Tag: MediaWiki development

Leona Whitcombe

How Wikipedia Updates Its Code: A Guide to Tech Community Governance

Explore how Wikipedia manages its technical infrastructure and code deployments through a unique blend of open-source community governance and professional oversight.

Leona Whitcombe

Open Source Contributions: Upstreaming MediaWiki Beyond Wikipedia

Learn how to upstream MediaWiki changes beyond Wikipedia. Understand the Gerrit workflow, setting up a dev environment, and navigating code reviews.

Leona Whitcombe

Phabricator: Wikipedia's Issue Tracking and Task Management System

Phabricator is the task and bug tracking system powering Wikipedia's technical infrastructure. Used by thousands of volunteers and engineers, it coordinates code changes, bug fixes, and feature development across all Wikimedia projects. Learn how it works and why it's critical to keeping Wikipedia running.