Hi, What suggestions do you have for someone who has to set up a Wiki using Mediawiki. It has been installed by a tech guy but now I, as a programmer, have to set it up, get it functioning and get data into it. That is my assignment at work. (Suggestions to find another job will not work!!!) I have gotten permissions set up so I can edit LocalSettings.php (and I don't know php either). I know nothing about Wiki except looking stuff up in Wikipedia!!! Thanks _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l

Thanks everyone. Any and all suggestions are appreciated. This will be strictly an internal company wiki for developers and users to share thoughts and info on different processing systems we have. I have to get the initial set up done and put some data in to get started. Then, others will take off with it. Initially, I need to revamp the navigation sidebar so the user can click on a link, for example lets call it System. When they click on that link it will take them to another page which lists links to various sub titles under the main "System". Kinda of like an outline. Is that possible? One Main Topic called System could have 20 sub topics where information about various aspects of that system. I think they could enter the name (System) in search and find pages that way but trying to find an easier way. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Lainie Hoverstad Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:57 AM To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Beginner!!! And here is a MediaWiki user online community site, too: http://www.mwusers.com/index.php -----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Philip Beach Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:54 AM To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list Subject: Re: [Mediawiki-l] Beginner!!! Mediawiki.org would be the first place to stop. Check out the configuration guide: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration Most configuration changes are made by editing, adding, or removing variables in the LocalSettings.php file. Additional features not included with the software can be added through extensions: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Extensions I came from a programming background too, the learning curve isn't too bad. This list is excellent for more specific questions. On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Yost, Greg <Greg.Yost(a)emaif.com> wrote: it. _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l