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<noinclude>:'''''Please note:''''' – before creating a <u>new</u> [[article]] page for a [[What is a Wiki|wiki site]] here on this {{tag|WikiIndex}} wiki, kindly ensure you have used the '''[[Special:Search|search function]]''' to check if the desired [[wiki]] site article is {{tag|All|already listed here}}, albeit maybe under a slightly different spelling.  Furthermore, please ensure you have read [[WikiIndex:Naming conventions]], as this describes how we <u>name</u> articles (and [[Special:Categories|categories]]) here on '''WikiIndex'''.  Thanks :)
<noinclude>:'''''Please note:''''' – before creating a <u>new</u> [[article]] page for a [[What is a Wiki|wiki site]] here on this {{tag|WikiIndex}} wiki, kindly ensure you have used the '''[[Special:Search|search function]]''' to check if the desired [[wiki]] site article is {{tag|All|already listed here}}, albeit maybe under a slightly different spelling.  Furthermore, please ensure you have read [[WikiIndex:Naming conventions]], as this describes how we <u>name</u> articles (and [[Special:Categories|categories]]) here on '''WikiIndex'''.  Thanks :-)


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'''Form:Wiki''' — this is the '''Wiki form'''.  This [[Special:Forms|form]] calls on our default [[Template:Wiki|wiki article infobox template]].  Use the form below to create a <u>new</u> [[article]] page for a [[wiki]] site with a rendered infobox; ''or'' view and [[edit]] an <u>existing</u> wiki article page here on [[WikiIndex]].
'''{{NAMESPACE}}: {{PAGENAME}}''' — this is the '''wiki form'''.  This [[Special:Forms|form]] calls on our default [[Template:Wiki|wiki article infobox template]].  Use the form below to create a <u>new</u> [[article]] page for a [[wiki]] site with a rendered infobox; ''or'' view and [[edit]] an <u>existing</u> wiki article page here on WikiIndex.


With this [[Special:Forms|form]], enter the full, correct name of the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] site in the box below, and click on the grey 'create a new wiki site article page, or edit an existing wiki article' button.  If a page with that <u>identical</u> wiki name [[Special:AllPages|already exists]] here on WikiIndex, you will automatically be directed to a form to [[edit]] that <u>existing</u> 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 site you wish to list here on WikiIndex.
With this [[Special:Forms|form]], enter the full, correct name of the [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] site in the box below, and click on the grey 'create a new wiki site article page, or edit an existing wiki article' button.  If a page with that <u>identical</u> wiki name [[Special:AllPages|already exists]] here on WikiIndex, you will automatically be directed to a form to [[edit]] that <u>existing</u> 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 site you wish to list here on WikiIndex.


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Articles created using this form will automatically added to [[:category: All]].
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</noinclude><includeonly><div id=WikiPreview style="display:none; padding-bottom:25px; margin-bottom:25px; border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA"></div>For guidance on how to correctly enter data in the boxes below, please click on the question mark (?) blue circle icon to the right of each box.  Where examples or instructions are given, please enter advised text in the relevant box without using any of the 'quotation marks' shown.  It is important to try following the correct format, as parts of this wiki uses [[WikiIndex:Structured data|structured data]], which is useful for generating reports on specific attributes.
 
<center>{{#forminput:form={{PAGENAME}}|size=70|placeholder=Enter the full name of the wiki site and click the button|button text=create a new wiki site article page, or edit an existing wiki article}}</center>
 
</noinclude><includeonly><div id=WikiPreview style="display:none; padding-bottom:25px; margin-bottom:25px; border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA"></div>For guidance on how to correctly enter data in the boxes below, please hover your mouse pointer over the question mark (?) blue circle icon to the right of each box.  Where examples or instructions are given, please enter advised text in the relevant box without using any of the 'quotation marks' shown.  It is important to try following the correct format, as parts of this wiki uses [[WikiIndex:Structured data|structured data]], which is useful for generating reports on specific attributes.


