MediaWiki - Revision history

Woozle at 14:26, 19 September 2025

2025-09-19T14:26:53Z

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	* '''files''': pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution		* '''files''': pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution
	** {{l/sub\|skin.json}}		** {{l/sub\|skin.json}}
			* [[Git-Mediawiki]]: a [[Git]] extension that handles a [[MediaWiki]] installation like a git [[repository]]
	* {{l/sub\|archive}}: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete		* {{l/sub\|archive}}: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete
	====need review / likely obsolete====		====need review / likely obsolete====

Woozle at 15:06, 16 April 2022

2022-04-16T15:06:09Z

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	[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.		[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.
	===Pages===		===Pages===
			* {{l/sub\|extensions}}
	* {{l/sub\|skins}}		* {{l/sub\|skins}}
	* '''files''': pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution		* '''files''': pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution
	** {{l/sub\|skin.json}}		** {{l/sub\|skin.json}}
	* {{l/sub\|archive}}: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete		* {{l/sub\|archive}}: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete
	====likely obsolete====		====need review / likely obsolete====
	* {{l/sub\|backing up}}		* {{l/sub\|backing up}}
	* {{l/sub\|extensions}}
	* {{l/sub\|fighting spam}}		* {{l/sub\|fighting spam}}
	* '''advanced''' (possibly incomplete, obsolete):		* '''advanced''' (possibly incomplete, obsolete):
	** {{l/sub\|content programming}}: programming with wikicode (~~should just link to "magic words" page on mwsite~~)		** {{l/sub\|content programming}}: programming with wikicode (there are a ''lot'' of options for this now)
	** {{l/sub\|Flattr}}: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service		** {{l/sub\|Flattr}}: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service
	** {{l/sub\|federated}}: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform		** {{l/sub\|federated}}: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform
	** {{l/sub\|tables}}: notes on what they do		** {{l/sub\|tables}} (DB): notes on what they do

	==Links==		==Links==
	===Official===		===Official===

Woozle at 17:53, 25 March 2022

2022-03-25T17:53:55Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:53, 25 March 2022
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	[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.		[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.
	===Pages===		===Pages===
	* [[/~~archive]]: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete~~		* {{l/sub\|skins}}
	* '''files''': pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution		* '''files''': pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution
	** {{l/sub\|skin.json}}		** {{l/sub\|skin.json}}
			* {{l/sub\|archive}}: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete
	====likely obsolete====		====likely obsolete====
	* {{l/sub\|backing up}}		* {{l/sub\|backing up}}

Woozle: Removed protection from "MediaWiki": htyp is now approved-editors-only

2022-03-25T16:57:06Z

Removed protection from "MediaWiki": htyp is now approved-editors-only

← Older revision	Revision as of 16:57, 25 March 2022
(No difference)

Woozle: /* Pages */

2022-03-25T16:55:09Z

Pages

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	===Pages===		===Pages===
	* [[/archive]]: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete		* [[/archive]]: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete
	* ~~[[/~~files]]: pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution		* '''files''': pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution
	* [[/backing up]]		** {{l/sub\|skin.json}}
	* [[/extensions]]		====likely obsolete====
	* [[/fighting spam]]		* {{l/sub\|backing up}}
			* {{l/sub\|extensions}}
			* {{l/sub\|fighting spam}}
	* '''advanced''' (possibly incomplete, obsolete):		* '''advanced''' (possibly incomplete, obsolete):
	** [[/content programming]]: programming with wikicode (should just link to "magic words" page on mwsite)		** {{l/sub\|content programming}}: programming with wikicode (should just link to "magic words" page on mwsite)
	** [[/Flattr]]: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service		** {{l/sub\|Flattr}}: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service
	** [[/federated]]: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform		** {{l/sub\|federated}}: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform
	** [[/tables]]: notes on what they do		** {{l/sub\|tables}}: notes on what they do

