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==Reading==
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<small>For other languages see the [[#footer|bottom]] of this page.</small>
* [[Help:Navigation|Navigation]]
 
* [[Help:Searching|Searching]]
 
* [[Help:Tracking changes|Tracking changes]]
 
* [[Help:Watchlist|Watchlist]]
 
  
==Editing==
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This is a list of guides and single-topic help files for the [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki software]. It is compiled at [http://meta.wikimedia.org meta.wikimedia.org]. You may wish to [[m:MediaWiki_help_policy|contribute to this project]] and [[mw:Help:import help|import this help]] into your site. This page is sorted by user type. This help does not cover site-specific [[conventions]], it is for the software only. Enjoy!
* [[Help:Editing pages|Editing pages]]
 
* [[Help:Starting a new page|Starting a new page]]
 
* [[Help:Formatting|Formatting]]
 
* [[Help:Links|Links]]
 
* [[Help:User page|User pages]]
 
* [[Help:Talk pages|Talk pages]]
 
* [[Help:Signatures|Signatures]]
 
  
===Advanced editing===
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== Introduction ==
* [[Help:Images|Images]]
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[[mw:Help:Introduction|Detailed Introduction]] | [[mw:Help:Help|Help overview]]
* [[Help:Tables|Tables]]
 
* [[Help:Categories|Categories]]
 
* [[Help:Subpages|Subpages]]
 
* [[Help:Managing files|Managing files]]
 
* [[Help:Moving a page|Moving (renaming) a page]]
 
* [[Help:Redirects|Redirects]]
 
* [[Help:Deleting a page|Deleting a page]]
 
* [[Help:Protected pages|Protected pages]]
 
  
* [[Help:Templates|Templates]]
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[http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] is a free software wiki engine licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License]. It is used by [[mw:Sites using MediaWiki|many websites]], including this one.
* [[Help:Variables|Variables]]
 
* [[Help:Namespaces|Namespaces]]
 
  
* [[Help:Special pages|Special pages]]
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== For Installers ==
* [[Help:External searches|External searches]]
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See [[mw:Category:Installation]]
  
===Personal customization===
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== For readers ==
* [[Help:Preferences|Preferences]]
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{{Reader_toc}}
* [[Help:Skins|Skins]]
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== For editors ==
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{{editor toc}}
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== For moderators ==
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{{moderator toc}}
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== For administrators ==
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{{system admin toc}}
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== Appendix ==
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#[[mw:Help:ISBN links|ISBN links]]
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#[[mw:Help:Common words, searching for which is not possible|Common stop words]]
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#[[mw:Help:Keyboard shortcuts|Keyboard shortcuts]]
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#[[mw:Manual:Moving a wiki|How to move a wiki to another server]]
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Miscellany
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#[[mw:Sites using MediaWiki|Sites using MediaWiki]]
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#[[Browser issues with MediaWiki]]
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#[[Page metadata]]
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Contact
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# irc.freenode.net #mediawiki #wikipedia
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# [[w:Wikipedia-L#Technical_issues_mailing_list|Mailing lists]]
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# [[MediaWiki feature request and bug report discussion|MediaWiki feature request]]
  
==Wiki administration==
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==See also==
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* [[w:Wikipedia:Glossary]]
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* Check the privacy policy, if any, of the site you use; for Wikimedia: [[Privacy policy]]
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* [[wikicities:Category:Help]]
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* [[mw:Category:MediaWiki Documentation]]
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** [[mw:Category:PD Help]]
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*{{mlmw|Special:Linksearch/meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:||Links from the MediaWiki wiki to the Help namespace here on Meta}} - not complete, requires external link style
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*{{mlw|Special:Linksearch/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:||Links from the English Wikipedia to the Help namespace here on Meta}} - not complete, requires external link style or a link produced by {{links-small|w|template|H:mlm}}
  
* [[Help:Sysops and permissions|Sysops and permissions]]
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The following features require extra permissions that are not normally granted to all wiki users.
 
 
 
* [[Help:Protecting and unprotecting pages|Protecting and unprotecting pages]]
 
* [[Help:Sysop deleting and undeleting|Sysop deleting and undeleting]]
 
* [[Help:Patrolled edits|Patrolled edits]]
 
* [[Help:Blocking users|Blocking users]]
 
* [[Help:Range blocks|Range IP blocks]]
 
* [[Help:Assigning permissions|Assigning permissions]]
 
 
 
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Revision as of 09:27, 7 June 2008

MediaWiki Handbook: Contents, Readers, Editors, Moderators, System admins +/-

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For other languages see the bottom of this page.

This is a list of guides and single-topic help files for the MediaWiki software. It is compiled at meta.wikimedia.org. You may wish to contribute to this project and import this help into your site. This page is sorted by user type. This help does not cover site-specific conventions, it is for the software only. Enjoy!

Introduction[edit | edit source]

Detailed Introduction | Help overview

MediaWiki is a free software wiki engine licensed under the GNU General Public License. It is used by many websites, including this one.

For Installers[edit | edit source]

See mw:Category:Installation

For readers[edit | edit source]

Template:Reader toc

For editors[edit | edit source]

Editing
Start new pages
Page name

Referencing
Links   URLs
Piped links
Interwiki linking
Footnotes (References, Citations)

Formatting
Wikitext   CSS
Lists   Tables
Images and File uploads
Formula
HTML in wikitext

Organizing
Sections and the Table of Contents (TOC)
Categories
Redirects (forward)
Namespaces
Moving a page
Page size

Fixing mistakes
Show preview
Testing
Reverting edits

Saving effort
Editing shortcuts
Edit toolbar
Magic words
Templates
Variables
Calculation
Embed page

Communicating
Edit summary
Talk page
Edit conflict
Minor edit

Other
Characters
Sandbox
Legal issues for editors (copyright)

For moderators[edit | edit source]

Template:Moderator toc

For administrators[edit | edit source]

Template:System admin toc

Appendix[edit | edit source]

  1. ISBN links
  2. Common stop words
  3. Keyboard shortcuts
  4. How to move a wiki to another server

Miscellany

  1. Sites using MediaWiki
  2. Browser issues with MediaWiki
  3. Page metadata

Contact

  1. irc.freenode.net #mediawiki #wikipedia
  2. Mailing lists
  3. MediaWiki feature request

See also[edit | edit source]

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Links to other help pages[edit source]

Help contents
Meta | Wikinews | Wikipedia | Wikiquote | Wiktionary | commons: | mw: | b: | s: | mw:Manual | google
Versions of this help page (for other languages see below)
Meta | Wikinews | Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents | Wikiquote | Wiktionary
What links here on Meta or from Meta | Wikipedia | MediaWiki
Reading
Go | Search | Stop words | URL | Namespace | Page name | Section
Backlinks | Link | Piped link | Interwiki link | Redirect | Category | Image page
Logging in and preferences
Logging in | Preferences | User style
Editing
Advanced editing | Editing FAQ | Edit toolbar | Export | Import | Shortcuts
Tracking changes
Recent changes (enhanced) | Related changes | Watching pages | Diff
Page history | Edit summary | User contributions | Minor edit | Patrolled edit
Style & formatting
Wikitext examples | Reference card | HTML in wikitext | List | Table | Sorting | Colors
Special input and output
Inputbox | Special characters | Displaying a formula | Images (uploads) | EasyTimeline
Advanced functioning
Template | Advanced templates | Parser function | ParserFunctions | Parameter default
Variable | Magic word | System message | Substitution | Array | Calculation
Page management
Starting a new page | Renaming (moving) a page | Protecting pages | Deleting a page
Special pages
Talk page | Testing | Sandbox

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