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![[:Category:All|wiki name]]:
![[:Category:All|wiki site name]]:
|{{{field|name|size=100}}} {{#info:Displayed name of the [[:Category:All|wiki site]] in the rendered [[Template:Wiki|infobox]].  This entry is optional.  If left blank, the infobox will assume the same name as this article page name.  This entry is useful if the wiki site name is different - maybe longer, than a shorter concise article page name, or if the wiki site begins with the word 'The', or includes a lower-case leading letter.  You may also add a tagline in smaller text and ''italics'' after a forced line break.}}
|{{{field|name|size=100|placeholder=Full name of wiki site}}} {{#info:Displayed name of the [[:Category:All|wiki site]] in the rendered [[Template:Wiki|infobox]].  This entry is optional.  If left blank, the infobox will assume the same name as this article page name.  This entry is useful if the wiki site name is different - maybe longer, than a shorter concise article page name, or if the wiki site begins with the word 'The', or includes a lower-case leading letter.  You may also add a tagline in smaller text and ''italics'' after a forced line break.}}
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!<span style=color:#FF0000>wiki URL:</span>
!<span style=color:#FF0000>wiki URL:</span>
|{{{field|URL|type=URL|size=100|mandatory}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  URL for the wiki site — eg: <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org</nowiki></tt>, if unknown, type 'UnknownWikiURL'.  This entry is mandatory.}}
|{{{field|URL|type=URL|size=100|mandatory|placeholder=Full main page URL of the wiki site (mandatory)}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  URL for the wiki site — eg: <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org</nowiki></tt>, if unknown, type 'UnknownWikiURL'.  This entry is mandatory.}}
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![[:Category:WikiLogo|logo]] wikilink or URL:
![[:Category:WikiLogo|logo]] wikilink or URL:
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![[:Category:Wiki Language|<span style=color:#FF0000>wiki language:</span>]]
![[:Category:Wiki Language|<span style=color:#FF0000>wiki language:</span>]]
|{{{field|language|property=Wiki language|top category=Wiki Language|mandatory}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  Only ONE entry here.  This is for the main [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] which the <u>wiki site is written in</u> eg: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese etc.  If the wiki site 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 site is about an actual language, that should be entered in the main topic box further down.}}
|{{{field|language|property=Wiki language|top category=Wiki Language|mandatory|placeholder=Anglophile name of language used on the wiki site.  Only ONE entry here; if more than one language used, add 'Multilingual' here (mandatory).}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  Only ONE entry here.  This is for the main [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] which the <u>wiki site is written in</u> eg: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese etc.  If the wiki site 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 site is about an actual language, that should be entered in the main topic box further down.}}
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![[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|<span style=color:#FF0000>edit mode:</span>]]
![[:Category:Wiki Edit Mode|<span style=color:#FF0000>edit mode:</span>]]
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![[:Category:Wiki Topic|<span style=color:#FF0000>main topic:</span>]]
![[:Category:Wiki Topic|<span style=color:#FF0000>main topic:</span>]]
|{{{field|maintopic|property=Main topic|top category=Wiki Topic|size=40|mandatory}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  The main, primary [[:Category:Wiki Topic|topic]] of the wiki site.  Other topics can be added within the prose in the below Description box.}}
|{{{field|maintopic|property=Main topic|top category=Wiki Topic|size=40|mandatory|placeholder=The primary or main topic of wiki site.  This should be focused as closely as possible on the primary aim of the wiki site; eg, if it is a city wiki about Berlin - use 'Berlin' and not 'City' (mandatory).}}} {{#info:Mandatory.  The main, primary [[:Category:Wiki Topic|topic]] of the wiki site.  Other topics can be added within the prose in the below Description box.}}
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![[:Category:Wiki Backups|backup]] URL:
![[:Category:Wiki Backups|backup]] URL:
|{{{field|backupurl|property=Backupurl|size=100}}} {{#info:If available, the URL of the [[List of wikibackups|database dump backup file]] of the wiki site.  See https://Code.Google.com/p/wikiteam/ at [[Archive Team]] for further information on this.}}
|{{{field|backupurl|property=Backupurl|size=100|placeholder=URL of actual database dump file, or URL of location of dynamic database dump}}} {{#info:If available, the URL of the [[List of wikibackups|database dump backup file]] of the wiki site.  See https://Code.Google.com/p/wikiteam/ at [[Archive Team]] for further information on this.}}
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!backup date:
!backup date:
