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 Comments via Wordpress 3.2 Embedding videos from Vimeo 3.3 Including arbitrary HTML 3.4 Private Content in MediaWiki Pages 3.5 Google Map Link 4 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 Comments via Wordpress

Uses Wordpress as a backend to drive commenting on MediaWiki articles. I have made some modifications to streamline the process. Read more about the original plugin at the official site.

Embedding videos from Vimeo

Adds a <vimeo> tag to embed a video given its ID.

Including arbitrary HTML

Adds a <raw> tag for embedding arbitrary HTML in a MediaWiki page.

Private Content in MediaWiki Pages

Restrict parts of a page to be visible only to registered users.

Google Map Link

Adds a <googlemap> tag to quickly make a link to Google Maps for an address.

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