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VuFind

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VuFind

Summary

VuFind is a free software[1]. VuFind ranks in the top 10% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • VuFind's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • VuFind's instance of is recorded as discovery system[4].
  • VuFind's developer is recorded as Villanova University[5].
  • VuFind's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • VuFind's programmed in is recorded as PHP[7].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1[8].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.1[9].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[10].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.4[11].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1.1[12].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1.2[13].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1.3[14].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0[15].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.1[16].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1[17].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.1[18].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0[19].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0.1[20].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1[21].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1.1[22].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1.2[23].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 7.0[24].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 7.0.1[25].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 7.0.2[26].
  • VuFind's software version identifier is recorded as 7.1[27].

Why It Matters

VuFind ranks in the top 10% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2] VuFind has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

free software PHP

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). VuFind. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/vufind
MLA “VuFind.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/vufind.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_vufind_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{VuFind}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/vufind}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 13d ago · Vicartb · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Github account → vufind-org
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2037]]: vufind-org"
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