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Sfomel: /* Extensions */

2015-09-16T12:33:39Z

Extensions

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	* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CLDR Language Names] Extension which provides localised language names based on CLDR data		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CLDR Language Names] Extension which provides localised language names based on CLDR data
	* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LocalisationUpdate LocalisationUpdate] Keeps the localised messages as up to date as possible		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LocalisationUpdate LocalisationUpdate] Keeps the localised messages as up to date as possible
	* QuestyCaptcha
	* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector UniversalLanguageSelector] Gives the user several ways to select a language and to adjust language settings		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector UniversalLanguageSelector] Gives the user several ways to select a language and to adjust language settings

Sfomel: /* Defending against spammers and vandals */

2015-09-16T12:32:13Z

Defending against spammers and vandals

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	Backups should cover the wiki installation (SQL backups must be made by proper script, not by simply copying a file!), as well as a static copy of a wiki to be used in case the database is corrupted during file transfer.		Backups should cover the wiki installation (SQL backups must be made by proper script, not by simply copying a file!), as well as a static copy of a wiki to be used in case the database is corrupted during file transfer.
	===Defending against spammers and vandals===		===Defending against spammers and vandals===

			The best method is QuestyCaptcha.

			<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
			require_once "$IP/extensions/ConfirmEdit/QuestyCaptcha.php";
			$wgCaptchaClass = 'QuestyCaptcha';
			</syntaxhighlight>

	====Allowing only registered users to edit the wiki====		====Allowing only registered users to edit the wiki====
	This is a measure that was deemed necessary after two years of daily undo-and-block warfare against spammers.		This is a measure that was deemed necessary after two years of daily undo-and-block warfare against spammers.

Sfomel: /* Extensions */

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Extensions

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	===Extensions===		===Extensions===
	These are installed in the <tt>extensions</tt> directory. Currently installed extensions are:		These are installed in the <tt>extensions</tt> directory. Currently installed extensions are:
	* ~~googleAnalytics~~
	* Cite		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Nuke Nuke] Gives administrators the ability to mass delete pages
	* [~~http~~://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:~~ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit~~]		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Translate Translate] Special page for translating MediaWiki
	* ~~GeSHi (~~syntax highlighting)		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Babel Babel] Adds the #babel parser function to allow automated generation of a babel userbox column with the ability to include custom templates
	* ~~Math~~		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite Cite] Adds <<nowiki />ref[ name=id]> and <<nowiki />references/> tags, for citations
	* [~~http~~://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:~~VisualMathCaptcha VisualMathCaptcha~~]~~, installed in conjunction with ConfirmEdit~~		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Math Math] Render mathematical formulas between <<nowiki />math> ... <<nowiki />/math> tags
	* ~~Widgets~~:		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RSS RSS feed] Displays RSS feeds on MediaWiki pages
	** Feed (for the ~~RSFlog RSS feed)~~		* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi SyntaxHighlight] Provides syntax highlighting <<nowiki />syntaxhighlight> using GeSHi - Generic Syntax Highlighter
	** ~~YouTube (for some on-screen demos~~ and ~~lectures)~~		* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Widgets Widgets] Allows wiki administrators to add free-form widgets to wiki
			* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit] Provides CAPTCHA techniques to protect against spam and password-guessing
			* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CleanChanges Clean Changes] More compact display of the recent changes list
			* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Google_Analytics_Integration Google Analytics Integration] Inserts Google Analytics script (ga.js) in to MediaWiki pages for tracking
			* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CLDR Language Names] Extension which provides localised language names based on CLDR data
			* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:LocalisationUpdate LocalisationUpdate] Keeps the localised messages as up to date as possible
			* QuestyCaptcha
			* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector UniversalLanguageSelector] Gives the user several ways to select a language and to adjust language settings

	==Operation==		==Operation==

Sfomel: /* Footer */

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Footer

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 <syntaxhighlight lang="php">
 $wgLogo    = '/wikilocal/style/Madagascar2.png';
 </syntaxhighlight>

Sfomel: /* Favicon and logo */

2015-09-16T11:28:15Z

Favicon and logo

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	==Customization==		==Customization==

	===~~Favicon and logo~~===		===Logo===
	In <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt>, set		In <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt>, set
	<syntaxhighlight lang="php">		<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
	~~$wgFavicon = '/wikilocal/style/favicon.png';~~
	$wgLogo = '/wikilocal/style/Madagascar2.png';		$wgLogo = '/wikilocal/style/Madagascar2.png';
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Sfomel: /* Extensions */

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Extensions

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	* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit]		* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit ConfirmEdit]
	* GeSHi (syntax highlighting)		* GeSHi (syntax highlighting)
	* ~~SpamBlacklist~~		* Math
	* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VisualMathCaptcha VisualMathCaptcha], installed in conjunction with ConfirmEdit		* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VisualMathCaptcha VisualMathCaptcha], installed in conjunction with ConfirmEdit
	* Widgets:		* Widgets:

