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{{Wiki engine <!--see 'Template:Wiki engine' for full detail and hidden help advice--> | {{Wiki engine <!--see 'Template:Wiki engine' for full detail and hidden help advice--> | ||
|name = <big>MediaWiki</big> | |name = <big>MediaWiki</big> | ||
|URL = https://www. | |URL = https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download | ||
|logo = [[File:MediaWiki.png|MediaWiki.org original wiki logo|alt=]] | |logo = [[File:MediaWiki.png|MediaWiki.org original wiki logo|alt=]] | ||
|wide logo = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long--> | |wide logo = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long--> | ||
|changes URL = https://www. | |changes URL = https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Release_notes | ||
|wikinode URL = https://web. | |wikinode URL = https://web.archive.org/web/20161017183534/https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Node/de | ||
|about URL = https://www. | |about URL = https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Project:About | ||
|documentation URL= https://www. | |documentation URL= https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation | ||
|source code URL = https:// | |source code URL = https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki | ||
|maintopic = Wiki engine<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden--> | |maintopic = Wiki engine<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden--> | ||
|founder = [[Magnus Manske]] <small>('pre-version')</small><br>[[Lee Daniel Crocker]] <small>(1st official version)</small> | |founder = [[Magnus Manske]] <small>('pre-version')</small><br>[[Lee Daniel Crocker]] <small>(1st official version)</small> | ||
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After it was discovered that the [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]] software was not adequate nor appropriate to power a wiki-based [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], a new software solution was required for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. The initial 'pre-version' software (known as 'Phase II (2) software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by [[Magnus Manske]], and was used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January {{tag|Founded in 2002|2002}}. A 'Phase III (3) software' became the first 'official' <u>'''MediaWiki'''</u> software, and this was a substantial re-write of Phase II by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]; this new 'MediaWiki' software was first used on the [[English Wikipedia]] on 20 July 2002. | After it was discovered that the [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]] software was not adequate nor appropriate to power a wiki-based [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], a new software solution was required for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. The initial 'pre-version' software (known as 'Phase II (2) software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by [[Magnus Manske]], and was used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January {{tag|Founded in 2002|2002}}. A 'Phase III (3) software' became the first 'official' <u>'''MediaWiki'''</u> software, and this was a substantial re-write of Phase II by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]; this new 'MediaWiki' software was first used on the [[English Wikipedia]] on 20 July 2002. | ||
MediaWiki is compiled and written in the {{tag|PHP}} programming language, and is probably one of the most widely deployed wiki engines in the global [[wikisphere]]. Some might argue that a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] should be more simplistic, with fewer features; however, MediaWikis' design,<!--avoids many of the clutter / feature–creep problems that can appear in other mature wiki engines--> and its prolific success speaks for itself. MediaWiki has spawned many clones, or '[[:Category:Fork|forks]]', the most notable being [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] (now branded as Fandom), along with [[:Category:GetWiki|GetWiki]] (created for [[Wikinfo|Wikinfo.org]]). MediaWiki is extremely highly (and constantly) developed, it is feature-rich, {{tag|open source}}, and is now very complex {{tag|free software}}, that is released under version 2 of the {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GNU GPL v2). MediaWiki requires either [[:Category:MySQL|MySQL 5.0.2+]], [[:Category:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]], or [[:Category:SQLite|SQLite]] for data storage; it can <u>not</u> use 'flat-file' data storage. | MediaWiki is compiled and written in the {{tag|PHP}} programming language, and is probably one of the most widely deployed wiki engines in the global [[wikisphere]]. Some might argue that a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] should be more simplistic, with fewer features, and some have commented that MediaWiki has now become [[:Category:Bloatware|bloatware]];[https://getwiki.net/-GetWiki:Overview] however, MediaWikis' design,<!--avoids many of the clutter / feature–creep problems that can appear in other mature wiki engines--> and its prolific success speaks for itself. MediaWiki has spawned many [[Cambridge-Dictionary:clone|clones]], or '[[:Category:Fork|forks]]', the most notable being [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] (now [[Cambridge-Dictionary:branded|branded]] as Fandom), along with [[:Category:GetWiki|GetWiki]] (created for [[Wikinfo|Wikinfo.org]]). MediaWiki is extremely highly (and constantly) developed, it is feature-rich, {{tag|open source}}, and is now very complex {{tag|free software}}, that is released under version 2 of the {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GNU GPL v2). MediaWiki requires either [[:Category:MySQL|MySQL 5.0.2+]], [[:Category:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]], or [[:Category:SQLite|SQLite]] for data storage; it can <u>not</u> use 'flat-file' data storage. | ||
