MediaWiki.org has only one topic: the wiki engine MediaWiki and connected software, such as extensions and skins. It includes documentation for some related software that runs externally but connects to and relies on a MediaWiki installation.
MediaWiki.org is not WikipediaYou are currently at a website called MediaWiki.org. Unless you are a
software developer or someone who
installs computer software, you probably ended up here accidentally. MediaWiki.org is not the free encyclopedia Wikipedia. Please read
this article if you are confused about the names. Wikipedia is a wiki running the software documented by this site. If you're interested in working on the free encyclopedia,
check it out directly.
MediaWiki is not Wikimedia WikitechMediaWiki.org is not intended for Wikimedia-specific technical documentation. Please read
this article if you are confused about the names and scope. Wikimedia is a group of wikis running some software documented on this site. Please see
wikitech:Main Page.
MediaWiki.org is not a free host or webspace providerThis site is not meant to store private, commercial or any other content that is unrelated to the MediaWiki software. It is also not meant to be used as a test wiki, e.g. to try out formatting (only use our
Project:Sandbox for that or have a look at our
test wiki) or to create valid
XHTML contents for foreign projects.
You may not host your own website, homepage,
blog, or wiki at MediaWiki.org. If you are interested in using the wiki technology for a collaborative effort on something else, even if it is just a single page, there are many
websites that provide wiki hosting, either free or for money. You can also
install wiki software on your server; see the
Wiki science wikibook for information on doing this.
Of course, users can have their own personal pages, but they are used for information relevant to working on MediaWiki.org. If you are looking to make a personal webpage that is not related to MediaWiki, please make use of one of the many free homepage providers on the Internet or
find a suitable blog. Advertising, especially external links, may be removed from a user's page when there are no relevant contributions related to MediaWiki.
MediaWiki.org is not a repository of links, images, or media filesThis site is neither a
mirror nor a repository of links, images, or media files. Please upload only files that are useful for MediaWiki.org and provide full information on source and a free license; everything else will be
deleted. Read the upload instructions carefully and consider uploading media files to the
Wikimedia Commons, where they can be linked from all Wikimedia projects.
All content added to MediaWiki.org may have to be edited mercilessly, and can be redistributed at will. By submitting any content, you agree to release it for free use under the
Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License (CC BY-SA) or if it is stated explicitly, as Public Domain.
MediaWiki.org is not a vehicle for advertisingThis site is not to be used for commercial
promotion,
advertising,
propaganda or
advocacy - other than for MediaWiki itself and the Wikimedia projects.
MediaWiki.org is not an indiscriminate collection of informationThis site is not an indiscriminate collection of items relating to every project utilizing MediaWiki software. Articles dealing with other software issues, or issues with individual wikis, are not suitable for this site. Please try to stay on the task of creating contents concerning the MediaWiki software itself.
MediaWiki.org is not a forum or a chatroomDon't (mis)use this site, especially user pages and talk pages, as a forum, bulletin board or chatroom. We have an
IRC channel for that:
#mediawiki connect.
Also see the recommended
communications channels.