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<noinclude>This is the "Wiki" form.  Use the form below to create a new article page for a [[wiki]] site here on [[WikiIndex]].  With this form, enter the full, correct name of the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] in the box below and click on the 'create a new wiki article page, or edit an existing wiki article' button.  If a page with that identical wiki name [[Special:AllPages|already exists]] here on WikiIndex, you will automatically be directed to a form to edit that existing page.  If no wiki (of that identical name) is listed, you will then be prompted to a further series of step-by-step edit boxes where you can add full detail of the wiki you wish to list here on WikiIndex.
<noinclude>[[Category:All|  ]]This is the '''Wiki form'''.  Use the form below to create a new article page for a [[wiki]] site, or view and edit an existing wiki engine page here on [[WikiIndex]].


With this [[Special:Forms|form]], enter the full, correct name of the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] in the box below and click on the 'create a new wiki article page, or edit an existing wiki article' button.  If a page with that identical wiki name [[Special:AllPages|already exists]] here on WikiIndex, you will automatically be directed to a form to edit that existing page.  If no wiki (of that identical name) is listed, you will then be prompted to a further series of step-by-step edit boxes where you can add full detail of the wiki you wish to list here on WikiIndex.


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:''Please note:'' – before creating any new wiki articles, please ensure you have used the [[Special:Search|search function]] to check if the desired wiki article is already listed here, albeit maybe under a slightly different spelling.  Thanks :)


<includeonly><div id="wikiPreview" style="display:none; padding-bottom:25px; margin-bottom:25px; border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA"></div>To correctly enter data in the boxes below, please click on the question mark (?) blue circle icon to the right of each box for guidance.  Where examples or instructions are given, please enter advised text in the relevant box without using any of the 'quotes' shown.  It is important to try following the correct format, as this wiki uses [[WikiIndex:StructuredData|Structured Data]], which is useful for generating reports on specific attributes.
 
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</noinclude><includeonly><div id="wikiPreview" style="display:none; padding-bottom:25px; margin-bottom:25px; border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA"></div>To correctly enter data in the boxes below, please click on the question mark (?) blue circle icon to the right of each box for guidance.  Where examples or instructions are given, please enter advised text in the relevant box without using any of the 'quotes' shown.  It is important to try following the correct format, as this wiki uses [[WikiIndex:StructuredData|structured data]], which is useful for generating reports on specific attributes.


