![]() This means, for example, that MediaWiki doesn't include regular features found in corporate CMSes (like easy publication workflow or ACLs), but does offer a variety of tools to handle spam and vandalism. Unlike generic CMSes, MediaWiki was originally written for a very specific purpose: supporting a community that creates and curates freely-reusable knowledge on an open platform. The influence of Wikipedia on MediaWiki's architecture isn't limited to performance. To meet these demands, MediaWiki has a heavy bias towards performance, caching and optimization.Įxpensive features that can't be enabled on Wikipedia are either reverted or disabled through a configuration variable there is an endless balance between performance and features. This means that MediaWiki must not only run a top-ten website, but also do so on a shoestring budget. Wikipedia isn't commercially supported by ads it is entirely supported by a non-profit organization, the Wikimedia Foundation, which relies on donations as its primary funding model. Wikipedia is one of the top ten websites in the world, currently getting about 400 million unique visitors a month. The book chapter has a historical overview section that corresponds to MediaWiki history, and this wiki page has had numerous edits since the chapter was published in 2012.įrom the start, MediaWiki was developed specifically to be Wikipedia's software.ĭevelopers have worked to facilitate reuse by third-party users, but Wikipedia's influence and bias have shaped MediaWiki's architecture throughout its history. ![]() This document is the result of the MediaWiki architecture document project, whose content was developed for inclusion in the Architecture of Open Source Applications book. ![]()
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