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'''Wikidot.com''' is the worlds' largest [[wiki farm]],<ref name=About>[https://www.wikidot.com/about About Wikidot.com - free and pro wiki hosting]; ''www.wikidot.com''; Wikidot Inc.; accessed 15 October 2022.</ref> running 120,000 sites.  Their mission is to provide {{tag|Free wiki farm|free}} and professional [[wiki]] site publishing, collaboration, and communication solutions to anyone who needs it and wants it.
'''Wikidot.com''' is the worlds' largest [[wiki farm]],<ref name=About>[https://www.wikidot.com/about About Wikidot.com - free and pro wiki hosting]; ''www.wikidot.com''; Wikidot Inc.; accessed 15 October 2022.</ref> running 120,000 sites.  Their mission is to provide {{tag|Free wiki farm|free}} and professional [[wiki]] site publishing, collaboration, and communication solutions to anyone who needs it and wants it.


Each wikidot wiki site gets a sub-domain on <tt>.wikidot.com</tt> (eg <tt>mywiki.wikidot.com</tt>).  There is also a possibility to map a custom domain for free (eg <tt>mywiki.com</tt> – if previously registered by the wiki site [[owner]]).<ref name=Features>[https://www.wikidot.com/features Awesome features - Wikidot - free and pro wiki hosting]; ''www.wikidot.com''; Wikidot Inc.; accessed 15 October 2022.</ref>  One can optionally allow Wikidot to display {{tag|advertising}} on their wiki site and get 80% of revenue.  Wikidot features include: {{tag|RSS}} import/export, private RSS feeds for [[user]]s (notifications and watched items), RSS for page changes and forum, customisable themes (every item can be styled with {{tag|Cascading Style Sheets}} (CSS)), advanced forum for each site.  Custom page hierarchies, searching, advanced page [[edit]] locking (full/section/append), [[Banning|blocking]] users and [[IP address]]es, and private messages between users.  Wikidot users must now {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirm their email address}} when registering for an account; each user can then create up to five (previously 20) Wikidot wiki sites, and be a member of an unlimited number of wiki sites.
Each wikidot wiki site gets a sub-domain on <tt>.wikidot.com</tt> (eg <tt>mywiki.wikidot.com</tt>).  There is also a possibility to map a custom domain for free (eg <tt>mywiki.com</tt> – if previously registered by the wiki site [[owner]]).<ref name=Features>[https://www.wikidot.com/features Awesome features - Wikidot - free and pro wiki hosting]; ''www.wikidot.com''; Wikidot Inc.; accessed 15 October 2022.</ref>  One can optionally allow Wikidot to display {{tag|advertising}} on their wiki site and get 80% of revenue.  Wikidot features include: {{tag|RSS}} import/export, private RSS feeds for [[user]]s (notifications and watched items), RSS for page changes and forum, customisable themes (every item can be styled with {{tag|Cascading Style Sheets}} (CSS)), advanced forum for each site.  Custom page hierarchies, searching, advanced page [[edit]] locking (full/section/append), [[Banning|blocking]] users and [[IP address]]es, and private messages between users.  Wikidot users must now {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirm their email address}} when registering for an account; each user can then create up to five (previously 20) Wikidot wiki sites, and be a member of an unlimited number of wiki sites.  Wikidot also has a {{tag|GreatFeature|great feature}}, available on most Wikidot wiki sites: the top right of each site has an 'Explore »' option (sometimes substituted with a small aeroplane icon), and this will open a new random Wikidot site, from anywhere in the world, on any random [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]], in any different [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]].


===Support sites===
Wikidot have a number of official support wiki sites for visitors and their registered users.  [[Wikidot Community]] (found at <tt>http://community.wikidot.com</tt>), the [[Handbook (Wikidot)]] (at <tt>http://handbook.wikidot.com</tt>), their open sandbox is [[Wikidot Sandbox]] (<tt>http://try.wikidot.com</tt>, previously at <tt>http://sandbox.wikidot.com</tt>), [[Wikidot Packages]] (<tt>http://packages.wikidot.com</tt>), the [[Forum template]] (at <tt>http://forum-template.wikidot.com</tt>), [[Free Wikidot Themes]] (at <tt>http://themes.wikidot.com</tt>), [[Wikidot Code Snippets]] (at <tt>http://snippets.wikidot.com</tt>), [[Iron Giant]] (a project to create a collection of free Wikidot applications, at <tt>http://IronGiant.wikidot.com</tt>), and [[Multiplayer]] (to bring together gamers old and new, in a fun and competitive environment, at <tt>http://multiplayer.wikidot.com</tt>).
===Statistics===
;''Wikidot [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information
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;''Wikidot [[wikiFactor]] (wF) information
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===Software===
Also available as a free downloadable {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}},{{Fact}} released under version 3 of the {{tag|GNU Affero General Public License}} (AGPL v3); Wikidot uses {{tag|Ajax}} for clean and fast interface (no browser page-reload).  It is [[:Category:Search engine|SEO]]-friendly, has no limits on site size, and provides for public and [[:Category:Private|private]] wiki sites.  Lots of widgets; including allowing embedding a [[:Category:Video|video]] from [[:Category:YouTube|YouTube]] and / or [[:Category:Google|GoogleVideo]], photos from Flickr, chats from Meebo, and many more.
Also available as a free downloadable {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}},{{Fact}} released under version 3 of the {{tag|GNU Affero General Public License}} (AGPL v3); Wikidot uses {{tag|Ajax}} for clean and fast interface (no browser page-reload).  It is [[:Category:Search engine|SEO]]-friendly, has no limits on site size, and provides for public and [[:Category:Private|private]] wiki sites.  Lots of widgets; including allowing embedding a [[:Category:Video|video]] from [[:Category:YouTube|YouTube]] and / or [[:Category:Google|GoogleVideo]], photos from Flickr, chats from Meebo, and many more.


