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.
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Harnessing the Power of MediaWiki Extensions for Effective Knowledge Management
A practical playbook for knowledge management on MediaWiki: structured data, forms, template discipline, review workflows, and how to keep the extension stack healthy.
Configuring Advanced Caching in MediaWiki for Better Performance
A verified tour of MediaWiki caching: what each cache stores, choosing backends ($wgMainCacheType, Redis, memcached, APCu), WANObjectCache for multi-DC, and what not to cache.
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.
Enhancing MediaWiki Performance with PHP 8 and Redis Integration
A grounded guide to running MediaWiki on PHP 8.x with Redis: the honest performance expectations, phpredis configuration, object and session caches, and verification.
Setting Up Multi-Language Support in MediaWiki Using Translate Extension
The zero-to-multilingual path for MediaWiki: core language settings, URL structure per language, the Translate extension, and the content workflow that keeps translations current.
Advanced Templating in MediaWiki: Creating Dynamic Content
The advanced templating toolkit: named parameters, ParserFunctions patterns, #ifexist and #switch, and moving complex logic into Lua modules.
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.
Why your MediaWiki runs slow and how to fix that
A diagnostic-first guide to slow MediaWiki: opcache, cache types, InnoDB tuning, file caching — and the outdated advice (query cache, $wgUseGzip) to ignore.
Why You Don't Know That You Need MediaWiki
A grounded look at MediaWiki's real use cases — documentation, knowledge bases, structured data — and when a wiki is the wrong choice.