	==Links==		==Links==

Woozle: /* Official */

2020-09-08T16:46:50Z

Official

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	==Links==		==Links==
	===Official===		===Official===
	* ~~[[mwsite:MediaWiki~~\|MediaWiki]] software's official ~~web~~ site		* {{l/mw\|MediaWiki}}: the software's official help & documentation site
	** ~~[[mwsite:Documentation~~\|Documentation]]		** {{l/mw\|Documentation}}
	** ~~[[mwsite~~:Manual:Contents\|installing, running and developing]] for the MediaWiki software		*** {{l/mw\|Category:MediaWiki database tables}}
			** {{l/mw\|Manual:Contents}}: installing, running and developing for the MediaWiki software
	** [[metawikipedia:Help:Contents\|User's Guide / Help index]]		** [[metawikipedia:Help:Contents\|User's Guide / Help index]]
	* '''Editing''':		* '''Editing''':

Woozle: /tables

2017-12-15T00:51:24Z

/tables

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	* [[/archive]]: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete		* [[/archive]]: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete
	* [[/files]]: pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution		* [[/files]]: pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution

	* [[/backing up]]		* [[/backing up]]
	* [[/extensions]]		* [[/extensions]]
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	** [[/Flattr]]: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service		** [[/Flattr]]: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service
	** [[/federated]]: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform		** [[/federated]]: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform
			** [[/tables]]: notes on what they do

	==Links==		==Links==

Woozle: moved pretty much all obsolete pages to the new /archive page

2017-12-15T00:35:12Z

moved pretty much all obsolete pages to the new /archive page

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	[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.		[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.
	===Pages===		===Pages===
	~~''see also Developer Docs, below''~~		* [[/archive]]: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete
	* '''versions'''		* [[/files]]: pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution
	** [[~~MediaWiki 1.11]] may require some changes to your configuration when upgrading~~
	** [[MediaWiki 1.12]] has some substantial changes to the parser, breaking some usages of extension functions/~~tags~~		* [[/backing up]]
	* '''common operations'''		* [[/extensions]]
	** [[MediaWiki installation\|installation]]		* [[/fighting spam]]
	** [[MediaWiki customization\|customization]]		* '''advanced''' (possibly incomplete, obsolete):
	** [[upgrading MediaWiki]]		** [[/content programming]]: programming with wikicode (should just link to "magic words" page on mwsite)
	** [[backing up MediaWiki]]
	** [[fighting spam posts in MediaWiki]]
	** [[creating a custom Special page in MediaWiki]]
	** [[/skins\|skinning]]
	** [[/embedding\|embedding]] MediaWiki content in other pages ~~(on the same server)~~
	* '''[[/extensions]]'''
	** [[/extensions/Contributors]]
	** [[LiquidThreads]]: threaded forum which takes over the talkpages
	** [[SpamFerret]]: advanced spam filtering database (in progress but ~~functional)~~
	** [[W3TPL]]: scripting language (~~in progress but functional~~)
	** [[/~~Special~~]]: ~~special~~ pages ~~with documentation on this site~~
	*** [[/Special/Interwiki\|Interwiki]]: modified version of Stephanie Amanda Stevens's workhorse
	*** [[/~~Special/LogPost\|LogPost~~]]~~: for debugging POSTed data~~
	*** [[/~~Special/SiteSubscribe\|SiteSubscribe]]: for managing site subscriptions, with support for [[PayPal~~]]
	*** [[/~~NukePlus]]: enhanced version of [[mwsite:Extension:Nuke~~]]
	* '''advanced'''
	** [[/content programming]]: programming with wikicode
	* '''works in progress'''
	** [[subwikifying MediaWiki]]
	** [[mirroring a MediaWiki site on ~~a laptop]]~~
	** [[MediaWiki customization for an outward-looking site]]
	** [[/Flattr]]: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service		** [[/Flattr]]: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service
	** [[/federated]]: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform		** [[/federated]]: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform

Woozle: /* Developer Documents */ There's really no point in keeping these here. They are updated way too often for me to keep up.

