WikiProject:Migrate Templates (completed)

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COMPLETED!

General[edit]

  • What is a wiki?
  • What is WikiIndex?
  • Review some articles randomly from "All" list
  • Look at 2 templates & notice diffs
    • wiki_name removed
    • wiki_node added
    • wiki_date last reviewed removed
    • neater format

Let's get going[edit]

  • Make Login / set password
    • use RealName if possible
  • First converstion
    • Open the "New Template" boilerplate (template:Wiki boilerplate)
    • Open the "List of Wiki's pointing to old template"
    • Go ahead and open an article with the old template and convert
      • ignore categories
      • ignore wiki_name
      • wiki_node keep as "No" if nothing is there already
    • Save and don't worry about messing it up, also, you can save as many times as necessary
  • Upload Logo
    • Create logo file on your local computer
      • generally, you can either drag the logo file off, or do a screen capture and then cut out the logo.
      • easier with a Mac if you have one (use Shift-Apple-4)
      • Naming of Logo files (WikiName + "Logo")
      • it is case sensitive
    • Upload file to WikiIndex
    • If no logo yet, then use "NoLogoYet.png"
    • edit Wiki article
    • resizing large logos with px command
  • Adding summary to your work
    • look at recentchanges
  • what do do if multiple people are working on the same batch of articles