ManageWiki

ManageWiki is a special MediaWiki extension originally developed for Miraheze that allows bureaucrats to quickly and easily modify their wiki's settings. From basic changes like setting the logo and enabling extensions, to more complex things such as creating user groups and customizing every action a given group of users can (not) do, ManageWiki can do lots!

Accessing ManageWiki


Founders should be able to access ManageWiki from the start, and all bureaucrats can access Special:ManageWiki. However, any user with the managewiki permission can also access the settings. It is divided into five major sections:
 * 1)  Core settings  (Special:ManageWiki/core) - Basic wiki settings such as the name, language, and category.
 * 2)  Extensions  (Special:ManageWiki/extensions) - Enable or disable extensions on your wiki, including skins.
 * 3)  Namespaces  (Special:ManageWiki/namespaces) - Manage, create and delete namespaces on your wiki.
 * 4)  Permissions  (Special:ManageWiki/permissions) - Manage, create and delete user groups and permissions on your wiki.
 * 5)  Additional settings  (Special:ManageWiki/settings) - Change all other aspects of your wiki, such as the logo, licensing, defaults, along with tweaking extensions.

There is also a sixth option under the Administration tab reading "Manage/Download this wiki's dump". For more information on it, see Backups.



To access ManageWiki, simply click the links on the sidebar under the Administration tab or visit Special:SpecialPages and scroll to the Wiki Management section. You can also access them manually by visiting the corresponding special page:,  ,  ,  , or. You can type these pages into the search bar to go to them. For more information on these pages and what they do, look below. If this doesn't work, you can try asking for help on the Community noticeboard and a volunteer will gladly assist you.



Some skins may hide the Administration tab on the sidebar. If this happens, you can force them to display by going to Special:Preferences -> Appearance -> Force the display of ManageWiki links in the sidebar. If this doesn't work, you can always navigate to them manually, as described in the previous section.

Need more help?
If you're still confused or not sure about something regarding ManageWiki, please feel free to contact us and we'll be happy to assist you!