The English language version of the wiki was created on January 4, 2008 at 18:59, using free software provided by MediaWiki. It is hosted by Wikia under the identification number: 5046. After a year of relative dormancy, the wiki was redubbed A Fifth Dimension: The Twilight Zone Wiki (AFD) in April of 2009, in order to give the wiki a unique identity. Article publishing resumed and as of June 13, 2009, the wiki contains 203 articles.