Customization

Install MediaWiki

• Requirements
• Download
• Extract
• Upload
• Set up database
• Install
• Configure

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• FAQ
• Common issues
• Get help and support

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• Local development quickstart

MediaWiki can be customized in several ways. It is distributed as GPL. You may thus contribute your own skins, extensions and patches.

• Configuration settings are defined in the LocalSettings.php file.
• Interface messages can be modified by editing their corresponding wiki page.
• Many community-provided extensions are available. They generally fall into one of these categories:
  • Extensions defining a new wiki tag (see also: Write your own MediaWiki extension)
  • Extensions defining a new special page (see also: Writing a new special page)

• MediaWiki is multilingual, and fully so with the Translate extension.
• The FAQ contains additional customization info.
• See also Manual:System administration .

Look and feel can be modified by using different skins. There are various third-party skins, which allow radically changing the look and feel of the site.