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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: About MediaWiki
Chapter 2: Installing MediaWiki
Chapter 3: Starting MediaWiki
Chapter 4: Advanced Formatting
Chapter 5: Organizing Content
Chapter 6: MediaWiki in a Multi-User Environment
Chapter 7: Administrating MediaWiki
Chapter 8: Customizing MediaWiki
Chapter 9: Hacking MediaWiki
Chapter 10: MediaWiki Maintenance
Chapter 11: Cool Hacks
Index
  • Chapter 1: About MediaWiki
    • Wikipedia
    • Wiki
      • When to Use a Wiki
        • Wiki versus Blog, Forum, and CMS
    • Web 2.0
      • Web 2.0 and Wiki
    • About MediaWiki
      • MediaWiki Features
        • Available Wiki Software
    • Summary
    • Chapter 2: Installing MediaWiki
      • Prerequisites
      • Downloading MediaWiki
      • Upload the MediaWiki Files to your Server
      • Creating a MySQL Database
      • Changing Permissions of the Config Folder
      • The Installation Process
      • First Look at our Installed Wiki Site
        • Haunted: Our Sample Site
      • Summary
      • Chapter 3: Starting MediaWiki
        • A Closer Look at the MediaWiki Navigation
          • Navigation
            • Main Page
            • Community Portal
            • Current Events
            • Recent Changes
            • Random Page
            • Search
          • Toolbox
          • Login Section
          • Main Body Section
          • Footer
        • Creating New Pages for the Haunted
          • Creating a New Page Using a Link from an Existing Page
          • Creating a New Page Using the Search Option
          • Creating a New Page through the URL
        • Considerations before Adding a New Page/New Content
        • Page Name Convention
        • Formatting Pages
          • Formatting Text
          • Adding a Line Break
          • Section and Subsection Creation
          • Indentation and Signature
          • Using HTML Tags for Formatting
          • Show Things as they Are
        • Creating Links and References
          • Creating Internal Links
          • Creating Interwiki Links
            • Uses of Interwiki Linking
          • External Linking
          • Anchoring
          • Piped Links
          • Creating Image Links
        • Summary
        • Chapter 4: Advanced Formatting
          • Using Lists with MediaWiki
            • Unordered List
            • Ordered List
            • Definition List
          • Using Tables
            • The Syntax
            • Adding a Caption
            • Adding Column and Row Headers
            • Adding Parameters
            • Nested Tables
          • File Uploading
            • Why and How to Log In
            • Accessing the File Upload Option
            • What to Upload and What Not
          • Working with Images
            • Image Page
            • Adding an Image as a Thumbnail
            • Embedding External Images
            • Creating a Gallery in MediaWiki
            • Superimposing and Putting Text in Images
              • An Old Map
          • Using Audio with MediaWiki
          • Using Mathematical Formulas
          • Magic Words
          • Summary
          • Chapter 5: Organizing Content
            • Necessity of Organizing Content
            • MediaWiki Content Organizing Features
              • Namespaces
                • Creating New Pages in a Namespace
              • Category
                • Creating a Category
                • Putting a Page into a Category
                • Creating Subcategories
                • How to View the Category List
                • Using Sort Keys to Sort Category Listings
              • Template
                • Creating our First Template
                • Parameterizing Templates
                • Named versus Numbered Parameters
              • Section
                • Comparison between Sections and Separate Pages
                • Creating a Table of Contents Using Sections
              • Redirection
              • An Alternative for Namespaces
            • Moving a Page
              • How to Make a Move
              • Undo a Move
              • Swapping Two Pages
            • Special Pages
              • All Pages
              • Categories
              • File List
              • Popular Pages
              • Create an Account or Login
              • Preferences
              • My Watchlist
              • User List
              • List of Blocked IP Addresses and Usernames
              • Export Pages
            • Summary
            • Chapter 6: MediaWiki in a Multi-User Environment
              • Disadvantages of Completely Open Systems
              • Advantages of User Accounts
              • Setting Up User Accounts
              • Customizing User Accounts
                • User Profile
                • Skin
                • Files, Date Format, and Time Zone Setup
                • Editing
                • Other Preferences
              • Finding Out Who Has Done What and When
              • What Must be Considered for Multi-User Environments?
                • Look for Recent Changes before you Change Anything
                • Watch the Page
                • Analyzing the Page Difference
                • Provide Edit Summary when you Change the Page
                  • File Upload Summary
                • Mark Edit as Minor if Changes are Not Significant
                • Patrolled Edit
              • Reverting Changes
              • Resolving Edit Conflict
              • Communicating with Other Users
              • Making a Community Site with Talk Pages
              • Summary
              • Chapter 7: Administrating MediaWiki
                • What You Show Know
                • Access Types
                  • General User
                  • Sysop
                  • Bureaucrat
                  • Bot
                • Changing User Rights
                • Granting Permissions to Users
                • Blocking Users
                • Protecting a Page
                • Deleting a Page
                • Allowing File Uploads
                • Security Checklist
                • Creating Interwiki Links
                • Summary
                • Chapter 8: Customizing MediaWiki
                  • What We Can Customize
                    • Knowing the File Structure
                    • Understanding the Skin File
                    • Customizing the Layout
                      • Changing the Logo
                      • Changing the Footer
                      • Moving Sections
                    • Customizing the Skin Using CSS
                      • Changing the Background Image
                    • Customizing Using Core Files
                      • Disabling Registrations Using the Skin File
                      • Disabling Registrations Using the Core PHP File
                      • Changing Default Skin for the Site
                      • Disabling the Skin Choosing Option for Users
                      • Custom Navigation Bar
                    • Writing a New Skin
                      • Design the Layout for the New Skin
                      • Creating HTML and Style Properties, and Integrating MediaWiki Skin Code
                  • Summary
                  • Chapter 9: Hacking MediaWiki
                    • The File Structure
                    • MediaWiki Hooks
                    • Using Hooks
                    • Extending Wiki Markup
                    • Article Rating: A Cool Hack
                    • Writing a New Special Page
                    • Custom Namespaces
                    • Change the Name of the Wiki
                    • Summary
                    • Chapter 10: MediaWiki Maintenance
                      • Deploying MediaWiki
                        • Remove all Test Records from the Database
                        • Back Up the Database
                        • Back Up MediaWiki Files
                        • Re-Create Database, User, and Permissions on the New Server
                        • Import Database Backup
                        • Import MediaWiki Files
                        • Change the Configuration File
                        • Test New Site
                      • As your Site Grows
                        • Squid Caching
                      • Maintaining MediaWiki
                      • Upgrading MediaWiki
                      • Summary
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