2017-04-23T17:53:56Z

Developer Documents: There's really no point in keeping these here. They are updated way too often for me to keep up.

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	*: ...and are there feed readers out there which can do this kind of filtering on their own, perhaps? They seem to be the exception, rather than the rule, and anyway as long as the feed itself contains Every Change To The Site, I can't use it as a source for a public aggregator page (e.g. the one at [http://sluggysquad.com SluggySquad]). Seems like filter parameters should be part of the URL, even, though I doubt that's the case.		*: ...and are there feed readers out there which can do this kind of filtering on their own, perhaps? They seem to be the exception, rather than the rule, and anyway as long as the feed itself contains Every Change To The Site, I can't use it as a source for a public aggregator page (e.g. the one at [http://sluggysquad.com SluggySquad]). Seems like filter parameters should be part of the URL, even, though I doubt that's the case.
	* [[subwikis]]		* [[subwikis]]
	~~==Developer Documents==~~
	A number of documents are included with the MediaWiki package, found in the /docs directory. They are reproduced here for easier reference, annotation, and discussion. (The actual names are all lowercase.)
	{{notice/need/update\|These articles all reference old documentation; it's not clear whether it's worth keeping them up-to-date (are they found anywhere on mediawiki.org?). Also, the pages should be renamed to lowercase where appropriate and as subpages of this page, e.g. [[/deferred.doc]].}}
	*[[Deferred.doc (MediaWiki)\|Deferred.doc]]
	*[[Design.doc (MediaWiki)\|Design.doc]]
	*[[Globals.doc (MediaWiki)\|Globals.doc]]
	*[[Hooks.doc (MediaWiki)\|Hooks.doc]]
	*[[Language.doc (MediaWiki)\|Language.doc]]
	*[[LinkCache.doc (MediaWiki)\|LinkCache.doc]]
	*[[MemCached.doc (MediaWiki)\|MemCached.doc]]
	*[[Schema.doc (MediaWiki)\|Schema.doc]]
	*[[Skin.doc (MediaWiki)\|Skin.doc]]
	*[[Title.doc (MediaWiki)\|Title.doc]]
	*[[User.doc (MediaWiki)\|User.doc]]

Woozle: a tiny bit of reorg so we can have a singular "/extension" subpage; SMW; much updating and reorg still needed

2015-07-08T18:46:26Z

a tiny bit of reorg so we can have a singular "/extension" subpage; SMW; much updating and reorg still needed

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	~~==Navigation==~~		<hide>
	[[~~category~~:~~software~~]]~~<section begin=navbar />~~[[~~computing]]~~: [[software]]: [[~~content management system\|content management]]~~: ~~[[wiki]]: [[MediaWiki~~]]<~~section end=navbar~~ />		[[page type::directory]]
			[[thing type::software]]
	==~~Overview~~==		[[category:software]]
			</hide>
			==About==
	[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.		[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.
	===Pages===		===Pages===
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	** [[/skins\|skinning]]		** [[/skins\|skinning]]
	** [[/embedding\|embedding]] MediaWiki content in other pages (on the same server)		** [[/embedding\|embedding]] MediaWiki content in other pages (on the same server)
	* '''extensions'''		* '''[[/extensions]]'''
	** [[/extensions/Contributors]]		** [[/extensions/Contributors]]
	** [[LiquidThreads]]: threaded forum which takes over the talkpages		** [[LiquidThreads]]: threaded forum which takes over the talkpages
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	** [[metawikipedia:Customization:Quickbar\|Quickbar Customization]]		** [[metawikipedia:Customization:Quickbar\|Quickbar Customization]]
	** [[metawikipedia:Skins\|Creating custom skins, etc.]]		** [[metawikipedia:Skins\|Creating custom skins, etc.]]
	** '''~~Extensions''': see~~ [[/~~extensions~~]]		** '''[[/extension]]s'''
	** [[mwsite:Manual:LocalSettings.php\|LocalSettings.php]]		** [[mwsite:Manual:LocalSettings.php\|LocalSettings.php]]
	* '''Coding'''		* '''Coding'''