In December [[:Category:Founded in 2008|2008]], a guy found [[Archive.org:20130121165457/http://CS.Brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki|all open installs]] ([[Archive.org]] link) of the MediaWiki code. And until mid-[[:Category:Founded in 2013|2013]], there used to be the [[Archive.org:20130508132829/http://MWusers.com/forums/forum.php|MediaWiki Users forums]] (Archive.org link). | In December [[:Category:Founded in 2008|2008]], a guy found [[Archive.org:20130121165457/http://CS.Brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki|all open installs]] ([[Archive.org]] link) of the MediaWiki code. And until mid-[[:Category:Founded in 2013|2013]], there used to be the [[Archive.org:20130508132829/http://MWusers.com/forums/forum.php|MediaWiki Users forums]] (Archive.org link). | ||
;''MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information | ;''MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information | ||
:add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – [[Cambridge-Dictionary:eg|e.g.]] <code><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:Statistics</nowiki></code> (non-English [[:Category:Wiki language|language]] interface versions will automatically convert this to their actual language). Dependent on MW software {{Mw|version}}, there is a number called 'Content pages', or on earlier MW versions '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. It is also possible to [https://wiki.S23.org/wiki/Wikistats/Add_private_wiki add a private MediaWiki site] entry to the WikiStats by S23 [[Archive.org:20200205103323/http://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php?sort=good_desc,total_desc&th=0&lines=1500|list of MediaWiki sites]] system (at [[S23-Wiki]]), which tracks various statistics of MediaWiki-powered wiki sites. | :add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – [[Cambridge-Dictionary:eg|e.g.]] <code><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:Statistics</nowiki></code> (non-English [[:Category:Wiki language|language]] interface versions will automatically convert this to their actual language). Dependent on MW software {{Mw|version}}, there is a number called 'Content pages', or on earlier MW versions '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. It is also possible to [https://wiki.S23.org/wiki/Wikistats/Add_private_wiki add a private MediaWiki site] entry to the WikiStats by S23 [[Archive.org:20200205103323/http://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php?sort=good_desc,total_desc&th=0&lines=1500|list of MediaWiki sites]] system (at [[S23-Wiki]]), which tracks various [[:Category:Statistics|statistics]] of MediaWiki-powered wiki sites. | ||
;''MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] (wF) information | ;''MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] (wF) information | ||
:go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – e.g. <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code>. | :go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – e.g. <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code>. | ||
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;''External links | ;''External links | ||
{{WikiMatrix wiki engine features|MediaWiki}} | {{WikiMatrix wiki engine features|MediaWiki}} | ||
*[https:// | *[https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki-announce – MediaWiki update and security announcements list] — at Lists.Wikimedia.org from [[Wikimedia Lists]] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki-l – MediaWiki announcements and site admin list] — at Lists.Wikimedia.org from Wikimedia Lists | ||
*[https:// | *[https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/ Directory of all MediaWiki releases] — at Releases.Wikimedia.org from [[Wikimedia Releases]] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/mediawiki/core MediaWiki / core] — at Gerrit.Wikimedia.org | ||
*{{Mw|Sites using MediaWiki}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]] | *{{Mw|Sites using MediaWiki}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]] | ||
*{{Mw|Help: Contents}} — at MediaWiki.org | *{{Mw|Help: Contents}} — at MediaWiki.org | ||
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*{{Mw|Manual: Combating spam}} — at MediaWiki.org | *{{Mw|Manual: Combating spam}} — at MediaWiki.org | ||
{{Wikistats 2.2-project|mw|MediaWikis (independent)|over 12,120 independent MediaWiki-powered}} | {{Wikistats 2.2-project|mw|MediaWikis (independent)|over 12,120 independent MediaWiki-powered}} | ||
**[https:// | **[https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/largest_html.php List of largest MediaWikis] — sortable tabulated list of largest wiki sites (from any host) by 'good' pages, in html output | ||
**[https:// | **[https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/largest_csv.php List of largest MediaWikis] — tabulated list of largest wiki sites (from any host) by 'good' pages, in downloadable csv (spreadsheet) output | ||
**[https:// | **[https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/largest_wiki.php List of largest MediaWikis] — tabulated list of largest wiki sites (from any host) by 'good' pages, in wikitext (wikitable) output | ||
*[[Archive.org:20200205103323/http://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 30 December 2014, but still useful historical information) | *[[Archive.org:20200205103323/http://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 30 December 2014, but still useful historical information) | ||
*[https://wiki. | *[https://wiki.s23.org/wiki/Wikistats Wikistats] — at wiki.S23.org, the new site of [[S23-Wiki]], now hosted by Miraheze | ||
*[https://trends. | *[https://trends.builtwith.com/cms/MediaWiki MediaWiki usage statistics] — at trends.BuiltWith.com | ||
*[https:// | *[https://twitter.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Twitter feed] — (rather dormant and inactive!) | ||
*[https://www. | *[https://www.facebook.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Facebook page] | ||
*[https://www. | *[https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205099323 MediaWiki Developers Facebook group] | ||
*[[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]] | ||
*[[Archive.org:20170111064332/http://KnowledgeLab.org.uk/Importing_pbwiki_to_mediawiki|Importing pbwiki to mediawiki]] — KnowledgeLab.org.uk at [[KnowledgeLab]], via Archive.org | *[[Archive.org:20170111064332/http://KnowledgeLab.org.uk/Importing_pbwiki_to_mediawiki|Importing pbwiki to mediawiki]] — KnowledgeLab.org.uk at [[KnowledgeLab]], via Archive.org | ||