Webmaster Guide

From HyogoAJET

This is a page for use by the Webmaster(s) of this site. Please note that it is visible to all users. Do not include any passwords or other sensitive information on this page.

Contents 1 Home Page 2 Admin Tools 3 Customizing 4 Hosting Information 5 Making a Backup 6 Upgrade MediaWiki Software 7 How To 8 Change the logo 9 Adding Advertising Graphics / Links 10 Resources

Home Page

• Template:Events
• Template:Useful Links

Admin Tools

• Special:Userrights: Use this to admin user rights
• MediaWiki:Sidebar: This is for editing the sidebar (navigation links on the left side)
• Special:Version: See the version of software being used on the site.
• MediaWiki:Sitenotice: Text that is broadcast on every page. Put a "-" in it to blank out.
• Special:Statistics: Stats related to this site.
• Special:BlockList: IP Blocks.
• Special:Block: Block users.

Customizing

• Guide to Customizing MediaWiki

Hosting Information

This site is currently hosted by Dreamhost. Many administrative functions are accessed here.

• WebFTP Interface
• Account Interface (Database, etc.)
• Dreamhost support info for MediaWiki installs

Making a Backup

• MediaWiki Manual: Backing Up

Upgrade MediaWiki Software

• For background research see: http://wiki.dreamhost.com/MediaWiki/Upgrading
• Backup the current database and file structure.
• Log into the Dreamhost Panel and go to One-Click Installs
• There should be a section for doing upgrades to previous installs (MediaWiki, phpBB, etc.) and click the upgrade button for the HyogoAJET wiki.
• The upgrade is performed automatically and when the process is completed an email is sent to the host account's email.
• Before you perform the whole process make note of any custom extensions or customizations you made to MediaWiki files. They may need to be re-produced or reinstalled after an upgrade.

How To

• Make Mediawiki URLs look like Wikipedia
• Allow all visitors to edit without a user account: change the wgGroupPermissions variable in LocalSettings. See this.
• Change the footer on the site
• Add just an icon and link to the left corner of the footer
• Use Transclusion (includes)
• Remove Icon By External Links
• Hide malicious code warning messages for select upload file types: [1], [2]
• Configure file uploads: [3]
• Restrict page edits to certain users (other than administrators): [4]

Change the logo

• FTP to the root of the Wiki director and navigate to the "images" folder.
• Replace the Wiki.gif file with the new logo. The size of the graphic can vary but generally speaking it's width should not be greater than 155 pixels.

Adding Advertising Graphics / Links

• Upload new graphic to /images/ads (130x89 size)
• Edit or add new link to this file (search for previous ads to find correct location to edit): skins/MonoBook.php

Resources

• MediaWiki Administrator's Guide
• MediaWiki User's Forum
• LocalSettings.php Reference
• Anti-Spam Features
• Blocking Spam in MediaWiki
• Magic Words (reserved global variable names)
• Parser Functions (time, switch, etc.)