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Avoid Spam from Bots and AI Agents | ProWiki Blog

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · 2d

Nowadays it is tricky to avoid spam from bots and AI agents on your #MediaWiki

Luckily there are easy to use #OpenSource solutions that beat the bots, when used correctly

Discover how to protect your wiki with bot-proof captcha questions via our new anti-spam guide: www.pro.wiki/articles/pre...

Prevent spam on your wiki. Discover how to stop AI agents from creating user accounts on your wiki.

Enhanced Search for Wikibase - Wikimedia Tech News

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · 15d

Level up the searchability of your Wikibase data!

Read the latest post on the @wikimediade.bsky.social Tech Blog on the new Wikibase Faceted Search extension.

Discover what the extension can do for you and the story of how it came to be.

tech-news.wikimedia.de/2025/09/19/e...

Wikibase Faceted Search enhances MediaWiki's search with faceted search capabilities.

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Extension "Semantic Result Formats" - semantic-mediawiki.org

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Sep 3

We released Semantic Result Formats 5.1.0, which brings improve support for #MediaWiki 1.43 LTS and enhancments for the filtered, datatables, graph, and d3chart formats. It is compatible with @semanticmw.bsky.social 5.x and 6.x

Learn more at www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Extensi...

Semantic Result Formats. From semantic-mediawiki.org

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GitHub - ProfessionalWiki/FontAwesome: Allows to insert Font Awesome Free icons in page

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Aug 25

Did you know that you can use "slash commands" in MediaWiki?

Increase your productivity by getting this new feature via our free and #OpenSource Slash Commands #MediaWiki extension.

Get started via www.pro.wiki/news/Slash-C...

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Jul 25

Font Awesome 7 is now available for #MediaWiki!

Get it via github.com/Professional...

Allows to insert Font Awesome Free icons in page. Contribute to ProfessionalWiki/FontAwesome development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Semantic MediaWiki @semanticmw.bsky.social · Jul 24

The #MediaWiki Users and Developers Congerence Fall 2025 will take place from October 28-30 in #Hanover, Germany.

www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWi...
#MUDCon #SMWCon #EMWCon #SemanticMW

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Jul 24

We released Semantic MediaWiki 5.1.0

Find more details about this minor release at github.com/SemanticMedi.... Due to lack of bug fixes, upgrading to this version of @semanticmw.bsky.social is not essential.

Beware that git master is dropping support for #MediaWiki older than 1.43 LTS.

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Highlights from MediaWiki 1.44 | ProWiki Blog

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Jul 8

MediaWiki 1.44 is out!

Improved user blocking, patrolling, redirects, file security, and more 🚀

Discover the #MediaWiki 1.44 highlights www.pro.wiki/news/whats-n...

Explore what’s changed in MediaWiki 1.44.

Faceted Search for Wikibase

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Jun 4

Faceted search for your #Wikibase?!

Yes you can! Via the new Wikibase Faceted Search extension for #MediaWiki.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKW...

YouTube video by Professional Wiki

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Semantic MediaWiki 5 Released

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Apr 14

Semantic MediaWiki 5 Released!

The long-awaited Semantic MediaWiki 5 is here! Discover the improvements it brings.

professional.wiki/en/news/sema...

Among the highlights is support for #MediaWiki 1.43, the latest LTS version.

We released Semantic MediaWiki 5. Discover what is new and if you should upgrade.

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Apr 10

Enhance your #Wikibase with #MediaWiki extensions!

Check out our curated list of top 16 most useful Wikibase extensions: professional.wiki/en/articles/...

These extensions provide better search, data display, quality controls, export, media support, and integrations.

Enhance Your Wikibase With Extensions

Explore when Wikibase excels and when to consider alternatives. Learn about its strengths, limitations, and common use cases.

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Apr 9

What are the top #MediaWiki extensions in 2025?

It can be tough to find the extensions you need among the thousands of options. Our curated list of most useful extensions is here to help you.

www.pro.wiki/articles/bes...

All these extensions are #OpenSource and well maintained.

Best MediaWiki Extensions in 2025 | ProWiki Blog

Supercharge your wiki with the best MediaWiki extensions.

Best MediaWiki Themes in 2025 | ProWiki Blog

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Apr 8

Our popular responsive #MediaWiki theme Chameleon now supports MediaWiki 1.44

Chameleon tops our list of best MediaWiki themes: www.pro.wiki/articles/bes...

See the recent enhancements at github.com/Professional...

Find the best theme for your wiki via our expert-curated list of modern MediaWiki themes.

Embed and render markdown files into wiki pages. Learn more about the free and open-source External Content extension.

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Apr 4

Embed content such as markdown files from a git repo into your #MediaWiki.

We just released version 3.0.0 of the External Content extension, adding compatibility for MediaWiki 1.40 up to 1.43 LTS.

External Content is free and #OpenSource software. Learn more at professional.wiki/en/extension...

External Content

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Apr 3

We created ascript to export #Wikibase constraint violations. Get it via github.com/Professional...

Thanks to Clair Kronk at Mount Sinai for funding this new open source Wikibase tool.

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Feb 10

Need help with theme installation, customization, or creation? Check out our top-grade #MediaWiki theming services at professional.wiki/en/mediawiki...

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Feb 10

Check out the full list of top #MediaWiki themes at www.pro.wiki/articles/bes...

The full list contains links to the documentation and example wikis, as well as additional example screenshots and more detailed descriptions.

Best MediaWiki Themes in 2025 | ProWiki Blog

Find the best theme for your wiki via our expert-curated list of modern MediaWiki themes.

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Feb 10

Fifth place goes to Vector

Or rather, to "Vector 2022", the modernized version of the Vector theme, which has been used on Wikipedia for over a decade.

This new version of the classic #MediaWiki theme improved responsiveness, dark mode support, a collapsible sidebar, and more.

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Feb 10

Fourth place goes to Timeless

Timeless features a left sidebar for navigation and a right sidebar with links to tools.

It comes bundled with #MediaWiki, so can be enabled with a single line of configuration. Naturally, it is also available on pro.wiki as the default theme for new wikis.

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Feb 10

Third place goes to Citizen 🥉

Citizen is a relatively new #MediaWiki skin, and it entered our top 3 this year.

Citizen is highly responsive and supports dark mode and switching between font sizes and layout widths. It is popular for community and game wikis.

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Feb 10

Second place goes to Medik 🥈

Medik is a solid #MediaWiki theme that is great out of the box. It provides a clean and classic look, with a sidebar on the left. Medik is an excellent mobile theme and, like Chameleon, is available on pro.wiki.

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Feb 10

First place goes to Chameleon 🏆

Chameleon is the most popular responsive #MediaWiki theme.

It uses the Bootstrap framework and is highly customizable, though the powerful XML configuration language does come with a learning curve.

Like all skins in this list, Chameleon is #OpenSource

Exploring the MediaWiki 1.43 LTS Release: Key Features and Changes | ProWiki Blog

Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Feb 10

Make your wiki look great! ✨

We compiled a list of the top #MediaWiki themes in 2025.

These themes are responsive, customizable, and support MediaWiki 1.43 and the preceding two LTS releases.

Find the top 5 MediaWiki skins below 🡇

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Professional Wiki @prowiki.bsky.social · Dec 24

#MediaWiki 1.43 LTS is out!

Long Term Support till December 2027 and many changes.

Discover the highlights! www.pro.wiki/news/what-ne...

Discover what is new in the MediaWiki 1.43 Long-Term Support release.