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This page is a rough overview of the discussion between different host options and various considerations to take into mind.

Ads

All platforms will be monetized by ads in some form.

  • Fandom: Many ads, including in the header, right sidebar, below the article, as a floating video, and in-article ads not always recognizable as such
  • wiki.gg: Ads above and below the article, as well as right sidebar. Restricted to games published by its parent company, Freedom Games
  • Bulba: Sidebars (left and right); floating video; floating ad banner (bottom); in-article ads (recognizable as such, unlike some of Fandom's)
  • ABXY: Relatively fewer ads above and below article

You may visit wikis hosted by the three host options to get a better sense of how ads function under each respective host:

Logged-in editors do not get ads on wiki.gg and Bulba, or on Fandom if they have PRO active. They do get ads with ABXY, however.

Cookie notice

  • Fandom: Does not have a button to decline all cookies, and instead requires you to open detailed cookie settings
  • wiki.gg: Small banner
  • Bulba: Screen blocking, with a button to decline all cookies and dismiss the popup with a single click
  • ABXY: Some ABXY wikis do not have any cookie notice, and those that do do not provide the option to decline cookies, which is a legal requirement in some countries due to the use of non-essential cookies in relation to the displayed ads

Server stability

Good on all platforms considering MCW-size traffic.

CDN around the globe

The wiki has readers from across the globe, so global CDN is necessary to ensure reasonable response times.

  • Fandom: Pages have a global CDN. Images are hosted from US and Germany.
  • wiki.gg: Yes
  • Bulba: Yes
  • ABXY: Images have a global CDN. Pages are hosted from US.

SEO impact

All alternative hosts other than Fandom will lead to decreased SEO (rankings in Google search results). All pages will need re-structuring to show up in Google, as Fandom won't remove the existing wiki and Google removes results with duplicated content. It's not clear how the SEO of different hosts compare with each other.

Editorial control

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