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Wikimedia Iran

Iranian Wikimedians User Group

Wikimedia Iran

Open-source software for the Iranian Wikimedians User Group

Building tools, bots, and infrastructure that help volunteers create, maintain, and protect free knowledge.


About

This GitHub organization hosts the open-source software developed and maintained by the Iranian Wikimedians User Group.

Our projects are built to support contributors across Wikimedia projects, including:

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • MediaWiki
  • Meta-Wiki
  • Other Wikimedia initiatives

From anti-vandalism tools and moderation utilities to bots, analytics, and community infrastructure, our goal is to make contributing to free knowledge easier, more effective, and more enjoyable.


What You'll Find Here

  • 🤖 Bots and automation
  • 🛡️ Patrolling and anti-vandalism tools
  • 📊 Analytics and reporting
  • 🌐 Web applications
  • 🔌 MediaWiki integrations
  • 🧰 Community utilities
  • 📚 Documentation and technical resources

Our Mission

We believe that technology can empower volunteers.

By developing open-source software, we aim to:

  • Reduce repetitive manual work
  • Improve the editing experience
  • Support Wikimedia communities in Persian and beyond
  • Increase transparency through open development
  • Help contributors focus on building free knowledge

Contributing

We welcome contributions from developers of all experience levels.

You can help by:

  • Reporting bugs
  • Improving documentation
  • Fixing issues
  • Reviewing pull requests
  • Translating interfaces
  • Developing new features
  • Sharing ideas for future tools

Every repository contains its own documentation and contribution guidelines.


Technologies

Depending on the project, we use technologies including:

  • Python
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • PHP
  • Go
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • MediaWiki APIs
  • Wikimedia APIs

Community

Software is only one part of our mission.

The Iranian Wikimedians User Group is a community of volunteers working to improve Wikimedia projects, support contributors, organize events, and promote free knowledge.

Whether you're a developer, editor, designer, translator, or simply interested in open knowledge, you're welcome to contribute.


License

Each repository includes its own license. Unless stated otherwise, all software is released as free and open-source software.


Free Knowledge. Open Source. Community Driven.

If one of our projects helps you, consider ⭐ starring the repository or contributing to its development.

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