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Editors contribute new articles and improve current articles. Developers write and debug the code that makes the wikis go. Galleries, libraries, archives, and museums share their collections and expertise. All of us have knowledge to share. Here’s how to join our global community.
Get involved as a Wikipedia editor
No previous experience is needed to start editing Wikipedia. Visit the
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for a friendly place to learn about editing. Veteran editors answer questions and help new editors become accustomed to Wikipedia culture.
Join an event or online community
Edit-a-thons
and WikiProjects bring people with similar interests together to create and improve Wikipedia articles around a common theme. There are
frequent workshops
to train new editors.
Find your local Wikimedia community
There are 185 active Wikimedia affiliates around the world. Each supports Wikimedia projects within a geographical region or thematic area.
Find yours.
Contribute your coding skills
Our global technical community welcomes volunteer developers of all levels. We host hundreds of software projects in many different domains. It’s easy to
get involved
Galleries, libraries, archives and museums
Wikimedia projects offer GLAMs and other institutions a powerful platform to share digital collections, institutional knowledge, and expertise with the public.
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“Cinematic intensity”: The winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2025
Community
If you just had a quick glance at the above image, you might think it was a screenshot from the latest hit show or nature documentary. But no—it’s one of the winners of this year’s Wiki Loves Earth photo contest. For more than a decade, this volunteer-organized competition has been capturing the breathtaking essence of….
2 March 2026
By
Wikimedia Foundation
Twentieth edition of Wikimania celebrates humans who make Wikipedia possible
Community
This week, Wikimania 2025, the twentieth edition of the flagship annual conference that celebrates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, will take place in Kenya.
5 August 2025
By
Wikimedia Foundation
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