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Proposed Q&A site for users and editors of wikis around the world that want to find out more on editing, installing and developing wikis. This site will cover every aspect of wikis, from editing Wikipedia, to installing MediaWiki and writing new features for wiki systems.
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Is there an easy way to rename a category in MediaWiki?
added by Hydra Jan 6 at 13:07
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How do I run MediaWiki's update.php when I don't have shell access to the server?
added by Hydra Jan 6 at 13:08
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Is there a way to stay updated with MediaWiki releases without having to frequently check the official website?
added by Hydra Jan 6 at 13:11
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How do I migrate my wiki from DokuWiki to MediaWiki?
added by Hydra Jan 6 at 13:14
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. This proposal is not part of a Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define what is on and off topic for a site. Comments are here to help improve the questions; not to answer them. See What is the rationale for deleting answers? Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Apr 1 at 13:52
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How do I configure Pywikipedia for bot use?
added by ACarter Jan 6 at 17:25
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Where should I start when writing a MediaWiki extension?
added by ACarter Jan 6 at 17:28
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My wiki is getting spammed lately, is there an easy way to remove the spam that was caused by multiple users?
added by Jeremy Jan 7 at 11:38
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How can I easily populate list pages in MediaWiki, from a [CSV file|MySQL database|etc.]?
added by ObsessiveSSOℲ Jan 15 at 17:05
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How can I block users from editing?
added by Ian Carroll Jan 15 at 19:30
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The VisualEditor on Wikipedia looks very nice, how do I enable it for my own wiki?
added by Jeremy Feb 4 at 11:28
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How do I edit the side navigation bar in MediaWiki?
added by Hyper Anthony Feb 14 at 21:43
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How can I put a list of contributors on each page in [wiki]?
added by Taymon Jan 17 at 6:05
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Is there a tool that allows me to publish DITA topics to Wiki?
added by Susanne Muris Jan 26 at 10:15
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How do I create a custom namespace in MediaWiki?
added by Hyper Anthony Feb 14 at 22:01
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What elements of MediaWiki are required when creating a new skin?
added by FEichinger Jan 15 at 13:46
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How do I revert my permission settings in [Wiki]?
added by FEichinger Jan 15 at 13:45
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Are there tools out there to easily backup a whole wiki?
added by user34826 Feb 27 at 10:00
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as a visitor, or as an administrator? – Nicolas Raoul Mar 18 at 11:42
As a visitor of the wiki – user34826 Mar 22 at 3:27
Why would a visitor want to backup a wiki> – Ian Carroll Apr 13 at 2:04
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@Ian Carroll: Some Wikis hosted by people on their own home computers are only intermittently available, which can be a pain. – Jan Apr 15 at 18:36
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Is there a decent editor for offline preparation of Wiki content?
added by Susanne Muris Jan 26 at 14:22
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Is there a Bootstrap-compatible theme available for MediaWiki?
added by Jeremy Feb 10 at 12:59
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How to write a wiki table with alternative rows color?
added by Nicolas Raoul Mar 18 at 11:44
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What are the MediaWiki compatible visitor tracking options besides Google Analytics?
added by Nathan Robbins Apr 10 at 12:08
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Can I protect pages so they can only be edited by a custom user group?
added by ACarter Apr 23 at 19:47
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How do I perform an inline Semantic MediaWiki query?
added by ACarter Jan 6 at 17:27
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Why aren't images displayed in my new MediaWiki skin?
added by FEichinger Jan 15 at 13:45
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How can I assign special permissions to certain namespaces in [Wiki]?
added by FEichinger Jan 15 at 13:47
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I need to sandbox the actions of templates in one namespace. What plugin provides this functionality?
added by ObsessiveSSOℲ Jan 27 at 21:52
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How can a member of the "Users" user group create a backup or copy of a page in MediaWiki?
added by Hyper Anthony Feb 14 at 21:49
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How do I post announcements at the top of every page in MediaWiki?
added by Hyper Anthony Feb 14 at 21:53
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How do I prevent &nbsp; appearing between elements in my template?
added by Roy Curtis Feb 18 at 7:05
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In en.Wikipedia, Person Infobox does not contain gender info, why?
added by Nicolas Raoul Mar 18 at 11:41
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Are there tools to help upgrade MediaWiki plugins to "current" versions (á la Python's 2to3)?
added by Jan Apr 15 at 18:32
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Should I use templates for [meta data (category links, f.e.)]?
added by FEichinger Jan 15 at 13:49
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Where can I find an overview of all Wiki related programs (MediaWiki, Wikia)
added by Jacob Jan Tuinstra Jan 16 at 16:12
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This question is too broad to be considered a proper question. While it is valid to have an overview of all wiki systems as comparison, I am afraid looking for one isn't really on-topic. – Hydra Feb 1 at 12:25
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Wikimatrix is pretty comprehensive and allows you to compare features pretty easily. – Andrew Prentice Mar 30 at 13:05
Andrew, I don't think this is the place to answer the question :) – Ian Carroll Apr 13 at 2:04
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@IanCarroll In this case it makes for a great clarification as to why this question is actually pretty much answerable, however. It's still a broad question, but there actually is a thorough resource on it. – FEichinger Apr 13 at 19:46
@FEichinger Ok, that does make sense. – Ian Carroll Apr 13 at 19:51
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how to create template for table in wiki?
added by Pitsanu Swangpheaw Jan 17 at 17:30
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This might help: mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateTable – Jan Apr 15 at 18:34
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I want to convince my MediaWiki administrator to install a toolbar that makes it easier to edit tables. Which toolbar should I suggest?
added by Susanne Muris Jan 26 at 10:12
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How can I display the current date on a page in MediaWiki?
added by Hyper Anthony Feb 18 at 18:19
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What is the recommended way to search for a category on fr.Wikipedia?
added by Nicolas Raoul Mar 18 at 11:44
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How do I make use of data on Wikidata on my wiki?
added by Jeremy Mar 29 at 3:19
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How do I extend the MediaWiki API using my extension?
added by Jeremy Apr 8 at 13:48
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Are there any current-version compatible Calendar plugins?
added by Jan Apr 15 at 18:39
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