MediaWiki
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Welcome to MediaWiki.org
MediaWiki is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia. It is now 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.Users
What is a wiki? Learn how to navigate Learn how to edit a page Get more help
System administrators
Install & configure MediaWiki Upgrade an existing MediaWiki installation Add features with third-party extensions Get more sysadmin help
Developers
Become a MediaWiki hacker Learn to use the API and write extensions Browse the developer docs and class reference Already a hacker? Visit the developer hub
Current version
1.18.1 – 2012-01-11
1.17.2 – 2012-01-11
1.17.2 – 2012-01-11
News
2012-01-11: 1.18.1 released
MediaWiki 1.18.1 security & maintenance release is now available.
- MediaWiki 1.17.2 security release is now available.
MediaWiki 1.18.0 has been released.
- MediaWiki 1.17.1 security release is now available.
MediaWiki 1.18.0rc1 is now available.
- MediaWiki 1.18 beta 1 is now available.
- MediaWiki 1.17.0 has been released.
New opportunities
MediaWiki 1.19 testing
- Planned deployment: February 16
- Completion goal: March 31
- February 23, 2012 - 21:00 UTC - IRC (#wikimedia-dev)
- March 17, 2012 - Chennai, India
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