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	[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.		[[MediaWiki]] is the software used for this wiki, and seems to be the most mature (and most rapidly developing) [[wiki]] software available.
	===Pages===		===Pages===
			* {{l/sub\|extensions}}
	* {{l/sub\|skins}}		* {{l/sub\|skins}}
	* '''files''': pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution		* '''files''': pages about important files in the MediaWiki distribution
	** {{l/sub\|skin.json}}		** {{l/sub\|skin.json}}
	* {{l/sub\|archive}}: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete		* {{l/sub\|archive}}: pages that might have once been useful but are now mostly (or entirely) obsolete
	====likely obsolete====		====need review / likely obsolete====
	* {{l/sub\|backing up}}		* {{l/sub\|backing up}}
	* {{l/sub\|extensions}}
	* {{l/sub\|fighting spam}}		* {{l/sub\|fighting spam}}
	* '''advanced''' (possibly incomplete, obsolete):		* '''advanced''' (possibly incomplete, obsolete):
	** {{l/sub\|content programming}}: programming with wikicode (~~should just link to "magic words" page on mwsite~~)		** {{l/sub\|content programming}}: programming with wikicode (there are a ''lot'' of options for this now)
	** {{l/sub\|Flattr}}: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service		** {{l/sub\|Flattr}}: using MediaWiki with the [[Flattr]] service
	** {{l/sub\|federated}}: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform		** {{l/sub\|federated}}: notes on turning MW into a distributed platform
	** {{l/sub\|tables}}: notes on what they do		** {{l/sub\|tables}} (DB): notes on what they do

	==Links==		==Links==
	===Official===		===Official===

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	*: ...and are there feed readers out there which can do this kind of filtering on their own, perhaps? They seem to be the exception, rather than the rule, and anyway as long as the feed itself contains Every Change To The Site, I can't use it as a source for a public aggregator page (e.g. the one at [http://sluggysquad.com SluggySquad]). Seems like filter parameters should be part of the URL, even, though I doubt that's the case.		*: ...and are there feed readers out there which can do this kind of filtering on their own, perhaps? They seem to be the exception, rather than the rule, and anyway as long as the feed itself contains Every Change To The Site, I can't use it as a source for a public aggregator page (e.g. the one at [http://sluggysquad.com SluggySquad]). Seems like filter parameters should be part of the URL, even, though I doubt that's the case.
	* [[subwikis]]		* [[subwikis]]
	~~==Developer Documents==~~
	A number of documents are included with the MediaWiki package, found in the /docs directory. They are reproduced here for easier reference, annotation, and discussion. (The actual names are all lowercase.)
	{{notice/need/update\|These articles all reference old documentation; it's not clear whether it's worth keeping them up-to-date (are they found anywhere on mediawiki.org?). Also, the pages should be renamed to lowercase where appropriate and as subpages of this page, e.g. [[/deferred.doc]].}}
	*[[Deferred.doc (MediaWiki)\|Deferred.doc]]
	*[[Design.doc (MediaWiki)\|Design.doc]]
	*[[Globals.doc (MediaWiki)\|Globals.doc]]
	*[[Hooks.doc (MediaWiki)\|Hooks.doc]]
	*[[Language.doc (MediaWiki)\|Language.doc]]
	*[[LinkCache.doc (MediaWiki)\|LinkCache.doc]]
	*[[MemCached.doc (MediaWiki)\|MemCached.doc]]
	*[[Schema.doc (MediaWiki)\|Schema.doc]]
	*[[Skin.doc (MediaWiki)\|Skin.doc]]
	*[[Title.doc (MediaWiki)\|Title.doc]]
	*[[User.doc (MediaWiki)\|User.doc]]