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mediawiki/core
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Free software wiki application developed by the Wikimedia Foundation and others

1.46.0(1mo ago)5.1k7.2k↑131.1%1.6k4GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP &gt;=8.3.0

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MediaWiki
=========

[](#mediawiki)

MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, used by hundreds of millions of people each month. MediaWiki is localised in over 350 languages and its reliability and robust feature set have earned it a large and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.

MediaWiki is:

- feature-rich and extensible, both on-wiki and with hundreds of extensions;
- scalable and suitable for both small and large sites;
- simple to install, working on most hardware/software combinations; and
- available in your language.

For system requirements, installation, and upgrade details, see the files RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE.

- Ready to get started?
    -
- Setting up your local development environment?
    - [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Local\_development\_quickstart](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Local_development_quickstart)
- Looking for the technical manual?
    -
- Seeking help from a person?
    -
- Looking to file a bug report or a feature request?
    -
- Interested in helping out?
    - [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How\_to\_contribute](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_contribute)

MediaWiki is the result of global collaboration and cooperation. The CREDITS file lists technical contributors to the project. The COPYING file explains MediaWiki's copyright and license (GNU General Public License, version 2 or later). Many thanks to the Wikimedia community for testing and suggestions.

###  Health Score

77

—

ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity56

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community47

Growing community involvement

Maturity98

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor8

8 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~21 days

Recently: every ~5 days

Total

226

Last Release

49d ago

PHP version history (11 changes)1.20.3PHP &gt;=5.3.2

1.25.0-rc.0PHP &gt;=5.3.3

1.27.0-rc.0PHP &gt;=5.5.9

1.31.0-rc.0PHP &gt;=5.6.99

1.34.0-rc.0PHP &gt;=7.2.9

1.35.0-rc.0PHP &gt;=7.2.22

1.35.0-rc.3PHP &gt;=7.3.19

1.39.0-rc.0PHP &gt;=7.4.3

1.42.0-rc.0PHP &gt;=8.1.0

1.45.0PHP &gt;=8.2.0

1.46.0-rc.0PHP &gt;=8.3.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b94d9718c06ec7c3fd7a104bc44966fb7464b9ec7411582343ea35a7a6a85f08?d=identicon)[mediawiki](/maintainers/mediawiki)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

mediawikiphpwikiwikipediamediawikiwiki

###  Code Quality

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