{"id":3864,"date":"2017-08-11T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.com\/hosting-faqs\/?p=3864"},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:08:12","slug":"how-to-check-the-exact-version-of-mediawiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-check-the-exact-version-of-mediawiki\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Check The Exact Version Of MediaWiki?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you would like to check the exact version of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/apps\/mediawiki-hosting\">MediaWiki<\/a> CMS, you can do so through the methods mentioned below:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to \u2018Special Pages\u2019 &gt;&gt; Click on \u2018Version\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can ascertain the MediaWiki version through the source code of your website; it can be viewed in the following line:<\/p>\n<p>&lt;meta name=&#8221;generator&#8221; content=&#8221;MediaWiki 1.28.2&#8243;\/&gt;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open this file &#8211; includes\/DefaultSettings.php that is located in the installation folder. 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