MediaWiki Administrator's Handbook

This book is a guide for administrators of MediaWiki--the software that runs Wikipedia. Contents /Print Version MediaWiki_Administrators_Handbook /Preface/ Explanation of Admin-specific Tools Deletion and Undeletion - how and when to use these tools. /Page Protection/ /User Block/ /Sidebar/ /Importing/ - how and when to use this tool. /Block/ - how and when to use this tool. /Edit History/ - how and when to merge or split up edit histories. /Protect/ - how and when to use this tool. /Rollback/ - how and when to use this tool. /Special pages/ - special pages only available to administrators. /Editing in the MediaWiki Namespace/ - changing the appearance of the project. Aspects of Being a Responsible Administrator /Introduction/ /Being a Project Leader/ /Recent Changes Patrol/ /Spam and Spammers/ - dealing with spam and spammers. /How to Handle Copyright Violations/ /Countervandalism IRC Bots/ Wikimedia-specific /Asking for help/ - where to go on individual projects to request advice. /Wikimedia projects/ /Pages to watch/ - what pages administrators may wish to watch on individual projects. /Combating spam/ - advice for those doing anti-spam work Related books MediaWiki Developer's Handbook MediaWiki User Guide Web applications Help M 50% de:MediaWiki fr:MediaWiki pour débutants it:MediaWiki it:Manuale del software Wiki nl:Portaal:MediaWiki sv:Handbok för Wikimedias Administratörer