Site5Wiki:Help
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Help with the Wiki itself
...From mediawiki.org
Note: All of the following information in this section is available in the following alternative languages:
...From our wiki
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Setting your preferences:
- Explanation of available preferences at Mediawiki.org
- ...at wiki.site5 (direct link to your own settings)
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Current_events = changes to wiki code, structure, and content that may help you further use, develop, and enjoy our wiki. Our wiki is your wiki, after all.
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Category:Wiki Howto
Adding/Modifying Wiki Content
Great, you're a go-getter. You either have something to add or you saw something that needs to be fixed. First, please log in or sign up as a wiki user. 
If you are signing up for the first time, your email will need to be verified before you can edit.
Your email will only be used within the wiki structure to identify you as a valid member/editor. It is invisible to the public, and we are never going to share it with anyone, or use it to send you unrelated emails.
To add something is simple, but before you do that 
search. Make sure the article you're going to write isn't already in the wiki. So, you've determined your article is unique, great, let's include it. Input a smart name into the search box. For instance 'How to use MySQL database from an external source' and then click go. Once the next page loads, click on the link You can create this page. Create the page and input as much content as possible while remaining clear and concise. Once you're satisfied with your work, click Save page. And you're done! Do you have something else to add? Rinse & Repeat!
To edit an already existing page with sections, simply click the edit button above the section you wish to edit. This schema appears counter-intuitive at first, we understand.
Word of caution
This wiki is organized using categories, which are listed at the very end of each page's source. Please make certain that, when editing an entire page, or editing the last section of a page, that you do not inadvertantly delete the page's categories. Thank you!
HOWTO: MediaWiki's formatting language can be daunting for those not familiar, so here's a few tools and howtos to get you started:
Howtos and Cheat sheets
- MediaWiki has a cheatsheet/reference card available for download in either
PDF or TeX format.
- Cleaner, easier-to-read version, in several languages:
- Versions available in .pdf: Arabic; Dutch; English; French; German; Italian; Polish; Portuguese; Spanish; Swedish
- Versions available in text format: als; ar; de; el; en; eo; es; fr; it; pl; nl; ro; ru; sv; sw; tr; zh-simp; zh-trad
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- Cleaner, easier-to-read version, in several languages:
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How does a user create a subcategory?
- How does a user create a wanted page?
- How does a user create a subpage?
Web browser extensions and toolbars
- Firefox extension, which adds a contextual menu with editing assistance: Weekedit. Unfortunately, this extension does not yet work on Linux, as of version 0.8. --Carla Hufstedler 16:38, 11 January 2007 (EST)
- Firefox extension/toolbar: wikipedia.mozdev This extension is in active revision/development and translation, and the developers want any and all assistance so that 1. it's available in as many languages as possible; and 2. it will be compatible with the latest browser versions. --Carla 10:45, 2 February 2007 (EST)
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Greasemonkey script edited to include wiki.site5.com: assists with reading and editing by managing and clearing Mediawiki's Squid-based cache. Download the .txt file, rename it Clearwikicache.usr.js and install into Greasemonkey.
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Program plugins and macros
AbiWord
- AbiWord, the word processor for Linux, OSX, and Windows, has a Mediawiki-formatting plugin, so you can write and edit in AbiWord, then simply paste your work into the appropriate edit box in this wiki.
For Linux, the plugins are downloaded via the package manager of your choice/flavor as abiword-common and abiword-plugins. --Carla Hufstedler 11:10, 12 January 2007 (EST)
- abiword-common at debian.org
- abiword-plugins at debian.org: standard package or abiword-plugins-gnome for GNOME environments
For Windows, the abiword-plugins-impexp (.exe format) can be downloaded from abisource.com/downloads/abiword/latest/Windows/
Eclipse
- Eclipse has two different plugins to aid editing MediaWiki code as well, both available for download from
Sourceforge — eclipsewiki.sourceforge, and plog4u.sourceforge.
The plog4u version has nicely organized instructions and screenshots.
Emacs
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Emacs has SimpleWikiMode and SimpleWikiEditMode for article composition and editing (development discussion of wiki formatting within Emacs), both developed by and hosted at emacswiki.org.
- Mediawiki.el, developed by and hosted at wikimedia.org.
Microsoft Office
- Macros and templates are available for Microsoft Word for Mediawiki editing.
OpenOffice
- OpenOffice has three export filters available for installation as well:
- A ooowiki.de/Writer2MediaWiki conversion macro is another OO option.
SubEthaEdit
- SubEthaEdit, a text and code editor for OSX, has a user-created mode for MediaWiki-format syntax highlighting (listed as
"Wikipedia" on the site).
Scripts
Javascript
- Greasemonkey scripts to ease editing and browsing, thanks to wikipedia.org
- Greasemonkey scripts tagged Mediawiki at userscripts.org
- Lingua Franca will
Translate a textarea from Textile to HTML, BBCode, or MediaWiki markup
- The Mediawiki-hosted Clear Wikipedia Cache userscript, edited to include wiki.site5.com: assists with reading and editing by managing and clearing Mediawiki's Squid-based cache. Download
the .txt file, rename it Clearwikicache.usr.js and install into Greasemonkey, Geekmonkey, or Creammonkey. Upon script activation, you should see a new tab on our wiki, as shown in this screenshot:
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