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* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Helge.at/Wording Wording changes], for better usability (can easily be changed with sysop privileges) | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Helge.at/Wording Wording changes], for better usability (can easily be changed with sysop privileges) | ||
::''Thank you. We had already personalized some messages, but these really add to the usability. This is especially important for Appropedia, which will probably attract many non-tech focused users.'' --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 02:48, 2 November 2006 (PST) | |||
* Beautiful URLs in the form <code>www.appropedia.org/ArticleName</code> | * Beautiful URLs in the form <code>www.appropedia.org/ArticleName</code> | ||
** Set the path in LocalSettings.php to <code>$wgArticlePath = "/$1";</code> | ** Set the path in LocalSettings.php to <code>$wgArticlePath = "/$1";</code> | ||
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RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?title=$1 [QSA] | RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?title=$1 [QSA] | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
::''Your solution is better than most of the ones I have tried, especially with the added exclude from being written lines, but I am still having a problem with pages breaking at an ampersand. See [http://www.buildcapacity.org/Testing_the_short_url_fix_%26_with_the_ampersand this page] at our test wiki buildcapacity.org for an example.'' --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 02:48, 2 November 2006 (PST) | |||
* Set "text-decoration" of links to "underline" (I believe this enhances usability) | * Set "text-decoration" of links to "underline" (I believe this enhances usability) | ||
* Replace the title "Main Page" (on top of the page plus in the browser title) by something that makes more sense. Do that by "moving" (=redirecting) [[Main Page]] to a new name. See http://www.osafa.org/english/Main_Page for a demonstration. | * Replace the title "Main Page" (on top of the page plus in the browser title) by something that makes more sense. Do that by "moving" (=redirecting) [[Main Page]] to a new name. See http://www.osafa.org/english/Main_Page for a demonstration. | ||
::''Another great idea. I just changed it to "Welcome to Appropedia", which also solves the clumsiness of the previous double headings.'' --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 02:48, 2 November 2006 (PST) | |||
* Consider moving discussions to the bottom of articles. See the bottom of [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Helge.at/Wording this page] for an example (see source code). | * Consider moving discussions to the bottom of articles. See the bottom of [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Helge.at/Wording this page] for an example (see source code). | ||
::''I think that this is a very good idea, especially for the social networking component of Appropedia. Is there a way to have the discussions show up below all other page content such as Categories?'' --[[User:Lonny|Lonny]] 02:48, 2 November 2006 (PST) | |||
Revision as of 10:54, 2 November 2006
See http://www.osafa.org/english/User:Helge
Helge's Wiki Ideas
Maybe useful for Appropedia:
- Wording changes, for better usability (can easily be changed with sysop privileges)
- Thank you. We had already personalized some messages, but these really add to the usability. This is especially important for Appropedia, which will probably attract many non-tech focused users. --Lonny 02:48, 2 November 2006 (PST)
- Beautiful URLs in the form
www.appropedia.org/ArticleName- Set the path in LocalSettings.php to
$wgArticlePath = "/$1"; - Place the following code into a file named .htaccess in the root of the server (add more folders in the first line if needed to exclude from being rewritten. use a folder "nowiki" for random future content you don't want to be rewritten.):
- Set the path in LocalSettings.php to
RewriteEngine on
# Don't rewrite requests for files in MediaWiki subdirectories,
# MediaWiki PHP files, HTTP error documents, favicon.ico, or robots.txt
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(stylesheets|images|skins|extensions)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(redirect|texvc|index).php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/error/(40(1|3|4)|500).html
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/favicon.ico
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/robots.txt
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/nowiki
# include these last two lines if you use the analog stats
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/failed_auth.html$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/stats
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?title=$1 [QSA]
- Set "text-decoration" of links to "underline" (I believe this enhances usability)
- Replace the title "Main Page" (on top of the page plus in the browser title) by something that makes more sense. Do that by "moving" (=redirecting) Main Page to a new name. See http://www.osafa.org/english/Main_Page for a demonstration.
- Another great idea. I just changed it to "Welcome to Appropedia", which also solves the clumsiness of the previous double headings. --Lonny 02:48, 2 November 2006 (PST)
- Consider moving discussions to the bottom of articles. See the bottom of this page for an example (see source code).
- I think that this is a very good idea, especially for the social networking component of Appropedia. Is there a way to have the discussions show up below all other page content such as Categories? --Lonny 02:48, 2 November 2006 (PST)