django-wiki
Wiki system with complex functionality for simple integration and a superb interface. Store your knowledge with style: Use django models.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 13% of tracked projects; popularity more than 48%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.9k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | releases/0.13 · 31 Jul 2026 |
| Repo updated | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Python |
Is django-wiki actively maintained?
django-wiki is under active development: 25 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 7 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, releases/0.13, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
django-wiki ranks #10 of 24 in Wikis, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What django-wiki actually does
Django-wiki is a modular wiki application designed to be integrated into existing Python-based web projects. It relies on standard database models to store content and provides a clean user interface for managing documentation.
Best fit: Developers who are already maintaining a Python application and need to embed a collaborative knowledge base directly into their existing stack.
Worth knowing: Because it is structured as a component library rather than a standalone turnkey application, you will likely need to write custom integration glue and handle user authentication wiring yourself.
Deployment notes
You will typically need to run it behind a WSGI or ASGI server like Gunicorn, pair it with a relational database, and configure a reverse proxy for TLS termination.
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