How to Enable and Configure VisualEditor for Collaborative Editing in MediaWiki
A current guide to VisualEditor: install on 1.42+, single-tab and wikitext mode config, namespace availability, mobile section editing and common failure fixes.
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extensions
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Integrating GPT‑4 into MediaWiki: A Step‑by‑Step Guide
A practical guide to LLM integration in MediaWiki: keep keys server-side, build a small extension around the OpenAI API, handle costs and moderation, and know the real projects.
Hidden power of MediaWiki AbuseFilter extension
The less obvious AbuseFilter capabilities: dynamic condition variables, regex matching with rlike, throttle actions, global filters and the test interface.
10 Things You Did Not Know MediaWiki Can Do
Ten overlooked MediaWiki capabilities, verified: __HIDDENCAT__, collapsible content, temporary accounts, copy-upload, {{=}}, group CSS, Scribunto and more.
How to add Google Analytics to your MediaWiki
Two clean ways to track a MediaWiki with Google Analytics 4: the GTag extension, or injecting the gtag.js tag via a BeforePageDisplay hook.
How to Integrate MediaWiki with LDAP for Single Sign‑On
A verified LDAP SSO setup for MediaWiki: extension stack, ldap.json configuration, connection and search settings, group mapping and common failure modes.
How to Use MediaWiki’s PageForms Extension to Create Custom Data Entry Forms
The form-building side of Page Forms: form markup, field types from text to combobox, autocomplete configuration, multi-instance templates and conditionals.
How to Use the Semantic MediaWiki Extension for Structured Data
The SMW usage pattern that scales: typed properties, template-embedded #set annotations, #ask reporting, and keeping queries within performance limits.
How to Secure MediaWiki with Two‑Factor Authentication and SSO Integration
Why strengthen MediaWiki login?
MediaWiki powers public wikis like Wikipedia and many private knowledge bases. Even a well‑configured password policy is not enough against credential stuffing, phishing or insider threats. Adding a second factor and centralising authentication through Single Sign‑On (SSO) raises the security bar dramatically while keeping
How to use Git for MediaWiki page versioning and collaboration
A practical guide to git-remote-mediawiki: setup, clone with full history, review workflows, conflict handling, and when not to use it.