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Customizing Wikis

JohnRNaugle — 2009-12-11 16:35:40

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- The simplest way to change your wiki is to make a change its title. The short name you picked when you created your wiki is only for the URL -- you should use the full title now. Go to your {{{Wiki Settings}}} page, click on {{{General Settings}}}, and change the name of the wiki in the top box. Click save, and this will appear both along the top of the page and in the title bar. The catchphrase, on the same settings page, determines what slogan you see in the title bar when viewing the Front Page.	+ The simplest way to change your wiki is to make a change to its title. The short name you picked when you created your wiki is only for the URL -- you should use the full title now. Go to your {{{Wiki Settings}}} page, click on {{{General Settings}}}, and change the name of the wiki in the top box. Click save, and this will appear both along the top of the page and in the title bar. The catchphrase, on the same settings page, determines what slogan you see in the title bar when viewing the Front Page.

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JabberWokky — 2009-03-17 20:50:56

Revert to version 14 (lala no.).

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- lalalal	+ So you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Our Untitled Wiki" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project! Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages. + + = Title and Logo = + + The simplest way to change your wiki is to make a change its title. The short name you picked when you created your wiki is only for the URL -- you should use the full title now. Go to your {{{Wiki Settings}}} page, click on {{{General Settings}}}, and change the name of the wiki in the top box. Click save, and this will appear both along the top of the page and in the title bar. The catchphrase, on the same settings page, determines what slogan you see in the title bar when viewing the Front Page. + + However, you might want to put a logo up. If you upload a logo file, it will replace the title text at the top of the page. To upload a logo, go to {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} on your wiki, and upload files like you would to any page of your wiki (see ["Help with Images"]). The file {{{logo.png}}} is the logo which appears at the top of the page; {{{background.png}}} also appears at the top of the page, behind transparent layers of the logo. The third image, {{{tinylogo.png}}}, appears in the address bar of most modern browsers -- this image must be 16x16 pixels. All of the image files here must be in a PNG format, though the wiki supports GIF and JPEG on normal wiki pages. + + See our ["help making a logo"] page. + + = Tabs = + + To change the tabs that display at the top of the page, simply visit {{{Wiki Settings/General}}} on your wiki. Tabs simply act as links that are always there, so when you create a tab, don't forget to make a page for it as well. + + = Themes = + The Blue and Black theme of Wiki Spot may be just fine for you, but much like any home, it's great to customize your look. You can do this by modifying your wiki's CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). You can change anything you see, from fonts to text colors to the size of the tabs and layout of the elements. There's a lot more information and examples ready to install on the ["Themes"] page. + + You can also upload different Edit/Info/Talk/Map buttons on your {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} page. + + + = User Groups = + You can configure your wiki to allow only logged-in users the ability to edit, or let everyone edit pages as soon as they view your site. You can also keep some pages private, and restrict them to 5-10 users in a specific set of wiki users. All of this and more is possible with User Groups. User Groups are discussed in more detail on ["Help for Wiki Administrators"]. + + ----- + Many other settings are detailed in ["Wiki Creator Guide"].

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tobaccosecondary — 2009-03-17 20:47:35

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- So you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Our Untitled Wiki" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project! Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages. - - = Title and Logo = - - The simplest way to change your wiki is to make a change its title. The short name you picked when you created your wiki is only for the URL -- you should use the full title now. Go to your {{{Wiki Settings}}} page, click on {{{General Settings}}}, and change the name of the wiki in the top box. Click save, and this will appear both along the top of the page and in the title bar. The catchphrase, on the same settings page, determines what slogan you see in the title bar when viewing the Front Page. - - However, you might want to put a logo up. If you upload a logo file, it will replace the title text at the top of the page. To upload a logo, go to {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} on your wiki, and upload files like you would to any page of your wiki (see ["Help with Images"]). The file {{{logo.png}}} is the logo which appears at the top of the page; {{{background.png}}} also appears at the top of the page, behind transparent layers of the logo. The third image, {{{tinylogo.png}}}, appears in the address bar of most modern browsers -- this image must be 16x16 pixels. All of the image files here must be in a PNG format, though the wiki supports GIF and JPEG on normal wiki pages. - - See our ["help making a logo"] page. - - = Tabs = - - To change the tabs that display at the top of the page, simply visit {{{Wiki Settings/General}}} on your wiki. Tabs simply act as links that are always there, so when you create a tab, don't forget to make a page for it as well. - - = Themes = - The Blue and Black theme of Wiki Spot may be just fine for you, but much like any home, it's great to customize your look. You can do this by modifying your wiki's CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). You can change anything you see, from fonts to text colors to the size of the tabs and layout of the elements. There's a lot more information and examples ready to install on the ["Themes"] page. - - You can also upload different Edit/Info/Talk/Map buttons on your {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} page. - - - = User Groups = - You can configure your wiki to allow only logged-in users the ability to edit, or let everyone edit pages as soon as they view your site. You can also keep some pages private, and restrict them to 5-10 users in a specific set of wiki users. All of this and more is possible with User Groups. User Groups are discussed in more detail on ["Help for Wiki Administrators"]. - - ----- - Many other settings are detailed in ["Wiki Creator Guide"].	+ lalalal

