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Making SMW data visible where readers are: factbox settings, inline queries in article layout, accessible tables and navigation-oriented result formats.

The operations side of CirrusSearch: requirements, installation with Elastica, index creation, upgrade considerations and production maintenance.

The working Cargo pattern: declare tables, store from templates, query with #cargo_query — types, formats, `where` clauses and performance habits.

The modern MediaWiki hook system: extension.json registration, handler classes, arguments and return values, ordering, and debugging hook execution.

A hands-on reference to the CirrusSearch query language: filters, prefixes, date ranges, sorting and real examples for MediaWiki search.

Why automate MediaWiki upkeep? Running a wiki is like keeping a garden alive – you water the plants, pull the weeds, and occasionally trim the hedges. If you wait for a weekend binge‑watch session to pop up on the calendar and then scramble to run updateSpecialPages.php or a rebuildData.

Why “just another tweak” never cuts it for MediaWiki Ever opened a wiki page and felt the load bar crawl like a snail on a rainy day? You’re not alone. The thing about MediaWiki is that it stacks layers of caching like a lasagna – if one layer is soggy,

Turning on the lights: PHP‑level insights When a MediaWiki instance starts spitting out a “Fatal error” page, the first instinct is to reach for error_reporting and display_errors. In a fresh clone, those settings are deliberately muted – the platform assumes you’ll be developing locally, not on a

Why the MediaWiki API Matters for Your Project Ever stared at a wiki page and thought, “There’s got to be a better way to pull this data into my own app?” You’re not alone. The MediaWiki Action API is the hidden doorway that lets you treat a wiki