely automated and works with a set of templates, Lua modules and bots. The infrastructure may seem daunting but most parts of it are relatively simple in isolation.
Data Challenge works The data for the challenges is stored in Lua data tables, arranged on an month-by-month basis. For example, July 2024 challenges draw their works from Module:Monthly Challenge/data/2024-07. Works can also be drawn from prior years' data tables when they roll over a year end (for example, they are added in December but are not completed by year's end) . ”

“ Statistics Current proofread progress stats and per-challenge daily stats are provided by external program that analyses relevant revisions in the Wikisource database, computes the number of pages in the given statuses and writes to the data tables described above. ”