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- aSo you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Our Untitled Wiki" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project! Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages.	+ So you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Our Untitled Wiki" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project! Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages.

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2008-06-19 10:08:19

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- So you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Our Untitled Wiki" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project! Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages.	+ aSo you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Our Untitled Wiki" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project! Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages.

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-06-20 00:49:06

linked logo help page

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- ''discuss designing a logo'' - When you design a logo, make sure to include the name of your wiki as well -- it replaces the title text.	+ See our ["help making a logo"] page.

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BrentLaabs — 2007-04-02 09:02:18

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- However, you might want to put a logo up. If you upload a logo file, it will replace the title text at the top of the page. To upload a logo, go to {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} on your wiki, and upload files like you would to any page of your wiki (see ["Help with Images"]). The file {{{logo.png}}} is the logo which appears at the top of the page; {{background.png}}} also appears at the top of the page, behind transparent layers of the logo. The third image, {{{tinylogo.png}}}, appears in the address bar of most modern browsers -- this image must be 16x16 pixels. All of the image files here must be in a PNG format, though the wiki supports GIF and JPEG on normal wiki pages.	+ However, you might want to put a logo up. If you upload a logo file, it will replace the title text at the top of the page. To upload a logo, go to {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} on your wiki, and upload files like you would to any page of your wiki (see ["Help with Images"]). The file {{{logo.png}}} is the logo which appears at the top of the page; {{{background.png}}} also appears at the top of the page, behind transparent layers of the logo. The third image, {{{tinylogo.png}}}, appears in the address bar of most modern browsers -- this image must be 16x16 pixels. All of the image files here must be in a PNG format, though the wiki supports GIF and JPEG on normal wiki pages.
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	+ + ----- + Many other settings are detailed in ["Wiki Creator Guide"].

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BrentLaabs — 2007-04-02 08:57:56

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- So you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Our Untitled Wiki" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project. Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages.	+ So you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Our Untitled Wiki" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project! Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages.

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BrentLaabs — 2007-03-12 05:35:06

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- However, you might want to put a logo up. If you upload a logo file, it will replace the title text at the top of the page. To upload a logo, go to {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} on your wiki. The file {{{logo.png}}} is the logo which appears at the top of the page; {{background.png}}} also appears at the top of the page, behind transparent layers of the logo. The third image, {{{tinylogo.png}}}, appears in the address bar of most modern browsers -- this image must be 16x16 pixels. All of the image files here must be in a PNG format, though the wiki supports GIF and JPEG on normal wiki pages.	+ However, you might want to put a logo up. If you upload a logo file, it will replace the title text at the top of the page. To upload a logo, go to {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} on your wiki, and upload files like you would to any page of your wiki (see ["Help with Images"]). The file {{{logo.png}}} is the logo which appears at the top of the page; {{background.png}}} also appears at the top of the page, behind transparent layers of the logo. The third image, {{{tinylogo.png}}}, appears in the address bar of most modern browsers -- this image must be 16x16 pixels. All of the image files here must be in a PNG format, though the wiki supports GIF and JPEG on normal wiki pages.

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BrentLaabs — 2007-03-06 08:15:18

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	+ + You can also upload different Edit/Info/Talk/Map buttons on your {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} page.

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DavidPoole — 2007-03-06 07:52:21

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- The Blue and Black theme of Wiki Spot may be just fine for you, but much like any home, it's great to customize your look. You can do this by modifying your wiki's CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). You can change anything you see, from fonts to text colors to the size of the tabs. There's a lot more information and examples ready to install on the ["Themes"] page.	+ The Blue and Black theme of Wiki Spot may be just fine for you, but much like any home, it's great to customize your look. You can do this by modifying your wiki's CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). You can change anything you see, from fonts to text colors to the size of the tabs and layout of the elements. There's a lot more information and examples ready to install on the ["Themes"] page.

