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Another method for installing a copy of the Help content is to use the [[meta:Using_the_python_wikipediabot|Python Wikipedia Bot Framework]]
 
Another method for installing a copy of the Help content is to use the [[meta:Using_the_python_wikipediabot|Python Wikipedia Bot Framework]]
 
== Useful Guides for MediaWiki ==
 
* [[mw:Manual:Moving_a_wiki|The Manual on moving a wiki]]
 
* [http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Mediawiki_site_building_tips Ubuntu Guide: Mediawiki site building tips]
 
* [[mw:InstantCommons|Instant Commons]]
 
 
== Books ==
 
# '''[http://workingwithmediawiki.com/ Working With MediaWiki]'''  by Yaron Koren [[Special:BookSources/0615720307|ISBN 0615720307]]
 
# '''MediaWiki (Wikipedia and Beyond)''' 1st Edition by Daniel J. Barrett  [[Special:BookSources/0596519796|ISBN 0596519796]]
 
 
== Quick Hacks ==
 
[{{fullurl:{{ns:Special}}:PrefixIndex|prefix={{FULLPAGENAMEE}}&namespace=0}} Subpages] Added to any page will show you the list of subpages
 
  
 
[[Category:Help]]
 
[[Category:Help]]
 
[[Category:Wiki]]
 
[[Category:Wiki]]

Revision as of 08:56, 13 January 2009

The Technical manual 
is in the "Manual" namespace of MediaWiki.org (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Contents)
The User manual 
is in the "Help" namespace of MediaWiki.org

Unfortunately, the Help namespace is empty with a default installation of the MediaWiki software. What this means is that if you are setting up MediaWiki, your invited users are not going to have any local reference to helpful information about how to use the software. The best way to overcome this limitation is to copy the help content from MediaWiki.org The way to do this is to follow the instructions at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Copying

Another method for installing a copy of the Help content is to use the Python Wikipedia Bot Framework