|{{{field|backupdate}}} {{#info:The date of when the above backup file was created, in {{Wp|ISO 8601#Calendar dates|ISO 8601 date extended format}}, ie: YYYY-MM-DD.  If the date is unknown, or the URL links to a dynamically updating output, leave this BLANK.}}{{{end template}}}
|{{{field|backupdate|placeholder=YYYY-MM-DD}}} {{#info:The date of when the above backup file was created, in {{Wp|ISO 8601#Calendar dates|ISO 8601 date extended format}}, ie: YYYY-MM-DD (no timestamp).  If the date is unknown, or the URL links to a dynamically updating output, leave this BLANK.}}{{{end template}}}
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!{{{for template|Size}}}pages:
!{{{for template|Size}}}pages:
|{{{field|pages|property=Wiki size}}} {{#info:Number of <u>legitimate</u> article 'Content pages' on the [[wiki]] site (NO 'thousands' separators), see [[Template:Size#How to get size information|How to get size information]] for details.}}
|{{{field|pages|property=Wiki size|size=20}}} {{#info:Number of <u>legitimate</u> article 'Content pages' on the [[wiki]] site (NO 'thousands' separators), see [[Template:Size#How to get size information|How to get size information]] for details.}}
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!statistics URL:
!statistics URL:
|{{{field|statistics URL|size=100}}} {{#info:External link to the wiki sites' statistics page, which includes a page count.  For [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] and related sites, this will be at <tt>Special:Statistics</tt>.}}
|{{{field|statistics URL|size=100|placeholder=eg, Special:Statistics}}} {{#info:External link to the wiki sites' statistics page, which includes a page count.  For [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] and related sites, this will be at <tt>Special:Statistics</tt>.}}
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![[:Category:wikiFactor|wikiFactor]]:
![[:Category:wikiFactor|wikiFactor]]:
|{{{field|wikiFactor|property=wikiFactor}}} {{#info:[[wikiFactor]] (wF) plain numerical value, see [[Template:Size#How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site|How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site]] for details.}}
|{{{field|wikiFactor|property=wikiFactor|size=15}}} {{#info:[[wikiFactor]] (wF) plain numerical value, see [[Template:Size#How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site|How to calculate the wikiFactor of a site]] for details.}}
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!wikiFactor URL:
!wikiFactor URL:
|{{{field|wikiFactor URL|property=wikiFactor URL|size=100}}} {{#info:External link to the page containing the data output the [[wikiFactor]] (wF) was calculated from.}}{{{end template}}}
|{{{field|wikiFactor URL|property=wikiFactor URL|size=100|placeholder=eg, Special:PopularPages}}} {{#info:External link to the page containing the data output the [[wikiFactor]] (wF) was calculated from.}}{{{end template}}}
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:''Note:'' The fields above which are highlighted in <span style=color:#FF0000>'''red'''</span> are mandatory requirements.
:''Note:'' The fields above which are highlighted in <span style=color:#FF0000>'''red'''</span> are mandatory requirements.
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'''Description:'''&nbsp;{{#info:Here you may describe in detail the wiki site, ideally in English, but you may also use another language too.  Feel free to add any notable information, if possible with supporting inline citations.  If relevant, add a 'See also' section to list similar or related wiki sites which are already listed (or are likely to be listed) here on WikiIndex.  External links are welcome, providing they are 'on topic' and directly relevant to the actual wiki site.}}
'''Description:'''&nbsp;{{#info:Here you may describe in detail the wiki site, ideally in English, but you may also use another language too.  Feel free to add any notable information, if possible with supporting inline citations.  If relevant, add a 'See also' section to list similar or related wiki sites which are already listed (or are likely to be listed) here on WikiIndex.  External links are welcome, providing they are 'on topic' and directly relevant to the actual wiki site.}}


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{{{standard input|free text|rows=20|placeholder=Full detail of wiki site here.  Please include relevant wikilinks, tags to subject categories, and any citations as required.  Multisite navigational templates can also be added here, along with any additional categories.}}}


Before clicking on the grey '''Save page''' button below, please enter a brief outline in the 'Summary:' box below, and first click on the grey '''Show preview''' button (or <tt>alt-p</tt> on your keyboard) — this will render an on-screen full preview of what you are about to submit, in order that you can verify that you have entered the correct, desired information.  When satisfied, please click on the 'Save page' button (or <tt>alt-s</tt> on your keyboard) to confirm your entry and save it as an article here on WikiIndex.  Thank-you.
Before clicking on the grey '''Save page''' button below, please enter a brief outline in the 'Summary:' box below, and first click on the grey '''Show preview''' button (or <tt>alt-p</tt> on your keyboard) — this will render an on-screen full preview of what you are about to submit, in order that you can verify that you have entered the correct, desired information.  When satisfied, please click on the 'Save page' button (or <tt>alt-s</tt> on your keyboard) to confirm your entry and save it as an article here on WikiIndex.  Thank-you.