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==Parameters== | ==Parameters== | ||
;pages: number of 'legitimate' [[wiki]] pages ( | ;pages: number of 'legitimate' [[wiki]] pages (NO 'thousands' separator), see [[#How to get size information|below for details]] | ||
: (''alternative parameter names:'' <tt>wiki pages</tt>, <tt>wiki_pages</tt>) | : (''alternative parameter names:'' <tt>wiki pages</tt>, <tt>wiki_pages</tt>) | ||
:: this is a necessary parameter. It selects the appropriate '''[[:Category:Wiki Size|wiki size category]]'''. | :: this is a necessary parameter. It selects the appropriate '''[[:Category:Wiki Size|wiki size category]]'''. | ||
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;wikiFactor: plain value, see [[#How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site|below for details]] | ;wikiFactor: plain value, see [[#How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site|below for details]] | ||
: (''obsolete parameter name:'' <s><tt>wiki factor</tt></s>) | : (''obsolete parameter name:'' <s><tt>wiki factor</tt></s>) | ||
:: this is an optional parameter. It selects the appropriate '''[[:Category:wikiFactor|wikiFactor category]]'''. | :: this is an optional, though preferred parameter. It selects the appropriate '''[[:Category:wikiFactor|wikiFactor category]]'''. | ||
;wikiFactor URL: external link to the wiki page that contains the database the wikiFactor was calculated from | ;wikiFactor URL: external link to the wiki page that contains the database the wikiFactor was calculated from | ||
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==Boilerplate== | ==Boilerplate== | ||
When anyone goes to [[Community | When anyone goes to [[WikiIndex:Community portal]] and hits the "Create a New Wiki Page" button, the default boilerplate includes this: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
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==How to get size information== | ==How to get size information== | ||
Most [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engines]] provide statistics somewhere, which includes a [[:Category:Wiki Size|page count]]. Here's how to find them for various wiki engines (although it can also depend on the software version of the wiki engine being run by the said [[wiki]]). For | Most [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engines]] provide statistics somewhere, which includes a [[:Category:Wiki Size|page count]]. Here's how to find them for various wiki engines (although it can also depend on the software version of the wiki engine being run by the said [[wiki]]). For some, simply click on the appropriate 'statistics' link; for others, you need to add (or replace) a specific text at the end of the relevant wiki URL in the address bar of your [[:Category:Web|web]] [[:Category:Software|browser]]. | ||
#[[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] — add ''/Special:Statistics'' at the end of the URL – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:Statistics</nowiki></code> (non-English [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] versions will automatically convert this to actual language). Dependent on software version, there is a number called "Content pages", or "pages that are probably legitimate content pages" -- use <u>that</u> number. Ignore the (often much larger) "all pages in the wiki, including redirects" number. We can also [http://s23.org/wikistats/addwiki/ add] MediaWiki listings to the http://s23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php system which tracks various wiki stats. | #[[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] — add ''/Special:Statistics'' at the end of the URL – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/Special:Statistics</nowiki></code> (non-English [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] versions will automatically convert this to actual language). Dependent on software version, there is a number called "Content pages", or "pages that are probably legitimate content pages" -- use <u>that</u> lower number. Ignore the (often much larger) "all pages in the wiki, including redirects" number. We can also [http://s23.org/wikistats/addwiki/ add] MediaWiki listings to the http://s23.org/wikistats/mediawikis_html.php system which tracks various wiki stats. | ||
#[[:Category:MoinMoin|MoinMoin]] — add ''/PageSize'' at the end of the URL – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/PageSize</nowiki></code> | #[[:Category:MoinMoin|MoinMoin]] — add ''/PageSize'' at the end of the URL – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/PageSize</nowiki></code> | ||
#[[:Category:UseModWiki|UseModWiki]] — add ''/?action=index'' at the end of the URL – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/?action=index</nowiki></code> | #[[:Category:UseModWiki|UseModWiki]] — add ''/?action=index'' at the end of the URL – <code><nowiki>http://YourWikiURL.org/?action=index</nowiki></code> |
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