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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.

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

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?

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

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

Why “advanced” really matters