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| General Features | MediaWiki  |
|---|---|
 Version |
1.17.0 |
| Last Release Date |
2011-06-22 |
| 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 |
Yes |
| Oracle |
Yes |
| SQLite |
Yes |
| 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, 63 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 |
140 languages |
| Email notification |
Optional |
| Comments |
Discussion Pages |
| Categories |
Yes |
| Namespaces |
Yes |
| Page Redirection |
Yes |
| Conflict Handling |
Conflict Resolution |
| Search |
Full Text |
| Wiki Farming |
Plugin |
| Structured Data |
Plugin |
| Links | MediaWiki |
| CamelCase |
No |
| Freelinks |
Yes |
| Backlinks |
Yes |
| InterWiki |
Yes |
| SisterWiki |
No |
| Image Links |
Yes |
| Windows Shares |
No |
| Page Redirects |
Yes |
| 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 |
| Page Templates |
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 |
| Mobile Friendly |
No |
| 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 |
Plugin |
| 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 |
| Extras | MediaWiki |
| Calendar |
Plugin |
| Image Galleries |
Yes |
| Forums |
Plugin |
| Blogs |
No |
| Ticket System |
No |
| 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.
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Image editing
Has support for editing images with third-party applications with re-upload.
With http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AnyWikiDraw iy is possible to use a Java applet to edit SVG, PNG and JPEG images directly in a page.