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MediaWiki at a glance
MediaWiki
MediaWiki and its wikitext syntax grew out of the Wikimedia movement and became one of the most visible markup ecosystems on the web because it powers Wikipedia and many other community and enterprise wikis.
MD at a glance
MD
Markdown was created in 2004 by John Gruber with Aaron Swartz, but the later CommonMark effort became important because the original syntax description was too ambiguous to keep implementations aligned.
Format comparison
| Feature | MediaWiki | MD |
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| File type | Document | Document |
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| Created year | 2002 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Magnus Manske, Lee Daniel Crocker (MediaWiki developers) | John Gruber and Aaron Swartz |
| Status | active | active |
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| Vector scaling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Reflowable text | Not supported | Not supported |
| Structured data | Supported | Supported |
When to use each format
When to use MediaWiki
- Your source file is already in MediaWiki.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to MD.
- MediaWiki is commonly used in document workflows.
When to use MD
- Your target workflow expects MD.
- Improve delivery compatibility with MD.
- MD is commonly used in document workflows.
FAQs
Why convert MediaWiki to MD?
Convert to Markdown when the output should remain easy to edit in plain text, store in Git, review in diffs, or feed into automated publishing systems.
It is ideal for documentation, articles, developer guides, release notes, and notes that will later be rendered into richer formats.
Use Markdown when semantic structure matters more than exact page layout.
What changes when converting MediaWiki to MD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting MediaWiki to MD?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.