Notes for new users: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 00:38, 6 July 2010

Getting started

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

Prettytable template

See Template:Prettytable for details on this template. It collapses the table border and does other things to format a table relatively nicely.

Namespaces

In the old wiki, the custom was to group pages by namespace (blogs, board, faqs, history, member, nan, ngp, playground, policies, rfd, volunteer, wiki, workgroups). Articles had to be prefaced by the proper namespace and a colon in order to locate them in links.

MediaWiki has approximately seventeen standard namespaces. The convention is to create all articles in the same namespace and to use categories and other aids to organize the material for readers.

Redirects

Short names or abbreviations for pages can be created by using redirects. On the page with a short name, put #REDIRECT [[long target name]]. Redirect pages can be categorized like any other pages.

Edit the navigation sidebar

MediaWiki:Sidebar

How to create new users

Special pages
Log in / create account.
Click link: "Create an account."
- Fill in required details.
Special pages
User rights management
Enter username.
Assign rights and save.

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 == Getting started ==
+Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
 * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
 * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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 == Prettytable template ==
-Explain where the template is and how to use it.
+See [[Template:Prettytable]] for details on this template.  It collapses the table border and does other things to format a table relatively nicely.
 == Namespaces ==
+In the old wiki, the custom was to group pages by namespace (blogs, board, faqs, history, member, nan, ngp, playground, policies, rfd, volunteer, wiki, workgroups).  Articles had to be prefaced by the proper namespace and a colon in order to locate them in links.
+MediaWiki has approximately [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Namespaces seventeen standard namespaces.]  The convention is to create all articles in the same namespace and to use categories and other aids to organize the material for readers.
+== Redirects ==
+Short names or abbreviations for pages can be created by using redirects.  On the page with a short name, put <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[long target name]]</nowiki>.  Redirect pages can be categorized like any other pages.
+== Edit the navigation sidebar ==
+[[MediaWiki:Sidebar]]
 == How to create new users ==