Wikibase

Wikibase is the name of a set of MediaWiki extensions. They are best known for powering the Wikidata project, though they can be used as regular MediaWiki extensions by others.

There are currently 3 Wikibase extensions:


 * Wikibase Repo
 * Wikibase Client
 * WikibaseLib

These extensions allow for the creation, maintenance, dissemination, and usage of structured data in MediaWiki.

The repo is the extension for the repository. It allows the creation and maintenance of structured data. This is planned to be used on wikidata.org once it is launched.

The client is the extension for the client. It allows several MediaWiki instances to use data provided by a Wikidata instance. Usually, you would not use them in a single wiki. This is planned to be used on the Wikipedias.

The lib bundles common code that is used by both the client and the repo.