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(*[https://trends.BuiltWith.com/cms/MediaWiki MediaWiki usage statistics] — at trends.BuiltWith.com)
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{{Wiki Engine <!--see 'Template:Wiki Engine' for full detail and hidden help advice-->
 
|name            = <big>MediaWiki</big>
 
|name            = <big>MediaWiki</big>
 
|URL              = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Download
 
|URL              = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Download
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|logo            = [[File:MediaWiki.png|MediaWiki original logo]]
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|logo            = [[File:MediaWiki.png|MediaWiki original wiki logo|alt=]]
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|wide logo        = y
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|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
 
|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
 
|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
 
|about URL        = https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Project:About
 
|documentation URL= https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Documentation
 
|documentation URL= https://www.MediaWiki.org/wiki/Documentation
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|maintopic        = Wiki Engine
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|maintopic        = Wiki Engine<!--leave this as is, it can not be over-ridden-->
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|founder          = [[Magnus Manske]]<br><small>('pre-version')</small><br>[[Lee Daniel Crocker]]<br><small>(1st official version)</small>
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|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>
 
|CEO              = {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia&nbsp;Foundation,&nbsp;Inc.}} <small>(owner)</small>
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|language        = Multilingual
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|language        = Multilingual<!--for interface only, eg: English, Multilingual, Japanese etc; not for support or meta wiki-->
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|prog language    = PHP
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|prog language    = PHP<!--WikiMatrix, GitHub, or SourceForge may advise correct prog lang-->
 
|s/w license      = GNU General Public License
 
|s/w license      = GNU General Public License
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|status          = Vibrant
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|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}}
 
}}{{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 designed and developed for [[: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]]); MediaWiki is now used by the most active and [[WikisWithTheMostPages|largest wikis]], it is also used extensively, and exclusively by other {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) projects; along with many, many other independent [[:Category:All|wikis]], along with [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free]] and commercial [[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farm|wiki farms]].
 
'''MediaWiki''' ('''MW''') software is the {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} software package that runs this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site.  Originally designed and developed for [[: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]]); MediaWiki is now used by the most active and [[WikisWithTheMostPages|largest wikis]], it is also used extensively, and exclusively by other {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) projects; along with many, many other independent [[:Category:All|wikis]], along with [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free]] and commercial [[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farm|wiki farms]].
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;''MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information
 
;''MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information
 
:add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – eg. <code><nowiki>http://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 sometimes '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.  We can also [https://wiki.s23.org/wiki/Wikistats/Add_private_wiki add MediaWiki site] listings to the [https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php?sort=good_desc,total_desc&th=0&lines=1500 https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php]{{DeadEL}} system which tracks various wiki statistics.
 
:add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – eg. <code><nowiki>http://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 sometimes '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.  We can also [https://wiki.s23.org/wiki/Wikistats/Add_private_wiki add MediaWiki site] listings to the [https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php?sort=good_desc,total_desc&th=0&lines=1500 https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php]{{DeadEL}} system which tracks various wiki statistics.
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;''MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] information
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;''MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] (wF) information
 
:go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code>.
 
:go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code>.
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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 system administrator subsequently added {{Mw|Extension:HitCounters}}, available from MediaWiki.org.
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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.
  
 
;''See also
 
;''See also
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*[https://Facebook.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Facebook page]
 
*[https://Facebook.com/MediaWikiOrg MediaWikiOrg Facebook page]
 
*[https://Facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205099323 MediaWiki Developers Facebook group]
 
*[https://Facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=2205099323 MediaWiki Developers Facebook group]
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*[https://WikiApiary.com WikiApiary.com] — a wiki that collects, displays and analyzes information about the usage and performance of MediaWiki websites
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*[https://WikiApiary.com WikiApiary.com] — wiki site that collects, displays and analyzes information about the usage and performance of MediaWiki websites
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*[https://trends.BuiltWith.com/cms/MediaWiki MediaWiki usage statistics] — at trends.BuiltWith.com
 
*[https://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 27 March 2011, but still useful information)
 
*[https://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 27 March 2011, but still useful information)
 
*[https://wiki.s23.org/wiki/Wikistats Wikistats] — wiki.s23.org, the new host of [[S23-Wiki|s23]]
 
*[https://wiki.s23.org/wiki/Wikistats Wikistats] — wiki.s23.org, the new host of [[S23-Wiki|s23]]

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Template:Wiki Engine

For the home wiki used for discussion, help, development, and advice regarding use of the actual MediaWiki (MW) software and extensions, and MW software downloads, see: MediaWiki.org.

