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This is the root [[Special:Categories|category]] for '''categorization of wikis by their age'''.  It contains categories for [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] founded in various periods of {{tag|time}}. Yearly categorization was intended to start out, but feel free to add granularity or intervening summarizing time periods if it looks like it's necessary.
'''Category: Wiki age''' — this is the root or 'parent' [[Special:Categories|category]] for '''categorization of {{tag|wiki}}s by their age''' here on WikiIndex.  It contains [[categories]] of periods in {{tag|time}} for the founding date of when [[:Category:All|wiki]] sites, [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engines]], [[:Category:Wiki farm|wiki farms]], and [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki companies]], et cetera, came into existence.<!--Yearly categorization was intended to start out, but feel free to add granularity or intervening summarizing time periods if it looks like it's necessary.-->


;To determine the age of a wiki:
;''To determine the age of a wiki:
*The [[founder]] of a [[wiki]] probably knows its age.
#The [[founder]] of a [[wiki]] probably knows (or ''should'' know) its {{tag|age}}.
*If they are running [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software, there are three ways:
#If the wiki site is powered by [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software, there are a number of ways to look (ideally, use as many of the listed methods to accurately verify its date of founding):
**Go to the 'Oldest pages' at <code>/Special:AncientPages</code> for the wiki and look at the date of the first article (note that it lists pages that haven't been ''edited'' in a long time, not the oldest pages overall).
##Go to the 'Oldest pages' at <tt>/Special:AncientPages</tt> for the wiki site, look at the date of the first listed [[article]] (note that this feature lists pages that have not been ''[[edit]]ed'' in a long time, <u>not</u> necessarily the oldest pages overall);
**Go check the date for 'MediaWiki default' at <code>/Special:Contributions/MediaWiki_default</code> made its first contribution.
##Check the oldest edit of its [[Wiki main page|main page]], e.g. <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&dir=prev&action=history</nowiki></tt>;
**View history for a system message (as found in the 'MediaWiki' [[WikiIndex:Namespace conventions|namespace]] search in [[Special:PrefixIndex]]), and check when MediaWiki default first edited it.
##Find the date for 'MediaWiki default' at <tt>/Special:Contributions/MediaWiki_default</tt> made its first contribution;
*For [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] wikis, the exact date of founding will be at <code>/Special:WikiStats</code>.
##View history for a system message (as found in the 'MediaWiki' [[WikiIndex:Namespace conventions|namespace]]; search in [[Special:PrefixIndex]]), and check when 'MediaWiki default' first edited it.
**Wikia 'MediaWiki default' is found at <code>/Special:Contributions/Default</code>.
#For [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] wikis (now branded as Fandom), the exact date of founding ''used'' to be at <tt>/Special:WikiStats</tt>, however, this function is now globally disabled; therefore, the above methods for MediaWiki should work:
##Wikia 'MediaWiki default' is found at <tt>/Special:Contributions/Default</tt>.
For all other wikis powered any of the other [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engines]], aside from asking the founder, the oldest entry in the [[edit history]] of its main or front page should be a reliable guide.


{{See also|:Category:New}}.
;''See also
[[:Category: New]], [[template: Founded by]], and [[wiki birthday]]


[[Category:Wiki Lists|Age]]
;''External links
*{{WMF-Meta|Wikipedia:Anniversary|Wikipedia:Anniversary - List of Wikipedias by creation date}} — Meta.Wikimedia.org at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]
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year wikis founded in
see also: wiki engine evolution tree
unknown • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 •
2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 •
2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 •
2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024

Category: Wiki age — this is the root or 'parent' category for categorization of wikis by their age here on WikiIndex. It contains categories of periods in time for the founding date of when wiki sites, wiki engines, wiki farms, and wiki companies, et cetera, came into existence.

To determine the age of a wiki:
  1. The founder of a wiki probably knows (or should know) its age.
  2. If the wiki site is powered by MediaWiki software, there are a number of ways to look (ideally, use as many of the listed methods to accurately verify its date of founding):
    1. Go to the 'Oldest pages' at /Special:AncientPages for the wiki site, look at the date of the first listed article (note that this feature lists pages that have not been edited in a long time, not necessarily the oldest pages overall);
    2. Check the oldest edit of its main page, e.g. https://YourWikiURL.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&dir=prev&action=history;
    3. Find the date for 'MediaWiki default' at /Special:Contributions/MediaWiki_default made its first contribution;
    4. View history for a system message (as found in the 'MediaWiki' namespace; search in Special:PrefixIndex), and check when 'MediaWiki default' first edited it.
  3. For Wikia wikis (now branded as Fandom), the exact date of founding used to be at /Special:WikiStats, however, this function is now globally disabled; therefore, the above methods for MediaWiki should work:
    1. Wikia 'MediaWiki default' is found at /Special:Contributions/Default.

For all other wikis powered any of the other wiki engines, aside from asking the founder, the oldest entry in the edit history of its main or front page should be a reliable guide.

See also

Category: New, template: Founded by, and wiki birthday

External links

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Pages in category “Wiki age”

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