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{{Wiki Engine
{{Wiki Engine <!--see 'Template:Wiki Engine' for full detail-->
|name            = MediaWiki
|URL              = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Download
|URL              = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Download
|logo            = [[File:MediaWiki.png|Logo of MediaWiki]]
|logo            = [[File:MediaWiki.png|Logo of MediaWiki]]
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|maintopic        = Wiki Engine
|maintopic        = Wiki Engine
|founder          = [[Magnus Manske]]<br><small>('pre-version')</small><br>[[Lee Daniel Crocker]]<br><small>(1st official version)</small>
|founder          = [[Magnus Manske]]<br><small>('pre-version')</small><br>[[Lee Daniel Crocker]]<br><small>(1st official version)</small>
|CEO              = {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}}<br><small>(owner)</small><!--Owner or Chief Executive Officer of the wiki engine - if none, use 'No'-->
|CEO              = {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}}<br><small>(owner)</small>
|language        = Multilingual
|language        = Multilingual
|prog language    = PHP
|prog language    = PHP
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|status          = Vibrant
|status          = Vibrant
}}
}}
'''MediaWiki''' software is the {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} software package that runs this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site.  Originally designed and developed for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] in {{tag|FoundedIn2002|2002}} (though <u>not</u> the original Wikipedia wiki engine from 2001 – that was the [[:Category:Perl|Perl]]-based [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]]); MediaWiki is now used by the most active and [[WikisWithTheMostPages|largest wikis]], it is also used extensively, and exclusively by other {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) projects; along with many, many other independent [[:Category:All|wikis]] and commercial [[:Category:WikiFarm|wiki farms]].
'''MediaWiki''' ('''MW''') software is the {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} software package that runs this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site.  Originally designed and developed for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] in {{tag|FoundedIn2002|2002}} (though <u>not</u> the [[Nostalgia Wikipedia|original Wikipedia]] wiki engine from 2001 – that was the [[:Category:Perl|Perl]]-based [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]]); MediaWiki is now used by the most active and [[WikisWithTheMostPages|largest wikis]], it is also used extensively, and exclusively by other {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) projects; along with many, many other independent [[:Category:All|wikis]], and commercial [[:Category:WikiFarm|wiki farms]].


The initial 'pre-version' (known as 'Phase II software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by [[Magnus Manske]], and used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January 2002.  A 'Phase III software' became the first official MediaWiki, and was a substantial re-write by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]; this was first used on the English Wikipedia on 20 July 2002.  MediaWiki is compiled and written in {{tag|PHP}}, and is probably the most widely deployed wiki engine {{tag|software}}.  Some would argue that a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] should be more simplistic, with fewer features; but MediaWikis' design avoids many of the clutter / feature–creep problems that can appear in other mature wiki engines, and its success speaks for itself.  MediaWiki has spawned many clones, the most notable being [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]].  MediaWiki is a highly developed, feature-rich software that is released for {{tag|free software|free}} under version 2 of the {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GNU GPL v2), and requires either [[:Category:MySQL|MySQL 5.0.2+]], [[:Category:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]], or [[:Category:SQLite|SQLite]] for data storage.
The initial 'pre-version' (known as 'Phase II software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by [[Magnus Manske]], and used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January 2002.  A 'Phase III software' became the first official MediaWiki, and was a substantial re-write by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]; this was first used on the [[English Wikipedia]] on 20 July 2002.  MediaWiki is compiled and written in {{tag|PHP}}, and is probably the most widely deployed wiki engine {{tag|software}}.  Some would argue that a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] should be more simplistic, with fewer features; but MediaWikis' design <!--avoids many of the clutter / feature–creep problems that can appear in other mature wiki engines-->, and its success speaks for itself.  MediaWiki has spawned many clones, or '[[:Category:Fork|forks]]', the most notable being [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]].  MediaWiki is a highly developed, feature-rich software that is released for {{tag|free software|free}} under version 2 of the {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GNU GPL v2), and requires either [[:Category:MySQL|MySQL 5.0.2+]], [[:Category:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]], or [[:Category:SQLite|SQLite]] for data storage.


