Migrate your Wiki with Confidence

Our expert team will handle the entire process, ensuring a smooth transition with minimal downtime.

MediaWiki Migration Services

Move your MediaWiki

Our experienced team ensures minimal downtime and a seamless transition.

Migrate to MediaWiki

Switch to MediaWiki effortlessly. Our experts guide you every step of the way.

Upgrade your MediaWiki

Your wiki, your way. We handle the technical side.

Move Your MediaWiki

We help you move your wiki from one place to another. Are you moving to the cloud, for instance by using our MediaWiki cloud hosting? Or are you moving your wiki for compliance reasons? Whatever the reason, we have got you covered with our extensive MediaWiki migration experience.

Moving a MediaWiki installation can be challenging and requires technical MediaWiki know-how. Transitioning between different setup forms can complicate matters even further, such as when moving to a containerized approach using Docker.

Our MediaWiki experts ensure a seamless transition that minimizes downtime. Migrating your wiki to a new home is often a good time to upgrade it, install additional MediaWiki extensions, and optimize configuration for security, performance, and sustainability.

Professional Wiki’s hosting has been effortless and their support above and beyond expectation. I especially appreciated the care taken in migrating our sizeable legacy wiki.
Jaap van der Velde, Associate Principal Software Architect, for TUFLOW Wiki

Migrate to MediaWiki

Are you currently using Confluence, SharePoint, DokuWiki, Notion, Google Docs, or some other system?

Our experts can help you with a cost benefit analysis of switching to MediaWiki. We identify risks and create migration plans.

Once you are set on migration to MediaWiki, we assist you with export, conversion and import. We can create your new wiki for you, including hosting, theme customization, and more.

We can help you with full migration to MediaWiki, with partial import into MediaWiki, and with synchronization of data. Our migration covers rich text, files, structured data, and user accounts.

We unreservedly recommend Professional Wiki for all matters relating to MediaWiki.
Thorsten Schmidt, Vorstandsmitglied at Historischen Verein Herne

Customer Testimonials

Professional Wiki took over hosting our Potsdam Wiki in 2023, updating the platform we have been running since 2006. The migration was seamless, and the system runs smoothly with great user experience. Their support is excellent and reliable. We are delighted with the switch and highly recommend their services.
Fides Mahrla and Bolko Bouché, Vorstandsmitglieder at Kulturstadt Potsdam e. V., for PotsdamWiki

Professional Wiki’s hosting has been effortless and their support above and beyond expectation. I especially appreciated the care taken in migrating our sizeable legacy wiki.
Jaap van der Velde, Associate Principal Software Architect, for TUFLOW Wiki

Professional Wiki has been incredibly reliable, and the support team has gone above and beyond to ensure our platform runs smoothly. I wholeheartedly recommend them for any MediaWiki needs.
Ted Lango, Founder at WFM Labs

MediaWiki Migration FAQ

The timeline varies based on factors like wiki size, complexity, and type of migration. A straightforward MediaWiki migration can be completed in a single day, while complex migrations from other platforms can take several weeks. We'll provide a detailed timeline estimate after analyzing your specific case.

We implement strategies to minimize downtime. Typically, your existing wiki remains accessible while we prepare the new environment. The actual switchover usually requires only a brief maintenance window, which we schedule at a convenient time for your users.

Yes, we migrate all your wiki content, including images, PDFs, and other file attachments. We ensure proper file organization and verify that all media is correctly linked in the migrated pages.

Yes, we can migrate user accounts, including user pages, preferences, and permission groups. For migrations between different platforms, we'll work with you to map existing user roles to MediaWiki's permission system.

Yes, we have extensive experience with both Semantic MediaWiki and Wikibase migrations. We can help migrate your structured data, properties, and queries. Our team can advise on which solution best fits your needs and ensure all semantic relationships and data structures are properly maintained during the migration process.

We analyze your current setup and recommend MediaWiki extensions that provide equivalent or improved functionality. For unique features, we can develop custom extensions or suggest alternative solutions.

Yes, we have extensive experience migrating from various platforms including Confluence, SharePoint, DokuWiki, Notion, and others to MediaWiki. We handle the entire process including content conversion, user migration, and permission mapping. Our experts ensure your content structure and formatting are preserved while taking full advantage of MediaWiki's features.

Yes, we can provide training for both administrators and users to ensure a smooth transition. This includes documentation, hands-on training sessions, and best practices for your specific MediaWiki setup. We also offer ongoing support packages to help your team get the most out of your new wiki.

Upgrade Your MediaWiki

Get access to the latest features, security patches, and performance improvements by keeping your wiki up to date. Let our MediaWiki experts take care of technicalities, ensuring a smooth upgrade with minimal downtime.

Our experts can take care of upgrading MediaWiki, MediaWiki extensions, PHP, web server, the operating system, and more. We can also introduce Infrastructure as Code and Dockerize your wiki or put it on a cluster. We can take full responsibility for the entire process or work together with your teams.

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Professional MediaWiki Services

Software Development

Get superior results from the best MediaWiki developers with a proven track record of creating MediaWiki extensions & integrations.

Explore Mediawiki Development

Theme Development

Make your wiki look great! Use a time-tested responsive MediaWiki theme, or have us create a custom MediaWiki skin for you.

Style Your Wiki

MediaWiki Hosting

Let us take care of your wiki. We are MediaWiki hosting experts and provide cloud hosting, dedicated hosting, and on-premise hosting.

Find the Perfect Wiki Hosting Plan

MediaWiki Consulting

Bring your wiki to the next level by leveraging our MediaWiki expertise. From strategic planning to wikitext, we have you covered.

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MediaWiki Migration

Migrate your wiki with confidence. We move your MediaWiki to a new home, or we help you migrate from another system to MediaWiki.

Migrate Your Wiki

MediaWiki Upgrades

Keep your MediaWiki up-to-date and secure. We offer MediaWiki maintenance services to keep your wiki running smoothly.

Secure & Update Your Wiki