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Configuring MediaWiki for Multilingual Support with Translate Extension

Why Multilingual MediaWiki Matters Imagine a community wiki that only speaks English while half of its contributors type in Spanish, Japanese, or Swahili. The knowledge stays locked behind a language wall, and the project stalls. MediaWiki, the engine behind Wikipedia, can break that barrier—if you empower it with the

Enhancing MediaWiki with Custom Skins

Ever Stared at That Plain MediaWiki Interface and Thought, "This Needs Pizzazz"? You know how it is. You're knee-deep in setting up a wiki for your project, maybe a fan site for that obscure band or a knowledge base for your team's wild ideas.

Hidden power of MediaWiki AbuseFilter extension

Hidden power of MediaWiki AbuseFilter extension MediaWiki ships with a surprisingly flexible anti‑vandalism engine: AbuseFilter. While most administrators use it for the obvious tasks—blocking spam links or preventing mass edits—there are a handful of lesser‑known features that can turn a modest filter set into a proactive

10 Things You Did Not Know MediaWiki Can Do

Hide Categories, Collapse Sections, Temporary Accounts and more

How to add Google Analytics to your MediaWiki

Analytics give you insight into visitor behaviour, page popularity and the impact of new content

How to Deploy MediaWiki Using Docker Compose for Rapid Setup and Management

Introduction MediaWiki powers Wikipedia and thousands of other wikis. Running it on a bare‑metal server is possible, but for most teams the real advantage comes from containerisation: a single command can spin up a fully functional wiki, and the whole stack can be version‑controlled, reproduced and moved between

How to Integrate MediaWiki with LDAP for Single Sign‑On

MediaWiki can authenticate users directly against an Active Directory (AD) or any LDAP directory

Harnessing the Power of MediaWiki Extensions for Effective Knowledge Management

Why extensions matter in a MediaWiki‑driven knowledge hub If you’ve ever stared at a plain MediaWiki install and thought “this could do more,” you’re not alone. Out of the box you get a simple, link‑rich site – great for public encyclopedias, maybe not so great for a

MediaWiki success story for a local bakery

The breakthrough came when her tech-savvy nephew suggested MediaWiki. "At first, I thought he was crazy. Wikipedia for a bakery? But he explained how we could structure our knowledge like Wikipedia structures theirs."

Configuring Advanced Caching in MediaWiki for Better Performance

Getting a Grip on MediaWiki Caching Imagine you’re running a community encyclopedia that spikes every time a hot topic lands on the front page. If each request has to rebuild the page from scratch, the server will choke faster than a smoker on a windy day. The good news?