Install Notes (Gabe)
Appearance
Todo:
Urgent
Important
- [] add content
- [x] first test page
- [] model Wikipedia formatting for different types of pages
- [] copy DokuWiki content
- [x] TOT page uploaded
- [] upload other policies
- [] upload Eric & Todd pages
- [x] how to upload images?
- [] how to add boxes w/ content to make stand out?
- [] organize navigation
- [] include easy Join, Donate, Sign In links
- [] set default page to something other than "Main_Page"
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Main_Page
- [x] change title of Main Page using the above
- [] MediaWiki:Sidebar
- ORIGINAL is below:
- navigation
- mainpage|mainpage-description
- recentchanges-url|recentchanges
- randompage-url|randompage
- helppage|help-mediawiki
- SEARCH
- TOOLBOX
- LANGUAGES
- [] setup email
Back burner
- [] visual editor for "Project:___" pages - why not working? ("edit button missing")
- [] fix nav menu on mobile
- [] set a redirect - eg tot and teamofteams -> "Team_of_Teams"
- [] invite friends - Chris B / Interns / Todd
- [] Fix favicon.ico: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgFavicon
Done:
- [x] download mediawiki
- [x] setup wiki.medicineforward.org
- [x] setup SSL
- [x] setup FTP (Cyberduck)
- [x] setup mysql database
- [x] upload mediawiki w/ Cyberduck
- [x] run db installation script
- [x] visit index.php [x] mobile view
- [x] add users (can't change own name)
- [x] elevate user rights (eg, bureaucrat)
- [x] add MF logo(s)
- [x] uploaded svg of icon & wordmark (set width & height): https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgLogos
- [x] fix .htaccess & short display name
Reference
Formatting (eg, strikethrough w/ "del" HTML tags): https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
Rename a user: Special:RenameUser
MobileFrontend extension: display properly on mobile: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MobileFrontend
Notes:
- MediaWiki welcome page (save): https://wiki.medicineforward.org/mw-config/index.php?page=Welcome
- Manual:Configuration settings - MediaWiki: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings
- Wikipedia "community portal" (for reference): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal
- can't rename yourself
- created "Christopher" to rename "Gabrieldane" -> "Gabe" [done]