MediaWiki
This website uses MediaWiki! I bet you couldn't tell at first glance. A default install of MediaWiki looks like wikipedia.org, and you probably don't want your website to look like that. However, MediaWiki is a powerful platform for building your site, even if it's just being edited by one person!
Below is a collection of links and guidelines I've used while transforming MediaWiki from a wiki into a website.
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Using MediaWiki as a CMS
A brief guide to configuring MediaWiki to look less like a wiki and more like a typical website.
Lowercase usernames in MediaWiki
from jeffmcneill.com
MediaWiki Plugins
MediaWiki Glossary Extension
Build a glossary in MediaWiki, automatically creating an alphabetical glossary page and automatically linking all instances of glossary terms on articles.
MediaWiki Changelog Graphs
Adds a special page showing a chart of wiki edits broken down by day, hour and month
Multisite MediaWiki
Jul 29 2011 5:02 pm
Aaron, are the glossary extension and changelog graphs on any wiki that is publicly viewable?
Aug 01 2011 12:55 am
Yes, Amber is using the changelog graphs on her Cyborg Anthropology Wiki, http://cyborganthropology.com/Special:ChangeGraphs. She also started using the Glossary extension, but eventually stopped using it since she didn't like that many words being automatically linked. Here is her glossary page: http://cyborganthropology.com/Glossary_of_Terms
Aug 14 2011 2:14 am
This post is very useful for me, much appreciated! :)
Oct 17 2011 7:26 am
site designed by mediawiki are great but nowadays many people are spamming them with putting their links on it.