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{{Wiki Engine <!--see 'Template:Wiki Engine' for full detail and hidden help advice-->
|name             = <big>MediaWiki</big>
|URL              = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Download
|logo             = [[File:MediaWiki.png|MediaWiki original wiki logo|alt=]]
|wide logo        = y<!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND / OR the title is too long-->
|changes URL      = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Release_notes
|wikinode URL     = https://web.Archive.org/web/20161017183534/https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Node/de
|about URL        = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Project:About
|documentation URL= https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Documentation
|maintopic        = Wiki Engine<!--leave this as is, it can not be over-ridden-->
|founder          = [[Magnus Manske]] <small>('pre-version')</small><br>[[Lee Daniel Crocker]] <small>(1st official version)</small>
|CEO              = {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia&nbsp;Foundation,&nbsp;Inc.}} <small>(owner)</small>
|language         = Multilingual<!--for interface only, eg: English, Multilingual, Japanese etc; not for support or meta wiki-->
|prog language    = PHP<!--WikiMatrix, GitHub, or SourceForge may advise correct prog lang-->
|s/w license      = GNU General Public License
|status           = Active<!--'Active' if available, 'Dead' if not, 'Dormant' if available but no staff support-->
}}{{For|the home wiki used for discussion, help, development, and advice regarding use of the actual MediaWiki (MW) software and extensions, <u>and</u> MW software downloads|MediaWiki.org}}
'''MediaWiki''' ('''MW''') software is the {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} software package that runs this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site.  Originally created, designed, and developed for the then fledgling [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] in {{tag|FoundedIn2002|2002}} (though <u>not</u> the [[Nostalgia Wikipedia|original Wikipedia]] wiki engine from 2001, that was the [[:Category:Perl|Perl]]-based [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]] software); MediaWiki is now used by the most active and [[Wikis with the most pages|largest wikis]], it is also used extensively, and exclusively by other {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) {{WMF-Meta|Wikimedia projects|projects}}; along with many, many other independent [[:Category:All|wiki sites]], and also [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free]] and commercial [[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farm|wiki farms]].

The initial 'pre-version' software (known as 'Phase II software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by [[Magnus Manske]], and used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January 2002.  A 'Phase III software' became the first 'official' <u>MediaWiki</u> software, and was a substantial re-write by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]; this was first used on the [[English Wikipedia]] on 20 July 2002.  MediaWiki is compiled and written in {{tag|PHP}}, and is probably the most widely deployed wiki engine {{tag|software}} in the global [[wikisphere]].  Some would 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 success speaks for itself.  MediaWiki has spawned many clones, or '[[:Category:Fork|forks]]', the most notable being [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]], along with [[:Category:GetWiki|GetWiki]] (created for [[Wikinfo|Wikinfo.org]]).  MediaWiki is an extremely highly developed, feature-rich, and now very complex {{tag|free software}} that is released under version 2 of the {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GNU GPL v2), and requires either [[:Category:MySQL|MySQL 5.0.2+]], [[:Category:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]], or [[:Category:SQLite|SQLite]] for data storage.

In December 2008, this fellow found [[Archive.org:20130121165457/http://CS.Brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki|all open installs]] ([[Archive.org]] link) of the MediaWiki code.  And until mid 2013, there used to be the [[Archive.org:20130508132829/http://MWusers.com/forums/forum.php|MediaWiki Users forums]] (Archive.org link).
{{WikiEngineFeatures|MediaWiki}}

;''MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information
:add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – eg. <code><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/Special:Statistics</nowiki></code> (non-English [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] versions will automatically convert this to their actual language).  Dependent on MW software 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, which tracks various statistics of MediaWiki powered wiki sites.
;''MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] (wF) information
:go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code>.
:Note: from around MediaWiki version 1.24, the included standard internal tool which provided the 'page views' output and [[popular pages]] list rankings was globally disabled (removed) from all future releases of MediaWiki.  It is still possible to use the 'Special:PopularPages' link, but <u>only</u> if the wiki site owner or server-side system administrator subsequently added {{Mw|Extension:HitCounters}}, available from MediaWiki.org.  If popular pages is no longer available, it is acceptable to use an archived value of wikiFactor, supported by an appropriate archived URL.

;''See also
*[[MediaWiki.org]] — home wiki site for discussion, help, development, and advice for use on the specific MediaWiki software and extensions
*[[:Category: MediaWiki wiki farm]]
*[[WikiApiary]] — the wiki site for detailed information on all MediaWiki-powered websites, itself powered by MediaWiki, together with Semantic MediaWiki

;''External links
*[https://Lists.Wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki-announce – MediaWiki update and security announcements list] — from [[Wikimedia Lists]] at Lists.Wikimedia.org
*[https://Lists.Wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki-l – MediaWiki announcements and site admin list] — from Wikimedia Lists at Lists.Wikimedia.org
*[https://Releases.Wikimedia.org/mediawiki/ Directory of all MediaWiki releases] — from [[Wikimedia Releases]] at Releases.Wikimedia.org
*{{Mw|Sites using MediaWiki}} — at [[MediaWiki.org]]
*{{Mw|Help: Contents}} — at MediaWiki.org
*{{Mw|Manual: FAQ}} — at MediaWiki.org
*{{Mw|Manual: Configuration settings}} — at MediaWiki.org
*{{Mw|Manual: Combating spam}} — at MediaWiki.org
*[[WikiStats-WMCloud:mw|WikiStats – List of MediaWikis (independent)]] — sortable list table of over 12,120 independent MediaWiki-powered wiki sites from [[Wikistats 2.2]] at WikiStats.WMCloud.org; MediaWiki statistics, hosted by [[:Category:Wikimedia Cloud Services|Wikimedia Cloud Services]] (WMCS)
*[[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 information)
*[https://wiki.s23.org/wiki/Wikistats Wikistats] — wiki.s23.org, the new site of [[S23-Wiki|s23]], hosted by Miraheze
*[https://WikiApiary.com WikiApiary.com] — wiki site that collects, displays and analyzes information about the usage and performance of MediaWiki websites
*[https://trends.BuiltWith.com/cms/MediaWiki MediaWiki usage statistics] — at trends.BuiltWith.com
*[https://Twitter.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Twitter feed] — (rather dormant and inactive!)
*[https://www.Facebook.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Facebook page]
*[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]]
*[[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:20100106081844/http://WikiAngela.com/wiki/Importing_pbwiki_to_mediawiki|Importing pbwiki to mediawiki]] — WikiAngela.com at [[WikiAngela]], via Archive.org (mirror of above KnowledgeLab article)
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The [[wiki]] sites and / or other [[article]]s listed below in this [[Special:Categories|category]] and sub-[[categories]] are powered by, or refer to the '''MediaWiki''' wiki engine software.
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