Title: Can WordPress Replace MediaWiki?
Last modified: September 16, 2021

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# Can WordPress Replace MediaWiki?

 *  Resolved [Ed Sutherland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upstateny/)
 * (@upstateny)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-replace-mediawiki/)
 * I am considering migrating from MediaWiki to WordPress, largely due to ease-of-
   use and support issues. But I want to provide users with the same encyclopedic
   breadth of content.
 * Can WordPress support a knowledge base beyond a plugin providing a large search
   box and a focus on customers, marketing or a developer FAQ? (I’m looking at Technopedia
   or Encyclopedia Britannica. Both seem to be custom-designed, not using a CMS.
   Is it possible to operate a true knowledgebase without shoehorning WordPress?
 * Thanks. (And before someone suggests it, this is not an anti-WordPress troll,
   but a serious question.)

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-replace-mediawiki/#post-14879778)
 * There is no MediaWiki import, but there are a number of plugins that will add
   wiki functionality.
 * These are all free, so I recommend narrowing down a list to try, then just trying
   them out: [https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/wiki/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/wiki/)
 *  Thread Starter [Ed Sutherland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/upstateny/)
 * (@upstateny)
 * [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-replace-mediawiki/#post-14883259)
 * Thanks for the comment. After reviewing what’s available, I believe MediaWiki(
   for the moment) has the features I need built into the software, rather than 
   through plugins (semantics, cite, toc, etc.). For those considering the same 
   question, I found useful (but dated-2015) post on the subject: [https://blogs.pjjk.net/phil/wordpress-as-a-semantic-web-platform/](https://blogs.pjjk.net/phil/wordpress-as-a-semantic-web-platform/).
   The page discusses how to include some features – semantic content types, more
   descriptive tagging, etc.

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-wordpress-replace-mediawiki/#post-14883259)
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