Here are the [http://www.mwusers.com/forums/forum.php MediaWiki Users forums].{{DeadEL}}  And this fellow found [http://www.cs.brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki/ all installs] of the code.
In December 2008, this fellow found [[Archive.org:20130121165457/http://cs.brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki|all open installs]] ([[Archive.org]] link) of the MediaWiki code.  And until mid 2013, there used to be the [[Archive.org:20130508132829/http://MWusers.com/forums/forum.php|MediaWiki Users forums]] (Archive.org link).
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{{WikiEngineFeatures|MediaWiki}}


;MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information: add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – eg. <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:Statistics</nowiki></code> (non-English [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] versions will automatically convert this to actual language).  Dependent on software version, there is a number called "Content pages" or sometimes "pages that are probably legitimate content pages" -- use <u>that</u> lower number.  Ignore the (often much larger) "all pages in the wiki, including redirects" number.  We can also [http://s23.org/wikistats/addwiki/ add] MediaWiki listings to the https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php system which tracks various wiki statistics.
;''MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information
;MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] information: <s>go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code></s>
:add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – eg. <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:Statistics</nowiki></code> (non-English [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] versions will automatically convert this to actual language).  Dependent on MW software version, there is a number called 'Content pages' or sometimes 'pages that are probably legitimate content pages' – use <u>that</u> lower number.  Ignore the (often much larger) 'all pages in the wiki, including redirects' number.  We can also [http://S23.org/wikistats/addwiki/ add MediaWiki site] listings to the [https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php?sort=good_desc,total_desc&th=0&lines=1500 https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php] system which tracks various wiki statistics.
;''MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] information
:<s>go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code>.</s>


;See also
;''See also
*[[MediaWiki.org]] — home wiki for discussion, help, development, and advice for use on the specific MediaWiki software and extensions
*[[MediaWiki.org]] — home wiki for discussion, help, development, and advice for use on the specific MediaWiki software and extensions
*[https://lists.Wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki-announce – MediaWiki update and security announcements list] — at lists.Wikimedia.org
*[https://Lists.Wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki-announce – MediaWiki update and security announcements list] — at Lists.Wikimedia.org
*[https://lists.Wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l MediaWiki-l – MediaWiki announcements and site admin list] — at lists.Wikimedia.org
*[https://Lists.Wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l MediaWiki-l – MediaWiki announcements and site admin list] — at Lists.Wikimedia.org
*[https://releases.Wikimedia.org/mediawiki/ Directory of all MediaWiki releases] — at releases.Wikimedia.org
*[https://Releases.Wikimedia.org/mediawiki/ Directory of all MediaWiki releases] — at Releases.Wikimedia.org
*[[mw:Sites using MediaWiki|Sites using MediaWiki]] — at [[MediaWiki.org]]
*[[mw:Sites using MediaWiki|Sites using MediaWiki]] — at [[MediaWiki.org]]
*[[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farms]]
*[[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farms]]
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*[https://Facebook.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Facebook page]
*[https://Facebook.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Facebook page]
*[https://Facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205099323 MediaWiki Developers Facebook group]
*[https://Facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205099323 MediaWiki Developers Facebook group]
*[https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php List of top 100 private MediaWikis] — from WikiStats by [[S23-Wiki|S23.org]]
*[https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php?sort=good_desc,total_desc&th=0&lines=1500 List of 1308 private MediaWikis] — sortable list from WikiStats by [[S23-Wiki|S23.org]] (last updated 27 March 2011, but still useful information)
*[[mw:Help:Contents|Help:Contents]] — from [[MediaWiki.org]]
*[[mw:Help:Contents|Help:Contents]] — from [[MediaWiki.org]]
*[[UseMod:Comparison Of Usemod With Mediawiki|Comparison of UseMod with MediaWiki]] — at [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]]
*[[UseMod:Comparison Of Usemod With Mediawiki|Comparison of UseMod with MediaWiki]] — at [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]]
{{Wikimedia Foundation}}
{{Wikimedia Foundation}}
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The [[wiki]]s in the [[Special:Categories|categories]] listed below are powered by the MediaWiki wiki engine.
The [[wiki]]s and / or other articles listed below in this [[Special:Categories|category]] and sub-categories are powered by, or refer to the '''MediaWiki''' wiki engine.
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Template:Wiki Engine MediaWiki (MW) software is the wiki engine software package that runs this WikiIndex wiki site. Originally designed and developed for Wikipedia in 2002 (though not the original Wikipedia wiki engine from 2001 – that was the Perl-based UseMod Wiki); MediaWiki is now used by the most active and largest wikis, it is also used extensively, and exclusively by other Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) projects; along with many, many other independent wikis, and commercial wiki farms.

