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MediaWiki
Developer(s)	Wikimedia Foundation
Initial release	December 2003
Latest release	1.39.3
Status	Active
Operating System	Linux, macOS, Windows (Server-side)
Platform(s)	Web browser, Server
Language(s)	PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
License	GNU General Public License v2.0 or later
External links
Website	mediawiki.org
GitHub	wikimedia/mediawiki
Bug tracker	Wikimedia Phabricator
Documentation	MediaWiki Manual

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This is an infobox for application-specific pages (e.g. Emacs).

Usage

Include the infobox, alongside the relevant information in the corresponding page:

{{infobox application
  |name=MediaWiki
  |image=MediaWiki-2020-logo.svg
  |type=Web
  |developer=Wikimedia Foundation
  |initialRelease=December 2003
  |latestRelease=1.39.3
  |status=Active
  |license=GNU General Public License v2.0 or later
  |os=Linux, macOS, Windows (Server-side)
  |platform=Web browser, Server
  |programmingLanguage=PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML
  |website=[https://mediawiki.org mediawiki.org]
  |github=wikimedia/mediawiki
  |bugTracker=[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Phabricator]
  |documentation=[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents MediaWiki Manual]
}}

Template documentation

An infobox for displaying important information about an application

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Application name	`name`	The name of the application	String	required
Application type	`type`	What kind of application is it? E.g.: web, native, CLI, etc. Suggested values `Web` `Native` `CLI`	String	suggested
Image	`image`	Application logo	File	suggested
Developer	`developer`	The name of the main developer(s) of the application	String	suggested
Initial release	`initialRelease`	The date of the first public release of the application. Approximate dates are fine.	Date	optional
Latest release version	`latestRelease`	The latest release version; include the current date, e.g: 1.1.0; 10 June 2025	Date	optional
Operating system	`os`	The operating systems on which the application can run Suggested values `Linux` `macOS` `Windows` `iOS` `Android` `ChromeOS` `FreeBSD`	String	optional
Platform	`platform`	no description	String	optional
Programming Language(s)	`programmingLanguage`	The programming languages used to develop the application Suggested values `C` `C++` `Python` `JavaScript` `TypeScript` `Nix` `Rust`	String	optional
Website	`website`	The application's main website. If the main website is also the documentation, use that field instead	Content	suggested
Documentation	`documentation`	The application's documentation URL	Content	suggested
Bug Tracker	`bugTracker`	The URL of the application's bug tracker	Content	suggested
GitHub	`github`	The GitHub repository of the application, or the GitHub username	String	suggested

