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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.org 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 | |||
|source code URL = https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki | |||
|maintopic = Wiki engine<!--leave this as is, it can not be overridden--> | |||
|founder = [[Magnus Manske]] <small>('pre-version')</small><br>[[Lee Daniel Crocker]] <small>(1st official version)</small> | |||
|CEO = {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.}} <small>(owner)</small> | |||
|language = Multilingual<!--for interface only, e.g. 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 'meta' 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}} | |||
[[File:MediaWiki, powered by 176x62.png|frame|'Powered by MediaWiki' identification button, original version|alt=]] | |||
[[File:MediaWiki, powered by (2) 176x62.png|frame|'Powered by MediaWiki' identification button, current version|alt=]] | |||
<big>'''MediaWiki'''</big> ('''MW''') is the {{tag|wiki engine}} software package that runs or 'powers' this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site. Originally designed, created, and developed for the then fledgling [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] wiki site in {{tag|Founded in 2002|2002}} (though <u>not</u> the original wiki engine that powered the [[Nostalgia Wikipedia|original Wikipedia]] from [[:Category:Founded in 2001|2001]]; that was the [[:Category:Perl|Perl]]-based [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]] software); MediaWiki [[:Category:Software|software]] is now used by the most active and [[Wikis with the most pages|largest wiki sites]]. MediaWiki is also used extensively, ''and'' exclusively by all other wiki sites hosted by the {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) (including all of their wiki '{{WMF-Meta|Wikimedia projects|projects}}'); along with many, <u>many</u> other [[:Category:Independent|independently]]-hosted [[:Category:All|wiki sites]]. MediaWiki is also the software of first choice to power many different [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farm|free]] and commercial [[:Category:MediaWiki wiki farm|wiki farms]]. | |||
;''History and features | |||
After it was discovered that the [[:Category:UseMod Wiki|UseMod Wiki]] software was not adequate nor appropriate to power a wiki-based [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], a new software solution was required for [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]. The initial 'pre-version' software (known as 'Phase II (2) software' in Wikipedia circles) was created by [[Magnus Manske]], and was used on all available Wikipedia versions from 25 January {{tag|Founded in 2002|2002}}. A 'Phase III (3) software' became the first 'official' <u>'''MediaWiki'''</u> software, and this was a substantial re-write of Phase II by [[Lee Daniel Crocker]]; this new 'MediaWiki' software was first used on the [[English Wikipedia]] on 20 July 2002. | |||
MediaWiki is compiled and written in the {{tag|PHP}} programming language, and is probably one of the most widely deployed wiki engines in the global [[wikisphere]]. Some might argue that a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] should be more simplistic, with fewer features, and some have commented that MediaWiki has now become [[:Category:Bloatware|bloatware]];[https://getwiki.net/-GetWiki:Overview] however, MediaWikis' design,<!--avoids many of the clutter / feature–creep problems that can appear in other mature wiki engines--> and its prolific success speaks for itself. MediaWiki has spawned many {{Cambridge-Dictionary|clone}}s, or '[[:Category:Fork|forks]]', the most notable being [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] (now {{Cambridge-Dictionary|branded}} as Fandom), along with [[:Category:GetWiki|GetWiki]] (created for [[Wikinfo|Wikinfo.org]]). MediaWiki is extremely highly (and constantly) developed, it is feature-rich, {{tag|open source}}, and is now very complex {{tag|free software}}, that is released under version 2 of the {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GNU GPL v2). MediaWiki requires either [[:Category:MySQL|MySQL 5.0.2+]], [[:Category:PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL]], or [[:Category:SQLite|SQLite]] for data storage; it can <u>not</u> use 'flat-file' data storage. | |||
In December [[:Category:Founded in 2008|2008]], a guy found [[Archive.org:20130121165457/http://CS.Brown.edu/~pavlo/mediawiki|all open installs]] ([[Archive.org]] link) of the MediaWiki code. And until mid-[[:Category:Founded in 2013|2013]], there used to be the [[Archive.org:20130508132829/http://MWusers.com/forums/forum.php|MediaWiki Users forums]] (Archive.org link). | |||
;''MediaWiki [[:Category:Wiki Size|size]] information | |||
:add <tt>/Special:Statistics</tt> at the end of the URL – {{Cambridge-Dictionary|eg|e.g.}} <code><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:Statistics</nowiki></code> (non-English [[:Category:Wiki language|language]] interface versions will automatically convert this to their actual language). Dependent on MW software {{Mw|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 (at [[S23-Wiki]]), which tracks various [[:Category:Statistics|statistics]] of MediaWiki-powered wiki sites. | |||
;''MediaWiki [[wikiFactor]] (wF) information | |||
