What is MediaWiki?
MediaWiki is the free open-source wiki software used to power Wikipedia and thousands of other wikis. The contributions of hundreds of individual developers have helped make it a feature-rich, secure and scalable platform capable of powering some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world.
How do I add a logo to MediaWiki?
To change the MediaWiki default logo you should do the following:
- Create an image for your logo with dimensions of 135×135 pixels.
- Upload your logo image somewhere on your web hosting account.
- Add or edit the $wgLogo line in the LocalSettings.php to contain the path to your logo.
Can you make a private MediaWiki?
MediaWiki does not include a possibility to give rights to separate users directly; instead rights are always given to a user group. There is no way in the core software to change permissions of particular users in order to restrict or allow editing particular pages, except by changing their usergroup.
Where is MediaWiki located?
Files can be found in the following places: /usr/share/mediawiki – MediaWiki core files. /etc/mediawiki/LocalSettings.
How do I upload an image to MediaWiki?
Inserting an image into your MediaWiki pages Log into MediaWiki. On the left hand side in the navigation sidebar, click the Upload File link. On the Upload file page, browse for the image you want to upload to your MediaWiki page. Click Upload File.
How do I change Miraheze logo?
How do I change my logo/favicon? To change the logo and favicon of your wiki, you need to go to Special:ManageWiki/settings and look for $wgLogo under the Styling section.
Who can edit protected Wikipedia pages?
Extended confirmed protection, also known as 30/500 protection, only allows edits by editors with the extended confirmed user access level, granted automatically to registered users with at least 30 days’ tenure and 500 edits.
Does Wikia use MediaWiki?
Sites using MediaWiki Fandom, a wiki hosting service formerly known as Wikia, runs on MediaWiki.
What programming language does MediaWiki use?
PHP –
PHP – the primary language that MediaWiki was originally written in, and which most new code in MediaWiki uses. JavaScript – language used for many important components of MediaWiki, notably VisualEditor, Parsoid, and all Gadgets, not to mention most code delivered to the browser via ResourceLoader for execution.
Should I be using wglogos or $wglogo with MediaWiki?
Mediawiki installations after MediaWiki 1.35.0 should be using wgLogos as $wgLogo is no longer supported. The URL of the site logo. The MediaWiki.org site logo.
What is the size of the MediaWiki logo?
The MediaWiki.org site logo. Your logo should be the same size, i.e. 135 pixels. The URL of the site logo (i.e. the image displayed in the upper-left corner of the page in most MediaWiki installations).
How do I find the logo of my Mediawiki site?
The URL of the site logo. The MediaWiki.org site logo. Your logo should be the same size, i.e. 135 pixels. The URL of the site logo (i.e. the image displayed in the upper-left corner of the page in most MediaWiki installations).