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==First Steps==
==First Steps==
The username and password for the administrative account is '''admin''', '''admin'''.  
The username and password for the administrative account is '''admin''', '''admin'''.  
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#You should log in and change your password now!
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#You should log in and change your password now! (After you login go to [[Special:Preferences]])
#On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo.
#On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo.
#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.
#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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#[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>
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*If you are feeling adventurus 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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*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
**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.
**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]

Revision as of 15:38, 26 February 2006

Wiki successfully set up.

First Steps

The username and password for the administrative account is admin, admin.

  1. You should log in and change your password now! (After you login go to Special:Preferences)
  2. On this page: image_logo_url put just the url for the logo.
  3. Add the url for your wiki to the Categorized wiki list. Simply edit that page and put your wiki under the appropriate category.
  4. To increase the amount of space you have for uploads, add links to this site from external sites, and go to the Link Quota Page to increase your uploads quota.

Other optional things to do

  • Edit MediaWiki:Sidebar to change the navigation menu
  • Add this wiki to some external wiki indexes:
  1. Wikipedia list of wikis
  2. WikiIndex
  • 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
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