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=Mediawiki definitions=
 
=Mediawiki definitions=
* Namespaces
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== Namespaces==
** Prefixes, separated from title by colon ":"
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* Prefixes, separated from title by colon ":"
** '''Not all prefixes that end with ":" are namespaces!'''
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* '''Not all prefixes that end with ":" are namespaces!'''
***Available prefxes provided by MediaWiki, more can be added in configuration
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**Available prefxes provided by MediaWiki, more can be added in configuration
****Default:''Main''(empty)
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***Default:''Main''(empty)
****User
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***User
****Category
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***Category
****Template
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***Template
****Help
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***Help
****MediaWiki
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***MediaWiki
****File
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***File
****Special
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***Special
****Project(sitename)
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***Project(sitename)
***The purpose is to distinguish basic "content types"
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**The purpose is to distinguish basic "content types"
**Namespaces can have aliases (ex. File: and Image:)
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*Namespaces can have aliases (ex. File: and Image:)
**Special: is for pages that has fixed functionality, Editing is '''NOT''' possible here.
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*Special: is for pages that has fixed functionality, Editing is '''NOT''' possible here.
**Every namespace has a talk version; Talk User talk,...
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*Every namespace has a talk version; Talk User talk,...
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==Subpages==
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* Postfixes, seperated from title bt slash "/"
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* '''Not all postfixes after "/" are subpages!'''
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** Enable for certain namespaces
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** By default only for User and all Talk pages
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* Often not appropriate for organising pages (rigid, hierarchical content structure)
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* Small difference to pages with "/" in title
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** For exsample when moving pages
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[[Category:Wiki]]
 
[[Category:Wiki]]
 
[[Category:Help]]
 
[[Category:Help]]

Revision as of 01:37, 5 February 2015

Mediawiki definitions

Namespaces

  • Prefixes, separated from title by colon ":"
  • Not all prefixes that end with ":" are namespaces!
    • Available prefxes provided by MediaWiki, more can be added in configuration
      • Default:Main(empty)
      • User
      • Category
      • Template
      • Help
      • MediaWiki
      • File
      • Special
      • Project(sitename)
    • The purpose is to distinguish basic "content types"
  • Namespaces can have aliases (ex. File: and Image:)
  • Special: is for pages that has fixed functionality, Editing is NOT possible here.
  • Every namespace has a talk version; Talk User talk,...

Subpages

  • Postfixes, seperated from title bt slash "/"
  • Not all postfixes after "/" are subpages!
    • Enable for certain namespaces
    • By default only for User and all Talk pages
  • Often not appropriate for organising pages (rigid, hierarchical content structure)
  • Small difference to pages with "/" in title
    • For exsample when moving pages