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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibrant_community." data-mw-comment="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;heading&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;h-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;replies&quot;:[&quot;h-Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-Edit_and_use_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-Develop_and_extend_code-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-Get_help_and_contribute-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-News-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;],&quot;headingLevel&quot;:2,&quot;placeholderHeading&quot;:false,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;h-&quot;}"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span>MediaWiki is a collaboration and documentation platform brought to you by a vibrant community.<span data-mw-comment-end="h-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span></span></h2>
<div aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:Image/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/320px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="135" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/480px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/640px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5575" data-file-height="2352"/></a><figcaption>Photo of participants of the Wikimedia Hackathon 2019</figcaption></figure></div>
<p>The MediaWiki software is used by <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Sites_using_MediaWiki" title="Special:MyLanguage/Sites using MediaWiki">tens of thousands of websites</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki_testimonials" title="Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki testimonials">thousands of companies and organizations</a>.
It powers Wikipedia and also this website.
MediaWiki helps you collect and organize knowledge and make it available to people.
It's powerful, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Localisation">multilingual</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS" class="extiw" title="w:FLOSS">free and open</a>, extensible, customizable, reliable, and free of charge.
<a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:What_is_MediaWiki%3F" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:What is MediaWiki?">Find out more</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Deciding_whether_to_use_a_wiki_as_your_website_type" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Deciding whether to use a wiki as your website type">if MediaWiki is right for you</a>.
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<ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Download" title="Special:MyLanguage/Download">Download</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation_guide" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation guide">install</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System_administration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System administration">configure</a> MediaWiki</li>
<li>Add functionality by installing <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Extensions" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Extensions">extensions</a></li>
<li>Problems? See <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Errors_and_symptoms" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Errors and symptoms">errors and symptoms</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ"><abbr title="Frequently asked questions">FAQ</abbr></a></li>
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<h3><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Edit_and_use_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Edit_and_use_MediaWiki" data-mw-comment="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;heading&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;h-Edit_and_use_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;replies&quot;:[],&quot;headingLevel&quot;:3,&quot;placeholderHeading&quot;:false,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;h-&quot;}"><span class="header_icon" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span></span><span>Edit and use MediaWiki</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Edit_and_use_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span></h3>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:How_to_make_a_MediaWiki_skin" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:How to make a MediaWiki skin">How to make a MediaWiki skin</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Manual:How_to_make_a_MediaWiki_skin" title="Manual:How to make a MediaWiki skin"> </a></span></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker" title="Special:MyLanguage/How to become a MediaWiki hacker">How to work on MediaWiki or extensions' code</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker" title="How to become a MediaWiki hacker"> </a></span></li></ul>
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<li>Read the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents">developer docs</a> or visit the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Developer_hub" title="Special:MyLanguage/Developer hub">developer hub</a></li></ul>
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<dd><span typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="Release candidate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg/18px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg/27px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg/36px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/H7SNCP4J33OM5BDWLST5T4ENZKSA6EF5/">MediaWiki 1.38.0-rc.0 pre-release</a> is now ready for testing.</span></dd>
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<dt>2022-05-20 to 2022-05-22</dt>
<dd><span typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="Maintenance update" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg/18px-OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg/27px-OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg/36px-OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2022">Wikimedia Hackathon 2022</a> (hybrid event) </dd></dl></div>
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<div aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:Image/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/320px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="135" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/480px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/640px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5575" data-file-height="2352"/></a><figcaption>Photo of participants of the Wikimedia Hackathon 2019</figcaption></figure></div>
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<h3><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki" data-mw-comment="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;heading&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;h-Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;replies&quot;:[],&quot;headingLevel&quot;:3,&quot;placeholderHeading&quot;:false,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;h-&quot;}"><span class="header_icon" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="OOjs UI icon advanced.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span></span><span>Set up and run MediaWiki</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span></h3>
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<ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Download" title="Special:MyLanguage/Download">Download</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation_guide" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation guide">install</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System_administration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System administration">configure</a> MediaWiki</li>
<li>Add functionality by installing <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Extensions" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Extensions">extensions</a></li>
<li>Problems? See <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Errors_and_symptoms" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Errors and symptoms">errors and symptoms</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ"><abbr title="Frequently asked questions">FAQ</abbr></a></li>
