How to Use MediaWiki’s PageForms Extension to Create Custom Data Entry Forms
The PageForms extension turns a MediaWiki installation into a lightweight data‑entry platform
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Enhancing MediaWiki Performance with PHP 8 and Redis Integration
Why PHP 8 and Redis matter for a busy MediaWiki
Picture a wiki that serves a few hundred edits a day. It runs comfortably on PHP 7, APCu, and the default file‑based cache. Now scale that up to a university‑wide knowledge base or a community‑driven documentation portal
Setting Up Multi-Language Support in MediaWiki Using Translate Extension
Ever tried to read a wiki that suddenly switched from English to Japanese mid‑article?
It feels like walking into a café and finding the menu printed in three different scripts. That is the kind of delightful chaos you get when a MediaWiki instance starts serving content in more than
Advanced Templating in MediaWiki: Creating Dynamic Content
Why “advanced” really matters
How to Use the Semantic MediaWiki Extension for Structured Data
Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) turns a regular MediaWiki installation into a semantic wiki
Why your MediaWiki runs slow and how to fix that
MediaWiki installations often suffer from performance issues that can make your wiki frustratingly slow. Here are the main culprits and proven solutions to get your wiki running fast.
Why You Don't Know That You Need MediaWiki
Most organizations think they're managing knowledge just fine. You don't realize the problem until you experience the alternative.
Enhancing Your Wiki with the Latest MediaWiki Extensions
Why Your Wiki Needs a Little Extra Muscle
Ever opened a MediaWiki site and thought, “this could use a splash of colour, a pinch of interactivity, maybe a dash of data‑validation?” You’re not alone. The core MediaWiki engine is rock‑solid, but it’s also a bit like
Mastering MediaWiki Parser Functions for Advanced Templating
Why the “if” matters more than you think
Picture this: you’re fiddling with an infobox on a fandom wiki and suddenly the table decides to spit out a blank line because a single parameter slipped through the cracks. In the wild world of MediaWiki, that’s not a bug
Embedding Semantic MediaWiki: Techniques for Enhanced Accessibility
When a wiki starts to speak a richer language than plain text, you instantly get a double‑edged sword: the data becomes more powerful, but the markup also grows heavier