Professional wikis / Mark Choate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Choate, Mark (Mark S.)

Series:

Programmer to programmer

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wikis (Computer science).

Web sites.

MediaWiki (Electronic resource).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Wikis

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Publishing, Inc., c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book shows you how to install, use, manage, and extend a wiki using MediaWiki-the wiki engine used to power Wikipedia. You'll learn wiki terminology, how to create user accounts and new pages, and find your way around the wiki. Special focus is placed on how wikis are used in software and web development projects and how their capabilities ideally suit a specific environment and audience. You'll quickly come to discover why wikis are a valuable addition for any organization that wants to increase productivity using web-based collaboration tools.

Contents:

Professional Wikis; About the Author; Credits; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Who Should Read This Book; How This Book Is Organized; Where to Find More Information; Conventions; Source Code; Errata; p2p.wrox.com; Chapter 1: Wikis at Work; Wiki History; Web Content Management Systems; When to Wiki; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing MediaWiki; Development Environment; Installing the Prerequisites; Installing MediaWiki; Configuring Short URLs; Summary; Chapter 3: Getting Started with MediaWiki; The MediaWiki Application; Fresh Wiki; Wiki Pages; Namespaces; User Actions; Actions; Summary

Chapter 4: Writing and Editing ContentWriting for the Web; Writing and Editing; Creating Links; Formatting and Styles; Headings; Block-Level Elements; Lists; Tables; HTML on Wiki Pages; Editing Alternatives; Summary; Chapter 5: Images and Files; File Uploads; Image Linking and Embedding; Uploading Documents; Summary; Chapter 6: Page Actions and Version Control; How Pages Work; Actions; Redirects; Special Pages; Summary; Chapter 7: Information Architecture: Organizing Your Wiki; How Users Find Information; Site Navigation; Search; Category Pages; Improving Findability; Wiki Gardening; Summary

Chapter 8: Magic Words, Templates, and SkinsMagic Words; Templates; User Interface; Summary; Chapter 9: Extensions; MediaWiki Hooks; XML Tag Extensions; Parser Functions; Parser Functions with Messages; Hook Extensions; Special Pages; Summary; Chapter 10: The MediaWiki API; Bots: pywikipedia.py; API.php; Summary; Chapter 11: Wiki Performance; Wikipedia Architecture; Caching; Improving Performance; Maintenance Scripts; Summary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611222512

9781281222510

1281222518

9780470281994

0470281995

OCLC:

646743034