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Feel free to help yourself and others by completing it! Just edit the pages on <a target='_blank' class='urllink' href='http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/DocumentationIndex' rel='nofollow'>pmwiki.org</a>. You might want to follow or contribute to the <a target='_blank' class='urllink' href='http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/DocumentationGuidelines' rel='nofollow'>documentation guidelines</a>. </p> <div class='vspace'></div><h2><a name='contents' id='contents'></a> Table of Contents</h2> <ul><li><a href='DocumentationIndex.html#using'>Beginner Topics for Creating/Editing Pages</a> </li><li><a href='DocumentationIndex.html#intermed'>Intermediate Editing Topics</a> </li><li><a href='DocumentationIndex.html#struct'>Wiki Structures: Organizing and Protecting Pages</a> </li><li><a href='DocumentationIndex.html#admin'>PmWiki Site Administration</a> </li><li><a href='DocumentationIndex.html#misc'>About PmWiki</a> </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div><hr /> <div class='vspace'></div><h2><a name='using' id='using'></a> Beginner Topics for Creating and Editing Pages</h2> <ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='BasicEditing.html'>Basic editing</a> - Examples of common <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> page markup </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/CreatingNewPages'>Creating new pages</a> - How to add a page to the site </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Links'>Links</a> - Creating links to other places in the site or to an external URL </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Images'>Images</a> - Placing images in pages </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='TextFormattingRules.html'>Text formatting rules</a> - A large list of available <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> markup </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div><h2><a name='intermed' id='intermed'></a> Intermediate Editing Topics</h2> <ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Uploads'>Uploads</a> - Allow authors to upload files, also known as page attachments </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Tables'>Tables</a> - How to use the original type of table markup </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/TableDirectives'>Table directives</a> - Newer, more advanced type of table markup </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiStyles'>Wiki Styles</a> - Modify the color and other CSS style attributes of a page's contents <ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiStyleExamples'>WikiStyle examples</a> - More wikistyle demonstration </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div></li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PageDirectives'>Page directives</a> - Specify page titles, descriptions, etc., and display of various components </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/IncludeOtherPages'>Include other pages</a> - Insert the contents of other pages into a wiki page </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/InterMap'>Inter Map</a> links - System for defining links among (usually wiki) sites </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/ConditionalMarkup'>Conditional markup</a> - Use the (:if:) directive to include or exclude portions of a page </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PageVariables'>Page variables</a> - Variables that can be used in page markup <div class='vspace'></div></li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/MarkupMasterIndex'>Markup master index</a> - Everything you wanted to know about wiki markup but were afraid to ask </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/SimultaneousEdits'>Simultaneous edits</a> - Handling multiple attempts to edit a page nearly simultaneously </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div><h2><a name='struct' id='struct'></a> Organizing and Protecting Pages</h2> <ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiStructure'>Wiki structure</a> - Some options for organizing pages on the site </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiGroup'>Wiki Groups</a> - Organizing pages into wiki groups </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/GroupHeaders'>Group Headers</a> - Add content to the beginning of all pages in a <a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiGroup'>Wiki Group</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiTrails'>Wiki Trails</a> - Create navigation paths (trails) through pages </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PageHistory'>Page history</a> - View/recover previous versions of a page <div class='vspace'></div></li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Passwords'>Passwords</a> - Password protect pages and groups </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Categories'>Categories</a> - Organize pages into categories (like "tags" and "labels") </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PageLists'>Page lists</a> - Get lists of pages using (:pagelist:) and (:searchresults:) </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/DeletingPages'>Deleting pages</a> - How to remove pages from the site </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div><h2><a name='admin' id='admin'></a> <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> Site Administration</h2> <ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Installation'>Installation</a> - How to download and install <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='InitialSetupTasks.html'>Initial setup tasks</a> - First steps following a fresh installation </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/LocalCustomizations'>Local customizations</a> - Customize your installation </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Skins'>Skins</a> - Change your site's overall look and feel </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Upgrades'>Upgrades</a> - Upgrade your site to a newer version of <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> <div class='vspace'></div></li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/BackupAndRestore'>Backup and Restore</a> - Be prepared for disaster recovery </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PerGroupCustomizations'>Per-group customizations</a> - How to customize a subset of your wiki </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PasswordsAdmin'>Passwords administration</a> - Apply passwords to pages, wiki groups, or the entire site </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/AuthUser'>Auth User</a> - Identity-based authorization system (usernames and authorization groups) </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/UploadsAdmin'>Uploads administration</a> - Configure your site for file attachments <div