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"[[Churches/Religious]]" collection is also in the "[[Buildings]]" collection.
"[[Churches/Religious]]" collection is also in the "[[Buildings]]" collection.
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'''Should generate the collection hierarchy somewhere on this page.'''
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Revision as of 15:47, 2023 August 10

This wiki contains images and pages that are grouped in Collections. Collections form a hierarchy, so that anything that is e.g. in the "Churches/Religious" collection is also in the "Buildings" collection.

Should generate the collection hierarchy somewhere on this page.

Important Things to Remember

  • There is no autosave function! If you are creating a large page or doing a large edit, be sure to click "Save changes" often so you do not lose your work.
  • Do not be worried about making errors when editing pages. A wiki is meant to be robust. There is no practical limit to the number of edits you can make, and you can revert a page to an earlier version at any time.
  • Many of the functions on this page will not work unless you are logged in with an account that has the correct permissions.
  • If you have any questions or problems, please contact us at squirrel@squirrelslair.ca.

Images and Files

  • To list and search all of the images and files that are uploaded to this wiki, click here: Special:ListFiles
  • To search for a particular file, enter all or part of the file name in the search box at the top-right of any wiki page
  • To upload an image or other type of file, click here: Special:Upload
  • To annotate or edit the annotations of an existing image, go to the page for the image and click "Edit with form".
  • To add an image to a collection or collections, go to the page for the image and click "Edit with form", then look for the "Collections" section.
  • To delete an image, go to the page for the image and click "Delete all".

Pages

  • To list all of the pages on this wiki, click here: Special:AllPages
  • To search for a particular page, enter all or part of the page name in the search box at the top-right of any wiki page
  • To create a new page, enter the page name below (note that this will also check for existing pages with the same name):

  • To add a page to a collection, enter the page name in the spot below and assign any relevant categories:

  • To delete a page

Collections

  • To create a new collection:
  1. Make a collection page by entering the name of the collection here:
    • assign the new collection to a parent collection if applicable using the form:

  1. add the collection to the template hierarchy by editing Template:CollectedIn
  2. Re-create the table to update the hierarchy:
    1. in template, click the "Recreate data" tab
    2. uncheck the "Recreate data into a replacement table, keeping the old one for querying"
    3. click OK
    4. wait 1 minute for process to complete (you can click on "View replacement table" link to check progress

Some queries will not show a collection unless it has at least one item in it.

Accounts and Permissions

  • To list all existing accounts on this wiki and their permissions and status, click here: Special:ListUsers
  • To block/disable an account (accounts cannot be deleted), use the above list and click the "block" link beside their name
  • To create a wiki account, click here: Special:CreateAccount
  • To set permissions for an account (such as granting admin privileges), click here: Special:UserRights

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