Getting Started

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Revision as of 13:20, 12 November 2006

The basic principles of this Website are:

1. You don't need to log on to look at any page.
2. You can find out more by clicking on any word or phrase that appears in blue.
3. If you want to get back to where you were, use the 'Back' button in your browser.

4. If you want to change the content of a page, you'll need first to log in.
5. But to log in, you need to have a Username and Password. Anyone can create a Username and Password.
6. To edit a page, you'll need to press the edit tab at the top of the page, make your changes, and then press the Save page button close to the bottom of the page.

To change the logo: image_logo_url put just the url for the logo that you want in the upper left corner of your wiki.
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.

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 ==If this is the first time you've used a 'wiki'==
 The basic principles of this Website are:
-# You don't need to log on to look at any page.
+*1. You don't need to log on to look at any page.
-# You can find out more by clicking on any word or phrase that appears in [[blue]].
+*2. You can find out more by clicking on any word or phrase that appears in [[blue]].
-# If you want to get back to where you were, use the 'Back' button in your browser.
+*3. If you want to get back to where you were, use the 'Back' button in your browser.
 [[image:BackButton.jpg|center]]
-# If you want to change the content of a page, you'll need first to [[log in]].
+*4. If you want to change the content of a page, you'll need first to [[log in]].
-# Anyone can create a User ID, which will enable them to log in.
+*5. But to log in, you need to have a '''Username''' and '''Password'''.  Anyone can [[create a Username and Password]].
-# To edit a page, you'll need to press the '''edit''' tab at the top of the page, make your changes, and then press the '''Save page''' button close to the bottom of the page.
+*6. To edit a page, you'll need to press the '''edit''' tab at the top of the page, make your changes, and then press the '''Save page''' button close to the bottom of the page.
 ==For the System Adminstrator==