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This will contain a manual for Administrators of the wiki. | This will contain a manual for Administrators of the wiki. | ||
=Organizing Content= | = Organizing Content = | ||
As the wiki continues to expand, its organization will become increasingly complex and important to manage. These are some internal functions that will help make the organization of the wiki possible. | As the wiki continues to expand, its organization will become increasingly complex and important to manage. These are some internal functions that will help make the organization of the wiki possible. | ||
==Categories== | == Categories == | ||
Categories can be used to effectively group related entries. Categories can be further divided into subcategories, which will allow for the gradual establishment of an organizational hierarchy within the wiki. This will facilitate browsing of the wiki by future readers. | Categories can be used to effectively group related entries. Categories can be further divided into subcategories, which will allow for the gradual establishment of an organizational hierarchy within the wiki. This will facilitate browsing of the wiki by future readers. | ||
===Creating a New Category=== | === Creating a New Category === | ||
Creating a new category is similar to creating a new entry - | |||
http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/ | |||
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==Templates== | |||
Revision as of 10:41, 16 June 2014
This will contain a manual for Administrators of the wiki.
Organizing Content
As the wiki continues to expand, its organization will become increasingly complex and important to manage. These are some internal functions that will help make the organization of the wiki possible.
Categories
Categories can be used to effectively group related entries. Categories can be further divided into subcategories, which will allow for the gradual establishment of an organizational hierarchy within the wiki. This will facilitate browsing of the wiki by future readers.
Creating a New Category
Creating a new category is similar to creating a new entry -
http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/
Templates
Here is how you would create a category like Page Under Development,
Modifying the Sidebar
The sidebar is essentially a list of pages dedicated to key topics.
As the wiki develops, changes will have to be made to the sidebar to accommodate subject developments. Changing the sidebar is as easy as modifying any other page, but it must be accessed in a particular manner.
http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MediaWiki:Sidebar
To modify the sidebar, simply edit this page and add or remove the desired links.
Editing
- On clicking “edit this page”, an editor is displayed. This is the WYSIWYG editor.
- Start typing in the space below.
- On finishing edits, click the Save Page button to save changes.
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