class='vspace'></div></li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Internationalizations'>Internationalizations</a> - How to use translation pages and the <span class='wikiword'>XLPage</span>() function </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiFarms'>Wiki Farms</a> - Run multiple sites using one copy of PmWiki </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/CustomInterMap'>Custom InterMap</a> - The default <span class='wikiword'>InterMap</span> links, and how to create more of them </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/CustomMarkup'>Custom markup</a> - Create custom wiki markup as a local customization </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/CustomWikiStyles'>Custom WikiStyles</a> - The predefined <span class='wikiword'>WikiStyles</span> and how to define your own <div class='vspace'></div></li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/AvailableActions'>Available actions</a> - A list of descriptions for what ?action=XXX does </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Troubleshooting'>Troubleshooting</a> <a name='trouble' id='trouble'></a> - Advice for troubleshooting an installation </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Notify'>Notify</a> - Send email messages when pages are changed (but see also <a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WebFeeds'>web feeds</a>) </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WebFeeds'>Web feeds</a> - Provide RSS, Atom, and Dublin Core syndication feeds </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/RefCount'>Ref Count</a> - Find orphaned and missing pages <div class='vspace'></div></li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/UrlApprovals'>Url approvals</a> - Discourage "link spamming" with <em>urlapprove.php</em> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Variables'>Variables</a> - Variables available for local customization </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Functions'>Functions</a> - How some functions in pmwiki.php work </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PageFileFormat'>Page file format</a> - Create wiki formatted pages in bulk and for upload to your pmwiki site <div class='vspace'></div></li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/ChangesFromPmWiki1'>Changes from PmWiki 1</a> - Features of <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> 1.0 that have been changed or eliminated </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/UpgradingFromPmWiki1'>Upgrading from PmWiki 1</a> - Suggestions for upgrading a <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> 1.x installation to <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> 2 </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div><h2><a name='misc' id='misc'></a> About <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span></h2> <ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Audiences'>Audiences</a> - Describes the "audiences" for which <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> was designed </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Contributors'>Contributors</a> - Some contributors to <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span>'s development and improvement </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/MailingLists'>Mailing lists</a> - The email discussion lists available and their archives </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PmWikiPhilosophy'>Pm Wiki Philosophy</a> - Some of the ideas that guide the design and implementation of <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/DesignNotes'>Design notes</a> - Some of the features and notes about <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span>'s design decisions <div class='vspace'></div></li><li><a class='urllink' href='http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/References' rel='nofollow'>References</a> - Places where <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> has been written about </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Glossary'>Glossary</a> - Descriptions of various terms related to <span class='wikiword'>PmWiki</span> </li></ul><div class='vspace'></div><div style='display: none;' > <p>Note: The following pages are listed here so that they can include a #faq section and have the questions appear on the FAQ page. </p> <div class='vspace'></div><ul><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/AccessKeys'>Access Keys</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/BasicVariables'>Basic Variables</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/EditVariables'>Edit Variables</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/FilePermissions'>File Permissions</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/FmtPageName'>Fmt Page Name</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/I18nVariables'>I18n Variables</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/LayoutVariables'>Layout Variables</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/LinkVariables'>Link Variables</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/OtherVariables'>Other Variables</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PagelistVariables'>Pagelist Variables</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/PathVariables'>Path Variables</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Requirements'>Requirements</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/Security'>Security</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/SitePreferences'>Site Preferences</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/SkinTemplates'>Skin Templates</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/SpecialCharacters'>Special Characters</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/UploadVariables'>Upload Variables</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiAdministrator'>Wiki Administrator</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiPage'>Wiki Page</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiWikiWeb'>Wiki Wiki Web</a> </li><li><a class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/WikiWord'>Wiki Word</a> </li></ul></div> </div> </td> </tr></table> <!--PageFooterFmt--> <table id='wikifoot' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' align='center'> <tr><td class='passwordlink' colspan='2'>If you would like to help improve this site, please <a class='wikilink' href='../Main/ContactUs.html'>Contact Us</a> and we will give you the password to edit pages.</td></tr> <tr> <td class='lastmod'>Page last modified on July 21, 2006, at 06:27 AM <a class='pmwikiinfolink' href="../Main/PmWikiInfo.html">PmWiki Info</a></td> <td class='footnav'><div style='text-align: right;' > <p><a rel='nofollow' class='wikilink' href='http://www.artificialworlds.net/freeguide/PmWiki/DocumentationIndex?action=edit'>Edit</a> - 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