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{{Wiki <!--see 'Template:Wikia boilerplate' for full detail and hidden help advice-->
|name            = <big>Wikia</big>
|URL              = http://www.Wikia.com/fandom
|logo            = [[File:Wikia word yellow.png|Wikia wordmark yellow|alt=]]<!--http://images1.Wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121101115948/isc-pedia/images/f/ff/Wikia.jpeg-->
|wide logo        = y
|recentchanges URL= http://www.Wikia.com/Special:RecentChanges?days=5000
|wikinode URL    = No<!--http://www.Wikia.com/WikiNode-->
|about URL        = http://www.Wikia.com/About
|mobile URL      = http://www.Wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page?useskin=wikiamobile
|founder          = [[Jimmy Wales|Jimbo Wales]],<br>[[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]]
|status          = Active
|language        = English
|editmode        = LoginToEdit
|engine          = Wikia<!--heavily customised unique MediaWiki version (not available outside Wikia); so use 'Wikia' here-->
|license          = Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike<!--NO version number, MOST Wikia wikis use CC-BY-SA; amend this for those which differ-->
|maintopic        = Wikia
|backupurl        = http://S3.AmazonAWS.com/wikia_xml_dumps/w/wi/wikiaglobal_pages_full.xml.7z
|backupdate      = 2016-01-26<!--YYYY-MM-DD, ISO 8601 extended date of database dump backup URL; no timestamp-->
}}
[[File:Wikia blue.png|left|frame|Wikia wordmark|alt=]]
{{Size <!--see 'Template:Size' for extensive full detail and hidden help advice on page count and wikiFactor-->
|pages= 985<!--plain numeric value for number of CONTENT pages (or Files on a media commons wiki); NO thousands separators-->
|statistics URL= http://www.Wikia.com/Special:Statistics
|wikiFactor= 17<!--(wF), preferred; see: Category:wikiFactor; if wF unknown leave void; archived wF value may be used-->
|wikiFactor URL= http://www.Wikia.com/Special:Mostvisitedpages<!--Preferred, source of wF-->
}}(Page count as of: 2018-09-27<br>wikiFactor as of: 2012-09-13)<!--manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated-->
 
 
Welcome to '''Wikia''' (formerly '''[[Archive.org:20060312083900/http://www.Wikicities.com/wiki/Wikicities|Wikicities]]''').  This page details the Wikia wiki {{tag|portal}} in the {{tag|Wiki English|English}} language (found at www.Wikia.com) which is used for the {{tag|administration}} and {{tag|management}} of the entire {{tag|Wikia}} project.


{{Wiki_List |
Wikia offers free hosting for a community to build a free content [[:Category:Wiki|wiki]]-based website, using a unique, heavily modified and {{tag|Custom skin|customized}} version of the [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] wiki engine.  Anyone can create a Wikia [[wiki]], subject to the terms of use and Wikia creation policy.
wiki_name =                Wikicities                                              |
 
wiki_logo =                  [[Image:NoLogo.png]]                                   |
Support on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community is provided. You can discuss your proposed wiki or contact us for further information.
wiki_URL =                 http://www.wikicities.com/index.php/Wikicities                                                    |
 
wiki_recentchanges =        http://www.wikicities.com/wiki/Special:Recentchanges                                              |
;''See also
wiki_status =              Vibrant                    |
*[[Wikia-De]] — the [[:Category:Wiki German|German]]-language equivalent of this wiki portal
wiki_lastreviewed  =        16-Jan-06                  |
*[[Wikia-Es]] — the [[:Category:Wiki Spanish|Spanish]]-language equivalent of this wiki portal
wiki_language =            English                    |
*[[Wikia-Fr]] — the [[:Category:Wiki French|French]]-language equivalent of this wiki portal
wiki_editmode =            OpenEdit            |
*[[Wikia Community Central]] — multilingual portal 'help desk' blog and forum
wiki_engine =              MediaWiki                  |
*[[Wikia Community Communication]]
wiki_maintopic =            WikiFarm
 
}}
{{Wikia staff|cat=no}}
==Description==
[[Category:Wikia| ]]
[[Category:Wiki farm]]
[[Category:Founded in YYYY]]<!--http://www.Wikia.com/Special:WikiStats-->

Latest revision as of 21:51, 28 May 2024

Wikia
Recent changes • [No WikiNode] • About • Mobile URL
Founded by: Jimbo Wales,
Angela Beesley
Status: Active
Language: English
Edit mode: LoginToEdit
Wiki engine: Wikia
Wiki license: Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike
Main topic: Wikia
Backups: 2016-01-26
Wikia wordmark
Wiki size: 985 article pages see stats
wikiFactor: 17 info / verify

(Page count as of: 2018-09-27
wikiFactor as of: 2012-09-13)


Welcome to Wikia (formerly Wikicities). This page details the Wikia wiki portal in the English language (found at www.Wikia.com) which is used for the administration and management of the entire Wikia project.

Wikia offers free hosting for a community to build a free content wiki-based website, using a unique, heavily modified and customized version of the MediaWiki wiki engine. Anyone can create a Wikia wiki, subject to the terms of use and Wikia creation policy.

Support on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community is provided. You can discuss your proposed wiki or contact us for further information.

See also

Wikia staff team – current and former (view / edit)

The following wiki people are current or former members of the Wikia staff team, and selected members of their leadership. These are dedicated folks who have either founded and / or owned the original Wikicities wiki farm in 2004; became part of the subsequent rebrand into Wikia in 2006, including its management board and senior leaders; to the current Fandom rebranding in 2016. It may also include senior members from Wikia, Inc.'s subsequent acquisitions of Gamepedia.com, D&D Beyond, Cortex RPG, Muthead, Futhead, Fanatical, and Fandomatic.


Current staff [1][2]
Former staff [1]
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Fandom – About Us; About.Fandom.com; Wikia, Inc. / Fandom, Inc.; accessed 25 October 2021.
  2. Fandom – Community Central: Staff; Community.Fandom.com; Fandom Community Central; accessed 28 February 2020.