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- | Place to list questions for session on how to get the most out of the Coop wiki | + | ====== Q&A ====== |
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- | * how do I archive a page if I am unsure whether I should delete it? | + | Please list questions about how to get the most out of the Coop wiki. |
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+ | * **how do I move a page? And are there conventions we should follow to notify people when we *do* move pages?** | ||
+ | * cf https:// | ||
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* cf z_archive namespace; rename pages to " | * cf z_archive namespace; rename pages to " | ||
- | * are there any tricks for making tables easier? (yes) | + | |
* cf http:// | * cf http:// | ||
- | * there is a conflict between sortable tables (which we currently use) and | + | * there is a conflict between sortable tables (which we currently use) and the wysiwyg table editor - if there is enough demand, we can test the wysiwyg editor on our staging server for the wiki, and if it is _that_ much easier, maybe implement instead of the sortables plugin. |
- | * how can I get two column display on a page? | + | |
* cf " | * cf " | ||
- | * what are some of the macros and other extensions I can use to make wiki pages work better? | + | |
* cf https:// | * cf https:// | ||
- | | + | * e.g. https:// |
+ | * embed raw html (use sparingly) https:// | ||
+ | * "" | ||
+ | * there is a HUGE number of other ones at https:// | ||
+ | * **how do you do that slideshow trick?** | ||
* cf https:// | * cf https:// | ||
* put '' | * put '' | ||
- | * how do you create the Check boxes in list format (To Do list?) | + | |
* cf https:// | * cf https:// | ||
- | * There are two namespaces on pages like [[nnels: | + | |
* so to create a namespace you create a new page but with a trailing colon, like newspace: | * so to create a namespace you create a new page but with a trailing colon, like newspace: | ||
- | * however, ideally you would create a new namespace by creating a new index page first, like newspace: | + | * however, ideally you would create a new namespace by creating a new index [[new page]] first, like newspace: |
* to create a new page, easiest way is to simply edit the URL and create a new path. Also easy to create a link on an existing page, then click through to it. | * to create a new page, easiest way is to simply edit the URL and create a new path. Also easy to create a link on an existing page, then click through to it. | ||
- | Other Resources | + | ====== Tips ====== |
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+ | ===== Removing a Page from a Menu ===== | ||
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+ | Typically, when you delete the contents of the page, you also delete that page unless it has children. If a page also appears in menu, however, you can't remove it by deleting the content: instead, move the page to namespace " | ||
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+ | ===== Subscribing to Wiki Changes ===== | ||
+ | Subscribe to parts of -- or the whole! -- wiki to receive an email when someone makes changes to pages or namespaces. To subscribe: | ||
+ | - Navigate to the page or namespace to which you want to subscribe; | ||
+ | - On the right-hand menu which contains the main edit link on every page, find the envelope with the scroll-over text " | ||
+ | - Choose your preferences and click " | ||
+ | - Repeat for other pages or namespaces! | ||
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+ | ===== Limiting your Wiki Search ===== | ||
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+ | When getting too many search results, use the tricks [[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Phrase search | ||
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+ | You can search for exact phrases by putting double quotes around a set of words, e.g. [ " | ||
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+ | ==== Search within a namespace (@)==== | ||
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+ | You can restrict | ||
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+ | For example, the query [ dokuwiki @wiki ^wiki:docs ] will find pages which contain a word “dokuwiki” and are within “wiki” namespace but not within “wiki: | ||
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+ | Note that you have to search a namespace (e.g. something that has a URL that ends in “: | ||
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+ | ~~NOCACHE~~ | ||
+ | <nspages -h1 -subns -exclude: |