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(NOTICE: SPRING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TILL JUNE 30TH, ALMOST THERE FOLKS!)
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: Add an analytics package
: Add an analytics package


==check these above:==
It's much easeir to understand when you put it that way!
**  [[mw:Extension:SimpleAntiSpam|SimpleAntiSpam extension]]
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Renameuser Renameuser]
** Semantic MediaWiki
*** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Forms Semantic Forms]
*** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Drilldown Semantic Drilldown]
** CITE for references
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Check_Spambots Check Spambots]
** Update [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit captcha]
** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Replace_Text Replace text]
** Upgrade [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Whos_Online Whos Online] switched to [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WhosOnline WhosOnline]
** Does the host have the DBA extension for PHP installed? The readme says it'll improve performance.
*** 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.
** 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 via: [http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/wiki/wikitech/211801 suggested]
*** this wiki is already running PHP 5.2.3 and MySQL  5.1.41
** Might need if recaptcha doesn't work:
*** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Nuke  Nuke]
*** [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Title_Blacklist Title Blacklist]
:I have found that on my wiki (and various others) that [http://www.allspammedup.com/2011/01/google-recaptcha-cracked/ reCAPTCHA has been "cracked"]. I now use [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VisualMathCaptcha VisualMathCaptcha] which works well (for the moment) --[[User:Spud Gun | <b><FONT COLOR="#8B3A3A">Carl McBride</FONT></b>]] ([[User_talk:Spud_Gun |talk]]) 05:27, 11 May 2011 (PDT)
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