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	===Sizes of organization===		===Sizes of organization===
			[[File:2015 MediaWiki User Survey Brief Summary.png\|thumbnail\|right\|Organization Size, Update Cycles, MW Versions e.a.]]
	About half of all participants work in organizations with 25 or less people (48,12 %, 64). Every fourth participant is part of an organization between 25 and 500 people (21 %, 28). Organizations with 500 or more people account for almost a third of all (28 %, 37).		About half of all participants work in organizations with 25 or less people (48,12 %, 64). Every fourth participant is part of an organization between 25 and 500 people (21 %, 28). Organizations with 500 or more people account for almost a third of all (28 %, 37).

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	==Extensions and age of the used wikis==		==Extensions and age of the used wikis==
			MediaWiki has mostly longtime users, with more than five years of experience in running a MediaWiki engine.

	===MediaWiki versions===		===MediaWiki versions===
			The most wikis are updated regularly. Many maintainers use long term supported releases (LTS).

	===Updates===		===Updates===
			The most user update their wiki "when needed", but about 30% make updates with every security or minor point release.

	===Most important extensions===		===Most important extensions===
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	==Collection of links related to this topic==		==Collection of links related to this topic==
	* Chris Koerner: [[MediaWiki_Usage_Report_for_Wikimania_2015\|MediaWiki User Report]], Wikimania 2015		* Chris Koerner: [[MediaWiki_Usage_Report_for_Wikimania_2015\|MediaWiki User Report]], Wikimania 2015
			* Chris Koerner: [[Blog_Post:36\|WMF Survey To Help Understand Third-party use of Wikipedia's Content]], 2015
	* [[MediaWiki_Usage_Questions\|MediaWiki Usage Questions]]		* [[MediaWiki_Usage_Questions\|MediaWiki Usage Questions]]
	* [[Blog_Post:29]]		* [[Blog_Post:29\|Meeting summary: Survey write up and Collaboration on core contributions]]
	* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2015_MediaWiki_User_Report.pdf 2015 MediaWiki User Report PDF on Commons] and on [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MUDdnj9DEV7IKQbocG1samCxylDHpsISm1Uzf5x4WMc/edit#slide=id.g5a5c0b7c3_0_36 Google Docs]		* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2015_MediaWiki_User_Report.pdf 2015 MediaWiki User Report PDF on Commons] and on [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MUDdnj9DEV7IKQbocG1samCxylDHpsISm1Uzf5x4WMc/edit#slide=id.g5a5c0b7c3_0_36 Google Docs]
	* [https://archive.org/details/videoeditserver-87 Presentation] (2015-07-18 MediaWiki Stakeholders)		* [https://archive.org/details/videoeditserver-87 Presentation] (2015-07-18 MediaWiki Stakeholders)

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	===Most downloaded extensions===		===Most downloaded extensions===
	Even to identify the most popular extensions is difficult. At least some data ~~from December 2014~~ (shared by Legoktm) are interesting~~. They give~~ a first impression of needed add-ons in wikis beyond the Wikimedia Foundation. Many "top 20" extensions already prove the intense use of MediaWiki in companies and organizations.		Even to identify the most popular extensions is difficult. At least [https://grafana.wikimedia.org/dashboard/db/extension-distributor-downloads some data] (shared by [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Legoktm User Legoktm]) are interesting to get a first impression of needed add-ons in wikis beyond the Wikimedia Foundation. Many "top 20" extensions already prove the intense use of MediaWiki in companies and organizations.

	(((Graph MediaWiki popular extensions)))		(((Graph MediaWiki popular extensions)))

Richard Heigl at 18:17, 24 November 2015

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	==Typical MediaWiki users==		==Typical MediaWiki users==
	The '''typical survey participant''' is either a developer/administrator or in management and works in a small organization with 25 or less people. Using MediaWiki now for over 5 years, he counts as long time user. He is managing ~~2–5~~ wikis, from which at least 1 is public and 1 private. The user sees 25 or less people on his wiki. The user uses MediaWiki because of it being Open Source and easy to use due to its similarity to Wikipedia. His public wiki is a fun site and his enterprise wiki is used for internal knowledge creation and management. He is unhappy with the upgrade process and the installation of new extensions and would like to see WordPress-like simple update buttons in the admin backend. For the enterprise wiki, access control and a functioning easy Visual Editor are important, but even more important is a slick, superpretty GUI. The user is part of the software community and contributes some feedback and bug reports. He also spreads the word. Irritating is the connection to Wikipedia and the scrambled software documentation, which isn't very user-friendly. Community-wise, he wishes for a master plan, good communication and easy ways of involvement to give back to the community and support the project.		The '''typical survey participant''' is either a developer/administrator or in management and works in a small organization with 25 or less people. Using MediaWiki now for over 5 years, he counts as long time user. He is managing 2 - 5 wikis, from which at least one is public and one private. The user sees 25 or less people on his wiki. The user uses MediaWiki because of it being Open Source and easy to use due to its similarity to Wikipedia. His public wiki is a fun site and his enterprise wiki is used for internal knowledge creation and management. He is unhappy with the upgrade process and the installation of new extensions and would like to see WordPress-like simple update buttons in the admin backend. For the enterprise wiki, access control and a functioning easy Visual Editor are important, but even more important is a slick, superpretty GUI. The user is part of the software community and contributes some feedback and bug reports. He also spreads the word. Irritating is the connection to Wikipedia and the scrambled software documentation, which isn't very user-friendly. Community-wise, he wishes for a master plan, good communication and easy ways of involvement to give back to the community and support the project.

