Main Page

From Wikicookbook

(Difference between revisions)
(Other optional things to do)
 
(34 intermediate revisions not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
Wiki successfully set up.
Wiki successfully set up.
-
On this page: [[image_logo_url]] put just the url for the logo.
+
==First Steps==
 +
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!
 +
#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.
-
Please see the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.
+
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==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 anything that could be improved.

Current revision as of 17:30, 11 April 2006

Wiki successfully set up.

[edit] First Steps

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

  1. Important: Log in as admin and go to Preferences to change your password!
  2. Write down your password.
  3. 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:
  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
  • Add a message to the Feedback Page if you see anything that could be improved.
Personal tools