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DavidPoole — 2007-03-06 07:51:51

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- To change the tabs that display at the top of the page, simply visit {{{Wiki Settings/General}}} on your wiki.	+ To change the tabs that display at the top of the page, simply visit {{{Wiki Settings/General}}} on your wiki. Tabs simply act as links that are always there, so when you create a tab, don't forget to make a page for it as well.

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BrentLaabs — 2007-03-06 07:49:10

i miss "Sycamore Default Install"

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- So you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Sycamore Default Install" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project. Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages.	+ So you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Our Untitled Wiki" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project. Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages.

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BrentLaabs — 2007-01-22 04:14:42

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	+ To change the tabs that display at the top of the page, simply visit {{{Wiki Settings/General}}} on your wiki. +

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PhilipNeustrom — 2007-01-22 04:02:57

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- The Blue and Black theme of Wiki Spot may be just fine for you, but say you want to make the [http://wikiality.com/ Stephen Colbert wiki], with tabs showing the patriotic colors of Red, White, and Blue. You can do this by modifying your wiki's CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). You can change anything you see, from fonts to text colors to the size of the tabs. There's a lot more information and examples ready to install on the ["Themes"] page.	+ The Blue and Black theme of Wiki Spot may be just fine for you, but much like any home, it's great to customize your look. You can do this by modifying your wiki's CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). You can change anything you see, from fonts to text colors to the size of the tabs. There's a lot more information and examples ready to install on the ["Themes"] page.

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BrentLaabs — 2007-01-22 02:22:05

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	+ = Tabs = + + + + = Themes = + The Blue and Black theme of Wiki Spot may be just fine for you, but say you want to make the [http://wikiality.com/ Stephen Colbert wiki], with tabs showing the patriotic colors of Red, White, and Blue. You can do this by modifying your wiki's CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). You can change anything you see, from fonts to text colors to the size of the tabs. There's a lot more information and examples ready to install on the ["Themes"] page. + +
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- You can configure your wiki to allow only logged-in users the ability to edit, or let everyone edit pages as soon as they view your site. You can also keep some pages private, and restrict them to 5-10 users in a specific set of wiki users. All of this and more is possible with User Groups. User Groups are discussed in more detail on ["Help for Wiki Adminstrators"].	+ You can configure your wiki to allow only logged-in users the ability to edit, or let everyone edit pages as soon as they view your site. You can also keep some pages private, and restrict them to 5-10 users in a specific set of wiki users. All of this and more is possible with User Groups. User Groups are discussed in more detail on ["Help for Wiki Administrators"].

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BrentLaabs — 2007-01-22 02:03:39

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	+ So you just ["Create a wiki" created a wiki]. But the phrase "Sycamore Default Install" probably doesn't seem like the best phrase to describe your project -- you need to customize your wiki project. Most of your wiki can be configured through the {{{Wiki Settings}}} pages, and any person you designate as an administrator can also access these pages. + + = Title and Logo = + + The simplest way to change your wiki is to make a change its title. The short name you picked when you created your wiki is only for the URL -- you should use the full title now. Go to your {{{Wiki Settings}}} page, click on {{{General Settings}}}, and change the name of the wiki in the top box. Click save, and this will appear both along the top of the page and in the title bar. The catchphrase, on the same settings page, determines what slogan you see in the title bar when viewing the Front Page. + + However, you might want to put a logo up. If you upload a logo file, it will replace the title text at the top of the page. To upload a logo, go to {{{Wiki Settings/Images}}} on your wiki. The file {{{logo.png}}} is the logo which appears at the top of the page; {{background.png}}} also appears at the top of the page, behind transparent layers of the logo. The third image, {{{tinylogo.png}}}, appears in the address bar of most modern browsers -- this image must be 16x16 pixels. All of the image files here must be in a PNG format, though the wiki supports GIF and JPEG on normal wiki pages. + + ''discuss designing a logo'' + + = User Groups = + You can configure your wiki to allow only logged-in users the ability to edit, or let everyone edit pages as soon as they view your site. You can also keep some pages private, and restrict them to 5-10 users in a specific set of wiki users. All of this and more is possible with User Groups. User Groups are discussed in more detail on ["Help for Wiki Adminstrators"].