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MediaWiki is a collaboration and documentation platform brought to you by a vibrant community.

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Photo of participants of the Wikimedia Hackathon 2024

The MediaWiki software is used by tens of thousands of websites and thousands of companies and organisations. It powers Wikipedia and also this website. MediaWiki helps you collect and organise knowledge and make it available to people. It's powerful, multilingual, free and open, extensible, customisable, reliable, and free of charge. Find out more and if MediaWiki is right for you.

File:OOjs UI icon advanced.svgSet up and run MediaWiki

• Download, install and configure MediaWiki
• Add functionality by installing extensions
• Problems? See errors and symptoms and FAQ
• Don't own a server? Find hosting services
• Get professional development and consulting
• Join MediaWiki Stakeholders user group

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• Learn how to navigate
• Learn how to edit a page
• Learn more about reading, editing, and personal customisation

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• Read the MediaWiki developer documentation
• Visit the Wikimedia Developer Portal

File:OOjs UI icon ongoingConversation-rtl.svgGet help and contribute

• Cannot find the answer to a problem with MediaWiki? Ask the support desk!
• Get involved as a translator, designer, documentation writer, tester, tech ambassador, or developer
• Report wrong software behaviour or a feature proposal

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2024-11-04 to 2024-11-06

<translate> Maintenance update</translate> MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024 in Vienna, Austria.

2024-10-01

<translate> Maintenance update</translate> Maintenance release: 1.39.10, 1.41.4 and 1.42.3

2024-09-30

<translate> Security</translate> Security and maintenance release: 1.39.9 / 1.41.3 / 1.42.2 are now available.

2024-06-28

<translate> Maintenance update</translate> MediaWiki 1.40.x versions are now end of life.

2024-06-27

<translate> Maintenance update</translate> Maintenance release: 1.39.8 / 1.40.4 / 1.41.2 / 1.42.1

<translate> Release</translate> MediaWiki 1.42.0 is now available.

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