MediaWiki/Homepage redesign/Design Document/Texts



This page contains the definitions of specific text used in MediaWiki Homepage.

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Homepage

MediaWiki is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now also used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis, including this website, the home of MediaWiki.

Use the links below to explore the site contents. You'll find some content translated into other languages, but the primary documentation language is English.

For general questions about MediaWiki see the communication page or ask at the support desk.

Manual:Before installing

MediaWiki is an extremely versatile wiki engine; it is relatively easy to install, but more importantly, allows for the use and creation of extensions. These allow your MediaWiki installation to be extremely customizable with some knowledge of PHP. With the proper motivation, MediaWiki can be "abused" to do almost anything.

Possible uses of MediaWiki

MediaWiki is actively being developed, and it is open source, so it could be possible to add features.

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Manual:Before installing Possible uses of MediaWiki
 * Access and security control.
 * Content management and sharing.
 * Customizable to your preferences.
 * Easy to contribute without much training.
 * Manage and find content.
 * Share your site info.
 * Easy to navigate.
 * Easy to search.

Features
Manual:MediaWiki feature list
 * Look and feel
 * Multimedia and extensions
 * Keeping track of edits
 * Structures and syntax
 * Editing
 * Spam and Vandalism
 * Discussions
 * Multilanguage support
 * Backend
 * Permissions
 * Search and Queries

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Download

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Get MediaWiki

Links near download button

 * Features
 * Prerequisites
 * Report a problem
 * Try online

Sidebar

 * APIs
 * Bugs
 * Frequently Asked Questions
 * Help:Contents
 * IRC channel
 * Mailing list
 * Support desk

Testimonials

 * SemanticMediaWiki
 * Wikia
 * Wikimedia

Sites using MediaWiki

 * CUSTIS
 * End Point Corporation
 * Intel Corporation
 * KDE
 * Mono
 * Novell
 * OpenStreetMap
 * OpenSUSE
 * Vistaprint
 * Wikia
 * Wikipedia
 * WikiVote!