MDN Web Docs

In 2005, Mozilla Corporation started the project under the name Mozilla Developer Center, and still funds the servers and staff of its projects.

The initial content for the website was provided by DevEdge, for which the Mozilla Foundation was granted a license by AOL.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://developer.mozilla.org/Project:En/About |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113011449/https://developer.mozilla.org/Project:en/About |archive-date=2008-11-13 |access-date=2009-01-30 |publisher=Mozilla Developer Center}}{{Cite web |last=Mitchell Baker |date=2005-02-23 |title=DevMo and DevEdge updates |url=http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2005/02/23/devmo-and-devedge-updates/ |access-date=2008-05-31 |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201111944/http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2005/02/23/devmo-and-devedge-updates/ |url-status=live }} The site now contains a mix of content migrated from DevEdge and mozilla.org, as well as original and more up-to-date content.{{Cite web |title=DevEdge |url=https://developer.mozilla.org/Project:En/DevEdge |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015001041/http://developer.mozilla.org/Project:en/DevEdge |archive-date=2008-10-15 |access-date=2009-01-30 |publisher=Mozilla Developer Center}}{{Cite web |last=Deb Richardson |date=2006-02-10 |title=Digging through the DevEdge archives |url=http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.mdc/browse_thread/thread/d8cdf5d09f1544d6/1b99a30a311ad11b?lnk=st&q=#1b99a30a311ad11b |access-date=2008-05-31 |website=mozilla.dev.mdc |publisher=Google Groups |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104205046/http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.mdc/browse_thread/thread/d8cdf5d09f1544d6/1b99a30a311ad11b?lnk=st&q=#1b99a30a311ad11b |url-status=live }} Documentation was also migrated from XULPlanet.com.

On Oct 3, 2016, Brave browser added Mozilla Developer Network as one of its default search engines options.{{Cite web |title=Brave Browser 0.12.3 Release Note |url=https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/releases/tag/v0.12.3dev |access-date=16 August 2017 |website=Github |archive-date=October 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004022641/https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/releases/tag/v0.12.3dev |url-status=live }}

In 2017, MDN Web Docs became the unified documentation of web technology for Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and Mozilla.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=Dru |date=2017-10-18 |title=Building unified documentation for the web |url=https://blog.chromium.org/2017/10/building-unified-documentation-for-web.html |website=Chromium Blog |access-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-date=October 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019110054/https://blog.chromium.org/2017/10/building-unified-documentation-for-web.html |url-status=live }} Microsoft started redirecting pages from Microsoft Developer Network to MDN.{{Cite web |last=Erika Doyle Navara |date=2017-10-18 |title=Documenting the Web together |url=https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/10/18/documenting-web-together-mdn-web-docs/ |website=Windows Blogs |access-date=July 29, 2019 |archive-date=October 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018130924/https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/10/18/documenting-web-together-mdn-web-docs/ |url-status=live }}

In 2019, Mozilla started Beta testing a new reader site for MDN Web Docs written in React (instead of jQuery; some jQuery functionality was replaced with Cheerio library).{{Cite web |last=R |first=Bhagyashree |date=2019-07-17 |title=Mozilla's MDN Web Docs gets new React-powered frontend, which is now in Beta |url=https://hub.packtpub.com/mozillas-mdn-web-docs-gets-new-react-powered-frontend-which-is-now-in-beta/ |access-date=2019-07-18 |website=Packt Hub |language=en-US |archive-date=July 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718200204/https://hub.packtpub.com/mozillas-mdn-web-docs-gets-new-react-powered-frontend-which-is-now-in-beta/ |url-status=live }} The new site was launched on December 14, 2020.{{Cite web |title=Welcome Yari: MDN Web Docs has a new platform – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog |url=https://hacks.mozilla.org/2020/12/welcome-yari-mdn-web-docs-has-a-new-platform |access-date=2021-02-01 |website=Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog |language=en-US |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506001226/https://hacks.mozilla.org/2020/12/welcome-yari-mdn-web-docs-has-a-new-platform/ |url-status=live }} Since December 14, 2020, all editable content is stored in a Git repository hosted on GitHub, where contributors open pull requests and discuss changes.{{Cite web |title=An update on MDN Web Docs' localization strategy – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog |url=https://hacks.mozilla.org/2020/12/an-update-on-mdn-web-docs-localization-strategy |access-date=2021-02-01 |website=Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog |language=en-US |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128001800/https://hacks.mozilla.org/2020/12/an-update-on-mdn-web-docs-localization-strategy/ |url-status=live }}

On January 25 2021,{{Cite web |date=2021-01-20 |title=OWD Steering Committee call, 2021-01-20 |url=https://github.com/openwebdocs/project/blob/main/steering-committee/meetings/2021/2021-01-20.md |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212331/https://github.com/openwebdocs/project/blob/main/steering-committee/meetings/2021/2021-01-20.md |archive-date=2021-09-20 |access-date=2021-02-01 |website=GitHub |language=en |quote=OWD will go public on Monday, January 25th.}} the Open Web Docs (OWD) organization was launched as a non-profit fiscal entity to collect funds for MDN development.{{Cite web |title=Welcoming Open Web Docs to the MDN family – Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog |url=https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/01/welcoming-open-web-docs-to-the-mdn-family |access-date=2021-02-01 |website=Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog |language=en-US |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131125849/https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/01/welcoming-open-web-docs-to-the-mdn-family/ |url-status=live }} {{as of|March 2023}}, the top financial contributors of OWD are Google, Microsoft, Igalia, Canva, and JetBrains.{{Cite web |title=Open Web Docs - Sponsors |url=https://openwebdocs.org/sponsors/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=opencollective.com |language=en |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304141510/https://openwebdocs.org/sponsors/ |url-status=live }}

In March 2022, MDN launched a redesign with a new logo{{Cite web |title=A new year, a new MDN |url=https://hacks.mozilla.org/2022/03/a-new-year-a-new-mdn/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=hacks.mozilla.org |language=en |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118135246/https://hacks.mozilla.org/2022/03/a-new-year-a-new-mdn/ |url-status=live }} and a paid subscription called MDN Plus.{{Cite web |title=Introducing MDN Plus: Make MDN your own |url=https://hacks.mozilla.org/2022/03/introducing-mdn-plus-make-mdn-your-own/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=hacks.mozilla.org |language=en |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118135245/https://hacks.mozilla.org/2022/03/introducing-mdn-plus-make-mdn-your-own/ |url-status=live }}

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