WikiWikiWeb

WikiWikiWeb
The homepage of the WikiWikiWeb in 2003
Website type
Wiki with focus on software design patterns
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon
OwnersCunningham & Cunningham, Inc.
CreatorWard Cunningham
Websitewiki.c2.com
RegistrationNot implemented; users can edit using any name and optionally create a page about themselves under that name
LaunchedMarch 25, 1995 (1995-03-25)
Current statusActive (Read-only indefinitely since February 1, 2015)
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The WikiWikiWeb is the first wiki, or user-editable website. It was launched on 25 March 1995 by programmer Ward Cunningham and has been a read-only archive since 2015. The name WikiWikiWeb originally also applied to the wiki software that operated the website, which was later renamed to "WikiBase".