How to log into MediaWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 0 Minutes, 39 Seconds to Read The first step in working with MediaWiki is knowing how to log in. This section of the Getting started with MediaWiki course will explain how to log into MediaWiki. Logging into MediaWiki The first step in building the MediaWiki site is to log in as the administrator and begin configuring the site. The Admin username and password are the ones that were set during the MediaWiki installation. The following will explain how to log in to your MediaWiki site. How to log in Visit your mediaWiki home page. At the top right side, click the Log in link. Now you should see the Log in / create account page. Use the Name and Password you created when installing MediaWiki. Click Log in. Now you should see your username at the top right hand side. Share this Article Related Articles Creating a new user in SMF 2.0 Changing a user’s password in SMF 2.0 What Is a Wiki? Editing the Footer in MediaWiki How to insert images into MediaWiki Managing passwords and usernames in MediaWiki How to make basic changes to mediawiki skins How to manually install SMF How to install SMF 2.0 with Softaculous How to log into your SMF admin dashboard