Creating your profile on Wikipedia Pakistan is simple, and it is also free. You apply online, fill in a short questionnaire about yourself, and the team checks your details by hand before your page is published. Nothing goes live automatically. This step-by-step guide shows you exactly what to do.
Before you create your profile on Wikipedia Pakistan
You only need three things: a few details about yourself, a photo if you want one, and a few minutes. Unlike the global encyclopedia, you do not need to be notable by Wikipedia’s rules, and you do not need press coverage or a large following. Wikipedia Pakistan is built for genuine people from Pakistan, so if you are a creator, artist, musician, filmmaker, entrepreneur or professional, you qualify. Your page is free to create. The optional blue tick costs Rs 1,500 once, for life, and you only pay it if you want it.
Step 1: Create your account
Go to Wikipedia Pakistan and open the Create Your Page button at the top of the site. You will be asked to create an account, or to sign in if you already have one. Registration asks for your name and contact details, which are used to fill in your page later. If you are signed out, the site guides you through registration first, then takes you to the page creation form.
Step 2: Answer the questions, one at a time
Page creation is a questionnaire. You answer one question at a time – your name, your work, your birth date, your education and your social links – with a progress bar showing how far you have gone. When you arrive from registration, the site asks whether to use your registration details to fill in the page, so you do not type the same things twice.
Step 3: Add your photo and details
Add a profile photo if you want one. It is optional, and you can hide it later. Write a short biography in your own words, add your occupation, your education and your awards, and add links to your social profiles. If you want to list your family, there is a Family members step where you can name relatives and link to their profiles on Wikipedia Pakistan with an @mention.
Step 4: Set your privacy choices
Wikipedia Pakistan gives you privacy controls. You can keep your photo private, hide your phone number, and choose which details appear on your page. These choices are yours, and you can change them later from your dashboard.
Step 5: Submit and wait for review
When your answers are complete, send your application. An administrator reviews it by hand – your identity and your details – and your profile is published only after it is approved. You can follow the status on your dashboard. Most applications are reviewed quickly, and if something is missing the team will ask you for it.
After your profile is live on Wikipedia Pakistan
Once published, your profile is a single link you can share anywhere, and visitors will see your photo, biography and facts in one place. If a page about you already exists, you can claim it instead – see the guide to claiming your profile on Wikipedia Pakistan. If you want the blue tick, you can apply for it: the tick costs Rs 1,500 once, for life.
That is all it takes. Your profile is free to create, it is checked by a person, and it puts you in the company of creators like Muhammad Usama Habeeb, the founder of Wikipedia Pakistan, and Rida Shareef, whose profile shows how a verified page looks. Start your application now – and if you are unsure whether Wikipedia Pakistan is the right place for you, read Wikipedia Pakistan vs Wikipedia: what’s the difference.
