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| - | ==First Steps==
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| - | The username and password for the administrative account is '''admin''', '''admin'''.
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| - | #<font color="red">Important:</font> [[Special:Userlogin|Log in]] as admin and go to [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]] to change your password!
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| - | #Write down your password.
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| - | #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==
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| - | *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).
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| - | *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.
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| - | *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.
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| - | *Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu
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| - | *Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes:
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| - | #[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki Wikipedia list of wikis]
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| - | #[http://www.wikiindex.com/Add_a_Wiki WikiIndex]<br>
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| - | *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.
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| - | **You must log as admin to do this
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| - | **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.
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| - | *Read the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for other usage and configuration help.
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| - | *Add your wiki to the [http://editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Map_of_wikis map of wikis]
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| - | *Add a message to the [http://www.editthis.info/wiki/index.php/Feedback Feedback Page] if you see anything that could be improved.
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| | == What is a Wiki == | | == What is a Wiki == |
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| | == So How Do I Use This One? == | | == So How Do I Use This One? == |
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| - | To help with the transition there will be ongoing DIY wiki intro nights, but most of the pertinent information is linked below. Also make use of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Talk_page user talk] pages to discuss the site, articles and community with other users.
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| - | *Start Here - [http://www.diyculture.org/index.php/Special:Userlogin Log in / Create Account] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Preferences Preferences] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:User_page User Page] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Talk_page User Talk] - [http://www.diyculture.org/index.php/Special:Listusers User list] - [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Start an Article]
| + | Create an account. It is not necessary to do so to edit this wiki |
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| - | *The Page Tabs - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Resolving_disputes Discussion] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page Edit] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Page_history History] - Protect (admin only) - Delete and Move (self-explanatory) - [http://www.diyculture.org/index.php/Special:Watchlist Watchlist]
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| - | *Photos - [http://www.diyculture.org/index.php/Special:Upload Upload Files Here] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Uploading_images#Adding_images_to_articles How to Link Photos into articles]
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| - | *Protocol - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization Categories] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions Article Naming Conventions] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Wiki_markup Wiki Markup] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:A_quick_guide_to_templates Using Templates] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub Article Stubs] - [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Interwiki_linking Interwiki Linking]
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| - | *More Help - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki more on wikis] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial Full Tutorial] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Editing_Wikipedia Editing Help] - [http://www.diyculture.org/index.php/Special:Specialpages Special Pages] - [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ media wiki FAQ] - [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide User's Guide] | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page Edit] |
| | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Wiki_markup Wiki Markup] |
| | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Resolving_disputes Discussion] |
| | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Page_history History] |
| | + | *[http://www.diyculture.org/index.php/Special:Upload Upload Files Here] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Uploading_images#Adding_images_to_articles How to Link Photos into articles] |
| | + | *[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Interwiki_linking Interwiki Linking] |
| | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial Full Tutorial] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Editing_Wikipedia Editing Help] *[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ media wiki FAQ] |
a wiki <wick-ey> is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, or otherwise edit and change most content very quickly and easily. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative writing. The word is Hawaiian for "fast".
Create an account. It is not necessary to do so to edit this wiki
