Editing CommunityData:Wikia data (section)

== Obtaining fresh dumps == 

If wikiteam data doesn't suit your needs you probably need to get a dump yourself. 
The first thing to try is to download it straight from Wikia on the special:statistics page. Note that you need to be logged in to do this.  


# Visit the special:statistics page of the wiki you want to download. e.g. http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Statistics
# Click the link ( it's the timestamp) for "current pages and history: 

[[File:Wikiadumps.png]]

If this is out of date or doesn't exist then you will have to request a new dump. There is currently not an easy way for non-admins to request new dumps. You will probably need to contact Wikia.

Another option, if you don't have too many wikis that you need dumps for, is to get them from the api[https://github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam/blob/master/dumpgenerator.py]. This will take a long time for big wikis or a lot of wikis, so do whatever work you can to minimize the list of wikis you need beforehand.