As per the MediaWiki version lifecycle[1], I would like to announce the
formal end of life (EOL) of MediaWiki 1.44 as of July 31, 2026.
1.44.6 is the last release for this branch.
This means that MediaWiki 1.44 will no longer receive maintenance or
security backports. It is therefore strongly discouraged that you continue
to use it.
Please upgrade to MediaWiki 1.45, which will be supported until the end of
December 2026. Or to MediaWiki 1.46, which will be supported until the end
of July 2027.
Thanks!
[1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Version_lifecycle
All,
I have an issue with the pagelinks table in a MW 1.44.2 install. When performing an upgrade to MW 1.46 (or indeed just to 1.44.3!) and running the update maintenance script, it bombs out:
Table pagelinks contains pl_title field. Dropping...Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError from line 1230 of /opt/mediawiki/includes/libs/Rdbms/Database/Database.php: Error 1062: Duplicate entry '1-32' for key 'PRIMARY'
Function: Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database::sourceFile( /opt/mediawiki/sql/mysql/patch-pagelinks-drop-pl_title.sql )
Query: ALTER TABLE `pagelinks`
ADD PRIMARY KEY (pl_from, pl_target_id)
Prior to running the 'update' maintenance script using 'run.php', there is only one row with pl_from=1 and pl_target_id=32, so the migration scripts are creating duplicate entries.
Although running the 'update' script a second time causes it to succeed, I don't want to do this in a production environment and risk problems later down the line.
According to https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pagelinks_table, 'Regenerating the pagelinks table is always possible using the rebuildall.php maintenance script', but if I run this on the database prior to migration, it doesn't appear to delete anything from the pagelinks table.
I am at a loss. Can anyone help me work out what's going on?
Best wishes,
Peter
Hi all,
We are pleased to announce the release of [Semantic MediaWiki](https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org) [7.2.0](https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki_7.2.0).
This release fixes six security issues: five cross-site scripting issues in Special:Ask and Special:SearchByProperty, and an open redirect in Special:URIResolver. We recommend that all wikis running Semantic MediaWiki upgrade.
Also new:
* The #set parser function gained a +display option, so you can store a value and show it in one call: {{#set:Has population=812,405|+display}}
* A new #property_link parser function for linking to a property page from running text: {{#property_link:Has population|population}}. It provides a dedicated syntax for what previously required the [[Foo::@@@]] annotation trick.
* Various bug fixes, including restored PostgreSQL support (broken since 7.0.0), PHP 8.5 compatibility fixes, and a memory exhaustion fix for long-running maintenance scripts on large wikis.
This is a minor release. It contains no breaking changes, and there is no need to run update.php or any migration scripts. It is compatible with MediaWiki 1.43 up to 1.46 and PHP 8.1 up to 8.5.
Announcement blog post: https://professional.wiki/en/news/semantic-mediawiki-7-2-0-released
Release notes and upgrade instructions:
https://github.com/SemanticMediaWiki/SemanticMediaWiki/blob/master/docs/rel…
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Hi all,
We are pleased to announce Native Markdown, a new MediaWiki extension that provides a deeply integrated Markdown content model.
In contrast to some earlier Markdown extensions, the entire page is stored as Markdown rather than embedding Markdown within wikitext via a tag or similar.
You get functioning links, categories, search, image embeds, table of contents, WhatLinksHere, etc. You can even embed templates and parser functions, though wiki admins can disable this for a full Markdown-only experience.
The extension can be added to existing wikis with wikitext pages without breaking anything, since those pages will remain wikitext. By default, all new wiki pages will be in Markdown, with configuration options that let you control how fully you switch to Markdown (e.g., only in certain namespaces).
Find the release blog with demo video at https://professional.wiki/en/news/native-markdown-released
Read the docs at https://professional.wiki/en/extension/native-markdown
Explore the source or file issues at https://github.com/ProfessionalWiki/NativeMarkdown
Best
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Sovereign knowledge infrastructure: knowledge graphs, optional AI, open source
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Hello everyone,
MUDCon Fall 2026
(https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conf…)
will be held from November 11 to 13, 2026, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. You
can now submit your contributions to the program.
Day 1 is dedicated to GLAM topics. We welcome talks about using
MediaWiki in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. Share your
collection data, data models, queries, or experiences with migration.
Day 2 will cover MediaWiki in enterprise, government, and public sector
contexts. This includes internal knowledge bases, structured data,
registries, monument lists, archival data, and related topics. We also
invite talks on knowledge management and AI, such as assistants that use
wiki content, knowledge graphs, or the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Day 3 is a half-day focused on hands-on work, including 90-minute
tutorials and open sessions that we will organize together at the event.
We are also interested in new MediaWiki integrations and extensions,
project ideas, technical experiments, and challenges related to building
and running wikis. If you are unsure, please submit your idea anyway. We
will try to find a suitable place for your contribution.
You can choose from several formats: full talks (25 minutes), short
talks (10 to 15 minutes), or lightning talks (5 minutes). Tutorials and
co-creation sessions will take place on day 3.
To submit, just provide a title, the format, and a short abstract.
Please use the Semantic-MediaWiki website
(https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conf…)
to publish your proposal by September 15, 2026. We will get back to you
by October 1, and the full program will be announced soon after.
If you are giving your first talk, this is a great conference to start
with. Sharing your own wiki experiences is just as valuable as technical
presentations. Get in touch with us if you are unsure whether your topic
is a good fit.
We look forward to receiving your proposals.
Cheers, Karsten Hoffmeyer, on behalf of the organizing committee
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Hi all:
The MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group (MWStake) is thrilled to announce that
Brooke Vibber has joined our board!
Brooke is one of the original authors of MediaWiki and has remained an
active developer ever since.
She writes;
It's a tremendous honor to work with my old friends and colleagues
at MWStake on something that's always been near and dear to my
heart: working together to provide good documentation, coding, and
feature support for MediaWiki's many third-party users. A strong
Open Source ecosystem with many users and contributors enriches the
commons, and that's what we're all about here!
Thanks,
Mark A. Hershberger
President, MWStake
https://mwstake.org/