This website uses MediaWiki! I bet you couldn't tell at first glance. A default install of MediaWiki looks like wikipedia.org, and you probably don't want your website to look like that. However, MediaWiki is a powerful platform for building your site, even if it's just being edited by one person!

Below is a collection of links and guidelines I've used while transforming MediaWiki from a wiki into a website.

Contents 1 Using MediaWiki as a CMS 2 Lowercase usernames in MediaWiki 3 MediaWiki Plugins 3.1 MediaWiki Glossary Extension 4 Multisite MediaWiki 5 Comments

Using MediaWiki as a CMS

A brief guide to configuring MediaWiki to look less like a wiki and more like a typical website.

Lowercase usernames in MediaWiki

from jeffmcneill.com

MediaWiki Plugins

MediaWiki Glossary Extension

• http://github.com/aaronpk/Mediawiki-Glossary-Extension

Build a glossary in MediaWiki, automatically creating an alphabetical glossary page and automatically linking all instances of glossary terms on articles.

Multisite MediaWiki

Multisite MediaWiki

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