Deploying MediaWiki with Docker Compose – A Practical Guide
A production-oriented Docker Compose setup for MediaWiki: compose file, .env, LocalSettings.php mounting, image persistence and a sane upgrade workflow.
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setup
A collection of 135 articles
Exploring MediaWiki's Latest Security Enhancements
A verified security overview for MediaWiki: what recent releases fixed and shipped, and a hardening checklist that still matters on current installs.
Configuring MediaWiki for Multilingual Support with Translate Extension
The configuration side of the Translate extension: language fallback chains, role-based permissions, group management, workflow states and caching settings.
Enhancing MediaWiki with Custom Skins
A code-free path to customizing MediaWiki looks: skin options, site CSS, design tokens, community skins, and the customization points that survive upgrades.
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 Deploy MediaWiki Using Docker Compose for Rapid Setup and Management
A fast MediaWiki Docker Compose quickstart for evaluation: official images, one compose file, LocalSettings mount, plus the checklist before going production.
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.
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.