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Cue POTY slideshow and play in loop 30 minutes prior to presentation | Cue POTY slideshow and play in loop 30 minutes prior to presentation | ||
| − | Cue | + | Cue mediawiki slideshow 5 minutes prior to presentation |
There is video, but so far I haven't been able to slice it and keep the audio track intact. | There is video, but so far I haven't been able to slice it and keep the audio track intact. | ||
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These screenshots of [[:Category:MediaWiki Sites|sites running MediaWiki]] illustrate the breadth of usage in the software world, and also some compelling theming examples. | These screenshots of [[:Category:MediaWiki Sites|sites running MediaWiki]] illustrate the breadth of usage in the software world, and also some compelling theming examples. | ||
| − | Audio of my presentation is | + | Audio of my presentation is at http://freephile.com/mediawiki-greg.mp3 (45 minutes long) |
== What's a Wiki? == | == What's a Wiki? == | ||
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The growth curve of MediaWiki is exponential. The quality of the software is excellent. | The growth curve of MediaWiki is exponential. The quality of the software is excellent. | ||
Does your wiki have [http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page conferences]? | Does your wiki have [http://wikimania2006.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page conferences]? | ||
| − | [[Image:Logo | + | [[Image:Logo Buenos Aires.jpg|thumb|300px|WikiMania]] |
WikiPedia now has over ten million articles across 250 languages! | WikiPedia now has over ten million articles across 250 languages! | ||
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; WYSIWYG editor :Weird Yucky Sucky Interference With Your Goodness | ; WYSIWYG editor :Weird Yucky Sucky Interference With Your Goodness | ||
| − | + | # [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Cacycle/wikEd WikEd] is a full wysiwyg editor with special features for MediaWiki. You can install it for yourself in a single browser as a user script http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/12529 or you can install it into your mediawiki installation. | |
| − | + | # FCK Editor is a full wysiwyg editor that includes page link searching as you type | |
| − | + | # Java project called Textile-J is now an Eclipse plugin called the "Mylyn WikiText component" that does wiki markup http://www.eclipseplugincentral.com/Web_Links-index-req-viewlink-cid-1098.html | |
| − | + | # Kaltura does a collaborative video editing solution http://corp.kaltura.com/wiki/index.php/MediaWiki_Extension | |
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==== WikEd ==== | ==== WikEd ==== | ||
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==== FCK Editor ==== | ==== FCK Editor ==== | ||
| − | * http://www. | + | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:FCKeditor_(by_FCKeditor_and_Wikia) |
In 2007 it was announced that a WYSIWYG editor would be built for MediaWiki. Wikia (Jimmy Wales' for-profit venture) started work on it. It still isn't ready for prime time. Note that I had to patch a minor bug to get it to work and even then, it did funny things with my article (wanted to collapse a line-break between template tag and next line resulting in a space being inserted prior to the next line, resulting in preformatted text rendering for that line. | In 2007 it was announced that a WYSIWYG editor would be built for MediaWiki. Wikia (Jimmy Wales' for-profit venture) started work on it. It still isn't ready for prime time. Note that I had to patch a minor bug to get it to work and even then, it did funny things with my article (wanted to collapse a line-break between template tag and next line resulting in a space being inserted prior to the next line, resulting in preformatted text rendering for that line. | ||
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Other points about using MediaWiki | Other points about using MediaWiki | ||
* Style sheets and | * Style sheets and | ||
| − | * Use this http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/6372 Greasemonkey script to show any | + | * Use this http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/6372 Greasemonkey script to show any mediawiki page as a presentation |
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</dl> | </dl> | ||
# Subpages | # Subpages | ||
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## <pre><noinclude> </noinclude> <includeonly></includeonly></pre> [[Template:Messagebox]] example. | ## <pre><noinclude> </noinclude> <includeonly></includeonly></pre> [[Template:Messagebox]] example. | ||
## arguments | ## arguments | ||
## Templates used on this page | ## Templates used on this page | ||
| − | ## copying from | + | ## copying from mediawiki [[Special:ExpandTemplates]] |
# Categories | # Categories | ||
# Navigation (talk about in Administration) | # Navigation (talk about in Administration) | ||
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== Administering it == | == Administering it == | ||
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</source> | </source> | ||
