Template:Free MediaWiki wiki farms: Difference between revisions

The table below contains direct links to known {{tag|free MediaWiki wiki farms}}.  They also include the ''Special:Version'' link to see which version of the [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software is being used, along with any additional [[mw:Category:All extensions|extensions]].  The ''Special:Export'' can be used by anybody to download the wikitext database for multiple pages.  Paste in a list of the page names, or put in just a category name, and have it export the wikitext for all the pages in that category.  [[Sysop|Administrators]] on a wiki are able to use ''Special:Import'' to create multiple pages on a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] from those exports.  Database dumps for a whole wiki are usually linked at the bottom of ''Special:Statistics'', although you may have to be [[:Category:LoginToEdit|logged-in]] to see it.  Most free [[wiki farm]]s use some form of on-wiki [[:Category:Advertising|advertising]] for long-term funding.  See also the opt-in advertising sections of [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Funding Wikipedia through advertisements|Wikipedia: Funding Wikipedia through advertisements]].

|+<big>table of [[:Category:Free MediaWiki wiki farms|free MediaWiki wiki farms]] – current and [[:Category:Former MediaWiki wiki farm|former]] ^{([[Template:Free MediaWiki wiki farms|view]] / [[edit:Template:Free MediaWiki wiki farms|edit]])}</big>

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![[:Category:Editthis.info|EditThis.info]]

|[[EditThis.info:Special:Version|1.15.1]]<br>(obsolete)

|no

|[[EditThis.info:Category:Categories|Categories]],<br>[https://S23.org/wikistats/editthis_html.php Wikis by size]

|[[EditThis.info:Special:Export|export]]

![[:Category:Miraheze|Miraheze]]

|[https://meta.Miraheze.org/wiki/Miraheze meta.Miraheze.org]

|[https://meta.Miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Miraheze&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile yes]

|[https://meta.Miraheze.org/wiki/Gazetteer_of_wikis gazetteer],<br>[https://meta.Miraheze.org/wiki/Special:WikiDiscover WikiDiscover] ([https://meta.Miraheze.org/w/api.php?action=wikidiscover API])

|[https://meta.Miraheze.org/wiki/Backups backups]

|[[Referata:Special:Version|1.26.4]]<br>(outdated)

|[http://Referata.com/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile yes]

|[[Referata:List of Referata wikis|list of wikis]]

|[[Referata:Referata:FAQ#How do I ensure that my data won't get corrupted or deleted?|nightly backup]],<br>[[Referata:Special:Export|export]]

![[:Category:ShoutWiki|ShoutWiki]]

|[[ShoutWiki:Main Page|ShoutWiki.com]]

|[[ShoutWiki:List of wikis|list of wikis]]<br>([http://ShoutWiki.com/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis API]),<br>[[ShoutWiki:Category:Wikis|Category:Wikis]]

|[[ShoutWiki:Special:Export|export]], and<br>[[ShoutWiki:Help:Database download|database<br>download]]

|<s>1.24.2<br>(outdated)</s>

|<s>[[Archive.org:20171003205940/https://Wiki.Wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile|yes]]</s>

|<s>[[Archive.org:20160309170138/https://Wiki.Wiki/Category:Wikis|Category:Wikis]],<br>[[Archive.org:20151027105644/https://Wiki.Wiki/Directory|directory]]</s>

|<s>[[:Category:Dead|dead]]</s>

|<s>none</s>

|-

|[http://www.Wikia.com www.Wikia.com]<br>[http://Fandom.Wikia.com Fandom.Wikia.com]

|[http://Community.Wikia.com/wiki/Special:Version 1.19.24]<br>(obsolete)

|yes, and<br>apps

|[http://Community.Wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hubs Category:Hubs]

|[http://Community.Wikia.com/wiki/Help:Exporting_pages export], and<br>[http://community.Wikia.com/wiki/Help:Database_download database download]

|<s>1.16.5<br>(obsolete)</s>

|<s>no</s>

|<s>[[Archive.org:20140320080206/http://Wikkii.com/wiki/Special:Farmer/list|Farmer list]]</s>

|<s>[[:Category:Dead|dead]]<br>since 2014</s>

|<s>[[Archive.org:20140209051444/http://Wikkii.net/faq.php|spammed deleted]]</s>

|}

For all [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] sites, a list of all [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] ''should'' also be available via the [[MediaWiki API]] ([[mw:API:Main page]]) database access facility at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span> (or <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/wiki/api.php?action=query&list=listwikis</code></span>), and / or the WikiDiscover module at <span style=white-space:nowrap><code>/w/api.php?action=wikidiscover</code></span>; though some sites do not enable the required API modules, or allow anonymous API read access.

*'''[[:Category:Editthis.info|EditThis.info]]:''' — this MediaWiki host is 100% free.  However, it appears to have been [[:Category:GoalAbandoned|abandoned]] by their system [[administrator]]s (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.  However, it remains a valid option as a free wiki host, particularly for those who do not require all of the latest 'bells and whistles' features found on the newer MediaWiki releases.

*'''[[:Category:Referata|Referata]]:''' — this host specialises in [[:Category:Semantic MediaWiki|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.

*'''[[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]:''' — now known as Fandom, this highly [[:Category:Commercial|commercial]] behemoth of a host is prolifically [[:Category:Advertising|advert]]-spammed, with no paid removal option available, and the [[:Category:Wikia Staff|staff]] are not very open to [[founder]] configuration control.  Relying on a unique and heavily [[:Category:Custom skin|customised]] yet outdated version of MediaWiki, there are many features that are available to staff-only, including traditional administrative features such as mass deletion and revision deletion.  Additionally, some extension or configuration setting is used to prevent Fandom staff accounts from being blocked by any local admins.