Template:Free MediaWiki wiki farms

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wiki farm main URL MediaWiki
version
list of wikis wiki backup; Special:Export
and database dumps
help forums
or talk
create a wiki funding
EditThis.info EditThis.info 1.15.1 (ancient) unknown unknown Help Feature requests Create a Wiki donations
Miraheze meta.miraheze.org 1.28.2 (recent) List of wikis Backups link to MediaWiki-Help Forum Request a wiki donations
Referata Referata.com 1.25.5 (legacy) List of wikis Export Help Feature requests Creating a Referata site unknown
ShoutWiki ShoutWiki.com 1.29.0 (most modern) Category:Wikis export, and database dumps Help Forums
Bug/Issue tracker
Create a wiki ads
Wiki.Wiki Wiki.wiki 1.24.2 (legacy) Category:Wikis available link to MediaWiki-Help unknown new wiki creation blocked ads
Wikia www.Wikia.com 1.19.24 (ancient) Category: Hubs Export, and database dumps Help Forums Create New Wiki ads
  • EditThis.info: — this MediaWiki host is 100% free. However, it appears to have been abandoned by their system administrators (the feature requests page has little to no responses, and the village pump has been blanked and protected). Also, this host is running an ancient version of MediaWiki, and thus is significantly lacking the latest features.
  • Miraheze: — users should be aware that despite what is advertised, Miraheze developers do not allow wiki founders to fully manage the configuration settings. Some of the extensions are similar to that of the Wikimedia Foundation, but many of them are strictly off-limits. Miraheze staff have also been known to interfere with local community operations.
  • Referata: — this host has specialized in Semantic wikis. Users should be aware that the site appears to have become a dormant wiki hosting provider, as the feature requests page has been abandoned for some time, and the recent changes is usually filed with account creations.
  • ShoutWiki:social tools are one of ShoutWiki's fields of expertise. A charge of $5.50 is required to remove page-cluttering ads, which the site unfortunately relies on for funding. Some highly technical features are available to staff only. ShoutWiki staff consists of experienced MediaWiki developers and editors.
  • Wiki.Wiki: — as of December 2016, the ability to create wikis has been removed. Attempting to request a wiki returns a message saying "we are evaluating the wiki.wiki program right now and are not creating new wikis for a while". This message has been present for over three months, and filing a request returns absolutely nothing.
  • Wikia: — this host is also prolifically ad-spammed, with no paid removal option available, and the staff is not very open to founder configuration control. There are many features that are available to staff-only.