Sfomel: /* Footer */

2014-04-17T21:47:45Z

Footer

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	===Footer===		===Footer===
	~~To insert the images/links to the Ohloh, Sourceforge and Cafepress, edit~~ <tt>~~includes/Skin~~.php</tt> ~~to replace the default function~~ <tt>~~getPoweredBy~~()~~</tt> with:~~		In <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt> set
			<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
			require_once("$IP/extensions/FooterManager/FooterManager.php");
			$wgFooterManagerLinks['privacy']=false;
			$wgFooterManagerLinks['about']=false;
			$wgFooterManagerLinks['disclaimer']=false;

	~~<syntaxhighlight lang~~=~~"php">~~		$wgFooterIcons['ohloh']=array(
	~~function getPoweredBy~~(~~) {~~		'<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.ohloh.net/p/348236/widgets/project_partner_badge.js"></script>',
	~~global $wgStylePath;~~		);
	~~$ohloh =~~ '<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.ohloh.net/p/348236/widgets/~~project_thin_badge~~.js"></script>';		#$wgFooterIcons['poweredby']['sourceforge'] = array(
	$~~sf1=~~'~~<a href="http://~~sourceforge~~.net/projects/rsf">~~';		# "src" => "http://sflogo.sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=162909&type=13",
	~~$sf2='<img~~ src="http://sflogo.sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=162909&type=13" ~~width=~~"~~120~~" ~~height~~="30" ~~border=~~"0" ';		# "url" => "http://sourceforge.net/projects/rsf",
	~~$sf3='alt~~="Get Madagascar at SourceForge.net. Fast, secure and Free Open Source software downloads"~~/></a> ';~~		# "alt" => "Get Madagascar at SourceForge.net. Fast, secure and Free Open Source software downloads",
	~~$sourceforge = $sf1.$sf2.$sf3~~;		#);
	$~~url~~ = ~~htmlspecialchars~~( "~~$wgStylePath/common/images/poweredby_mediawiki_88x31.png~~" );		$wgFooterIcons['poweredby']['cafepress'] = array(
	~~$banner~~ = ~~htmlspecialchars(~~ "/wikilocal/style/store.png" );		"src" => "/wikilocal/style/store.png",
	~~$store = '<a href~~="http://www.cafepress.com/m8r">		"url" => "http://www.cafepress.com/m8r",
	~~<img src=~~"~~'.$banner.'~~" ~~width="88" height="31" border="0" alt~~="Madagascar Store" ~~/></a> ';~~		"alt" => "Madagascar Store",
	~~$img = $ohloh.$sourceforge.$store.'<a href="http://www.mediawiki.org/"><img src="'.$url.'" alt="MediaWiki" /></a>';~~		);
	~~return $img~~;
	}
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Sfomel: /* Disabling media uploads */

2014-04-16T23:32:25Z

Disabling media uploads

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	====Disabling media uploads====		====Disabling media uploads====
	To disable uploads via the web interface, set		To disable uploads via the web interface, set
	<php>		<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
	$wgEnableUploads = false;		$wgEnableUploads = false;
	</~~php~~>		</syntaxhighlight>
	in <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt> .		in <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt> .
	To upload images from the command line, without using the web interface, use		To upload images from the command line, without using the web interface, use
	<bash>		<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
	php wiki/maintenance/importImages.php /path/to/dir/with/images extensions		php wiki/maintenance/importImages.php /path/to/dir/with/images extensions
	</~~bash~~>		</syntaxhighlight>
	If file permission problems are encountered, then		If file permission problems are encountered, then
	<bash>		<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
	chmod -R g+w wiki/images		chmod -R g+w wiki/images
	</~~bash~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

Sfomel: /* Disallowing users to create new pages */

2014-04-16T23:31:41Z

Disallowing users to create new pages

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	====Disallowing users to create new pages====		====Disallowing users to create new pages====
	Again, a temporary measure. For attacks which are not so heavy as to warrant disabling registration of new users, and in which spammers are weeded out manually. Several hours may pass between verifications of edits, in which a spammer can create many new pages. Works for attacks centered on new page creation. To set this, use		Again, a temporary measure. For attacks which are not so heavy as to warrant disabling registration of new users, and in which spammers are weeded out manually. Several hours may pass between verifications of edits, in which a spammer can create many new pages. Works for attacks centered on new page creation. To set this, use
	<php>		<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
	$wgGroupPermissions['user']['createpage'] = false;		$wgGroupPermissions['user']['createpage'] = false;
	</~~php~~>		</syntaxhighlight>
	in <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt> .		in <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt> .

Sfomel: /* Allowing only registered users to edit the wiki */

2014-04-16T23:31:15Z

Allowing only registered users to edit the wiki

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	This is a measure that was deemed necessary after two years of daily undo-and-block warfare against spammers.		This is a measure that was deemed necessary after two years of daily undo-and-block warfare against spammers.
	To set it, use in <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt>:		To set it, use in <tt>LocalSettings.php</tt>:
	<php>		<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
	$wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false;		$wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit'] = false;
	$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createpage'] = false;		$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createpage'] = false;
	$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createtalk'] = false;		$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createtalk'] = false;
	</~~php~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	====Disabling registration of new users====		====Disabling registration of new users====