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!Wiki name:
!Wiki name:
| {{{field|name|size=100}}}{{#info:Displayed name of your wiki in the rendered infobox.  This entry is optional.  If left blank, it will assume the same as this article page name.  This entry is useful if your wiki name is different - maybe longer, than a shorter concise article page name, or if your wiki begins with the word "The".}}
|{{{field|name|size=100}}}{{#info:Displayed name of your [[:Category:All|wiki]] in the rendered [[Template:Wiki|infobox]].  This entry is optional.  If left blank, it will assume the same as this article page name.  This entry is useful if your wiki name is different - maybe longer, than a shorter concise article page name, or if your wiki begins with the word "The".}}
|-
|-
!<span style=color:#FF0000>Wiki URL:</span>
!<span style=color:#FF0000>Wiki URL:</span>
| {{{field|URL|size=100|mandatory}}}{{#info:URL for your wiki — eg: http://YourWikiURL.org, if unknown, type 'UnknownWikiURL'.  This entry is mandatory.}}
|{{{field|URL|size=100|mandatory}}}{{#info:URL for your wiki — eg: <nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org</nowiki>, if unknown, type 'UnknownWikiURL'.  This entry is mandatory.}}
|-
|-
!Logo wikilink or URL:
![[:Category:WikiLogo|Logo]] wikilink or URL:
| {{{field|logo|size=100}}}{{#info:URL to your wiki's logo, or enter you logo with a wikilink like this <nowiki>[[File:Logo of your wiki.png|125px]]</nowiki>.  If your wiki has no logo, please enter 'No', and this will include the wiki into [[:Category:UnknownWikiLogo]].}}
|{{{field|logo|size=100}}}{{#info:URL to your wiki's logo, or registered users can [[Special:Upload|upload]] an [[:Category:Images|image]] file here on WikiIndex and [[wikilink]] like this <nowiki>[[File:Logo of your wiki.png|125px]]</nowiki>.  If your wiki has no logo, please enter 'No', and this will then auto-include the wiki into [[:Category:UnknownWikiLogo]].}}
|-
|-
!Wide logo override:
!Wide logo override:
| {{{field|wide logo|size=40}}}{{#info:If the logo of your wiki is particularly wide, or the name of your wiki is particularly long; type 'y' in this box to alter the default rendered display of the infobox; otherwise, leave blank.}}
|{{{field|wide logo|size=40}}}{{#info:If the logo of your wiki is particularly wide, or the name of your wiki is particularly long; type 'y' in this box to alter the default rendered display of the infobox; otherwise, leave blank.}}
|-
|-
!Recent changes URL:
!Recent changes URL:
| {{{field|recentchanges URL|size=100}}}{{#info:URL to recent changes link of your wiki — e.g.: http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges.  If none available, please enter 'No'.}}
|{{{field|recentchanges URL|size=100}}}{{#info:URL to recent changes link of your wiki — eg: <nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges</nowiki>.  If none available, please enter 'No'.}}
|-
|-
!WikiNode URL:
![[:Category:Wikis with a WikiNode|WikiNode]] URL:
| {{{field|wikinode URL|property=WikiNode URL|size=100}}}{{#info:URL to the [[WikiNode]] of your wiki.  If your wiki does not have a node, please type 'No'.}}
|{{{field|wikinode URL|property=WikiNode URL|size=100}}}{{#info:URL to the [[:Category:Wikis with a WikiNode|WikiNode]] of your wiki.  If your wiki does not have a node, please type 'No'.}}
|-
|-
!About URL:
!About URL:
| {{{field|about URL|size=100|default=No}}}{{#info:URL to the 'About' page of your wiki.  On [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] sites, this is a link at the bottom center of the page.  If your wiki does not have an About page, please type 'No'.}}
|{{{field|about URL|size=100|default=No}}}{{#info:URL to the 'About' page of your wiki.  On [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] sites, this is a link at the bottom center of the page (between Privacy policy and Disclaimers).  If your wiki does not have an About page, please type 'No'.}}
|-
|-
!<span style="color:#FF0000">Status:</span>
![[:Category:Wiki Status|<span style="color:#FF0000">Status:</span>]]
| {{{field|status|property=Wiki status|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  'Active' is appropriate for most established wiki sites.  See [[:Category:Wiki Status]] for more information and a descriptive table to detail all status options available from the drop-down box options.}}
|{{{field|status|property=Wiki status|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  'Active' is appropriate for most established wiki sites.  See [[:Category:Wiki Status]] for more information and a descriptive table to detail all status options available from the drop-down box options.}}
|-
|-
!<span style="color:#FF0000">Wiki language:</span>
![[:Category:Wiki Language|<span style="color:#FF0000">Wiki language:</span>]]
| {{{field|language|property=Wiki language|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  This is for the main [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] which the <u>wiki is written in</u> eg: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese etc.  If the wiki is written in more than one language, type 'Multilingual', and list the actual languages in the Description box below.  This box should not be used if the <u>subject matter</u> of the wiki is about an actual language — that should be entered in the Main topic box further down.}}
