external.wiki.duke.edu external https://external.wiki.duke.edu/index.php/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.43.6 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk external Wiki Space external Wiki Space talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk 0 1 78 77 2025-03-19T19:25:09Z Bryn 4 /* Content Migration */ remove section 78 wikitext text/x-wiki <div> == Welcome to your new Duke MediaWiki space! == </div> === Welcome to Duke MediaWiki === This wiki uses the same underlying software as Wikipedia, called [https://mediawiki.org mediawiki]. There are hundreds of mediawiki tutorials available, including at mediawiki.org. * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages Here's one for new users]. * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8irbbwNo2E&ab_channel=SolidShellSecurity Here's a tutorial on YouTube]. === Getting Started === [[image:img1675219655992.png|thumb|300px|left]] ==== Logging in ==== *Log in in the upper right hand corner.&nbsp; This works like any other Duke login page. *If you or your team can't log in, find your [https://groups.oit.duke.edu/groupmanager/dukeGroups/policyGroups/duke-wiki policy group at this link] and make sure everyone is listed as a member, even the owner of the group. Please see [https://external.wiki.duke.edu/index.php/Policy_Groups this page for more info about policy groups.] *We install the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TinyMCE TinyMCE editor] by default, but you can also click 'Edit source' next to the 'Edit' tab. In the future, you will be given a choice of editors and can change at any time. *If you are listed as the administrator of this wiki, you will be able to do things like moderate content and add other users to be administrators or members of a specific group, once they've logged in. Please note that your administrator can add you to the administrator list as well. ==== Creating and Editing Pages ==== *You can create a new page either of these two ways: #From an existing page (like this one), edit the existing page and link to the new page you're creating.&nbsp; Use a format like this: <code class="mwt-code">[[New <nowiki>Page</nowiki> Name|name of page you would like to create]]</code> Once you save that page, click on the link you just created. #Or, type your new page name in the browser URL bar, removing Main_Page and putting the name of the page you want to create instead. In either case, you will see:</div><pre>There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, search the related logs, or create this page.</pre><div style="">Click on the link for "create this page".&nbsp; This will take you to an editor where you can finish creating the page.</div> *Look at the various menu options available on the left side of the page. <- These can help you keep track of what happens on your wiki, especially the Recent changes item. *Finally, this is a completely empty wiki.&nbsp; Make it your own space! kl879ljkvm50uslnqbchbdplyzv4dow