	===Position/Title===		===Position/Title===

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	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
	There's a huge wiki world beyond Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T113210</ref>. Well known are some large companies and organisations, which have MediaWiki instances installed (e.g. Mozilla, NASA, WordPress). But beyond them we know almost nothing about ~~user~~.		There's a huge wiki world beyond Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T113210</ref>. Well known are some large companies and organisations, which have MediaWiki instances installed (e.g. Mozilla, NASA, WordPress). But beyond them we know almost nothing about users.

	===Downloads===		===Downloads and Hostings===
	According to stats from MediaWiki.org there have been over 102,000 downloads of MediaWiki between May 18th and July 15th 2015.		According to stats from MediaWiki.org there have been over 102,000 downloads of MediaWiki between May 18th and July 15th 2015, about '''7,200 downloads per month''' from the central project page.

	* The downloads in China ~~are remarkable high~~		The country with the most downloads is surprisingly China. USA and Germany rank second and third. This is unexpected, because the chinese MediaWiki community is rather small.

	~~===Hosting===~~		(((Graph MediaWiki Download Statistics)))
	* Thousands of installed ~~MediaWiki~~ on shared hosting (one-click) providers
			Furthermore there are thousands of installed MediaWikis on shared hosting (one-click) providers. At least Bluehost sais, they had "thousands of installs on our shared platform and we are installing 100s more per month". <ref>[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T113210 Wikimedia Phabricator: How should the WMF support non-technical mediawiki installs?], 2015</ref>

	===Most downloaded extensions===		===Most downloaded extensions===
	Even to ~~know, which~~ extensions ~~are popular~~ is ~~nearly impossible~~. ~~Some~~ data from December 2014 (shared by Legoktm) are interesting. ~~And~~ give a first impression of needed add-ons in wikis beyond the Wikimedia Foundation. Many "top 20" extensions already prove the intense use of MediaWiki in companies and organizations.		Even to identify the most popular extensions is difficult. At least some data from December 2014 (shared by Legoktm) are interesting. They give a first impression of needed add-ons in wikis beyond the Wikimedia Foundation. Many "top 20" extensions already prove the intense use of MediaWiki in companies and organizations.

	~~===Comparisons with Wordpress and other content management systems===~~		(((Graph MediaWiki popular extensions)))
	(~~Richard~~)
	* Compare trends. Searches for Wordpress and MediaWIki, Confluence ...
	* Comparison searches for wiki and blog: Wiki more popular. But MediaWiki is not the most important player
	* Reason: No ecosystem for MediaWiki established, SMW, BlueSpice, Wikia, WMF ... working separated.

	==Typical MediaWiki users==		==Typical MediaWiki users==

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	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
	There's a huge wiki world beyond Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T113210</ref>. But we know almost nothing about it. ~~It's an~~		There's a huge wiki world beyond Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T113210</ref>. Well known are some large companies and organisations, which have MediaWiki instances installed (e.g. Mozilla, NASA, WordPress). But beyond them we know almost nothing about user.

	===Downloads===		===Downloads===
			According to stats from MediaWiki.org there have been over 102,000 downloads of MediaWiki between May 18th and July 15th 2015.

	* The downloads in China are remarkable high		* The downloads in China are remarkable high

Richard Heigl: Trailer

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Trailer

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	~~Trailer~~		The MWStakeholders User Group wants to improve MediaWiki and advocates the needs of MediaWiki users outside the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) and its projects. But who is using MediaWiki? In an effort to answer this question the MediaWiki Stakeholders’ Group has organized a survey.
	(~~Chris~~?)
			We wanted to hear from existing MediaWiki users and ask that you complete this short survey about your use of MediaWiki. The results of the survey will help by providing input that should influence the future development of MediaWiki. We also hope to grow the community of MediaWiki Users and improve involvement.

			This article summarizes and valuates the 134 responses.

	==Distribution==		==Distribution==
	There's a huge wiki world beyond Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T113210</ref>		There's a huge wiki world beyond Wikimedia Foundation.<ref>https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T113210</ref>. But we know almost nothing about it. It's an
	~~(Sabine?)~~

	===Downloads===		===Downloads===

Richard Heigl: /* Next steps and requirements */

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Next steps and requirements

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	Roadmap		Roadmap
	* >> Clear plan, roadmap, strategy focussing on MW users		* >> Clear plan, roadmap, strategy focussing on MW users
			** User group roadmap
			** Technical roadmap
	* >> Community supporting enterprise users		* >> Community supporting enterprise users

Richard Heigl: /* Some conclusions from the survey */

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Some conclusions from the survey

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	* >> Clear plan, roadmap, strategy focussing on MW users		* >> Clear plan, roadmap, strategy focussing on MW users
	* >> Community supporting enterprise users		* >> Community supporting enterprise users


			* Maintained hooks in MediaWiki for additional services, which are not supported or necessary for Wikipedia and its sister projects

	==Collection of links related to this topic==		==Collection of links related to this topic==