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Rajendra Prasad Murakonda

31 Mar 2007 31 Mar '07

2:43 p.m.

Hi, Is it possible to structure the pages hosted by MediaWiki? I mean, the page has fixed layout and users should not be able to change the layout. But they can edit the content inside. Is it possible? Already extensions are there for it? Any help is much appreciated, Thanks & Regards, -- Rajendra Prasad Murakonda, http://prodizy.livejournal.com/

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Frederik Dohr

31 Mar 31 Mar

3:07 p.m.

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Is it possible to structure the pages hosted by MediaWiki? I mean, the page has fixed layout and users should not be able to change the layout. But they can edit the content inside. Is it possible? Already extensions are there for it?

Well, it actually is like that by default - the skin determines the pages' (or the site's) layout!? Or do you mean the structure of the wiki page? Please elaborate. -- F.

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Rajendra Prasad Murakonda

1 Apr 1 Apr

5:14 a.m.

New subject: [Mediawiki-l] Structured wiki

On 3/31/07, Frederik Dohr <fdg001(a)gmx.net> wrote:

Well, it actually is like that by default - the skin determines the pages' (or the site's) layout!? Or do you mean the structure of the wiki page? Please elaborate.

Yes, I am taking about the structure of the wiki pages. For example, if a page has 10 sections, user should not be able to add a new section or change the names of the existing sections. He should be able to just edit the contents inside each section. Sorry for not being clear in the previous mail. Thanks & Regards, -- Rajendra Prasad Murakonda, http://prodizy.livejournal.com/

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Frederik Dohr

8:20 a.m.

New subject: [Mediawiki-l] Structured wiki

Yes, I am taking about the structure of the wiki pages. For example, if a page has 10 sections, user should not be able to add a new section or change the names of the existing sections. He should be able to just edit the contents inside each section.

I'm not aware of any such function or extension. And to be honest, I don't think it exists; wikis are a free-form tool, and were never meant to be that restrictive. You might be better off using a "proper" Content Management System. -- F.

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Guilhem Bonnefille

4:03 p.m.

New subject: [Mediawiki-l] Structured wiki

And what about using a *bot* to ensure each modification respects the layout? Is such a bot difficult to create? On 4/1/07, Frederik Dohr <fdg001(a)gmx.net> wrote:

Yes, I am taking about the structure of the wiki pages. For example, if a page has 10 sections, user should not be able to add a new section or change the names of the existing sections. He should be able to just edit the contents inside each section.

I'm not aware of any such function or extension. And to be honest, I don't think it exists; wikis are a free-form tool, and were never meant to be that restrictive. You might be better off using a "proper" Content Management System. -- F. _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

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