Wikidot have a number of official support wiki sites for visitors and their registered users.  [[Wikidot Community]] (found at <tt>http://community.wikidot.com</tt>), the [[Handbook (Wikidot)]] (at <tt>http://handbook.wikidot.com</tt>), their open sandbox is [[Wikidot Sandbox]] (<tt>http://try.wikidot.com</tt>, previously at <tt>http://sandbox.wikidot.com</tt>), [[Wikidot Packages]] (<tt>http://packages.wikidot.com</tt>), the [[Forum template]] (at <tt>http://forum-template.wikidot.com</tt>), [[Free Wikidot Themes]] (at <tt>http://themes.wikidot.com</tt>), [[Wikidot Code Snippets]] (at <tt>http://snippets.wikidot.com</tt>), [[Iron Giant]] (a project to create a collection of free Wikidot applications, at <tt>http://IronGiant.wikidot.com</tt>), [[Multiplayer]] (to bring together gamers old and new, in a fun and competitive environment, at <tt>http://multiplayer.wikidot.com</tt>).  Wikidot also has a {{tag|GreatFeature|great feature}}, available on most Wikidot wiki sites: the top right of each site has an 'Explore »' option (sometimes substituted with a small aeroplane icon), and this will open a new random Wikidot site, from anywhere in the world, on any random [[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject]], in any different [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]].
===Company data===
 
;''Company data
Wikidot.com is [[Owner|owned]] and operated by '''Wikidot Inc.''', incorporated in the {{tag|Delaware|State of Delaware}}, [[:Category:United States of America|USA]]; Division of Corporations, file no. 4326793.<ref name=About/>  Wikidot.com was originally developed in {{tag|Poland}}, and the {{tag|Wiki company|company's}} operational office is based in {{Wp|Toruń}}, Poland.  Wikidot Inc. released the Wikidot {{tag|Wiki Engine|software}} as {{tag|open source}} in January {{tag|FoundedIn2008|2008}}.  Wikidot Inc. focuses on providing the highest quality wiki platform for diverse web projects, at the lowest possible cost.  Wikidot CEO is [[Michał Frąckowiak]].<ref name=About/>
Wikidot.com is [[Owner|owned]] and operated by '''Wikidot Inc.''', incorporated in the {{tag|Delaware|State of Delaware}}, [[:Category:United States of America|USA]]; Division of Corporations, file no. 4326793.<ref name=About/>  Wikidot.com was originally developed in {{tag|Poland}}, and the {{tag|Wiki company|company's}} operational office is based in {{Wp|Toruń}}, Poland.  Wikidot Inc. released the Wikidot {{tag|Wiki Engine|software}} as {{tag|open source}} in January {{tag|FoundedIn2008|2008}}.  Wikidot Inc. focuses on providing the highest quality wiki platform for diverse web projects, at the lowest possible cost.  Wikidot CEO is [[Michał Frąckowiak]].<ref name=About/>


The Polish office of Wikidot Inc. operates under the following registration data:  '''Wikidot Inc. S.A. Oddział w Polsce''', ul. Kopernika 21, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.  REGON: 340390029, KRS: 0000294101, [[:Category:European Union|EU]] VAT id: PL1020000446.<ref name=About/>
The Polish office of Wikidot Inc. operates under the following registration data:  '''Wikidot Inc. S.A. Oddział w Polsce''', ul. Kopernika 21, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.  REGON: 340390029, KRS: 0000294101, [[:Category:European Union|EU]] VAT id: PL1020000446.<ref name=About/>


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*{{Wp|Wikidot}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]]
*{{Wp|Wikidot}} — at the [[English Wikipedia]]