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'''Wikia''', now branded as '''FANDOM powered by Wikia''', and formerly known as '''Wikicities''', is a [[wiki farm|collection]] of over 400,000<ref name=About>[http://www.Wikia.com/about About | Fandom], ''www.Wikia.com'', Wikia, Inc., accessed 26 May 2018.</ref> [[wiki]]s — known as a '{{tag|WikiFarm|wiki farm}}' — run by '''[[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Wikia, Inc.|Wikia, Inc.]]''' It was founded by [[Jimmy Wales]] (who had previously founded [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]) and [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Starling]] in October {{tag|FoundedIn2004|2004}}.  Its original tagline was ''"Create. Collaborate. Be Original."''  In 2006, [[WikiaSite:community:User:Gil|Gil Penchina]] became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and hoped to take Wikia to a new level as he did with [[:Category:eBay|eBay]].  In late 2011, a new CEO [[WikiaSite:community:Forum:Craig Palmer, new CEO of Wikia|Craig Palmer]] was appointed.  In late 2016, the entire Wikia site was rebranded 'Fandom',<ref>[http://community.Wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Craiglpalmer/Wikia_is_now_Fandom_powered_by_Wikia User blog:Craiglpalmer / Wikia is now Fandom powered by Wikia], ''community.Wikia.com'', Wikia, Inc., accessed 26 May 2018.</ref> and also launched the non-profit [https://Wikia.org/ Wikia.org].

[[Wikia|Wikia.com]] uses a unique and heavily modified creation of the {{tag|MediaWiki}} {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}}; it is visually different from regular MediaWiki sites in that it has its own {{tag|custom skin}}, and most notably, is embedded with a range and variety of graphic and dynamic {{tag|Advertising|advertisements}}.  The fundamental business model of Wikia is the offering of {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}} hosting for an individual or community to build a free content [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-based website.  New wikis can be created instantly at http://create.Wikia.com.  Hosting of wiki, and 24&nbsp;hour customer support is free, in return for advertising placed on the pages; but [[editor]]s and users have little say over the advertisements their website displays.  Support, on both the technical and community aspects of running a wiki community, is provided at [[Wikia Community Central]] (or one of the [[Template:Wikia Community Central|other]] [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] Community wikis).

[[:Category:Wikia Staff|Wikia staff]] and helpers have [[sysop]] powers throughout <u>all</u> Wikia wikis, as well as several types of automated detection and blocking tools to help deal with [[vandal]]s and [[spam]] on individual wikis.  This can be helpful for [[:Category:Wikis with a strong viewpoint|controversial]] wikis like [[Liberapedia]] which tends to attract vandals.

[[User]]s with new 'talk' messages on ''any'' Wikia wiki will get a notification about the message on ''any other'' Wikia wiki where they have a tab or window open.  If a user has different [[username]]s for different Wikia wikis, then logging into a different account for one can change the account for all.

*WikiStats by [[S23-Wiki|S23.org]] has a tabular [https://S23.org/wikistats/wikia_html.php list of top 250 Wikias]

The exact date of founding of individual Wikia wikis used to be at <code>/Special:WikiStats</code>.

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Unlike other {{tag|WikiFarm|wiki farms}}, Wikia will generally <u>not</u> close a wiki if requested by the wikis' creator and/or community of editors.  Wikia prefer to maintain inactive wikis in a [[:Category:Dormant|dormant]] state, and actively seek others to 'adopt' said wikis.  This will happen even when former wiki owners [[Fork|copy]] their entire wiki project and [[:Category:Ex-Wikia|re-host]] it on another provider or [[wiki farm]].  Wikia wikis are only usually [[:Category:Dead|closed]] in exceptional circumstances, typically if the content or intent of the wiki breaches Wikias' [[WikiaSite:community:Community Central:Closed Wikia|terms of service]].

For those registered users having problems logging into Wikia, a solution is to disable scripts from Wikia, then clicking on the 'Log in' link which will send you to [[wikia:Special:UserLogin|Log-in webpage]].

Wikia offers {{tag|Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free}} hosting for a community to build a wiki-based website based on a unique and heavily modified version of {{tag|MediaWiki}}, in return for the display of {{tag|Advertising|advertisements}}.  Some registered [[user]]s complain that they have little say over the placement or content of advertisements their wikisite displays.

As of September 2012, Wikia was worth an estimated $13.93 Million USD to the advertisers, with a daily page view of more than 6,358,000; since all three links have nearly the same figures, it must be for the whole of Wikia.

===[[:Category:Skins|Skins]]===

The default skin for Wikia wikis used to be called 'Monaco', more colorful and customizable than the default {{tag|MediaWiki}} '{{tag|Monobook}}' skin that [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] used.  While registered users could view Wikia sites using the Monobook skin (by choosing it in their preferences), Wikia did not allow it to be chosen as a default skin for all wiki visitors, which was frustrating for some communities.  Wikia says statistics show that Monaco encourages new registered users by making editing easier, but many left Wikia nonetheless.

In December 2014, Wikia introduced yet another skin, causing even more controversy among users.<ref>[http://community.Wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Rupert_Giles/Prototype_for_a_new_article_layout User blog:Rupert Giles / Prototype for a new article layout], ''community.Wikia.com'', Wikia, Inc., accessed 26 May 2018.</ref>