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| General Features | MediaWiki  |
|---|---|
 Version |
1.13.2 |
 Last Release Date |
2008-10-02 |
| 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 |
|
| 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, 30 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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