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 : Add an analytics package
-It's much easeir to understand when you put it that way!
+==check these above:==
+**  [[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)