WackoWiki
WackoWiki is a light and easy to install multilingual Wiki-engine.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 66% of tracked projects; popularity more than 4%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 55 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 6.3.0 · 18 Jul 2026 |
| Repo updated | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause |
| Built with | PHP |
Is WackoWiki actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 551 commits, of which 146 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 49 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, 6.3.0, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
WackoWiki ranks #8 of 24 in Wikis, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What WackoWiki actually does
WackoWiki is a lightweight, multilingual wiki engine built with PHP. It allows you to create and manage collaborative documentation sites with multiple language variants. It uses the BSD-3-Clause licence and provides a straightforward text editing environment.
Best fit: It is a good fit if you need a simple, self-hosted multilingual knowledge base without the bloat of heavier enterprise wiki platforms.
Worth knowing: It has a relatively small community and fewer repository stars compared to dominant alternatives, which may limit the availability of third-party plugins and themes.
Deployment notes
As a PHP application, it typically requires a web server like Nginx or Apache, a database such as MySQL or MariaDB, and persistent storage for uploaded files.
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