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{{web software|MediaWiki}}: [[MediaWiki Customization|Customization]]: [[Modifying MediaWiki Menus|Menu Modification]]
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==Navigation==
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{{web software|MediaWiki}}: [[MediaWiki customization|customization]]: [[modifying MediaWiki menus|modifying menus]]
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==Version 1.5==
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This has apparently been made much easier in 1.5; the contents of the menu bar are now specified in [[MediaWiki:Sidebar]]  
  
==Version 1.5==
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(In other words, for a wiki whose Main Page is at <u><nowiki>http://www.mysite.com/index.php/Main_Page</nowiki></u>, type: <u><nowiki>http://www.mysite.com/mydirectory/index.php/MediaWiki:Sidebar</nowiki></u>
This has apparently been made much easier in 1.5; the contents of the menu bar are now specified in a MediaWiki: article whose name I don't remember at the moment.
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'''Note:''' these changes don't always take effect immediately. Sometimes the modified sidebar appears to change back to its original state when returning to the Main_Page.
 
==Version 1.4==
 
==Version 1.4==
 
The text which shows up in the menu bar (at left in monobook) may be edited through the wiki itself. What you need to know is the name for each link. To edit the contents, you navigate to the page named '''MediaWiki:''linkname'''''. You will need to be a sysop in order to edit the text. To get a list of links and other text which can be customized, go to  [[Special:Allpages]] (on the wiki in question), select "MediaWiki" from the "namespaces" drop-down, and press "Go".
 
The text which shows up in the menu bar (at left in monobook) may be edited through the wiki itself. What you need to know is the name for each link. To edit the contents, you navigate to the page named '''MediaWiki:''linkname'''''. You will need to be a sysop in order to edit the text. To get a list of links and other text which can be customized, go to  [[Special:Allpages]] (on the wiki in question), select "MediaWiki" from the "namespaces" drop-down, and press "Go".

Latest revision as of 23:20, 14 December 2017

Navigation

computing: software: web: MediaWiki: customization: modifying menus

Version 1.5

This has apparently been made much easier in 1.5; the contents of the menu bar are now specified in MediaWiki:Sidebar

(In other words, for a wiki whose Main Page is at http://www.mysite.com/index.php/Main_Page, type: http://www.mysite.com/mydirectory/index.php/MediaWiki:Sidebar

Note: these changes don't always take effect immediately. Sometimes the modified sidebar appears to change back to its original state when returning to the Main_Page.

Version 1.4

The text which shows up in the menu bar (at left in monobook) may be edited through the wiki itself. What you need to know is the name for each link. To edit the contents, you navigate to the page named MediaWiki:linkname. You will need to be a sysop in order to edit the text. To get a list of links and other text which can be customized, go to Special:Allpages (on the wiki in question), select "MediaWiki" from the "namespaces" drop-down, and press "Go".

Questions

  • Where does the text for the corresponding pop-up hint come from, and can it be modified?
  • Can more links be added to the existing navigation box?
  • How do you add another box? (e.g. to have links back to the site of which the wiki is a companion)