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Event:WMA-MediaWiki 101:Becoming a MediaWiki Hacker
WMA-MediaWiki 101:Becoming a MediaWiki Hacker
Organized by: Udehb
Start and end time
16:00, 1 June 2024 to 18:00, 2 June 2024
Location
Online event
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Overview[edit]
Join us for a two-day Wiki Mentor Africa event on "Becoming a MediaWiki Hacker" with our special guest, Abel MBULA. This event is designed to introduce participants to MediaWiki, the software behind Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and guide them through the process of hacking MediaWiki step by step.
Agenda[edit]
- Day 1: Understanding MediaWiki
- Wait! What's a hacker and what's its attitude?
- Introduction to MediaWiki
- Importance of MediaWiki in the Wikimedia Ecosystem
- What Does It Mean to Hack MediaWiki?
- Date &time: Saturday, 1st June 2024 (See here for your local time)
- Day 2: Hacking MediaWiki Step by Step
- Understanding the MediaWiki Architecture
- Setting Up Your MediaWiki Environment
- Tools and Resources for MediaWiki Developers
- Date &time: Sunday, 2nd June 2024 (See here for your local time)
Who Should Attend?[edit]
- Wikimedia volunteers and contributors
- Software developers interested in open-source projects
- Anyone curious about MediaWiki and its development
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