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=Tips &nd tricks for BS administrators=
 
=Tips &nd tricks for BS administrators=
  
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==Topics==
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==Categories==
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''Topic'' is the custom name that we use to refer to a ''category''.  
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To add a Category: make a page in the format [[:Category:yourtopichere]].
  
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A list of topics that we work with can be found here: [[:Topic:Topics]].
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==Cargo==
  
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To add a topic: make a page in the format [[:Topic:yourtopichere]] and copy/paste the smw (Semantic MediaWiki) query + category tag from another topic page, for example from [[:Topic:Activism]]:
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Our documentation about Cargo can be found here: [[Cargo]]
  
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<pre>
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===Frictionary===
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<div class="overview">
 
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{{#ask:[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
 
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|?Thumb
 
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|?Category
 
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|?Modification date
 
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|?Creation date
 
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|?Last editor is
 
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|format=template
 
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|template=Articles
 
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}}
 
  
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[[Category:Topics]]
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You can read more about the Frictionary here: [[Frictionary]]
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</div>
 
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(We use these queries and templates to make the overview pages with the thumbnails.)
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==Changing interface text==
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Save the page, and it will be listed in the [[:Topic:Topics]] page.
 
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Also, it will show up as one of the options in the drop-down menu of topics when you make a new article
 
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.... (hmm... i need to check this!) [[User:Manetta|Manetta]] ([[User talk:Manetta|talk]]) 14:58, 2 November 2018 (CET)
 
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To '''remove''' a topic from the list, remove the <nowiki>[[Category:Topics]]</nowiki> element from the page.
 
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==Vocabulary==
 
 
The system's modes of address can be edited here: [[Special:AllMessages]].  
 
The system's modes of address can be edited here: [[Special:AllMessages]].  
  
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However, as there are many css files active for this layout, most of the styling is defined in the skin files that sit on the server. You can see them here: https://github.com/wdka-publicationSt/BeyondSocial-wiki/tree/alive/skins/BeyondSocial/components
 
However, as there are many css files active for this layout, most of the styling is defined in the skin files that sit on the server. You can see them here: https://github.com/wdka-publicationSt/BeyondSocial-wiki/tree/alive/skins/BeyondSocial/components
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==Cargo==
 
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A short page about Cargo can be found here: [[Cargo]]
 

Revision as of 14:21, 7 May 2019

Tips &nd tricks for BS administrators

Categories

To add a Category: make a page in the format Category:yourtopichere.

Cargo

Our documentation about Cargo can be found here: Cargo

Frictionary

You can read more about the Frictionary here: Frictionary

Changing interface text

The system's modes of address can be edited here: Special:AllMessages.

A couple of useful ones are the following ones: 

Trick! You can add "?uselang=qqx" to the url of a page to view the system message names.

Layout

We can use the MediaWiki:Common.css page to make a couple of (small) changes in the style & layout of the wiki.

However, as there are many css files active for this layout, most of the styling is defined in the skin files that sit on the server. You can see them here: https://github.com/wdka-publicationSt/BeyondSocial-wiki/tree/alive/skins/BeyondSocial/components