From Meta, a Wikimedia project coordination wiki
This help page contains a list of guides and single-topic help files for the
MediaWiki software
compiled at the main page of
meta.wikimedia.org
. It is progressively being moved to the
www.mediawiki.org
website. Wikimedia's Meta-Wiki was formerly where such documents were managed and also where proposals were discussed
before
MediaWiki
was created. There is still content that has yet to be moved or modified.
This help page is
only
for the MediaWiki wiki software. Many MediaWiki-powered wikis still have a help link that points to this page. If you came here from a wiki based on other software or you are looking for help not related to MediaWiki software, we will not be able to help you.
MediaWiki
is a free software wiki engine licensed under the
GNU General Public License
. It is used by
many websites
, including this one.
Handbook parts
The help pages are sorted by user type,
for readers and editors
. Help pages for moderators, system administrators and developers are now available in the respective specific section.
For readers
For editors
Referencing
Formatting
Fixing mistakes
Advanced functioning
Other
For moderators
This part of the handbook is now available in the
Administrator section
of the
MediaWiki.org
website.
For system administrators
This part of the handbook is now available in the
Sysadmin section
of the
MediaWiki.org
website.
For developers
This part of the handbook is now available in the
Developer section
of the
MediaWiki.org
website.
Appendix
- Handbook
See also