| − | One good practice is to have some sort of text version or other backup of your wiki in case the machine, webserver, or database that the system depends on is down. | + | One good practice is to have some sort of text version or other backup of your wiki in case the machine, webserver, or database that the system depends on is down. One tool that can come in handy is [[Special:Wiki2XML]] <ref>http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/wiki2xml/README, see also [[Format_conversion]]</ref> |
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== Developing it == | == Developing it == | ||
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# Conversion of existing wikis and documents [[Format conversion]] | # Conversion of existing wikis and documents [[Format conversion]] | ||
# [[API]]s are very useful to developers. [[mw:Developers|MediaWiki Developers]] can use the [[mw:API|Application Programming Interface for MediaWiki]] which gets exposed at /api.php, as well as the http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pywikipediabot framework which helps to automate manipulation of the wiki. | # [[API]]s are very useful to developers. [[mw:Developers|MediaWiki Developers]] can use the [[mw:API|Application Programming Interface for MediaWiki]] which gets exposed at /api.php, as well as the http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pywikipediabot framework which helps to automate manipulation of the wiki. | ||
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=== Theming === | === Theming === | ||
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=== Extensions === | === Extensions === | ||
| − | # [http://www. | + | # [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Extensions The Manual] |
| − | # [http://www. | + | # [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_Matrix An incomplete list of extensions] |
So many examples, which ones to highlight? | So many examples, which ones to highlight? | ||
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* http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Special:Version | * http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Special:Version | ||
| − | See | + | See [[MediaWiki/Extensions]] |
==== Timelines ==== | ==== Timelines ==== | ||
| − | # http://www. | + | # http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EasyTimeline |
# http://www.ehartwell.com/InfoDabble/MediaWiki_extension:_Timeline | # http://www.ehartwell.com/InfoDabble/MediaWiki_extension:_Timeline | ||
MIT's SIMILE project Timeline is integrated into Semantic MediaWiki | MIT's SIMILE project Timeline is integrated into Semantic MediaWiki | ||
* e.g. http://semanticweb.org/wiki/Events | * e.g. http://semanticweb.org/wiki/Events | ||
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== Getting it, Installing it == | == Getting it, Installing it == | ||
| − | MediaWiki is developed using a Continuous Integration approach meaning that their trunk is tested and running in production http://www. | + | MediaWiki is developed using a Continuous Integration approach meaning that their trunk is tested and running in production http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Version_lifecycle |
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| bgcolor="#FF1000" | September 2008 | | bgcolor="#FF1000" | September 2008 | ||
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| − | [http://www. | + | [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN use svn] to get it, and that way updating your installation is as simple as <code>svn up</code> |
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=== Integration with Software Development === | === Integration with Software Development === | ||
| − | # CodeReview http://www. | + | # CodeReview http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CodeReview e.g. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/44245#c829 |
| − | # [http://www. | + | # [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ExtensionDistributor ExtensionDistributor] ([https://wikitech.leuksman.com/view/ExtensionDistributor info]) is a tool that automatically packages code from subversion and sends the user a tarball. There is a lot of interesting information at wikitech that describes how the WikiMedia Foundation is operated technically |
=== Setup for an intranet and/or KB === | === Setup for an intranet and/or KB === | ||
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* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:UploadForm.js/Documentation | * http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:UploadForm.js/Documentation | ||
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Redesigning_the_upload_form | * http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Redesigning_the_upload_form | ||
| − | * http://www. | + | * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Pfctdayelise/Manual:Uselang_hack |
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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<references /> | <references /> | ||
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[[Category:MediaWiki Sites|sites running MediaWiki]] | [[Category:MediaWiki Sites|sites running MediaWiki]] | ||
[[Category:Book references]] | [[Category:Book references]] | ||
