Mediawiki: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:22, 6 July 2017

Updating mediawiki installation

cd /var/www/localhost/htdocs/mediawiki
emacs LocalSettings_redirector.php (to hardcode each site)
php maintenance/update.php
(repeat for each site)
emacs LocalSettings_redirector.php (to reset dynamic behavior)

META FTW! Mediawiki how do i love thee, let me count the ways... Here are some tricks to keep things humming.

Stick with flat lists whenever you can

TRUST ME you don't want to deal with numbered lists (see below if you have to)
Also use === Section Headers === for any page that needs scrolling - after 3 you autoget a table of contents

Embed comments in a numbered list

one
```
some stuff
some more stuff
```
two

@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 META FTW!  Mediawiki how do i love thee, let me count the ways...  Here are some tricks to keep things humming.
+=== Stick with flat lists whenever you can ===
+* TRUST ME you don't want to deal with numbered lists (see below if you have to)
+* Also use === Section Headers === for any page that needs scrolling - after 3 you autoget a table of contents
 === Embed comments in a numbered list ===