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Wiki.js

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Velocity6.3

Modern open-source wiki engine with markdown editing and access control.

Wiki.js 3.0 beta closes enterprise auth and SEO gaps at sprint pace

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Current state
Wiki.js is running a dual-track strategy: v2.5.x is in maintenance, collecting only security and bug fixes, while v3.0.0 moves through beta weekly with substantial new features. The v3 beta has concentrated recent drops on two converging pillars — enterprise authentication (Entra ID, LDAP, SAML, Discord with group-to-role mapping) and operations infrastructure (Audit Log, admin metrics, sitemap serving, prerendering for anonymous requests). All active development runs through a single committer, shipping multiple named features per weekly beta build.
Where it's heading
The v3 beta is systematically filling the gaps that have kept Wiki.js out of enterprise environments: SSO across major identity providers, compliance tooling, SEO readiness, and theme customization for whitelabeled deployments. Each week's build adds a category that a production deployment actually requires. The remaining areas not yet visible in the beta changelog are storage/sync providers and full editor-module parity with v2 — those gaps are the logical preconditions for an RC.
Prediction
The next beta cycle will likely address storage backends and remaining editor modules. A release candidate becomes the natural next step once those surface areas are covered.

Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    3.0.0-beta.561

    Beta.561 adds a tags browse page, sitemap.xml and robots.txt serving, prerendering for unauthenticated visitors, and passkey support — four distinct production-readiness features in one drop. The SEO infrastructure (sitemaps, prerendering) is particularly significant for a wiki product where content discoverability is fundamental to its value.

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  2. 5d ago

    3.0.0-beta.554

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    Beta.554 landed the enterprise auth suite: Entra ID, LDAP, SAML, and Discord authentication with group-to-role mapping across providers. This is the single largest capability jump in the recent beta run, transforming Wiki.js v3's deployment profile for organizations with directory-service requirements.

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  3. 6d ago

    3.0.0-beta.550

    Beta.550 adds an Audit Log, an admin metrics page with a metrics endpoint, page version access by ID, and proper print styling. The Audit Log and metrics endpoint together move v3 toward the observability baseline an ops team expects before deploying any production system.

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  4. 7d ago

    3.0.0-beta.543

    Beta.543 adds a draw.io diagram block, user public profiles, and fuller folder and assets management. The draw.io integration extends the content editor's embedding surface; the assets management fixes address a practical gap any team migrating content from v2 would immediately encounter.

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  5. 11d ago

    3.0.0-beta.537

    Beta.537 is a labeled beta checkpoint with no feature detail in the release notes — internal or infra work not surfaced in the changelog.

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  6. 14d ago

    3.0.0-alpha.530

    Alpha.530 is an unlabeled alpha checkpoint drop with no visible feature content — a version bump, not a release event.

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