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This help page contains a list of guides and single-topic help files for the [[<tvar name="mw-soft">mw:</tvar>|MediaWiki software]] compiled at the main page of <tvar name="mainpage">{{ll|Main Page|meta.wikimedia.org}}</tvar>. It is progressively being moved to the <tvar name="mw-site">[[mw:|www.mediawiki.org]]</tvar> website. Wikimedia's Meta-Wiki was formerly where such documents were managed and also where proposals were discussed ''before'' [[<tvar name="1">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Communication</tvar>|MediaWiki]] was created. There is still content that has yet to be moved or modified.


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This help is for the current [[MediaWiki]] [[version 1.3]].x, the version that has run [[Wikipedia]] and other [[Wikimedia]] projects since May 2004. For a comparison with the stable [[version 1.2]].6 see the [[MediaWiki roadmap]]. For help with older versions, check the page histories.
This help page is ''only'' for the MediaWiki wiki software. Many MediaWiki-powered wikis still have a help link that points to this page. If you came here from a wiki based on other software or you are looking for help not related to MediaWiki software, we will not be able to help you.


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This guide often refers to the English versions of link labels and messages. For translations, see [[MediaWiki i18n]]. <!-- Can this be rewritten? what is a link lable?-->
<tvar name="mw">[[mw:|MediaWiki]]</tvar> is a free software wiki engine licensed under the [<tvar name="gnu-gpl">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html</tvar> GNU General Public License]. It is used by [[<tvar name="mw-sites">mw:Sites using MediaWiki</tvar>|many websites]], including this one.


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The current version of MediaWiki is: {{Current MediaWiki version}}, see [[Special:Version]] for details.


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http://test.wikipedia.org runs version 1.4, see [http://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Version] for details. For one change see [[Help:Template#Multiple_inclusion_of_the_same_template_in_a_page]]
The help pages are sorted by user type, '''for readers and editors'''. Help pages for moderators, system administrators and developers are now available in the respective specific section.


=== For readers === <!--T:7-->
== Introduction ==
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#[[Documentation: Introduction]]
{{Reader toc}}
== For readers ==
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#Reading
=== For editors === <!--T:9-->
##[[help:Searching|Searching]], [[help:Go button|Go button]]
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##[[Help:What links here|What links here]]
{{Editor toc}}
##[[Help:Special page|Random page]]
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##[[Help:Printable|Printable version]]
=== For moderators === <!--T:11-->
#Tracking changes (important for validating pages)
##[[help:Recent changes|Recent changes]]
##[[help:Enhanced recent changes|Enhanced recent changes]]
##[[help:Related changes|Related changes]]
##[[help:Watching pages|Watching pages]]
##[[help:Page history|Page history]]
##[[help:Diff|Diff]]
##[[Help:User contributions|User contributions]]
#Accounts (even useful for just reading)
##[[Help:Logging in|Logging in]]
##[[help:Preferences|Preferences]]
##[[help:User style|User style]] -- Your own css/js (1.3)


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== For editors ==
This part of the handbook is now available in the '''[[<tvar name="mw-man-admin">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Administrators</tvar>|Administrator section]]''' of the <tvar name="mw-site">[[mw:|MediaWiki.org]]</tvar> website.


=== For system administrators === <!--T:13-->
#[[help:editing|Editing overview]]
#[[help:Starting a new page|Starting a new page]]
##[[help:Page name|Page name]]
#[[Help:Images and other uploaded files|Images and other uploaded files]]
##[[help:Image description page|Image description page]]
#[[Help:Special characters|Special characters]]
##[[Help:Turkish characters|Turkish characters]]
##[[help:Romanian characters|Romanian characters]]
## [[Help:WikiHiero syntax|WikiHiero syntax]]&nbsp;&mdash; '''warning:''' lots of images! (for [[w:Egyptian hieroglyph|Egyptian hieroglyph]]s)
#Formatting
##[[help:Formula|Formula]]
##[[help:Table|Table]]
##[[help:EasyTimeline syntax|EasyTimeline syntax]]
#Referencing
##[[Help:Link|Link]]
##[[help:Piped link|Piped link]]
##[[Help:Interwiki linking|Interwiki linking]]
##[[Help:Variable|Variable]]
##[[Help:URL|URL]]
#Organizing
##[[Help:Section |Sections]]
##[[help:template|Templates]]
##[[help:category|Category]]
##[[help:redirect|Redirect]]
##[[help:Renaming (moving) a page|Renaming (moving) a page]]
##[[help:Namespace|Namespace]]
# Saving effort (not having to write something, or copy and paste)
##[[Help:Automatic conversion of wikitext|Automatic conversion of wikitext]]
##[[MediaWiki namespace#Access | Using predefined text blocks in articles (subst)]]
##[[Help:Editing toolbar|Editing toolbar]]
#Fixing mistakes and vandalism
##[[Reverting a page to an earlier version]]
#Communicating
##[[help:Edit summary|Edit summary]]
##[[help:Talk page|Talk page]]
##[[help:Edit conflict|Edit conflict]]
#[[Help:Testing|Testing]]


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== For moderators ==
This part of the handbook is now available in the '''[[<tvar name="mw-sysadmin-hub">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Sysadmin hub</tvar>|Sysadmin section]]''' of the <tvar name="mw-site">[[mw:|MediaWiki.org]]</tvar> website.


=== For developers === <!--T:15-->
#[[Help:Administration]]
#[[Documentation: Administrator's Guide]]
#[[Importing Pages]] ( Special:import )
#[[Help:Mediawiki CSS]]


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== For system administrators ==
This part of the handbook is now available in the '''[[<tvar name="mw-dev-hub">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Developer hub</tvar>|Developer section]]''' of the <tvar name="mw-site">[[mw:|MediaWiki.org]]</tvar> website.


