...tandard format]. The default options in the drop-down may be modified at [[MediaWiki:Ipboptions]].
...hey try to edit. The default reasons in the drop-down may be modified at [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-dropdown]].
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There are four sorts of links in
MediaWiki:
|<pre>http://
mediawiki.org</pre>
6 KB (977 words) - 16:31, 17 February 2009
When viewing any page on a MediaWiki wiki, you'll find three main navigation elements:
...s displayed on the left edge of the page below the site logo (if using the default MonoBook skin). This sidebar gives you access to important pages in the wik
7 KB (1,153 words) - 16:29, 17 February 2009
The quickest way to find information in MediaWiki is to look it up directly. On the left-hand side of your screen there is a
* The search is not case-sensitive, so "MediaWiki", "mediawiki" and "MEDIAWIKI" all give the same result.
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If you have standard texts you want to include on several pages, the MediaWiki template feature comes into play.
You can also provide default values for parameters, i.e. values that are going to be used if no value is
7 KB (1,114 words) - 09:04, 3 March 2009
...you must be logged in as an Admin/Sysop (or another user with the import {{mediawiki|Manual:User rights|right}}) to do this.
You will also probably need {{mediawiki|Extension:ParserFunctions}} so that the Languages bar at the bottom of the
3 KB (507 words) - 10:52, 20 February 2009
...ly bureaucrats can change your username, and the wiki must also have the {{mediawiki|Extension:Renameuser|Renameuser extension}} installed.
...e will be used at the start instead of a simple link to your user page. By default, anything you enter here will be wrapped with <code><nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki><
7 KB (1,141 words) - 10:55, 20 February 2009
Pages on a MediaWiki wiki are grouped into collections called "'''namespaces'''", which differen
...lso two special namespaces which contain pages created 'on the fly' by the MediaWiki software. The standard namespaces are organised in pairs, with each pair c
11 KB (1,736 words) - 11:06, 20 February 2009
Note that when using <code>frame</code> or <code>thumb</code>, the default alignment will be <code>right</code>.
{{Help:Images/frame|frame=|ex='''no alignment specified''', or default alignment}}
9 KB (1,431 words) - 22:37, 20 August 2009
...at least that is the theory. In practice MediaWiki software does offer many options related to permissions.
By default MediaWiki provides extra functionality to a group of trusted users called 'sysops' (o
3 KB (477 words) - 10:58, 20 February 2009
MediaWiki allows you to categorize pages and files by appending one or more '''{{ns:c
By default, pages not in the “main“ [[Help:Namespaces|namespaces]] will be sorted
4 KB (672 words) - 10:59, 20 February 2009
{{Admin tip|tip=See {{mediawiki|Manual:User rights}} and {{mediawiki|Manual:User rights management}} for information on fine grained permissions
Note that this help page describes the '''default''' MediaWiki configuration, but every aspect of permissions is highly customisable with
3 KB (561 words) - 10:48, 21 February 2009
By default, MediaWiki's subpage feature is turned off in the main namespace, but can be used on [
...=You can specify the namespaces to have the subpage feature enabled with {{mediawiki|Manual:$wgNamespacesWithSubpages|$wgNamespacesWithSubpages}} array.}}
2 KB (312 words) - 10:49, 21 February 2009
...mark items in recent changes as having been "patrolled" or "approved". By default this is only available if you have [[Help:Sysops and permissions|sysop perm
#Click the ({{mediawiki|m:Help:Diff|diff}}) link next to an edit
3 KB (425 words) - 00:07, 28 February 2009
...tially broken this mechanism. New committee members now need to have local MediaWiki accounts created for them manually, but can thereafter log in using their N
...embers to hide their email addresses, and leave the welcome message at the default for the committee chair to edit.
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