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Jiggywikki's forums are adapted wiki pages that are automatically organised with index pages. Using a forum is simple. Each forum has an input box that allows you to type a title for a new page and press a button to create it. The page is loaded with a template, which ensures that the page has the correct category for indexing. It's important not to delete this template when you write your message. | |||
Once the page is saved, it will show in a list of all pages in that forum. Other contributors can then add to the page in the same way as to other wiki pages. Pages with new messages are shown in the list as bold | Once the page is saved, it will show in a list of all pages in that forum. Other contributors can then add to the page in the same way as to other wiki pages. Pages with new messages are shown in the list as bold. You can also view recent changes for the forum by clicking the link above the forum list. | ||
==Adding new forums== | ==Adding new forums== | ||
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A new forum can be added by editing [[Forum:Index]]. This isn't necessary to make the forums work, as the two default forums are ready to use, but it can be useful in an active community. | A new forum can be added by editing [[Forum:Index]]. This isn't necessary to make the forums work, as the two default forums are ready to use, but it can be useful in an active community. | ||
To add a forum, the following code (copied from this page, not from the source) should be added to '''Forum:Index''' | To add a forum, the following code (copied from this page, not from the source) should be added to '''Forum:Index''', after the previous <nowiki></forum></nowiki> tag if there are any. | ||
<nowiki><forum> | <nowiki><forum> | ||
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<table width="100%"><tr><td><!-- You could create (or transclude) a forum header here --></td><td width="50%">< | <table width="100%"><tr><td><!-- You could create (or transclude) a forum header here --></td><td width="50%"><createbox> | ||
break=no | break=no | ||
prefix=Forum: | prefix=Forum: | ||
preload=Template:Forumheader/</nowiki><span style="color:red"><nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki></span><nowiki> | preload=Template:Forumheader/</nowiki><span style="color:red"><nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki></span><nowiki> | ||
buttonlabel=Add new topic | buttonlabel=Add new topic | ||
</ | </createbox></td></tr></table> | ||
<table class="forumlist" width="100%"><tr><th class="forum_title" align="left">Topic</th> | <table class="forumlist" width="100%"><tr><th class="forum_title" align="left">Topic</th> | ||
<th class="forum_edited" align="left">Last Edit</th> | <th class="forum_edited" align="left">Last Edit</th> | ||
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Again, "Name of forum" needs to be changed to the new forum's name. Once this is saved, the forum is complete. | Again, "Name of forum" needs to be changed to the new forum's name. Once this is saved, the forum is complete. | ||
As with many elements of | As with many elements of Jiggywikki, many aspects of this can be changed. The layout, the template style, the items shown in the index, the new messages icon.... you could, for example, have an image appear automatically at the top of each page added, or have new messages show in red text. It's also possible to use the same code as above to make subforums such as "Forum:Help/technical". For this, the first code should be put into the parent forum page instead of the index. The inputbox forms can also have an instructional template above with the editintro parameter. | ||
[[Category:Help|Forums]] | [[Category:Help|Forums]] | ||