Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) is a free extension of MediaWiki – the wiki-system powering Wikipedia – that helps to search, organise, tag, browse, evaluate, and share the wiki's content. While traditional wikis contain only texts which computers can neither understand nor evaluate, SMW adds semantic annotations that bring the power of the Semantic Web to the wiki.
Semantic MediaWiki and SMW+ includes an easy-to-use query language which enables users to access the wiki's knowledge. The syntax of this query language is similar to the syntax of annotations in Semantic MediaWiki. This query language can be used on the special page Special:Ask, in concepts, and in inline queries. This page provides a short introduction to semantic search in general. More detailed explanations are found on other pages of this manual.
The following pages describe how to download, install, and configure Semantic MediaWiki (SMW) as a site administrator. If you want to learn about using SMW as a wiki user (with or without administrator rights in the wiki), then the user manual is the right place for you. But basic installation and maintenance of SMW does not necessarily require to be familiar with its usage.
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