== Appendix == <!--T:17-->
Overview
#[[Documentation: Administrator's Guide]]
#[[MediaWiki architecture]]
#[[Database layout]]
Installation
#[[Documentation:Installation]]
#[[Installation]] (see also [[CVS tree installation]])
#[[Help:Installation FAQ|Installation FAQ]]
#[[Running MediaWiki on Linux| on Linux]]
#[[Running MediaWiki on Windows| on Windows]]
#[[Running MediaWiki on Mac OS X|on Mac OS X]]
#[[Running MediaWiki on FreeBSD| on FreeBSD]]
#[[Timezone adjustments]]
Security
#[[Documentation:Security]]
#[[Security Checklist]]
#[[Paranoid Permissions]] (system)
#[[Permissive Permissions]] (system)
#[[Setting user rights in MediaWiki|Setting user rights]] (inside wiki environment)
Configuration
#[[Documentation:Configuration]]
#[[Help:Configuration]]
#[[Apache config]]
#[[Robots.txt]] -- how to avoid search engines to index the internals of your wiki
#[[Rewrite Rules]] -- how to get rid of /index.php in URLs
#[[PHP config]]
#[[MySQL config]]
Customization
#[[Customization]]
#[[Timezone adjustments]]
#[[MediaWiki localization]] -- localization and customization for link texts and messages like 'fromwikipedia'
#[[Interwiki links]]
#[[Skins|Custom skins]]
#[[Misc MediaWiki tweaks|More tweaks]]
#[[Help:Configuration tips and tricks|Configuration tips and tricks]]
Manage the database
#[[Backup Database]]
#[[Restore Database]]
#[[Help:Reduce size of the database|Reduce the size of the database]]
Performance
#[[PHP_caching_and_optimization]]
#[[Help:File cache|File cache]]
#[[Cache_strategy]] deployed by Wikimedia
#[[Wikimedia servers]]: an example of a multi-server configuration
Upgrading
#[[Upgrade Mediawiki]]


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== For MediaWiki hackers ==
* [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Help:ISBN links</tvar>|Help:ISBN links]]
#[[MediaWiki Development]]
* [[<tvar name="2">Special:MyLanguage/Help:Keyboard shortcuts</tvar>|Help:Keyboard shortcuts]]
#[[Documentation: Developer's Guide]]
* [[<tvar name="3">Special:MyLanguage/Page metadata</tvar>|Page metadata]]
#[[How to become a MediaWiki hacker]]
* [[<tvar name="4">mw:Special:MyLanguage/Communication</tvar>|Support and contact (on MediaWiki wiki)]]
== Appendix ==
#[[ISBN links]]
#[[Common stop words]]
#[[en:wikipedia:Sites using MediaWiki|Sites using MediaWiki]]
#[[Browser issues with MediaWiki]]
#[[Page metadata]]
#[[XML export]]
#[[How to move a MediaWiki Database]]
#[[Shortcuts]]
Contact
# irc.freenode.net #mediawiki #wikipedia
# [[w:Wikipedia-L#Technical_issues_mailing_list|Mailing lists]]
# [[MediaWiki feature request and bug report discussion]]


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==See also==
; Handbook


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* [[Documentation]] - on installation, configuration, administration, security; may not be up-to-date
* [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Help:Handbook guidelines</tvar>|Guidelines]]
* [[w:Wikipedia:Glossary]]
* [[<tvar name="2">Special:MyLanguage/Help:MediaWiki help policy</tvar>|Policy]]
* [[<tvar name="3">Special:MyLanguage/Help:Help page footer templates</tvar>|Page footers]]


== See also == <!--T:20-->
[[Category:English documentation]]


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* Check the privacy policy, if any, of the site you use; for Wikimedia, see {{ll|Privacy policy}}
* [[<tvar name="wp-glossary">w:Wikipedia:Glossary</tvar>|Glossary of Wikipedia]]
* [[<tvar name="wikicities-cat-help">wikia:community:Category:Help</tvar>|Category:Help (on Fandom)]]
* [[<tvar name="mw-cat-help">mw:Category:Help</tvar>|Category:Help (on MediaWiki wiki)]]
* {{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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[[Category:MediaWiki handbook{{#translation:}}|Contents]]
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Latest revision as of 22:47, 29 April 2024

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This help page contains a list of guides and single-topic help files for the MediaWiki software compiled at the main page of meta.wikimedia.org . It is progressively being moved to the www.mediawiki.org website. Wikimedia's Meta-Wiki was formerly where such documents were managed and also where proposals were discussed before MediaWiki was created. There is still content that has yet to be moved or modified.

This help page is only for the MediaWiki wiki software. Many MediaWiki-powered wikis still have a help link that points to this page. If you came here from a wiki based on other software or you are looking for help not related to MediaWiki software, we will not be able to help you.

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

Handbook parts

The help pages are sorted by user type, for readers and editors. Help pages for moderators, system administrators and developers are now available in the respective specific section.

For readers

Accounts
View this alone

For editors

Referencing
Formatting
Fixing mistakes
Advanced functioning
Other
View this alone

For moderators

This part of the handbook is now available in the Administrator section of the MediaWiki.org website.

For system administrators

This part of the handbook is now available in the Sysadmin section of the MediaWiki.org website.

For developers

This part of the handbook is now available in the Developer section of the MediaWiki.org website.

Appendix

Handbook

See also

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