<li>Don't own a server? Find <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Hosting_services" title="Special:MyLanguage/Hosting services">hosting services</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Professional_development_and_consulting" title="Special:MyLanguage/Professional development and consulting">Get professional development and consulting</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Professional_development_and_consulting" title="Professional development and consulting"> </a></span></li>
<li>Join <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki_Stakeholders%27_Group" title="Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group">MediaWiki Stakeholders</a> user group</li></ul>
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<h3><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Edit_and_use_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Edit_and_use_MediaWiki" data-mw-comment="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;heading&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;h-Edit_and_use_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;replies&quot;:[],&quot;headingLevel&quot;:3,&quot;placeholderHeading&quot;:false,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;h-&quot;}"><span class="header_icon" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span></span><span>Edit and use MediaWiki</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Edit_and_use_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span></h3>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Navigation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Navigation">Learn how to navigate</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Help:Navigation" title="Help:Navigation"> </a></span></li>
<li><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing_pages" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing pages">Learn how to edit a page</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Help:Editing_pages" title="Help:Editing pages"> </a></span></b></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents">Learn more about reading, editing, and personal customization</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents"> </a></span></li></ul>
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<h3><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Develop_and_extend_code-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Develop_and_extend_code" data-mw-comment="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;heading&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;h-Develop_and_extend_code-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;replies&quot;:[],&quot;headingLevel&quot;:3,&quot;placeholderHeading&quot;:false,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;h-&quot;}"><span class="header_icon" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="OOjs UI icon chem.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/OOjs_UI_icon_chem.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_chem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/OOjs_UI_icon_chem.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_chem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/OOjs_UI_icon_chem.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_chem.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span></span><span>Develop and extend code</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Develop_and_extend_code-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span></h3>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/New_Developers" title="Special:MyLanguage/New Developers">Start coding for a Wikimedia project</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/New_Developers" title="New Developers"> </a></span></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:How_to_make_a_MediaWiki_skin" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:How to make a MediaWiki skin">How to make a MediaWiki skin</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Manual:How_to_make_a_MediaWiki_skin" title="Manual:How to make a MediaWiki skin"> </a></span></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker" title="Special:MyLanguage/How to become a MediaWiki hacker">How to work on MediaWiki or extensions' code</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker" title="How to become a MediaWiki hacker"> </a></span></li></ul>
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<ul><li>Interact with content by using the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Main_page" title="Special:MyLanguage/API:Main page">Action API</a> or <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Web_APIs_hub" title="Special:MyLanguage/API:Web APIs hub">Web API</a></li>
<li>Read the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents">developer docs</a> or visit the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Developer_hub" title="Special:MyLanguage/Developer hub">developer hub</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li>Cannot find the answer to a problem with MediaWiki? Ask the <a href="/wiki/Project:Support_desk" title="Project:Support desk">support desk</a>!</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_contribute" title="Special:MyLanguage/How to contribute">Get involved</a> as a translator, designer, documentation writer, tester, tech ambassador, or developer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_report_a_bug" title="Special:MyLanguage/How to report a bug">Report wrong software behavior or a feature proposal</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/How_to_report_a_bug" title="How to report a bug"> </a></span></li></ul>
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<dl><dt>2022-04-20</dt>
<dd><span typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="Release candidate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg/18px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg/27px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg/36px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/H7SNCP4J33OM5BDWLST5T4ENZKSA6EF5/">MediaWiki 1.38.0-rc.0 pre-release</a> is now ready for testing.</span></dd>
<dt>2022-03-31</dt>
<dd><span typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="Security" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg/18px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg/27px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg/36px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/YJNXKPV5Z56NSUQ4G3SXPDUIZG5EQ7UR/">MediaWiki 1.35.6, 1.36.4 and 1.37.2 security releases</a> are now available.</span></dd>
<dt>2022-05-20 to 2022-05-22</dt>
<dd><span typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="Maintenance update" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg/18px-OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg/27px-OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg/36px-OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2022">Wikimedia Hackathon 2022</a> (hybrid event) </dd></dl></div>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibrant_community." data-mw-comment="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;heading&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;h-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;replies&quot;:[&quot;h-Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-Edit_and_use_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-Develop_and_extend_code-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-Get_help_and_contribute-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-News-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;],&quot;headingLevel&quot;:2,&quot;placeholderHeading&quot;:false,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;h-&quot;}"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span>MediaWiki is a collaboration and documentation platform brought to you by a vibrant community.<span data-mw-comment-end="h-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span></span></h2>
<div aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:Image/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/320px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="135" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/480px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/640px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5575" data-file-height="2352"/></a><figcaption>Photo of participants of the Wikimedia Hackathon 2019</figcaption></figure></div>
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It powers Wikipedia and also this website.
