I hope this is the appropriate forum for such questions.
I installed MediaWiki 1.9.3 this last week. Our hosted server is running PHP 5.1.6 and MySql 5.0.27. Extensions installed so far: Cite, Inputbox, and now ParserFunctions.
After seeing the Multicol template at work in the Wikipedia tutorial.* I thought I'd like to add it. Copied: Multicol, Multicol-break, and Multicol-end. What I don't understand is the variable within the template that reads like {{{1:20px}}}. Can somebody explain what that is? With it in I get 3 broken </div> tags. With that entry replaced by just the value the template works. Is it calling another template?
Be kind to the newbie and use small words,
Thanks!
-Scott
* ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial_%28Wrap-up_and_more_info%29 )