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Wiki successfully set up. | Wiki successfully set up. | ||
| + | ==First Steps== | ||
The username and password for the administrative account is '''admin''', '''admin'''. | The username and password for the administrative account is '''admin''', '''admin'''. | ||
| - | # | + | #<font color="red">Important:</font> [[Special:Userlogin|Log in]] as admin and go to [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] to change your password! |
| - | #On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo | + | #Write down your password. |
| - | + | #On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo that you want in the upper left corner of your wiki. | |
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| + | ==Other optional things to do== | ||
| + | *Control the rights of anonymous and logged in users through the [[Control Panel]] (which can be found in the toolbox on the left side of this page). | ||
| + | *Add the url for your wiki to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Categorized_Wiki_List Categorized wiki list]. Simply edit that page and put your wiki under the appropriate category. | ||
| + | *To increase the amount of space you have for uploads, add links to http://editthis.info from external sites, and go to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Link_Quota_Page Link Quota Page] to increase your uploads quota. | ||
*Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu | *Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu | ||
*Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes: | *Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes: | ||
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki Wikipedia list of wikis] | #[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki Wikipedia list of wikis] | ||
#[http://www.wikiindex.com/Add_a_Wiki WikiIndex]<br> | #[http://www.wikiindex.com/Add_a_Wiki WikiIndex]<br> | ||
| + | *If you are feeling adventurous and know a little about web design you can edit the javascript and css to the [[Header]] to change the look of your wiki. | ||
| + | **You must log as admin to do this | ||
| + | **Whatever you enter in this page will be added to the html in the header after the standard style sheet, so you can override styles. | ||
*Read the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for other usage and configuration help. | *Read the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for other usage and configuration help. | ||
*Add your wiki to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Map_of_wikis map of wikis] | *Add your wiki to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Map_of_wikis map of wikis] | ||
| + | *Add a message to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Feedback Feedback Page] if you see anything that could be improved. | ||
Current revision as of 17:30, 11 April 2006
Wiki successfully set up.
[edit] First Steps
The username and password for the administrative account is admin, admin.
- Important: Log in as admin and go to Preferences to change your password!
- Write down your password.
- On this page: image_logo_url put just the url for the logo that you want in the upper left corner of your wiki.
[edit] Other optional things to do
- Control the rights of anonymous and logged in users through the Control Panel (which can be found in the toolbox on the left side of this page).
- Add the url for your wiki to the Categorized wiki list. Simply edit that page and put your wiki under the appropriate category.
- To increase the amount of space you have for uploads, add links to http://editthis.info from external sites, and go to the Link Quota Page to increase your uploads quota.
- Edit MediaWiki:Sidebar to change the navigation menu
- Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes:
- If you are feeling adventurous and know a little about web design you can edit the javascript and css to the Header to change the look of your wiki.
- You must log as admin to do this
- Whatever you enter in this page will be added to the html in the header after the standard style sheet, so you can override styles.
- Read the User's Guide for other usage and configuration help.
- Add your wiki to the map of wikis
- Add a message to the Feedback Page if you see anything that could be improved.
