MediaWiki is a collaboration and documentation platform brought to you by a vibrant community.

MediaWiki is a collaboration and documentation platform brought to you by a vibrant community.

Photo of participants of the Wikimedia Hackathon 2023

The MediaWiki software is used by tens of thousands of websites and thousands of companies and organisations . It powers Wikipedia and also this website. MediaWiki helps you collect and organise knowledge and make it available to people. It's powerful, multilingual , free and open , extensible, customisable, reliable, and free of charge. Find out more and if MediaWiki is right for you .

Set up and run MediaWiki

• Download , install and configure MediaWiki
• Add functionality by installing extensions
• Problems? See errors and symptoms and FAQ
• Don't own a server? Find hosting services
• Get professional development and consulting
• Join MediaWiki Stakeholders user group

Edit and use MediaWiki

• Learn how to navigate
• Learn how to edit a page
• Learn more about reading, editing, and personal customisation

Develop and extend code

• Read the MediaWiki developer documentation
• Visit the Wikimedia Developer Portal

Get help and contribute

• Cannot find the answer to a problem with MediaWiki? Ask the support desk !
• Get involved as a translator, designer, documentation writer, tester, tech ambassador, or developer
• Report wrong software behaviour or a feature proposal

News

2024-02-03 to 2024-02-04

FOSDEM in Brussels, Belgium (Europe).

2024-01-05

Scholarship application deadline for Wikimedia Hackathon in Tallinn, Estonia (Europe).

2023-12-21

MediaWiki 1.41.0 is now available.

MediaWiki 1.35.x versions are now end of life.

MediaWiki 1.35.14, 1.39.6 and 1.40.2 security releases are now available.

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