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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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<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>
<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>
 
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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 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.
<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.


{{{for template|Wiki}}}
{{{for template|Wiki}}}
{|class=formtable
{|class=formtable
![[:Category:All|wiki site name]]:
![[:Category:All|wiki site name]]:
|{{{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.}}
|{{{field|name|size=100|placeholder=Full official name of wiki site (English name<br>Native foreign name<br>''tagline'')}}} {{#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 field 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|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.}}
|{{{field|URL|type=URL|size=100|mandatory|placeholder=Full main page URL of the wiki site (mandatory)}}} {{#info: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:
|{{{field|logo|size=100|default filename=[[File:NoLogo.png]]}}} {{#info:URL to hotlink the logo of the wiki site, or registered [[user]]s can [[Special:Upload|upload]] an [[:Category:Images|image]] file here on WikiIndex and [[wikilink]] like this <tt><nowiki>[[File:Logo of your wiki.png|175px]]</nowiki></tt>.  If the wiki site has no logo, please enter 'No', and this will then auto-include the wiki into [[:Category:No wiki logo]].  If the wiki site has a logo, but you are not a registered user, and you are unable to determine the logo URL, enter 'Upload'; this will display a generic Please Upload Logo, and auto-include into [[:Category:Wiki site requiring logo upload]].  Other pre-formatted word options are 'Unknown', 'Private', and 'Dead'.}}
|{{{field|logo|size=100|default filename=[[File:NoLogo.png]]}}} {{#info:URL to hotlink the logo of the wiki site, or registered [[user]]s can [[Special:Upload|upload]] an [[:Category:Images|image]] file here on WikiIndex and [[wikilink]] like this <tt><nowiki>[[File:Wiki site logo.png|175px]]</nowiki></tt>.  If the wiki site has no logo, please enter 'No', and this will then auto-include the wiki into [[:Category:No wiki logo]].  If the wiki site has a logo, but you are not a registered user, and you are unable to determine the logo URL, enter 'Upload'; this will display a generic Please Upload Logo, and auto-include into [[:Category:Wiki site requiring logo upload]].  Other pre-formatted word options are 'Unknown', 'Private', and 'Dead'.}}
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!wide logo override:
!wide logo override:
|{{{field|wide logo|size=40}}} {{#info:If the logo of the wiki site is particularly wide, and/or the name of the wiki site 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 the wiki site is particularly wide, and/or the name of the wiki site is particularly long; type 'y' (lower-case only) in this box to alter the default rendered display of the infobox; otherwise, leave BLANK.}}
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!recent changes URL:
!recent changes URL:
|{{{field|recentchanges URL|size=100|default=No}}} {{#info:URL to recent changes link of the wiki site — eg: <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges</nowiki></tt>.  If none available, please enter 'No'.}}
|{{{field|recentchanges URL|size=100|default=No}}} {{#info:URL to [[recent changes]] link of the wiki site — eg: <tt><nowiki>https://YourWikiURL.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges</nowiki></tt>.  If none available, please enter 'No'.}}
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![[:Category:Wikis with a WikiNode|WikiNode]] URL:
![[:Category:Wikis with a WikiNode|WikiNode]] URL:
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![[founder]]:
![[founder]]:
|{{{field|founder|size=100|default=unknown}}} {{#info:Name of the original [[Founder|founder(s)]] of the wiki site; real name is preferred, though [[username]] is also acceptable.  You may enter plain text or wikilink.}}
|{{{field|founder|size=100|default=unknown}}} {{#info:Name of the original [[Founder|founder(s)]] of the wiki site; if none, use 'unknown'.  If they have their own article here on WikiIndex, under their [[WikiIndex:Real names|real name]] or [[pseudonym]], please [[wikilink]], otherwise leave as plain text.}}
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![[:Category:Wiki Status|<span style=color:#FF0000>status:</span>]]
![[:Category:Wiki Status|<span style=color:#FF0000>status:</span>]]
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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|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.}}
|{{{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.  If the <u>subject matter</u> of the wiki site is about an actual language, that should not be entered here, it 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 Engine|engine]] (wiki software):
![[:Category:Wiki Engine|engine]] (wiki software):
|{{{field|engine|property=Wiki engine|top category=Wiki Engine|input type=text with autocomplete|values from property=Wiki engine}}} {{#info:Please enter the software used to run (or 'power') the wiki site.  This field allows auto-completion . . . just start typing, and your [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] should appear ... :)}}
|{{{field|engine|property=Wiki engine|top category=Wiki Engine|input type=text with autocomplete|values from property=Wiki engine}}} {{#info:Please enter the software used to run (or 'power') the wiki site.  This field allows auto-completion . . . just start typing, and your [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] should appear ... :-)}}
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![[:Category:Wiki License|wiki license]]:
![[:Category:Wiki License|wiki license]]:
|{{{field|license|property=Wiki License|top category=Wiki License|size=100}}} {{#info:This is for the license under which the written textual content of the wiki site is made available to the public (if at all).  Please select from the drop-down box options.  Do NOT include any version number of the license.  If the wiki site has NO license, select 'NoLicense'.  If the wiki site has more than one license, select 'MultiLicense'; see [[:Category:Wiki License]] and its sub-categories for all available options for this entry, and detail them as prose in the below Description box.}}
|{{{field|license|property=Wiki License|top category=Wiki License|size=125}}} {{#info:This is for the license under which the written textual content of the wiki site is made available to the public (if at all).  Please select from the drop-down box options.  Do NOT include any version number of the license.  If the wiki site has NO license, select 'NoLicense'.  If the wiki site has more than one license, select 'MultiLicense'; see [[:Category:Wiki License]] and its sub-categories for all available options for this entry, and detail them as [[Cambridge-Dictionary:prose|prose]] in the below Description box.}}
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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|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.}}
|{{{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 [[Cambridge-Dictionary:prose|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|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.}}
|{{{field|backupurl|type=URL|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:
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!statistics URL:
!statistics URL:
|{{{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>.}}
|{{{field|statistics URL|type=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]]:
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!wikiFactor URL:
!wikiFactor URL:
|{{{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}}}
|{{{field|wikiFactor URL|type=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.


'''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, along with its original native language if appropriate.


{{{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.}}}
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 <u>directly relevant</u> to the actual wiki site.}}
{{{standard input|free text|rows=25|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.