Meta:Quickstart

Wiki Administration Guide

Basic Navigation

• Access administrative functions through the special pages (found in the left sidebar under "Tools")
• For beginners, refer to the official MediaWiki guide

Content Creation

Creating New Pages

To create a new page:

1. Search for the page title you want to create
2. If it doesn't exist, you'll be prompted to create it
3. Click the link to start a new page with that title

Pages support wiki markup for styling and formatting.

Working with Images

To add images to wiki pages:

1. First upload your file using the upload file page
2. Once uploaded, you can embed the file using these syntax patterns:

[[File:Example.jpg]]

This displays the full version of the file.

[[File:Example.png|200px|thumb|left|Caption text]]

This displays a 200-pixel-wide thumbnail in the left margin with "Caption text" below.

[[Media:Example.ogg]]

This creates a direct link to the file without displaying it.

Using Templates

Templates provide reusable content blocks like infoboxes and alerts. At the moment, the only template on this wiki is a generic infobox. Click here for usage details and a preview.

If you need an infobox with custom fields, you can:

• Request one to be created for you
• Request an import of an existing template from Wikipedia
• Create your own using the example template as a base

Creating Custom Templates

To create a template with custom fields:

1. Create a new page named Template:Infobox_xxx (replace "xxx" with your template name)
2. Copy the contents of Template:infobox_simple as your starting point
3. Add or remove fields using this pattern:

<tr><th>FIELD</th><td>{{{FIELD}}}</td></tr>

Example custom fields:

<tr><th>Cheese</th><td>Cheese Score: {{{cheese}}}</td></tr>
<tr><th>Beetle</th><td>This is a {{{beetle}}}.</td></tr>
<tr><th>Cigarettes</th><td>I have smoked {{{cigarettes}}} cigarettes.</td></tr>

To use your custom template on a page:

{{Infobox xxx
| cheese = Cheesy
| beetle = Normal Beetle
| cigarettes = 100,000,000,000
}}

Administration Functions

User Management

The wiki currently requires an account for access. Account creation is handled manually.

• To create a new account: Special Pages > Create account
• To assign permissions: Special Pages > User rights
• To view permission details: Special Pages > User group rights

Page Protection

Administrators can move, delete, and protect pages:

• To protect a page (prevent unauthorized edits), expand the "More" dropdown in the top nav bar and select "Protect"

Managing Vandalism

To handle problematic edits:

• View page history by clicking "View History" in the top navigation
• Compare revisions and roll back to previous versions as needed (all actions are recorded in page history)
• Block users from the history view or through:
  • Special Pages > Block user to block a user
  • Special Pages > Unblock user to remove a block