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| General Features | MediaWiki  |
|---|---|
 Version |
1.11.1 |
 Last Release Date |
2008-01-24 |
| Author |
Magnus Manske, Brion Vibber, Lee Daniel Crocker, Tim Starling, Erik Möller, and others. |
| URL |
www.mediawiki.org |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
GPL |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
| Data Storage |
Database |
| License Cost/ Fee |
0 |
| Development status |
Mature |
| Intended Audience |
End Users/Desktop, Education |
| System Requirements | MediaWiki |
| Operating System |
*nix, Windows, Mac OS X |
| Root Access |
 No |
| Webserver |
Any with PHP support |
| Other Requirements |
none |
| Datastorage | MediaWiki |
| Text Files |
No |
| MySQL |
Yes |
| PostgreSQL |
 Optional |
| Oracle |
Optional |
| SQLite |
No |
| BerkeleyDB |
No |
| RCS |
No |
| Other |
No |
| Security/Anti-Spam | MediaWiki |
| Page Permissions |
Yes |
| ACL |
No |
| Authentication Backends |
Yes |
| Host Blocking |
Yes |
| Mail Encryption |
 Plugin |
| nofollow |
Optional |
| Blacklist |
Yes |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin |
| Delayed Indexing |
No |
| Development/Support | MediaWiki |
| Commercial Support |
Yes, 14 listed |
| Preconfigured Hosting |
Yes |
| Code Repository |
svn.wikimedia.org |
| Issue Tracker |
bugzilla.wikimedia.org |
| Mailing List |
lists.wikimedia.org |
| Support Forum |
mwusers.com |
| IRC Channel |
www.mediawiki.org |
| Common Features | MediaWiki |
| Preview |
Yes |
| Minor Changes |
Yes |
| Change Summary |
Yes |
| Page History |
Yes |
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited |
| Revision Diffs |
Between all |
| Page Index |
Yes |
| Plugin System |
Yes |
| Special Features | MediaWiki |
| Unicode Support |
Yes |
| Right-to-Left Support |
Yes |
| Interface Languages |
100+ |
| Email notification |
Optional |
| Comments |
Discussion Pages |
| Categories |
Yes |
| Namespaces |
Yes |
| Page Redirection |
Yes |
| Conflict Handling |
Conflict Resolution |
| Search |
Full Text |
| Links | MediaWiki |
| CamelCase |
No |
| Freelinks |
Yes |
| Backlinks |
Yes |
| InterWiki |
Yes |
| SisterWiki |
No |
| Image Links |
Yes |
| Windows Shares |
No |
| Syntax Features | MediaWiki |
| HTML Tags |
Some |
| Math formulas |
Yes |
| Tables |
simple + complex |
| CREOLE support |
No |
| Markdown Support |
No |
| Textile Support |
No |
| BBCode Support |
No |
| Emoticon Images |
Optional |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin |
| Footnotes |
Yes |
| Quoting |
No |
| Internal Comments |
Yes |
| Custom styles |
Yes |
| FAQ Tags |
No |
| Scripting |
Optional |
| Content Includes |
Yes |
| Feed Aggregation |
Plugin |
| Usability | MediaWiki |
| Section Editing |
Yes |
| Double-Click Edit |
Optional |
| Toolbar |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editing |
Plugin |
| Access Keys |
Yes |
| Auto Signature |
Yes |
| Statistics | MediaWiki |
| Recent Changes |
Yes |
| Wanted Pages |
Yes |
| Orphaned Pages |
Yes |
| Most/Least Popular |
Yes |
| Recent Visitors |
Plugin |
| Analysis |
Optional |
| Output | MediaWiki |
| HTML |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
| CSS Stylesheets |
Yes |
| Printer Friendly |
Print CSS |
| Themes & Skins |
Yes |
| RSS Feeds |
Yes |
| ATOM Feeds |
Yes |
| Abbreviations |
No |
| Auto-TOC |
Yes |
| Raw Export |
Yes |
| HTML Export |
Yes |
| XML export |
Yes |
| PDF Export |
Optional |
| Media and Files | MediaWiki |
| File Attachments |
Yes |
| Media Revisions |
Yes |
| Embedded Flash |
Plugin |
| Embedded Video |
Plugin |
| Image Editing |
No |
| SVG Editing |
No |
| MindMap Editing |
Plugin |
| Media Search |
Keywords |
| Syntax Examples | MediaWiki |
| Internal Link |
[[a link]] [[a link|with title]] |
| External Link |
[http://example.org The title] |
| Headlines |
==Section== ===Subsection=== ====Sub-subsection==== |
| Bold Format |
'''bold''' |
| Italics Format |
''italic'' |
| Underline Format |
<u>underlined</u> |
| Monospace Format |
<tt>monospace</tt> |
| Strikethrough Format |
<s>strikethrough</s> |
| Superscript Format |
<sup>superscript</sup> |
| Subscript Format |
<sub>subscript</sub> |
| Images |
[[Image:wiki.png]] |
| Aligning Text |
<center>Centered</center> |
| Text Indentation |
: indented line |
| Bulleted Lists |
* Item 1 ** Item 1.2 * Item 2 |
| Numbered Lists |
# Item 1 ## Item 1.2 # Item 2 |
| Definition Lists |
; term : definition |
| Horizontal Rule |
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MediaWiki Documentation » MediaWiki Details
This page belongs to the feature documentation of MediaWiki. The engine's features are listed in the table on the left. Detailed implementation details are available through the "i" icons right to the feature info.
Wiki
mediawiki:captcha
The MediaWiki captcha plugin is named the 'ConfirmEdit extension'. This causes captcha images to be displayed to help keep out automated spam bots. See it action at test wikipedia. If you try adding an external link, it comes with the message:
”Your edit includes new URL links; as a protection against automated spam, you'll need to type in the words that appear in this image: ”
See also their Anti-spam features page for other spam fighting ideas