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==First Steps== | ==First Steps== | ||
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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! | #<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== | ==Other optional things to do== | ||
| - | *Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu | + | *<strike>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).</strike> |
| + | *<strike>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.</strike> | ||
| + | *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. | ||
| + | *<strike>Edit [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]] to change the navigation menu</strike> | ||
*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] | ||
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*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 12:10, 26 May 2007
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[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.
