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MediaWiki

MediaWiki is a free software wiki engine package originally written for Wikipedia. The software runs on a web server and requires PHP and a MySQL database running on the same web server. MediaWiki is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis, including MediaWiki a project of the Wikimedia foundation.

Source: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

MediaWiki Commands

1. Edit the sidebar on the far left
2. Edit the site notice tagline at the top of the page
3. To purge a page add ?action=purge to the end of the URL. If you use long style URLs, you'll need this syntax: &action=purge
4. Add a table.
5. How do I change the title of my web site? You need to set $wgSitename in your LocalSettings.php.
6. How do I allow external images to appear in my wiki? Add $wgAllowExternalImages = true; to your LocalSettings.php
7. How do I change the logo for my wiki web site?
8. To rediret a page add #REDIRECT [[pagename]]
9. How do I change which page is the main page?
10. How do I change the text message (sitenotice) on every page? Change the MediaWiki:Sitenotice.
11. How do I change the footer at the bottom of every page?
12. How can I add a web URL ad not have it hyperlink?Put "<nowiki>" tags around the url or tag.
    Example: <nowiki>http://somwhere.in.the.net/myproject/</nowiki>
13. How do I Open external links in a new window.
    Version < 1.5.x
    1. Open Includes/Skin.php or Includes/Linker.php
    2. Find "function getExternalLinkAttributes"
    3. Replace $r .= " title=\"{$link}\"";
    with
    $r .= " title=\"{$link}\" target=\"_blank\"";
14. How to create short URL's on your wiki.
15. How to add a search box to the top left hand corner of your page.
    Modify the file skins/MonoBook.php
16. How do I reset a password for a wiki user?
17. How do I stop anonymous users from editing any page?
    Set $wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false; at bottom of LocalSettings.php.
    See Manual:Preventing access#Restrict anonymous editing for more information.
18. How do I restrict account creation?
    Set $wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount'] = false; at bottom of LocalSettings.php.
    See Manual:Preventing access#Restrict account creation for more information.

MediaWiki Magic Words

1. A full list of magic words can be found here.
2. {{PAGENAME}} will add the name of the page within the page content like this "MediaWiki".
3. {{LOCALYEAR}} will add the current year like this "2024".
4. {{LOCALMONTHNAME}} will add the current month name like this "April".
5. {{LOCALDAYNAME}} will add the current day like this "Wednesday".
6. {{LOCALDAY}} will add the current day like this "24".
7. {{LOCALTIME}} will add the current time like this "07:28".

MediaWiki Tables

The following wiki templates will allow you to add a table with 5 columns x 4 rows to your page.

5 Column x 4 Row: No Border

5 Column x 4 Row: With Border

5 Column x 4 Row: With Border and Colour on the First Row

5 Column x 4 Row: With Border,Colour on the First Row and Bold Type for First Row

5 Column x 4 Row: With Border and Colour on the First Column

5 Column x 4 Row: With Border,Colour on the First Column and Bold Type for First Column

Coloured Borders

• Look for colour codes.

Web Sites using MediaWiki

• Web Sites using MediaWiki