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<dl><dt>2022-04-20</dt>
<dd><span typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="Release candidate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg/18px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg/27px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg/36px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/H7SNCP4J33OM5BDWLST5T4ENZKSA6EF5/">MediaWiki 1.38.0-rc.0 pre-release</a> is now ready for testing.</span></dd>
<dt>2022-03-31</dt>
<dd><span typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="Security" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg/18px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg/27px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg/36px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/mediawiki-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/message/YJNXKPV5Z56NSUQ4G3SXPDUIZG5EQ7UR/">MediaWiki 1.35.6, 1.36.4 and 1.37.2 security releases</a> are now available.</span></dd>
<dt>2022-05-20 to 2022-05-22</dt>
<dd><span typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="Maintenance update" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg/18px-OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg/27px-OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg/36px-OOjs_UI_icon_lightbulb-yellow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2022">Wikimedia Hackathon 2022</a> (hybrid event) </dd></dl></div>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibrant_community." data-mw-comment="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;heading&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;h-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;replies&quot;:[&quot;h-Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-Edit_and_use_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-Develop_and_extend_code-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-Get_help_and_contribute-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;h-News-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;],&quot;headingLevel&quot;:2,&quot;placeholderHeading&quot;:false,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;h-&quot;}"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span>MediaWiki is a collaboration and documentation platform brought to you by a vibrant community.<span data-mw-comment-end="h-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span></span></h2>
<div aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:Image/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/320px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="135" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/480px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg/640px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK_-_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5575" data-file-height="2352"/></a><figcaption>Photo of participants of the Wikimedia Hackathon 2019</figcaption></figure></div>
<p>The MediaWiki software is used by <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Sites_using_MediaWiki" title="Special:MyLanguage/Sites using MediaWiki">tens of thousands of websites</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki_testimonials" title="Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki testimonials">thousands of companies and organizations</a>.
It powers Wikipedia and also this website.
MediaWiki helps you collect and organize knowledge and make it available to people.
It's powerful, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Localisation">multilingual</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLOSS" class="extiw" title="w:FLOSS">free and open</a>, extensible, customizable, reliable, and free of charge.
<a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:What_is_MediaWiki%3F" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:What is MediaWiki?">Find out more</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Deciding_whether_to_use_a_wiki_as_your_website_type" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Deciding whether to use a wiki as your website type">if MediaWiki is right for you</a>.
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<h3><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki" data-mw-comment="{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;heading&quot;,&quot;level&quot;:0,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;h-Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr&quot;,&quot;replies&quot;:[],&quot;headingLevel&quot;:3,&quot;placeholderHeading&quot;:false,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;h-&quot;}"><span class="header_icon" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:Image"><span><img alt="OOjs UI icon advanced.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_advanced.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span></span><span>Set up and run MediaWiki</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Set_up_and_run_MediaWiki-MediaWiki_is_a_collaboration_and_documentation_platform_brought_to_you_by_a_vibr"></span></h3>
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<ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Download" title="Special:MyLanguage/Download">Download</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation_guide" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Installation guide">install</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System_administration" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:System administration">configure</a> MediaWiki</li>
<li>Add functionality by installing <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Extensions" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Extensions">extensions</a></li>
<li>Problems? See <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Errors_and_symptoms" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Errors and symptoms">errors and symptoms</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ"><abbr title="Frequently asked questions">FAQ</abbr></a></li>
<li>Don't own a server? Find <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Hosting_services" title="Special:MyLanguage/Hosting services">hosting services</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Professional_development_and_consulting" title="Special:MyLanguage/Professional development and consulting">Get professional development and consulting</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Professional_development_and_consulting" title="Professional development and consulting"> </a></span></li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:How_to_make_a_MediaWiki_skin" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:How to make a MediaWiki skin">How to make a MediaWiki skin</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Manual:How_to_make_a_MediaWiki_skin" title="Manual:How to make a MediaWiki skin"> </a></span></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker" title="Special:MyLanguage/How to become a MediaWiki hacker">How to work on MediaWiki or extensions' code</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker" title="How to become a MediaWiki hacker"> </a></span></li></ul>
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<ul><li>Interact with content by using the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Main_page" title="Special:MyLanguage/API:Main page">Action API</a> or <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/API:Web_APIs_hub" title="Special:MyLanguage/API:Web APIs hub">Web API</a></li>
<li>Read the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents">developer docs</a> or visit the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Developer_hub" title="Special:MyLanguage/Developer hub">developer hub</a></li></ul>
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        2022-03-31
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              2022-04-20
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              2022-03-31
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              2022-05-20 to 2022-05-22
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