The initial 'pre-version' (known as 'Phase II software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by Magnus Manske, and used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January 2002. A 'Phase III software' became the first official MediaWiki, and was a substantial re-write by Lee Daniel Crocker; this was first used on the English Wikipedia on 20 July 2002. MediaWiki is compiled and written in PHP, and is probably the most widely deployed wiki engine software. Some would argue that a wiki should be more simplistic, with fewer features; but MediaWikis' design , and its success speaks for itself. MediaWiki has spawned many clones, or 'forks', the most notable being Wikia. MediaWiki is a highly developed, feature-rich software that is released for free under version 2 of the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL v2), and requires either MySQL 5.0.2+, PostgreSQL, or SQLite for data storage.

In December 2008, this fellow found all open installs (Archive.org link) of the MediaWiki code. And until mid 2013, there used to be the MediaWiki Users forums (Archive.org link). Template:WikiEngineFeatures

MediaWiki size information
add /Special:Statistics at the end of the URL – eg. http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:Statistics (non-English language versions will automatically convert this to actual language). Dependent on MW software version, there is a number called 'Content pages' or sometimes 'pages that are probably legitimate content pages' – use that lower number. Ignore the (often much larger) 'all pages in the wiki, including redirects' number. We can also add MediaWiki site listings to the https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php system which tracks various wiki statistics.
MediaWiki wikiFactor information
go to the /Special:PopularPages page of the wiki – http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:PopularPages.
See also
current Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) logo

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (WMF), founded 20 June 2003, is the wiki company and non-profit charitable organization[1] responsible for a very large number (over 900 in total) of very active collaborative user-generated wiki sites, which are grouped together by primary subject and known as a 'project'; as well as the wiki engine software initially developed by themselves, known as MediaWiki. The Wikimedia Foundations' major wiki projects started with Wikipedia (encyclopedia), and subsequently expanded to include Wiktionary (dictionary and thesaurus), Wikiquote (quotations), Wikibooks (open content textbooks), Wikisource (free content primary-source and secondary-source texts), Wikinews (news source), Wikiversity (open learning community), Wikispecies (free species directory), and many others as listed below. Most of these 'projects' have separate wiki site versions written in many different languages. There is also the Wikimedia Commons (shared multilingual repository for documents, images, videos, and other media and text files), and the Wikimedia Meta-Wiki (multilingual coordination of issues common to all Wikimedia projects). The Wikimedia Foundations' global reach is nurtured in its Incubator, where all new language versions for all projects are initiated and developed before being launched as a new separate wiki site. The Foundations' most recent major multi-language wiki project, Wikivoyage (a 'travelpedia'), was inducted to WMF in late 2012 (having being independently established in 2006). Also launched in 2012 was Wikidata (a major multilingual central space knowledge base for structured data used on all WMF projects). The newest WMF project is Wikifunctions, launched in mid 2023, is a library of code functions in many different programming languages.

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Furthermore, the Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, granted April 2005, and headquartered at 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco County, State of California 94104, United States of America.[2]

All Wikimedia Foundation projects, wiki sites, portals, and websites (view • edit • talk)

Wikipedia • Wiktionary • Wikiquote • Wikibooks • Wikisource • Wikinews • Wikiversity • Wikispecies • MediaWiki.org • Commons • Commons Archive • Wikidata • Wikidata Test • Wikivoyage • Meta-Wiki • Incubator • Wikitech • Wikitech Test • Wikifunctions • Wikimedia Foundation •

Chapters • Thematic organizations • User groups • Wikimania • Outreach • Labs • Toolserver • Toolforge • Statistics • Phabricator • Beta Cluster • Downloads • Analytics • Software Releases • Documentation • Lists • Blog • Shop • Donate • Login • Diff • API Portal • Developer Portal • Global Search

original Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) logo from 2003
subsequent Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) logo
Wikimedia Foundation private and management wikis

Board • BoardGovCom • Foundation Governance • Office • Executive • Internal • Affiliations Committee • OTRS • Collab • Movement Roles • Audit Committee • Search Committee • Advisory Board • Quality • Usability Initiative • Strategic Planning • SP-Com • Stewards • CheckUser • Advisors • Thank You • Vote

Wikimedia Foundation hosting services

Wikimedia Cloud Services • Wikimedia Cloud VPS

External links
Official WMF social media and networking
Further reading
Any red links above need the {{Wiki}} infobox template (if appropriate), their Wikimedia Foundation wiki site (or website) URLs, the {{Wikimedia-stub}} template (if needed), and this {{Wikimedia Foundation}} navigation template added.

The wikis and / or other articles listed below in this category and sub-categories are powered by, or refer to the MediaWiki wiki engine.

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