MediaWiki (MW) software is the wiki engine software package that runs this WikiIndex wiki site. Originally designed and developed for Wikipedia in 2002 (though not the original Wikipedia wiki engine from 2001, that was the Perl-based UseMod Wiki); MediaWiki is now used by the most active and largest wikis, it is also used extensively, and exclusively by other Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) projects; along with many, many other independent wikis, along with free and commercial 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' MediaWiki 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 PHP, and is probably the most widely deployed wiki engine software in the global wikisphere. Some would argue that a wiki should be more simplistic, with fewer features; however, MediaWikis' design, and its success speaks for itself. MediaWiki has spawned many clones, or 'forks', the most notable being Wikia. MediaWiki is a highly developed, feature-rich, and now very complex free software that is released under version 2 of the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL v2), and requires either MySQL 5.0.2+, PostgreSQL, or SQLite for data storage.

In December 2008, this fellow found all open installs (Archive.org link) of the MediaWiki code. And until mid 2013, there used to be the MediaWiki Users forums (Archive.org link). Template:WikiEngineFeatures

MediaWiki size information
add /Special:Statistics at the end of the URL – eg. http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:Statistics (non-English language versions will automatically convert this to their actual language). Dependent on MW software version, there is a number called 'Content pages' or sometimes 'pages that are probably legitimate content pages' – use that lower number. Ignore the (often much larger) 'all pages in the wiki, including redirects' number. We can also add MediaWiki site listings to the https://S23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php [dead link] system which tracks various wiki statistics.
MediaWiki wikiFactor (wF) information
go to the /Special:PopularPages page of the wiki – http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:PopularPages.

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 only if the wiki site owner or server-side system administrator subsequently added Extension:HitCounters, available from MediaWiki.org.

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 — at WikiApiary.com, the wiki site for detailed information on all MediaWiki-powered websites
External links
current Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) logo

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (WMF), founded 20 June 2003, is the wiki company and non-profit charitable organization[1] responsible for a very large number (over 900 in total) of very active collaborative user-generated wiki sites, which are grouped together by primary subject and known as a 'project'; as well as the wiki engine software initially developed by themselves, known as MediaWiki. The Wikimedia Foundations' major wiki projects started with Wikipedia (encyclopedia), and subsequently expanded to include Wiktionary (dictionary and thesaurus), Wikiquote (quotations), Wikibooks (open content textbooks), Wikisource (free content primary-source and secondary-source texts), Wikinews (news source), Wikiversity (open learning community), Wikispecies (free species directory), and many others as listed below. Most of these 'projects' have separate wiki site versions written in many different languages. There is also the Wikimedia Commons (shared repository for documents, images, videos, and other media and text files), Wikidata (central space knowledge base for data used on all WMF projects), and the Wikimedia Meta-Wiki (coordination of issues common to all Wikimedia projects). The Wikimedia Foundations' global reach is nurtured in its Incubator, where all new language versions for all projects are initiated and developed before being launched as a new separate wiki site. The Foundations' most recent major project, Wikivoyage (a 'travelpedia'), was inducted to WMF in late 2012.

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Furthermore, the Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, granted April 2005, and headquartered at 1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco County, State of California 94104, United States of America.[2]

All Wikimedia Foundation projects, wiki sites, portals, and websites (view • edit • talk)

Wikipedia • Wiktionary • Wikiquote • Wikibooks • Wikisource • Wikinews • Wikiversity • Wikispecies • MediaWiki.org • Commons • Commons Archive • Wikidata • Wikidata Test • Wikivoyage • Meta-Wiki • Incubator • Wikitech • Wikitech Test • Wikimedia Foundation •

Chapters • Thematic organizations • User groups • Wikimania • Outreach • Labs • Toolserver • Toolforge • Statistics • Phabricator • Beta Cluster • Downloads • Analytics • Software Releases • Documentation • Lists • Blog • Shop • Donate • Login • Diff • API Portal

original Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) logo from 2003
subsequent Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) logo
Wikimedia Foundation private and management wikis

Board • BoardGovCom • Foundation Governance • Office • Executive • Internal • Affiliations Committee • OTRS • Collab • Movement Roles • Audit Committee • Search Committee • Advisory Board • Quality • Usability Initiative • Strategic Planning • SP-Com • Stewards • CheckUser • Advisors • Thank You

Wikimedia Foundation hosting services

Wikimedia Cloud Services • Wikimedia Cloud VPS

External links
Official WMF social media and networking
Further reading
Any red links above need the {{Wiki}} infobox template (if appropriate), their Wikimedia Foundation wiki site (or website) URLs, the {{Wikimedia-stub}} template (if needed), and this {{Wikimedia Foundation}} navigation template added.

The wiki sites and / or other articles listed below in this category and sub-categories are powered by, or refer to the MediaWiki wiki engine software.

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