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Anyone can add a page to WikiIndex to describe a wiki website ([[WikiIndex:About|what this site is about]]).  Follow these simple steps:
'''fr''': [[WikiIndex: Ajouter un Wiki]], '''it''':  [[WikiIndex: Aggiungi una Wiki]]
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'''WikiIndex: Add a Wiki''' — welcome!  You are invited to add a [[wiki]] site to this [[WikiIndex]] wiki site of all [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]].  Please first see [[WikiIndex:About]].  When you are ready, please follow the three simple steps listed below to {{tag|help}} create a new wiki site [[article]] page, or edit an [[:Category:All|existing wiki site]] article page here on {{tag|WikiIndex}}:


'''Manage Your Move – Follow A Moving Checklist'''
==Step 1 – check to see if it's already listed here==
Please check the drill-down view of [https://WikiIndex.org/Special:BrowseData/All?_single list of wiki sites] .  Try to find the correct name of the wiki site.


Use the [[Special:Search|search feature]] in the left [[sidebar]] menu to check if the wiki site is already listed [[Special:AllPages|here]].  We already have quite a big index!  Try some alternate names of your wiki site (e.g. with or without the word 'wiki' on the end, or the word 'the' at the beginning).  If you find it already listed here, and the included URL is the correct one, there is no need to add it again; just [[edit]] the existing information (if needed)!


[http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3528/movingtipschecklist.jpg]When you hear the news about your relocation it can certainly be a bitter sweet time. On one side you look forward to the change and on the other side you are bogged down by the thought of the move and how you are going to achieve the movement of all of this to your new home.
==Step 2 – create the wiki article page==
;if needed . . .
<center>
{{#forminput:form=Wiki|size=50|placeholder=wiki site full name|button text=Edit an existing wiki article page, or create a new wiki article page}}</center>


You might certainly be worried about how on earth are you going to do all the things that a relocation involves. The managing of the piles of clothes, the things, the furniture and all the notifications that you will have to send to the people all around must certainly seem mindboggling. You wonder how on earth you will manage all of this. You will not be left in your new home wondering whether you did switch off the lights, clear the garbage and empty the refrigerator as all of this will be right out there mentioned in the moving house checklist.  
Type the <u>exact name</u> of the wiki site into the above edit field, and click on the 'Edit an existing wiki article page, or create a new wiki article page' button.  You will be transferred to a newly created article page, '''''or''''' to an existing wiki article page (if it already exists). Fill in there what you know; at least the URL link address of the wiki site.
(It's pretty easy to rename the article later according to our [[WikiIndex:Naming conventions]]).


Well, you need not needlessly worry yourself as with the moving checklist, there are tools and resources that you can avail of and use which are completely free of cost. You will not have to pay a single cent in order to get it. Rather than trying to sit down and get your own list ready why not use this one right off the shelf. The moving check list has been devised after a whole lot of thought and research. It is certainly an answer to the prayers of a mover, who wants to have everything noted in one place without any troubles and the fear of forgetting something. The moving check list consists of several segments that are divided into time bound parts. Things that you will need to start doing exactly four weeks ahead of the move, then two weeks, a week and on the day of the move. The category of the task is divided into three main sections which are organizing, resources and packing. Each of these sections are further divided into what are the tasks that you need to do in them and the notes that are choc a block full of all the tips that will certainly come in handy as you start getting ready to move. And, before you know it, you will be in your new home.
Click on 'Show preview' to make sure everything looks correct and accurate, then confirm your changes and save the article page.


