The Admin Console
The admin console has been replaced by a menu bar at the upper right of the page, containing the old sidebar tools and a link to a separate admin page.
- Admin:
This button takes you to the Site Admin page
- Editing the main page
This link allows you to edit the main page. The main page is built out of several other pages, each of which is held in the wiki. The sections that can be edited are: the main text, the shortcuts box, the recent news headlines box, the footer and the main menu bar visible across the site.
- News input/update
To edit an already-existing news item, go to that item (either directly or in one of the annual or monthly index pages) and click on the edit link. To create a new item from the Admin page, click on the dummy link and edit the location bar to contain a suitable date and title. Be careful not to damage the template!
- Menu bar edit
Allows changes to be made to the control buttons above - please update the instructions if you add anything!
- Refcount (link checker)
A very useful tool, this. You can use it to find which pages have links to pages that do not exist, or to find orphan pages that are not linked to. The letters "RC" in this context refer to RecentChanges, and mean that a page is referenced in a non-current version of a page.
- All recent changes
Similar to the RecentChanges link below, this allows you to see all the changes to the site, not just the group you're currently looking at.
- Backlinks:
A modified search page - finds all available pages that link to the current page).
- Search:
link to the search page for the current group.
- Print:
presents you with a more printer-friendly version of the same page (this view is also more PDA-friendly than the default).
- ACL:
(Access Control List) probably most useful when a new group has been created, this allows you to set default privileges, and indicate who may access or edit the pages.
- Edit:
edits the current page. There are some useful links just below the editing textarea. There is also a preview button, so you don't need to save a page to check how it's going to look, and a "minor edit" marker, which allows the hiding of minor changes to spelling or mark-up.
- History:
lists changes to the page in reverse order of age. There are options to hide or reveal minor changes or the underlying markup.
- Changes:
lists recent changes in the current group (to see all the recent changes across the site, you can use the "all recent changes" link from the Admin page).
- Upload:
files must be uploaded to the wiki before they may be attached to a page. If you wish to upload a file with the same name as one already uploaded, you need to have the older version deleted or renamed - please contact SteveGlover. When referencing uploaded files from an external site, it is probably better to reference the page to which they are attached, as this allows for the possibility of files being renamed or otherwise altered. Please note: some of the upload directories are password protected, so you may be presented with a login box - just use your standard wiki userid and pass.
- Logout:
This link logs you out from the wiki. This will not, however, log you out from the server so if you were logged in for the purpose of uploading files or accessing locked directories, you will still be logged in until you close your browsing session.
Finally it should be noted that not all users of the wiki will have access to all facilities in all areas. If you need access to an area or page for which you don't currently have the appropriate permissions, please contact Steve Glover.