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| - | + | '''This wiki contains narrative family histories for the ancestors of my wife Sue and I as well as related branch and off shoots. You are welcome add your knowledge to this page.''' | |
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| + | <font color="blue">== First Steps ==</font> | ||
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| + | #Click on the [[Special:Userlogin|Login/Create Account]] link in the sidebar menu on the left side of this page. Enter a user name, password and your real name. | ||
| + | #Remember your password. | ||
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| + | [[Family Genealogy]] | ||
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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 | ||
| + | *Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes: | ||
| + | #[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki Wikipedia list of wikis] | ||
| + | #[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. | ||
| + | *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 | ||
| + | *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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| + | anything that could be improved. | ||
Current revision as of 22:56, 26 January 2008
This wiki contains narrative family histories for the ancestors of my wife Sue and I as well as related branch and off shoots. You are welcome add your knowledge to this page.
== First Steps ==
- Click on the Login/Create Account link in the sidebar menu on the left side of this page. Enter a user name, password and your real name.
- Remember your password.
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
- On this page: image_logo_url put just the url for the logo that you want in the upper left corner of your wiki.
anything that could be improved.
