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** Semantic MediaWiki
** Semantic MediaWiki
*** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Forms Semantic Forms]
*** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Forms Semantic Forms]
*** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Drilldown Semantic Drilldown]
** CITE for references  
** CITE for references  
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Check_Spambots Check Spambots]  
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Check_Spambots Check Spambots]  
which is substantially easier than [[WikiIndex:Add_a_Wiki|the current system]]. Additionallly I see no reason why [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Drilldown Semantic Drilldown] should not be useful for users too. Just have a look at [http://discoursedb.org/wiki/Main_Page Discourse DB] to see an example. --[[User:Kghbln|kgh]] 08:19, 1 November 2010 (PDT)


I second the suggestion of RenameUser. &mdash;&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Kristen ITC, Comic Sans MS;">[[User:Sean Fennel]][[User talk:Sean Fennel|@]]</span> 13:38, 31 October 2010 (PDT)


:Mark Dilley asked me to comment here on why Semantic MediaWiki would be useful for this site. I can point to two big reasons - form-based editing, and drill-down browsing. You can see examples of those two [http://foodfinds.referata.com/w/index.php?title=Al_Moro&action=formedit here] and [http://foodfinds.referata.com/wiki/Special:BrowseData here]. [[User:Yaron Koren|Yaron Koren]] 18:43, 31 October 2010 (PDT)
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Replace_Text Replace text]  
::This sounds like it could be a dream come true for the site. Using forms, we could create an incredibility easy way to index wikis. I think we should upgrade to Semantic MediaWiki. '''[[User talk:Elassint|Elassint]]''', 10 31 2010
::I just realise that Yaron commented on SMW as I did. To cut a long story short: Go for it! --[[User:Kghbln|kgh]] 08:22, 1 November 2010 (PDT)
::Giving visitors the ability to index their wikis using forms would be brilliant! The more we can avoid populating the "Wikis to Add" category, the better. --[[User:MarvelZuvembie|MarvelZuvembie]] 17:18, 4 November 2010 (PDT)


I think [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Replace_Text Replace text] is always a good choice on a wiki. --[[User:Kghbln|kgh]] 08:25, 1 November 2010 (PDT)
** Upgrade [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Whos_Online Whos Online] switched to [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WhosOnline WhosOnline]


Someone will have to look at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Whos_Online Whos Online]. Probably it will have to be switched to [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WhosOnline WhosOnline] though I do not know if it will be able to serve the same purpose. --[[User:Kghbln|kgh]] 08:42, 1 November 2010 (PDT)
 
(1) As long as the layout isn't changed to anything resembling "New Wikia Look" (my main complaint with New Wikia Look is the comments that can be posted to the bottom of articles (example: "I LOVE TWILIGHT!!!!!!!!ITS CLASSY" comment posted in comment area of an article at Twilight Wikia.)
(2) I was going to suggest adding the Gadget that gives people the option of of have "Add an [edit] link for the lead section of a page" in their Preferences, but probably not much need for it at WikiIndex (since articles are fairly small in comparison with some other wikis). --[[User:EarthFurst|EarthFurst]] 20:51, 11 November 2010 (PST)
(2) I was going to suggest adding the Gadget that gives people the option of of have "Add an [edit] link for the lead section of a page" in their Preferences, but probably not much need for it at WikiIndex (since articles are fairly small in comparison with some other wikis). --[[User:EarthFurst|EarthFurst]] 20:51, 11 November 2010 (PST)


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: To me this sounds like a plan. Concerning DBA: If I get [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Cache this page] right it would be better to have APC rather than DBA. Cheers --[[User:Kghbln|kgh]] 12:26, 7 November 2010 (PST)
: To me this sounds like a plan. Concerning DBA: If I get [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Cache this page] right it would be better to have APC rather than DBA. Cheers --[[User:Kghbln|kgh]] 12:26, 7 November 2010 (PST)
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* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Nuke 
* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Title_Blacklist

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(2) I was going to suggest adding the Gadget that gives people the option of of have "Add an [edit] link for the lead section of a page" in their Preferences, but probably not much need for it at WikiIndex (since articles are fairly small in comparison with some other wikis). --EarthFurst 20:51, 11 November 2010 (PST)

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Does the host have the DBA extension for PHP installed? The readme says it'll improve performance.

That's my suggestions. --190.26.27.91 18:38, 1 November 2010 (PDT)

It was suggested in the wikitech-l mailing list that for the next releases MediaWiki would need PHP 5.2.3 so we need to ensure that the new host has that version installed. It should also have MySQL 5.1 or later. --Bachinchi 03:27, 7 November 2010 (PST)
In case there will not be a change to another hoster, these two precondition are fulfilled since this wiki is already running PHP 5.2.3 and MySQL 5.1.41. --kgh 12:26, 7 November 2010 (PST)
To me this sounds like a plan. Concerning DBA: If I get this page right it would be better to have APC rather than DBA. Cheers --kgh 12:26, 7 November 2010 (PST)


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