 
==Step 3 – upload or hotlink the logo==
 
To put a [[:Category:WikiLogo|logo]] on the required wiki site article page . . .
*You must be an existing WikiIndex registered user, and [[Special:UserLogin|log in]] <u>before</u> you can upload an image.  Otherwise, please [[Special:RequestAccount|request a new account]], and wait for the new account approvals process to complete, then log in;
*Click on the '''Upload file''' link in the 'tools' section on the lower left hand sidebar;
*Locate your logo file using the 'Choose file' button;
*Upload the file, remembering to also 'tag' the file with {{Template|WikiLogoOf}} in the 'Summary' box, along with any appropriate license(s), then click on the 'Upload file' button at the bottom of the page;
*Copy the page name of your new logo file page;
*In the appropriate wiki article page, click on the 'edit' tab at the top of the page, and find the <code>|logo =</code> field of its [[Template:Wiki|Wiki infobox template]], then replace <tt>No</tt> (which automatically displays 'File:NoLogo.png') in the code above with your new logo file page name;
*Click on 'Show preview' to verify your new logo is displaying correctly in the wiki article page, and if you are satisfied, '''Save''' your edit to the wiki article page.


[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7GA2s7xDhs]
As an alternative, if you do not want to log-in (or request an account) here on WikiIndex, ''and'' you know the URL for the wiki site logo, you can hotlink to that logo using its URL in the same <code>|logo =</code> field of the wiki infobox template.


'''Note''':  if you upload an image with its filename that <u>starts</u> with a lower-case letter, this first character is automatically converted to upper case.  The [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] wiki software we use is case '''in'''sensitive to ONLY the first letter of any [[File]] name (and also case insensitive to article, [[Category]], [[User]], [[Template]], and all other [[namespace]] page names).  So prepare to use a link to 'LogoXYZ.gif' when you've actually uploaded 'logoXYZ.gif'.


 
:An alternate way to put a logo on the wiki site article page is described at [[WikiProject:Logos]].


Why try and put your own list in place when you can get the very best of best moving check list right out here. In this list all the tasks have been made into two main parts, the ones that are critical and require your attention right away are marked A and the ones that are recommended are marked B. Tasks that need your immediate attention and can’t be shrugged underneath the rug even if you would want to and the descriptions that are there in the checklist will ensure that if you follow those you will be on track.
==Optional – [[Special:Categories|categorizing]]==
*[[WikiIndex: How do categories work]]
*[[WikiIndex: Categorizing articles]]


==See also==
*[[WikiIndex: Add a Wiki (with boxes)]] — a more simplified version of this page, with a slightly different methodology
*[[WikiIndex: Terms of Service]]
*[[Form: Wiki engine]] — the page used to create a new article (or category) page for a [[:Category:Wiki engine|wiki engine]] here on WikiIndex
*[[Form: Wiki farm]] — the page used to create a new article (or category) page for a [[:Category:Wiki farm|wiki farm]] here on WikiIndex
*[[Form: Wiki company]] — the page used to create a new article (or category) page for a [[:Category:Wiki company|wiki company]] here on WikiIndex


When you glance at the checklist you will instantaneously know of your progress. You will be able to find out how much progress you have made per day, per week, and how much was accomplished and how much of it is pending. All of this will ensure that you are able to arrange your schedules and tasks according to the work to be done and the time on hand.
[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:How to| ]]
All the moving tips that you will find in every section of the moving house checklist will enable you to move ahead systematically and also with a whole lot of organization. This will make certain that you are not wasting any time as you are moving around in circles. Once you have the printable moving checklist in front of you, you will find it easy to decide on which tasks you can do yourself and which ones you can delegate to friends and family. The move has been one successful one because of it.
 
Check out these great resources:
 
[http://movingchecklist.ohlog.com]
 
[http://movechecklist.weblog.com]
 
== Step 2 - Create the Wiki page ==
'''if needed...'''<br>
Type the name into the edit field and press the button, you will be transferred to a newly created wikipage. Fill in there what you know and save the page.
 
