...

Explore the Diverse Range of MediaWiki Topics!
Everything you need to learn about MediaWiki!

WikiTeq offers a wide range of blog pages, each with its unique content and insight. Explore and discover the wealth of knowledge offered and become a professional at managing your wiki!

Encouraging Employee Documentation: Best Practices for Knowledge Management

Unlock effective methods to encourage consistent employee documentation within mid-sized businesses, driving enhanced knowledge retention, streamlined efficiency, and collaborative innovation.

...
WikiTeq

Streamlining Knowledge Management for Mid-Sized Businesses

Discover how effective knowledge management can give your mid-sized business a competitive edge. Learn how MediaWiki centralizes information, enhances collaboration, and improves decision-making, all while being cost-effective and scalable. Streamline your operations and foster innovation with a tailored knowledge management solution.

...
WikiTeq

Document Control Software

Discover how MediaWiki serves as a powerful, open-source solution for document control. Learn about its robust search, version control, customization, and collaborative features.

...
WikiTeq

What is a Wiki?

Wikis are essential for fostering collaborative knowledge sharing, allowing multiple users to contribute, edit, and refine content collectively. They centralize information, making it easily accessible and up-to-date, which enhances organizational efficiency and knowledge management.

...
WikiTeq

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) using MediaWiki

Enhance your LLMs with MediaWiki and RAG integration, optimizing data retrieval for accurate and contextually rich responses.

...
WikiTeq

MediaWiki Introduction

Discover how to transform your newly installed MediaWiki into a central hub for company knowledge and collaboration. Learn to utilize its robust features, from creating pages to managing project documentation, and ensure everyone in your organization contributes effectively.

...
WikiTeq

Integrating an LLM into Mediawiki

Explore the innovative integration of Large Language Models (LLM) like GPT into MediaWiki to enhance wiki functionalities. Our comprehensive blog discusses various integration methods, from API to direct hosting and extension development, alongside potential use cases.

...
WikiTeq

What is a Large Language Model (LLM)?

Learn how LLMs, powered by deep learning and transformer models, analyze extensive datasets to master the intricacies of human language, and how MediaWiki can be used as a training environment.

...
WikiTeq

MediaWiki Maintenance Tips

Consistency is key when it comes to regular MediaWiki maintenance. By staying proactive and addressing issues promptly, you can ensure that your MediaWiki installation remains secure, performs well, and provides a positive experience for users.

...
WikiTeq

MediaWiki Upgrades

MediaWiki updates bring security fixes, enhanced performance, and new features. Yet, is it always wise to upgrade to the latest stable version?

...
WikiTeq

How to Hide Elements for Anonymous Users in MediaWiki

How to hide elements for anonymous users in MediaWiki using CSS.

...
Daniel Scherzer

Using the MediaWiki API

Explore the versatile MediaWiki API, capable of performing nearly all user interface functions and more. Our guide shows you how to effectively interact with your wiki's API.

...
Daniel Scherzer

Semantic MediaWiki Tutorial

Dive into the essentials of Semantic MediaWiki with our comprehensive tutorial. Learn how to enhance your data structuring and management capabilities, making your wiki more intelligent and interactive. Perfect for beginners and advanced users alike.

...
WikiTeq

Enterprise MediaWiki Conference 2023

Explore key insights and lessons learned from starting with enterprise MediaWiki. This blog offers valuable advice, best practices, and the dos and don'ts for beginners, drawing from firsthand experiences to guide you through your MediaWiki journey.

...
Daniel Scherzer

MediaWiki Scripts, Styles, Gadgets, and Widgets

Modules, gadgets, and widgets are powerful tools for extending the functionality and usability of your MediaWiki site and creating a more engaging and interactive experience for your users.

...
Daniel Scherzer

Ads on MediaWiki

We discuss how to run and deliver ads to a MediaWiki site, whether ads are good or bad, how to choose the right ad network, and what requirements may apply to placing and formatting ads on a wiki page.

...
WikiTeq

Migration from Microsoft SharePoint to MediaWiki

Microsoft SharePoint and MediaWiki are two different types of platforms with different purposes. Is there something that can make knowledge creators and owners migrate from SharePoint to MediaWiki? Is such migration technically possible?