|{{{field|language|property=Wiki language|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  This is for the main [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] which the <u>wiki is written in</u> eg: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese etc.  If the wiki is written in more than one language, type 'Multilingual', and list the actual languages in the Description box below.  This box should not be used if the <u>subject matter</u> of the wiki is about an actual language — that should be entered in the Main topic box further down.}}
|-
|-
!<span style="color:#FF0000">Edit mode:</span>
![[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|<span style="color:#FF0000">Edit mode:</span>]]
| {{{field|editmode|property=Wiki edit mode|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  Select 'OpenEdit' from the drop-down box if users can edit most pages on the wiki without logging in (commonly known as IP editors).  Select 'LoginToEdit' if not.  See [[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode]] for more information and a descriptive table to detail all edit mode options available from the drop-down box options.}}
|{{{field|editmode|property=Wiki edit mode|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  Select 'OpenEdit' from the drop-down box if users can edit the vast majority of pages on the wiki without logging in (commonly known as [[IP editor]]s).  Select 'LoginToEdit' if not.  See [[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode]] for more information <!--and a descriptive table--> to detail all edit mode options available from the drop-down box options.}}
|-
|-
!Engine (wiki software):
![[:Category:Wiki Engine|Engine]] (wiki software):
| {{{field|engine|property=Wiki engine|input type=text with autocomplete|values from property=Wiki engine}}}{{#info:Please enter the software used to run your wiki.  This field allows autocompletion . . . just start typing, and your [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] should appear … :)}}
|{{{field|engine|property=Wiki engine|input type=text with autocomplete|values from property=Wiki engine}}}{{#info:Please enter the software used to run your wiki.  This field allows autocompletion . . . just start typing, and your [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] should appear … :)}}
|-
|-
!License:
![[:Category:Wiki License|Wiki license]]:
| {{{field|license|property=License|size=100}}}{{#info:This is for the license under which the content of the wiki is published.  Please select from the drop-down box options.  If the wiki has NO license, select 'NoLicense'.  If the wiki has more than one license, select 'MultiLicense'; see [[:Category:Wiki License]] and its sub-categories for all available options for this entry, and add them in the below Description box.}}
|{{{field|license|property=Wiki License|size=100}}}{{#info:This is for the license under which the content of the wiki is published.  Please select from the drop-down box options.  If the wiki has NO license, select 'NoLicense'.  If the wiki has more than one license, select 'MultiLicense'; see [[:Category:Wiki License]] and its sub-categories for all available options for this entry, and add them in the below Description box.}}
|-
|-
!<span style="color:#FF0000">Main topic:</span>
![[:Category:Wiki Topic|<span style="color:#FF0000">Main topic:</span>]]
| {{{field|maintopic|property=Main topic|size=40|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  The main, primary [[:Category:Wiki Topic|topic]] of the wiki.  Other sub-topics can be added within the prose in the below Description box.}}
|{{{field|maintopic|property=Main topic|size=40|mandatory}}}{{#info:Mandatory.  The main, primary [[:Category:Wiki Topic|topic]] of the wiki.  Other sub-topics can be added within the prose in the below Description box.}}
|-
|-
!Backup URL:
![[:Category:Wiki Backups|Backup]] URL:
| {{{field|backupurl|size=100}}}{{#info:If available, the URL of the backup file of your wiki.  See http://code.google.com/p/wikiteam/ for further information on this.}}
|{{{field|backupurl|size=100}}}{{#info:If available, the URL of the [[List of wikibackups|backup]] file of your wiki.  See http://code.google.com/p/wikiteam/ at [[Archive Team]] for further information on this.}}
|-
|-
!Backup date:
!Backup date:
| {{{field|backupdate|input type=date}}}{{#info:The date of when the above backup file was created, in [[wp:ISO 8601#Calendar dates|ISO 8601]] date format.  If the date is unknown, type 'unknown date'.}}
|{{{field|backupdate|input type=date}}}{{#info:The date of when the above backup file was created, in [[wp:ISO 8601#Calendar dates|ISO 8601]] date format.  If the date is unknown, type 'unknown date'.}}
|}
|}
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Revision as of 16:16, 24 April 2013

This is the Wiki form. Use the form below to create a new article page for a wiki site, or view and edit an existing wiki engine page here on WikiIndex.

With this form, enter the full, correct name of the wiki in the box below and click on the 'create a new wiki article page, or edit an existing wiki article' button. If a page with that identical wiki name already exists here on WikiIndex, you will automatically be directed to a form to edit that existing page. If no wiki (of that identical name) is listed, you will then be prompted to a further series of step-by-step edit boxes where you can add full detail of the wiki you wish to list here on WikiIndex.

Please note: – before creating any new wiki articles, please ensure you have used the search function to check if the desired wiki article is already listed here, albeit maybe under a slightly different spelling. Thanks :)