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| + | = Editing the UI == | ||
;Edit the sidebar | ;Edit the sidebar | ||
: [[Mediawiki:Sidebar]] | : [[Mediawiki:Sidebar]] | ||
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;The above pages, and more, for modifying the layout and UI content | ;The above pages, and more, for modifying the layout and UI content | ||
: [[mw:Category:Interface_messages]] | : [[mw:Category:Interface_messages]] | ||
| − | + | iw_local, iw_trans) VALUES ("x2", "http://www.x2engine.com/$1", 1, 0);</syntaxhighlight> Then, a link to the "about" page: <pre>[[x2:partners]]</pre> For more information, see [[mw:Help:Interwiki]] | |
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;Add custom HTML to the template | ;Add custom HTML to the template | ||
: Edit <TT>VectorTemplate::execute()</tt> in <tt>public_html/skins/Vector.php</tt> (a backup of this skin has been made in <tt>Backup/Vector</tt>, in case anything should go wrong). The body begins after these lines: | : Edit <TT>VectorTemplate::execute()</tt> in <tt>public_html/skins/Vector.php</tt> (a backup of this skin has been made in <tt>Backup/Vector</tt>, in case anything should go wrong). The body begins after these lines: | ||
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$this->html( 'headelement' ); | $this->html( 'headelement' ); | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
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| + | = Miscellaneous = | ||
| + | ;Change the syntax highlighting CSS | ||
| + | : [[MediaWiki:Geshi.css]] | ||
;Purging a cached page (i.e. if the sidebar or site notice is out of date) | ;Purging a cached page (i.e. if the sidebar or site notice is out of date) | ||
: Add "&action=purge" to the end of the page's url and re-request the page. | : Add "&action=purge" to the end of the page's url and re-request the page. | ||
;Globally purging all cached pages and objects (more useful but more involved) | ;Globally purging all cached pages and objects (more useful but more involved) | ||
: Log into the server via SSH and run <tt>php Scripts/purgeCache.php</tt> | : Log into the server via SSH and run <tt>php Scripts/purgeCache.php</tt> | ||
| + | ;Create a URL shorthand for linking to another site | ||
| + | : For example, I made one to www.x2engine.com so that the "About X2Engine" in the footer could be made a link to the main X2Engine site: <syntaxhighlight lang="mysql"> INSERT INTO interwiki (iw_prefix, iw_url, | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 13 September 2012
Editing the UI =
- Edit the sidebar
- Mediawiki:Sidebar
- Edit the site notice (the text displayed above the content of every page)
- Mediawiki:Sitenotice
- The above pages, and more, for modifying the layout and UI content
- mw:Category:Interface_messages
[[x2:partners]]For more information, see mw:Help:Interwiki
- Add custom HTML to the template
- Edit VectorTemplate::execute() in public_html/skins/Vector.php (a backup of this skin has been made in Backup/Vector, in case anything should go wrong). The body begins after these lines:
// Output HTML Page
$this->html( 'headelement' );
Miscellaneous
- Change the syntax highlighting CSS
- MediaWiki:Geshi.css
- Purging a cached page (i.e. if the sidebar or site notice is out of date)
- Add "&action=purge" to the end of the page's url and re-request the page.
- Globally purging all cached pages and objects (more useful but more involved)
- Log into the server via SSH and run php Scripts/purgeCache.php
- Create a URL shorthand for linking to another site
- For example, I made one to www.x2engine.com so that the "About X2Engine" in the footer could be made a link to the main X2Engine site: <syntaxhighlight lang="mysql"> INSERT INTO interwiki (iw_prefix, iw_url,