<inputbox>
type=create
width=30
bgcolor=#FFFFFF
preload=Template:NewWiki boilerplate
buttonlabel=Create a New Wiki Page
</inputbox>
 
Or, if the page exists, then copy the boilerplate from here:
 
{{Wiki Boilerplate}}
 
== Step 3 – Upload or hotlink the logo ==
To put a logo on the wiki description page...
* You must login or [[Special:Userlogin|create an account login]] before you can upload an image
* Click on the '''"Upload file"''' link in the lower left hand toolbox
* Locate your logo file using the browse button
* Upload the file
* Copy the page name of the image page
* Replace "Image:NoLogo.png" in the code above with your image page name
* '''Save''' the page
 
On the other hand, if you don't want to login to wikiindex and know the Logo URL you can hotlink to that logo using this url in the field <code>logo</code>.
 
'''Note''': if you upload an image that starts with a lower case character, this first character is automatically converted to upper case. The server is case sensitive. So prepare to link to "Logoxyz.gif" when you've actually uploaded "logoxyz.gif".
 
''An alternate way to put a logo on the wiki description page is described at [[WikiProject:Logos]].''
 
== Optional – categorizing ==
* [[How do categories work]]
 
[[Category:Help|A]]
[[Category:HowTo|A]]
[[Category:WikiIndex|A]]
 
[[fr:WikiIndex:Ajouter un Wiki|A]]

Latest revision as of 21:59, 19 July 2023

fr: WikiIndex: Ajouter un Wiki, it: WikiIndex: Aggiungi una Wiki

WikiIndex: Add a Wiki — welcome! You are invited to add a wiki site to this WikiIndex wiki site of all wikis. Please first see WikiIndex:About. When you are ready, please follow the three simple steps listed below to help create a new wiki site article page, or edit an existing wiki site article page here on WikiIndex:

Step 1 – check to see if it's already listed here

Please check the drill-down view of list of wiki sites . Try to find the correct name of the wiki site.

Use the search feature in the left sidebar menu to check if the wiki site is already listed here. We already have quite a big index! Try some alternate names of your wiki site (e.g. with or without the word 'wiki' on the end, or the word 'the' at the beginning). If you find it already listed here, and the included URL is the correct one, there is no need to add it again; just edit the existing information (if needed)!

Step 2 – create the wiki article page

if needed . . .

Type the exact name of the wiki site into the above edit field, and click on the 'Edit an existing wiki article page, or create a new wiki article page' button. You will be transferred to a newly created article page, or to an existing wiki article page (if it already exists). Fill in there what you know; at least the URL link address of the wiki site. (It's pretty easy to rename the article later according to our WikiIndex:Naming conventions).

Click on 'Show preview' to make sure everything looks correct and accurate, then confirm your changes and save the article page.

To put a logo on the required wiki site article page . . .

  • You must be an existing WikiIndex registered user, and log in before you can upload an image. Otherwise, please request a new account, and wait for the new account approvals process to complete, then log in;
  • Click on the Upload file link in the 'tools' section on the lower left hand sidebar;
  • Locate your logo file using the 'Choose file' button;
  • Upload the file, remembering to also 'tag' the file with {{WikiLogoOf}} in the 'Summary' box, along with any appropriate license(s), then click on the 'Upload file' button at the bottom of the page;
  • Copy the page name of your new logo file page;
  • In the appropriate wiki article page, click on the 'edit' tab at the top of the page, and find the |logo = field of its Wiki infobox template, then replace No (which automatically displays 'File:NoLogo.png') in the code above with your new logo file page name;
  • Click on 'Show preview' to verify your new logo is displaying correctly in the wiki article page, and if you are satisfied, Save your edit to the wiki article page.

As an alternative, if you do not want to log-in (or request an account) here on WikiIndex, and you know the URL for the wiki site logo, you can hotlink to that logo using its URL in the same |logo = field of the wiki infobox template.

Note: if you upload an image with its filename that starts with a lower-case letter, this first character is automatically converted to upper case. The MediaWiki wiki software we use is case insensitive to ONLY the first letter of any File name (and also case insensitive to article, Category, User, Template, and all other namespace page names). So prepare to use a link to 'LogoXYZ.gif' when you've actually uploaded 'logoXYZ.gif'.

An alternate way to put a logo on the wiki site article page is described at WikiProject:Logos.

Optional – categorizing

See also

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