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How do I delete a page on MediaWiki?
To find the action menu, look for a down arrow or triangle next to the “View History” tab. If you mouse over the triangle you should see “delete”, “move”, “protect” and “watch”. Click the delete action to delete the page. When using browsers which support keyboard shortcuts, you can also use ( Control-Alt-D ).
How to delete a file from a wiki?
For deletion of Files: The list of reasons in the dropdown box is maintained at MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown . Typically you would delete a page if the contents are entirely inappropriate and do not match the purposes of the Wiki.
Can a sysop permanently delete a wiki page?
Normal and sysop users cannot permanently delete a wiki page, but sysops can delete a page such that it could still be restored. This is a deliberate design feature, and is an important part of why wikis work.
What happens when a page is deleted from mediwiki?
When “deleting” a page, the page is actually not deleted. MediaWiki will remove the page from the site In the event a page was deleted by accident, you can restore the page from the deleted pages list. To prevent users from defacing your MediWiki site, you can restrict teh users from accessing the site.
Is there a way to block access to MediaWiki?
Use the user blocking functionality to deprive a user of all edit access. MediaWiki does not include a possibility to give rights to separate users directly; instead rights are always given to a user group.
Where are the old files in MediaWiki after upgrading?
After upgrading to this version, you should ensure that the old files Chick.php, Nostalgia.php, Simple.php and Standard.php directly in the skins/ directory as well as the according subfolders inside the skins/ directory got removed. MediaWiki will log warnings if any of them are still found to help you remember.
How can I download MediaWiki to my computer?
If you cannot access the command line on your server, download the MediaWiki tarball to your local computer and use 7zip to extract the tarball on your local PC. After you extracted the files locally, use your favorite FTP client software to upload directories and files to the server. cPanel is a popular interface provided by many web hosts.