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This page describes what is on the testing wiki, what will need to be moved over when the official mecha wiki comes online.

I am able to move everything over on the site-side (e.g. home page, css, templates etc).

Wiki Templates

Template:MechaButton (and Template:MechaButton/docs)
- Template:MechaButtons (and Template:MechaButtons/docs) ROW OF MechaButton

Theme (aka Skin)

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Skin:Citizen (Download: https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/releases/tag/v3.13.0 (Source Code.zip or .tar.gz, then place in the /Skins folder).

Extensions

These extensions are used by the Mecha Wiki and are available from MediaWiki.org.

Extensions

These extensions are used by the Mecha Wiki and are available from MediaWiki.org.

1. TemplateStyles

Used for page-scoped CSS and styling templates. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/TemplateStyles Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateStyles

2. ParserFunctions

Required for parser functions such as , , and other logic used in templates. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/ParserFunctions Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ParserFunctions

3. SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi

Provides syntax highlighting using the <syntaxhighlight> tag for code blocks. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight

4. Cite

Adds support for references using <ref> and <references /> tags. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/Cite Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite

5. CodeEditor

Provides syntax highlighting and improved editing for templates, CSS, and JavaScript pages. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/CodeEditor Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CodeEditor

6. Scribunto

Adds Lua scripting support for advanced templates and modules. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/Scribunto Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto

7. TemplateData

Provides structured documentation support for templates. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/TemplateData Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateData

8. WikiEditor

Adds the enhanced editing toolbar for the source editor. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/WikiEditor Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikiEditor

9. PageImages

Allows pages to display preview images and thumbnails. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/PageImages Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PageImages

10. TextExtracts

Provides page summaries used in previews and search results. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/TextExtracts Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TextExtracts

11. InputBox

Allows creation of input forms such as search boxes and page creation forms. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/InputBox Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:InputBox

12. CategoryTree

Adds expandable category browsing. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/CategoryTree Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree

13. ConfirmEdit

Provides CAPTCHA protection against spam. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/ConfirmEdit Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit

14. Interwiki

Allows linking between multiple MediaWiki sites. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/Interwiki Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Interwiki

15. HTMLTags

Allows safe use of custom HTML tags such as <html> in pages and templates. Download: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:ExtensionDistributor/HTMLTags Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HTMLTags

LocalSettings.php

This is a very important part of the wiki. It's where the config for the wiki goes.

1. Remove all wfLoadSkin and add this one: wfLoadSkin( 'Citizen' ); 2. Set wgDefaultSkin to "Citizen" 3. Add the following load extensions for the wiki:

wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateStyles' );
wfLoadExtension( 'ParserFunctions' );
wfLoadExtension( 'SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi' );
wfLoadExtension( 'Cite' );
wfLoadExtension( 'CodeEditor' );
wfLoadExtension( 'Scribunto' );
wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateData' );
wfLoadExtension( 'WikiEditor' );
wfLoadExtension( 'PageImages' );
wfLoadExtension( 'TextExtracts' );
wfLoadExtension( 'InputBox' );
wfLoadExtension( 'CategoryTree' );
wfLoadExtension( 'ConfirmEdit' );
wfLoadExtension( 'Interwiki' );
wfLoadExtension( 'HTMLTags' );

3. Add the following variable at the bottom:

# Allow SVG MIME type
$wgTrustedMediaFormats[] = 'image/svg+xml';
$wgAllowExternalImages = true;

4. Update $wgLogos to be the following

$wgLogos = [
	'1x' => "https://mecha.so/favicon/favicon.ico",
	'icon' => "https://mecha.so/favicon/favicon.ico",
];

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