mediawiki-customization - Revision history

Aaronpk: Replace with {{DISPLAYTITLE:}}

2020-07-18T16:29:03Z

Replace <entry-title> with {{DISPLAYTITLE:}}

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	~~<entry-title>~~MediaWiki customization~~</entry-title>~~		{{DISPLAYTITLE:MediaWiki customization}}

	by [http://tantek.com/ Tantek]		by [http://tantek.com/ Tantek]

GRegorLove: /* Upgrade MediaWiki */ update PHP

2018-10-23T03:46:38Z

Upgrade MediaWiki: update PHP

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	=== Upgrade MediaWiki ===		=== Upgrade MediaWiki ===
			* Update server's PHP version to ''at least'' 5.6, preferably 7+
	* Run MediaWiki core upgrade		* Run MediaWiki core upgrade
	* Switch skin to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Skin:Vector Vector]		* Switch skin to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Skin:Vector Vector]

GRegorLove: /* Upgrade MediaWiki */ Switch skin to Vector

2018-10-23T03:44:26Z

Upgrade MediaWiki: Switch skin to Vector

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	=== Upgrade MediaWiki ===		=== Upgrade MediaWiki ===
	* Run MediaWiki core upgrade		* Run MediaWiki core upgrade
			* Switch skin to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Skin:Vector Vector]
	* Install OverrideEntryTitle		* Install OverrideEntryTitle
	* Install ConfirmEdit with [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit#ReCaptcha_(NoCaptcha) ReCaptcha (NoCaptcha)] support (requires MediaWiki 1.26+)		* Install ConfirmEdit with [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit#ReCaptcha_(NoCaptcha) ReCaptcha (NoCaptcha)] support (requires MediaWiki 1.26+)

GRegorLove: /* How to */ list plugin details for upgrading, minimum MW version, and plugins we can get rid of

2018-10-23T03:39:17Z

How to: list plugin details for upgrading, minimum MW version, and plugins we can get rid of

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	** '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit]'''		** '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit]'''

	Old (previous) installs:		=== Upgrade MediaWiki ===
			* Run MediaWiki core upgrade
			* Install OverrideEntryTitle
			* Install ConfirmEdit with [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit#ReCaptcha_(NoCaptcha) ReCaptcha (NoCaptcha)] support (requires MediaWiki 1.26+)
			* Remove SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi. Instead use MediaWiki's built-in [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight SyntaxHighlight] (MediaWiki 1.21+)
			* (Probably) Remove SemanticHTML
			** Modern MediaWiki versions support all the elements listed by this plugin except '''acronym''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:HTML_in_wikitext#Formatting]

			=== Old (previous) installs: ===
	* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EnableAbbrTags EnableAbbrTags]		* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EnableAbbrTags EnableAbbrTags]
	* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ExtendAnchorTags ExtendAnchorTags]		* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ExtendAnchorTags ExtendAnchorTags]

GRegorLove: /* Customizations / redirect www.microformats. to canonical microformats.org URLs.

2017-05-09T19:57:48Z

Customizations: redirect www.microformats.* to canonical microformats.org URLs.

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	** supports some [[hAtom]] "hentry" etc.		** supports some [[hAtom]] "hentry" etc.
	** (to be documented more thoroughly, which skin files to edit, in which dirs)		** (to be documented more thoroughly, which skin files to edit, in which dirs)
			* Redirect www.microformats.* to canonical microformats.org URLs.
	* ... more that I'm sure I'm forgetting at the moment.		* ... more that I'm sure I'm forgetting at the moment.

Tantek: note skinning, plugins, more to be documented

2017-04-25T21:40:27Z

note skinning, plugins, more to be documented

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	* enable external image embedding		* enable external image embedding
	** <code>[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgAllowExternalImages $wgAllowExternalImages] = true;</code> in LocalSettings.php		** <code>[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgAllowExternalImages $wgAllowExternalImages] = true;</code> in LocalSettings.php
			* Various MediaWiki plugins:
			** OverrideEntryTitle, SemanticHTML, SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi, ConfirmEdit
			* Customized MediaWiki skin (see also [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Skinning Mediawiki Manual:Skinning])
			** supports some [[hAtom]] "hentry" etc.
			** (to be documented more thoroughly, which skin files to edit, in which dirs)
	* ... more that I'm sure I'm forgetting at the moment.		* ... more that I'm sure I'm forgetting at the moment.

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	*[[to-do#Wiki_improvements]]		*[[to-do#Wiki_improvements]]
	*[[wiki2]]		*[[wiki2]]
			*[[admin-to-do]]

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/Special:Version WHATWG MediaWiki customizations]		* [http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/Special:Version WHATWG MediaWiki customizations]

GRegorLove: /* How to */ Added ConfirmEdit, linked from Special:Version page currently. Linked OverrideEntryTitle

2016-06-25T01:06:49Z

How to: Added ConfirmEdit, linked from Special:Version page currently. Linked OverrideEntryTitle

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	Installs:		Installs:
	* Install the following extensions:		* Install the following extensions:
	** '''OverrideEntryTitle'''		** '''[https://github.com/microformats/mediawiki-entry-title-override OverrideEntryTitle]'''
	** '''Recaptcha''' to prevent spam bot account creation. [http://jeffmcneill.com/2007/10/04/blocking-spambots-with-akismet-and-recaptcha/ Instructions available here].		** '''Recaptcha''' to prevent spam bot account creation. [http://jeffmcneill.com/2007/10/04/blocking-spambots-with-akismet-and-recaptcha/ Instructions available here].
	** '''[https://github.com/BenWard/mediawiki-semantic-html SemanticHTML]'''		** '''[https://github.com/BenWard/mediawiki-semantic-html SemanticHTML]'''
	** '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi]'''		** '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi]'''
			** '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit]'''

	Old (previous) installs:		Old (previous) installs:

Tantek: see also WHATWG MediaWiki customizations

2012-10-23T19:15:05Z

see also WHATWG MediaWiki customizations

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	*[[to-do#Wiki_improvements]]		*[[to-do#Wiki_improvements]]
	*[[wiki2]]		*[[wiki2]]

			== See Also ==
			* [http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/Special:Version WHATWG MediaWiki customizations]

Tantek: /* How to */ link SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi

2012-10-23T19:13:37Z

How to: link SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi

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	** '''Recaptcha''' to prevent spam bot account creation. [http://jeffmcneill.com/2007/10/04/blocking-spambots-with-akismet-and-recaptcha/ Instructions available here].		** '''Recaptcha''' to prevent spam bot account creation. [http://jeffmcneill.com/2007/10/04/blocking-spambots-with-akismet-and-recaptcha/ Instructions available here].
	** '''[https://github.com/BenWard/mediawiki-semantic-html SemanticHTML]'''		** '''[https://github.com/BenWard/mediawiki-semantic-html SemanticHTML]'''
	** '''SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi'''		** '''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi]'''

	Old (previous) installs:		Old (previous) installs:

Tantek: /* Customizations */ $wgAllowExternalImages = true

2012-07-03T05:43:50Z

Customizations: $wgAllowExternalImages = true

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	* enable hyphenated phrases for page names (rather than the MediaWiki default of converting dashes and spaces to underscores).		* enable hyphenated phrases for page names (rather than the MediaWiki default of converting dashes and spaces to underscores).
	* hide MediaWiki "Talk" links		* hide MediaWiki "Talk" links
			* enable external image embedding
			** <code>[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgAllowExternalImages $wgAllowExternalImages] = true;</code> in LocalSettings.php
	* ... more that I'm sure I'm forgetting at the moment.		* ... more that I'm sure I'm forgetting at the moment.