The lead developer of DokuWiki gives a look behind the curtains, published as blog on Patreon:

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• New Extension Manager
  A modernized Extension Manager with dependency handling and PHP requirement checks  (2024‑11‑22)

• A Better Remote API
  Revamping Remote API: Modern Standards, Improved Usability, Enhanced Documentation (2024‑01‑07)

• Automatic Code Fixing
  Streamlined Code Updates: Adhering to PSR-12 and Modernizing DokuWiki's PHP Code (2023–09–03)

• Gallery Plugin Revamped
  Overhauling the Gallery Plugin: New Code, Enhanced Design, and Updated Features (2023–08–23)

• Infrastructure Work
  Streamlining Development: New Tools for Release Management, Plugin Scaffolding, and Upgrades (2023–04–12)

• DNS post mortem
  Downtime Explained: How a Registrar Issue Led to DokuWiki's 24-Hour Outage and the Swift Recovery (2022–10–28)

• Working with SVGs
  Enhancing DokuWiki with SVGs: New Features, Optimization Tips, and Developer Plugin Support (2021–11–30)

• Better Forms need Plugin Updates
  Modernizing DokuWiki Forms: Why Plugin Updates Are Essential for the Upcoming Release (2021–11–10)

• DokuWiki Developer Plugin
  Streamlining Extension Development: A New DokuWiki Developer Plugin for More Efficiency (2021–07–23)

• Better Logging
  Enhancing DokuWiki: New Logging Features for Better Error Tracking and User Support (2020–12–03)

• Running DokuWiki on Docker
  Better Setup: Combine DokuWiki with Docker without Integrating it into a Docker Container (2020–10–20)

• Navigating DokuWiki
  Mastering Page Navigation: Exploring Alternatives to the Indexmenu Plugin (2020–09–24)

• Hogfather Plugin Compatibility
  Preparing for Hogfather: Addressing Plugin and Template Compatibility Issues in DokuWiki (2020–06–10)

• Infrastructure Updates
  System Overhaul: Server Upgrade, PHP 7 Transition, and new Forum Software  (2020–05–17)

• Combining Twig and DokuWiki
  Efficient Template Creation for DokuWiki with Twig: The TwigStarter Approach (2019–06–02)

• 2019 To Do List
  Setting Priorities for 2019: DokuWiki's Roadmap for Hotfixes, Refactoring, and Server Upgrades  (2019–01–02)

• Wiki Patterns
  Optimizing Your Wiki: Patterns and Anti-Patterns for Successful Wiki Adoption (2018–12–07)

• DokuWiki Downloader updated
  Speeding Up DokuWiki Installation: An Updated Downloader Script for Faster Deployments (2018–09–09)

• The unfixed security issue...
  Addressing CVE-2018-15474: Why Some Security 'Vulnerabilities' Aren’t DokuWiki’s Problem (2018–09–06)

• Declaration should be compatible with...
  Troubleshooting PHP Warnings: How to Fix Compatibility Issues in DokuWiki Plugins (2018–08–08)

• Sentry Plugin
  Enhancing Error Tracking in DokuWiki: Introducing the Sentry Plugin for Seamless Debugging (2018–06–04)

• DokuWiki Recovery Script
  Recovering Your DokuWiki: A New Tool for Troubleshooting and Restoring DokuWiki Access (2018–05–26)

• Refactoring
  Keeping DokuWiki Alive: The Power of Incremental Refactoring Over Complete Rewrites (2018–05–08)

• Search all the Plugins!
  Searching Smarter: A New Tool for Analyzing All DokuWiki Plugins at Once (2018–04–30)

• Command Line Plugins
  From Web to Console: Enhancing DokuWiki with a New CLI Plugin Framework for More Powerful Development (2017–11–12)

• Menus!
  Evolution of Plugin Integration: A New Menu System for Seamless DokuWiki Customization (2017–09–01)

• Minimum Requirements
  Raising the Bar: DokuWiki's Upcoming PHP Requirement Shift and What It Means for You (2017–03–31)

• Find and Replace in DokuWiki
  Enhancing DokuWiki: Introducing Find & Replace and More with the Revamped Toolbox Plugin (2017–03–18)

• Reviving GeSHi
  Breathing New Life into GeSHi: A Maintenance Update for a Crucial Syntax Highlighting Tool (2017–03–12)

• Managing Plugin Versions
  Streamlining: Introducing the Plugin Version Fixer for Automatic Updates and Git Tagging (2017–03–10)

• Just a thank-you note
  From Open Source to the BBC: A Heartwarming Thank You That Made My Day (2017–03–07)

• Week in Review
  Fixing jQuery Incompatibilities, Enhancing Security, and Improving File Handling (2017–03–03)

• Why we don't do Release Candidates anymore
  Embracing Hotfixes: A New Approach to Real-World Testing in DokuWiki (2017–02–20)

• Google Analytics Plugin
  Enhancing Google Analytics for DokuWiki: New Features for Deeper Insights and Better Tracking (2017–02–10)

• Now we can make pretty graphs again
  Reviving an Old Script: Bringing the DokuWiki Grapher Tool Back to Life After 7 Years (2017–02–06)

• CAPTCHA Woes
  Introducing SVG CAPTCHAs: Strengthening DokuWiki's Defense Against Automated Spam (2017–02–05)

• Frusterick Manners preparations
  SVG Icons, Refactoring and Boosted jQuery – A Sneak Peek into the Upcoming Release (2017–02–03)

• Let's try something new
  Starting Fresh: A Developer's Diary on DokuWiki and Beyond (2017–02–03)

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