MediaWiki Administration
Advanced
MediaWiki Administration is a comprehensive course designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage and administer a MediaWiki installation. The course covers installation and configuration, user and permissions management, extension governance, and the administrative workflows needed to keep a wiki reliable, secure, and aligned with organizational needs.
Course Outline
Installation and Configuration
Review the core components of a MediaWiki deployment and the configuration choices that shape daily administration.
- MediaWiki installation overview
- Core configuration in LocalSettings.php
- Managing environments and deployment assumptions
- Reviewing extensions and platform dependencies
Users, Groups, and Permissions
Understand how to structure user access and administrative privileges in a maintainable way.
- Managing user accounts and roles
- Working with groups and rights
- Designing sustainable permission models
- Reviewing access-related troubleshooting patterns
Content Governance and Administration
Learn the operational workflows administrators use to keep a wiki organized, trustworthy, and easy to manage.
- Namespace and content organization
- Templates, categories, and governance basics
- Administrative oversight workflows
- Managing common editorial issues
Extensions and Change Management
Build confidence evaluating extensions, introducing configuration changes, and coordinating updates safely.
- Extension lifecycle management
- Safe rollout and rollback considerations
- Dependency and compatibility awareness
- Documenting and reviewing administrative changes