:go to the <tt>/Special:PopularPages</tt> page of the wiki – e.g. <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:PopularPages</nowiki></code>. | |||
:Note: from around {{Mw|MediaWiki 1.24|MediaWiki version 1.24}}, the then 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 Special:PopularPages 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]] — hosting services (typically 'paid-for' commercial) for wiki sites which use MediaWiki | |||
*[[:Category: Free MediaWiki wiki farm]] — hosting services for wiki sites which use MediaWiki without charge or fee (typically funded by inclusion of advertising) | |||
*[[WikiApiary]] — the wiki site for detailed information on all MediaWiki-powered websites, itself powered by MediaWiki, together with [[:Category:Semantic MediaWiki|Semantic MediaWiki]] | |||
*[[Template: WikiStats by S23.org MediaWiki projects table]] — original WikiStats data from {{U|mutante}}, last updated 2014-12-30 but interesting historical data | |||
;''External links | |||
{{WikiMatrix wiki engine features|MediaWiki}} | |||
*[https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki-announce – MediaWiki update and security announcements list] — at Lists.Wikimedia.org from [[Wikimedia Lists]] | |||
*[https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki-l – MediaWiki announcements and site admin list] — at Lists.Wikimedia.org from Wikimedia Lists | |||
*[https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/ Directory of all MediaWiki releases] — at Releases.Wikimedia.org from [[Wikimedia Releases]] | |||
*[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/mediawiki/core MediaWiki / core] — at Gerrit.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 v2.2-project|mw|MediaWikis (independent)|over 12,120 independent MediaWiki-powered}} | |||
**[https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/largest_html.php List of largest MediaWikis] — sortable tabulated list of largest wiki sites (from any host) by 'good' pages, in html output | |||
**[https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/largest_csv.php List of largest MediaWikis] — tabulated list of largest wiki sites (from any host) by 'good' pages, in downloadable csv (spreadsheet) output | |||
**[https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/largest_wiki.php List of largest MediaWikis] — tabulated list of largest wiki sites (from any host) by 'good' pages, in wikitext (wikitable) output | |||
*[[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 historical information) | |||
*[https://wiki.s23.org/wiki/Wikistats Wikistats] — at wiki.S23.org, the new site of [[S23-Wiki]], now hosted by Miraheze | |||
*[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) | |||
{{Wikimedia Foundation}} | |||
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The [[wiki]] sites and / or other [[article]]s listed below in this [[Special:Categories|category]] and sub-[[categories]] here on WikiIndex are powered by, or refer to the '''MediaWiki''' wiki engine software. | |||
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[[Category:Wiki English]]<!--English is the original, default, and primary language of the MediaWiki interface, so keep top. A-Z by anglophile full name sort for remainder.--> | |||
[[Category:Wiki Abkhazian]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Afar]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Afrikaans]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Albanian]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Amharic]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Arabic]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Armenian]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Assamese]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Aymara]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Azerbaijani]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Bashkir]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Basque]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Belarusian]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Bengali]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Bihari]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Bislama]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Brazilian Portuguese]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Breton]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Bulgarian]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Burmese]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Catalan]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Chinese]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Classical Chinese]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Corsican]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Croatian]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Czech]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Danish]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Dutch]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Dzongkha]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Esperanto]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki Estonian]] | |||
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[[Category:Wiki Inuktitut]] | |||
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[[Category:Wiki Irish]] | |||
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[[Category:Wiki Lithuanian]] | |||
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