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These page provides a list of enabled Wikimedia Extensions and how they can help with editing processes |
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== Extensions == |
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This is a list of the extensions that are actively being used on Puzzle Wiki: |
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'''[[Special:ReplaceText|ReplaceText]]''' - Use this to perform useful find-and-replace operations: |
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* Page name corrections - Replace <nowiki>[[Page Name</nowiki> with <nowiki>[[Page name</nowiki> to correct links to moved pages without needing redirects |
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* '''[[Special:MassEditRegex|MassEditRegex]]''' - Replacement for ReplaceText, which became unusable after Miraheze enabled $wgCompressRevisions for all wikis. For instructions on how to use this extension, see [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/User:Dimpizzy/MassEditRegex_Guide this guide on Miraheze]. |
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* URL changes - Replace "https://www.bookspace.world/" with "https://puzzles.mit.edu/2022/" when a hunt gets relocated |
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** <s>'''[[Special:ReplaceText|ReplaceText]]''' - Used to correct links after page moves, or hunt URL relocations.</s> |
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* Only members of the "<code>sysop</code>" user group have access to Replace Text functionality, replacements are case-sensitive, and after pressing Continue, all matching replacements are presented to the user for review and manual unselection before confirmation to be queued for processing. |
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* '''DisplayTitle''' - Used to automatically format puzzle pages to display in a "<code>Puzzle name (Hunt name)</code>" format in page titles, search results and Category listings, regardless of chosen URL and naming conventions ([[Template:Puzzle]] for details) |
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* '''Cargo''' - An extension allowing for building and querying DB with SQL-like power. Currently we use this to store past hunt leaderboards to crossreference with teams, but additional functionalities can be suggested. |
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== Special Pages == |
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This is a list of Handy Special Pages that help make wiki editing easier: |
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* '''[[Special:WhatLinksHere|What Links Here]]''' - Useful to find page links, fixing |
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* '''[[Special:PrefixIndex]]''' - For searching within a specific namespace or hunt space. |
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* '''[[Special:Import]]''' - To import subtree of templates etc from another wiki. |
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== Tools == |
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This is a list of tools that might be handy: |
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* '''[[w:Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser|Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser]](AWB)''' - Semi automated tool. |
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== External Links == |
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This is a list of other external links that may be pertinent to our wiki: |
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* '''[https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/detail.php?t=mh&id=352901 Puzzles wiki stats]''' - Wiki rank and statistics compared to other Miraheze wikis. [https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/display.php?t=mh Full list here]. |
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* '''[https://archive.org/details/wiki-puzzleswiki_w Archive.org backup]''' - Backup copy of wiki, last updated September 2022. |
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Extensions[edit | edit source]
This is a list of the extensions that are actively being used on Puzzle Wiki:
- MassEditRegex - Replacement for ReplaceText, which became unusable after Miraheze enabled $wgCompressRevisions for all wikis. For instructions on how to use this extension, see this guide on Miraheze.
ReplaceText - Used to correct links after page moves, or hunt URL relocations.
- DisplayTitle - Used to automatically format puzzle pages to display in a "
Puzzle name (Hunt name)
" format in page titles, search results and Category listings, regardless of chosen URL and naming conventions (Template:Puzzle for details) - Cargo - An extension allowing for building and querying DB with SQL-like power. Currently we use this to store past hunt leaderboards to crossreference with teams, but additional functionalities can be suggested.
Special Pages[edit | edit source]
This is a list of Handy Special Pages that help make wiki editing easier:
- What Links Here - Useful to find page links, fixing
- Special:PrefixIndex - For searching within a specific namespace or hunt space.
- Special:Import - To import subtree of templates etc from another wiki.
Tools[edit | edit source]
This is a list of tools that might be handy:
- Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser(AWB) - Semi automated tool.
External Links[edit | edit source]
This is a list of other external links that may be pertinent to our wiki:
- Puzzles wiki stats - Wiki rank and statistics compared to other Miraheze wikis. Full list here.
- Archive.org backup - Backup copy of wiki, last updated September 2022.