Resources for Newcomers & MediaWiki Beginners
General sources for MediaWiki
- Starter’s Guide: How to become a MediaWiki Hacker
- MediaWiki.org, the main website for the software itself…
- … and its extensions manuals
Resources from our workshops
Saturday, 8th April at Sektor5
- Tutorial for installing MediaWiki on a server, by jackie: wmws.tantemalkah.at
Sunday, 9th April at Metalab
- Installing MediaWiki using VirtualBox, by Tobias: Download PDF
- Quick Start in MediaWiki System Administration, by Alex: Download PDF
To prepare for the Wikimedia Hackathon…
… that will take place from 19 – 21st May 2017 in Vienna.
- Have a look at the Hackathon FAQs to get an idea of what the event is going to be like: Hackathon-FAQs on mediawiki.org
- Read the Starter’s Guide How to become a MediaWiki Hacker
- Create your account on Phabricator. During the hackathon, we use the web-based, software development collaboration tool suite Phabricator. Here’s how to get started: mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Help
- Set up your laptop: Follow the instructions on mediawiki.org/wiki/Hackathon/Laptop_setup to get your development environment setup
>> Register for the Hackathon <<
Registration closes on Friday, 21st April 12:00 CEST (12 am/ midday)
When you register, be sure to select the option „I am a newcomer“ in the registration form, so that we can add you to our list, and have you take part in the mentoring program!