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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

Detailed Introduction | Help overview

MediaWiki, Wikimedia, and Wikipedia

MediaWiki
MediaWiki is the software program that runs Wikipedia [1] and other Wikimedia projects [2], as well as other websites.
Wikimedia
Wikimedia is the over-arching nonprofit foundation that coordinates all contributions to the growing GNU FDL text base assembled by the donors using the Wikipedia, Wiktionary and other projects managed by the foundation [3].
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is the encyclopedia project that initiated the development of the MediaWikiSoftware. For a project's description and its history see here [4] and here [5]. There are several more or less official Sister projects like Wiktionary [6], Wikibooks, [7], Wikinews [8], and Wikiquote, [9], as well as "unofficial" derivates, all of them using the MediaWiki software.
Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
Wikimedia Meta-Wiki (formerly Meta-Wikimedia or MetaWikiPedia) is a wiki meant to work alongside the main Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. Meta can be used for several Wikimedia-related purposes [10].


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

See Category Installation on MediaWiki.

For readers

Accounts
View this alone

For editors

Referencing
Formatting
Fixing mistakes
Advanced functioning
Other
View this alone

For moderators

Administration
Navigation bar
Special:CheckUser
View this alone



For administrators

View this alone

Sysadmin's Guide
MediaWiki architecture
Database layout
Job queue

Installation
Working with SVN
Installing the SVN tree
OS specific help
on Sourceforge.net
Timezone adjustments

Security techy
Security
Securing database passwords
User rights management
Resetting passwords

Configuration
Preventing Access
Configuration
Configuration settings
Apache config
Robots.txt
Shorter URLs
PHP config
MySQL config
PostgreSQL config
Tips and tricks

Customization
Skinning
Set Global Timezone
Localisation
Interwiki links
Custom navigation bar
Custom skins
Custom namespaces
MediaWiki extensions

Manage the database
Move a database
Reduce the size
Lock the database

Performance
PHP caching
File cache
Squid caching
Cache strategy
Wikimedia servers
As your site grows

Maintenance
Maintenance scripts
Upgrade MediaWiki
Math errors
LocalSettings.php


Appendix

  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

Hanbook

  1. Guidelines
  2. Policy
  3. Page footers

See also

Links to other help pages

Help contents
Meta · Wikinews · Wikipedia · Wikiquote · Wiktionary · Commons: · Wikidata · MediaWiki · Wikibooks · Wikisource · MediaWiki: Manual · Google
Versions of this help page (for other languages see further)
What links here on Meta or from Meta · Wikipedia · MediaWiki
Reading
Go · Search · Namespace · Page name · Section · Backlinks · Redirect · Category · Image page · Special pages · Printable version
Tracking changes
Recent changes (enhanced) | Related changes · Watching pages · Diff · Page history · Edit summary · User contributions · Minor edit · Patrolled edit
Logging in and preferences
Logging in · Preferences
Editing
Starting a new page · Advanced editing · Editing FAQ · Export · Import · Shortcuts · Edit conflict · Page size
Referencing
Links · URL · Interwiki linking · Footnotes
Style and formatting
Wikitext examples · CSS · Reference card · HTML in wikitext · Formula · Lists · Table · Sorting · Colors · Images and file uploads
Fixing mistakes
Show preview · Reverting edits
Advanced functioning
Expansion · Template · Advanced templates · Parser function · Parameter default · Magic words · System message · Substitution · Array · Calculation · Transclusion
Others
Special characters · Renaming (moving) a page · Preparing a page for translation · Talk page · Signatures · Sandbox · Legal issues for editors
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