...
WikiTeq

Setting Up a Local Wiki

If you are considering adopting the MediaWiki software, you may want to experiment with a local wiki before making the final decision. Here, we walk you through how to create a wiki on your own computer running the latest stable version of MediaWiki, 1.39, for you to play around with.

...
Daniel Scherzer

Introduction to MediaWiki Extensions

Explore our blog for insightful guides, tips, and updates on the latest MediaWiki extensions. Discover how to enhance your wiki experience with tools that improve functionality, collaboration, and content management.

...
Daniel Scherzer

MediaWiki Citations and References

MediaWiki offers user-friendly syntax and tools for creating inline citations and reference lists. Learn how to effectively manage citations to enhance your wiki content.

...
WikiTeq

MediaWiki VisualEditor

MediaWiki VisualEditor is a user-friendly rich-text editor for MediaWiki, the software that powers Wikipedia search results.

...
WikiTeq

Migrating from Confluence to MediaWiki

Explore the transition from Confluence to MediaWiki in our latest blog. Unlock the potential of MediaWiki's versatile features while simplifying collaboration and knowledge management. Discover tips, tricks, and best practices for a successful migration journey.

...
WikiTeq

What are MediaWiki templates?

MediaWiki templates boost consistency, ease content management, and streamline wiki updates, improving efficiency and creating a cohesive user experience.

...
WikiTeq

Comparing the benefits and drawbacks of Semantic MediaWiki, Cargo, and Wikibase

Each of these tools has its own unique benefits and drawbacks, and the article provides hints for choosing the right one for your project.

...
WikiTeq

Using MediaWiki for Business

Talking about use cases for MediaWiki in a business environment and busting the most common myths about MediaWiki.

...
WikiTeq

What are MediaWiki Namespaces, Categories, Pages, and Sub-Pages

In this blog you will learn what are namespaces, categories, pages, and subpages in MediaWiki, and how they all interact.

...
WikiTeq

The Best MediaWiki Extensions 2024

This blog covers various popular and useful MediaWiki extensions. It provides information on importing data, embedding video, using maps, and much more.

...
WikiTeq

Staying Up to Date on Wiki Changes

When your wiki has hundreds or thousands of pages, it is important to have a way to follow up changes made by the numerous wiki contributors.

...
WikiTeq

How to Manage Wiki User Rights

In MediaWiki, users that visit your site and perform various actions belong to one or more user groups. A group has rights/permissions that specify what the users in that group are allowed to do on the site.

...
WikiTeq

How To Create A Wiki Account

Depending on the purpose of your wiki, different account creation policies may apply. We will go over the various policies in this blog.

...
WikiTeq

How To Display Images on a Wiki Page

Techniques for inserting images and creating galleries in visual editor, or using MediaWiki markup.

...
WikiTeq

How to Rename or Move a Wiki Page

Get tips and tricks on how to rename or move pages in MediaWiki. Our blog offers a complete guide to help you update page titles and manage your wiki effectively.

...
WikiTeq

History of Revisions in a Wiki

MediaWiki stores each and every revision of any page in the database. Looking at page history one can see who did what, and when.

...
WikiTeq

Best Responsive MediaWiki Skins

If you're about to start your own MediaWiki project or spice up an existing wiki, some of the following points may be helpful. We will talk about "skins" - freely distributed sets of code and resources - that will determine the appearance of MediaWiki.

...
WikiTeq

How To Upload Files To a Wiki

Uploading files to a wiki is a fairly straightforward process.

...
WikiTeq

How To Create a MediaWiki Page

In this blog we will go over the various ways you can create new MediaWiki pages.

...
WikiTeq

How To Use MediaWiki VisualEditor

What is VisualEditor? The VisualEditor extension allows for editing pages as rich content (WYSIWYG) rather than using wiki markup. Editing in the visual editor is very similar to the editing in any office application, like Word or Writer.

...
WikiTeq

Cargo vs Semantic MediaWiki vs Wikibase

Semantic MediaWiki is the most popular software for managing the data and knowledge of your wiki, but there are alternatives.

...
WikiTeq

MediaWiki vs Confluence: Which collaboration tool is better?

Teams will always face the task of organizing valuable information, and oftentimes they're choosing between two popular options: MediaWiki and Atlassian Confluence.

...
WikiTeq

Get our stories delivered

From us to your inbox weekly.