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 +====== Q&A ======
  
 +
 +Please list questions about how to get the most out of the Coop wiki.
 +
 +  * **how do I move a page? And are there conventions we should follow to notify people when we *do* move pages?**
 +    * cf https://wiki.libraries.coop/doku.php?id=cooperative:wiki:orientation&do=admin&page=move (but you can DEFINITELY ask for help with this, and probably SHOULD ask for help with full namespace moves)
 +  * **how do I archive a page if I am unsure whether I should delete it?**
 +     * cf z_archive namespace; rename pages to "old_namespace_pagename"
 +  * **are there any tricks for making tables easier? (yes)**
 +     * cf http://donaldmerand.com/code/2012/05/08/convert-a-spreadsheet-to-dokuwiki-format.html
 +     * 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 "wrap" plugin - https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:wrap
 +  * **what are some of the macros and other extensions I can use to make wiki pages work better?**
 +    * cf https://wiki.libraries.coop/doku.php?id=wiki:syntax&do=admin&page=extension
 +    * e.g. https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:include
 +    * embed raw html (use sparingly) https://www.dokuwiki.org/wiki:syntax#embedding_html_and_php
 +    * ""~~NOTOC~~"" and "~~NOCACHE~~""
 +    * there is a HUGE number of other ones at https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugins - maybe browse to see if there are some that could be useful, and we can try out on the staging server first.
 +  * **how do you do that slideshow trick?**
 +    * cf https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:s5 
 +    * put ''{slideshow}'' at the top of the page, and ''{/slideshow}'' at the end; top level headings represent new slides
 +  * **how do you create the Check boxes in list format (To Do list?)**
 +    * cf https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:todo - basically put ''<todo>'' tags around your items
 +  * **There are two namespaces on pages like [[nnels:start|this one]], one for pages that have a :start namespace, and another for pages which do not. What are some good conventions to use when creating a new page?**
 +    * 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 [[new page]] first, like newspace:start. Any page named "start" is the default index page for a space. 
 +    * 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.
 +
 +====== Tips ======
 +
 +===== Removing a Page from a Menu =====
 +
 +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 "z-archive". Only then will it disappear. 
 +
 +===== 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 "Manage Subscriptions"; 
 +  - Choose your preferences and click "Subscribe". 
 +  - Repeat for other pages or namespaces! 
 +
 +====== Limiting your Wiki Search ======
 +
 +When getting too many search results, use the tricks [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/search|listed here]]. Specifically useful may be: 
 +
 +===== Phrase search ("") =====
 +
 +You can search for exact phrases by putting double quotes around a set of words, e.g. [ "installing dokuwiki" ].
 +
 +===== Search within a namespace (@)=====
 +
 +You can restrict the search to namespaces. To search pages within a namespace, prefix @ or ns: to the namespace. To not search pages within a namespace, prefix ^ or -ns: to the namespace.
 +
 +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:docs” namespace. The query [ dokuwiki ns:wiki -ns:wiki:docs ] will do the same thing.
 +
 +Note that you have to search a namespace (e.g. something that has a URL that ends in “:start”) — otherwise you are searching a page. So, searching with [ ns:public:nnels:etext:template-styles ] does not work, but searching in [ ns:public:nnels:etext ] most certainly does. 
 +
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 +----
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 +
 +~~NOCACHE~~ 
 +<nspages -h1 -subns -exclude:start>
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