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    |type=Web
    |developer=Wikimedia Foundation
-   |firstRelease=December 2003
+   |initialRelease=December 2003
    |latestRelease=1.39.3
    |status=Active
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
    |type=Web
    |developer=Wikimedia Foundation
-   |firstRelease=December 2003
+   |initialRelease=December 2003
    |latestRelease=1.39.3
    |status=Active
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 <templatedata>
 {
-  "description": "An infobox for displaying important information about an application",
+	"description": "An infobox for displaying important information about an application",
-  "params": {
+	"params": {
-    "name": {
+		"name": {
-      "label": "Application name",
+			"label": "Application name",
-      "description": "The name of the application",
+			"description": "The name of the application",
-      "required": true,
+			"required": true,
-      "type": "string"
+			"type": "string"
-    },
+		},
-    "type": {
+		"type": {
-      "label": "Application type",
+			"label": "Application type",
-      "description": "What kind of application is it? E.g.: web, native, CLI, etc.",
+			"description": "What kind of application is it? E.g.: web, native, CLI, etc.",
-      "suggested": true,
+			"suggested": true,
-      "type": "string",
+			"type": "string",
-      "suggestedvalues": [
+			"suggestedvalues": [
-        "Web",
+				"Web",
-        "Native",
+				"Native",
-        "CLI"
+				"CLI"
-      ]
+			]
-    },
+		},
-    "image": {
+		"image": {
-      "label": "Image",
+			"label": "Image",
-      "description": "Application logo",
+			"description": "Application logo",
-      "suggested": true,
+			"suggested": true,
-      "type": "wiki-file-name"
+			"type": "wiki-file-name"
-    },
+		},
-    "developer": {
+		"developer": {
-      "label": "Developer",
+			"label": "Developer",
-      "description": "The name of the main developer(s) of the application",
+			"description": "The name of the main developer(s) of the application",
-      "suggested": true,
+			"suggested": true,
-      "type": "string"
+			"type": "string"
-    },
+		},
-    "firstRelease": {
+		"initialRelease": {
-      "label": "First release",
+			"label": "Initial release",
-      "description": "The date of the first public release of the application. Approximate dates are fine.",
+			"description": "The date of the first public release of the application. Approximate dates are fine.",
-      "type": "date"
+			"type": "date"
-    },
+		},
-    "latestRelease": {
+		"latestRelease": {
-      "label": "Latest release version",
+			"label": "Latest release version",
-      "description": "The latest release version; include the current date, e.g: 1.1.0; 10 June 2025",
+			"description": "The latest release version; include the current date, e.g: 1.1.0; 10 June 2025",
-      "type": "date"
+			"type": "date"
-    },
+		},
-    "os": {
+		"os": {
-      "label": "Operating system",
+			"label": "Operating system",
-      "description": "The operating systems on which the application can run",
+			"description": "The operating systems on which the application can run",
-      "type": "string",
+			"type": "string",
-      "suggestedvalues": [
+			"suggestedvalues": [
-        "Linux",
+				"Linux",
-        "macOS",
+				"macOS",
-        "Windows",
+				"Windows",
-        "iOS",
+				"iOS",
-        "Android",
+				"Android",
-        "ChromeOS",
+				"ChromeOS",
-        "FreeBSD"
+				"FreeBSD"
-      ]
+			]
-    },
+		},
-    "platform": {
+		"platform": {
-      "label": "Platform",
+			"label": "Platform",
-      "type": "string"
+			"type": "string"
-    },
+		},
-    "programmingLanguage": {
+		"programmingLanguage": {
-      "label": "Programming Language(s)",
+			"label": "Programming Language(s)",
-      "description": "The programming languages used to develop the application",
+			"description": "The programming languages used to develop the application",
-      "type": "string",
+			"type": "string",
-      "suggestedvalues": [
+			"suggestedvalues": [
-        "C",
+				"C",
-        "C++",
+				"C++",
-        "Python",
+				"Python",
-        "JavaScript",
+				"JavaScript",
-        "TypeScript",
+				"TypeScript",
-        "Nix",
+				"Nix",
-        "Rust"
+				"Rust"
-      ]
+			]
-    },
+		},
-    "website": {
+		"website": {
-      "label": "Website",
+			"label": "Website",
-      "description": "The application's main website. If the main website is also the documentation, use that field instead",
+			"description": "The application's main website. If the main website is also the documentation, use that field instead",
-      "type": "content",
+			"type": "content",
-      "suggested": true
+			"suggested": true
-    },
+		},
-    "documentation": {
+		"documentation": {
-      "label": "Documentation",
+			"label": "Documentation",
-      "description": "The application's documentation URL",
+			"description": "The application's documentation URL",
-      "type": "content",
+			"type": "content",
-      "suggested": true
+			"suggested": true
-    },
+		},
-    "bugTracker": {
+		"bugTracker": {
-      "label": "Bug Tracker",
+			"label": "Bug Tracker",
-      "description": "The URL of the application's bug tracker",
+			"description": "The URL of the application's bug tracker",
-      "type": "content",
+			"type": "content",
-      "suggested": true
+			"suggested": true
-    },
+		},
-    "github": {
+		"github": {
-      "label": "GitHub",
+			"label": "GitHub",
-      "description": "The GitHub repository of the application, or the GitHub username",
+			"description": "The GitHub repository of the application, or the GitHub username",
-      "type": "string",
+			"type": "string",
-      "suggested": true
+			"suggested": true
-    }
+		}
-  }
+	},
+	"format": "block"
 }
 </templatedata>