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This page and the contents of the Help namespace cover the Wiki software used on this server: Mediawiki.
If you are new to Wikis and MediaWiki in particular then you should consult the official '''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Mediawiki Handbook]''' for information on using this wiki. Users of other wikis (e.g. DokuWiki/JD-Wiki) should make themself familiar with the slightly different [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_reference text formatting and wikitext syntax].

==Recommended readings==
'''Please read the [http://help.joomla.org/workshop/documents/Editorial%20Style%20Guide%20v1.0.5.pdf Joomla! Editorial Style Guide]''' and have a look at our list of '''[[Project:W2W|Words to Watch]]'''.
* List of  [[local wiki templates]] that can be used in your wiki pages.  [[:Category:Wiki Templates|Wiki Templates]] reduce repetition, [[:Category:Typing-aid templates|typing]], and are the basis of [[Modular Documentation]].
* List of [[local wiki extensions]] that have been installed on this wiki.  Extensions provide additionally functionality to the wiki such as [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi syntax highlighting], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ImageMap image maps], and [[Special:Linksearch|link search]].
* List of [[local interwiki links]] that are available on this wiki.  These provide useful shortcuts to creating URLs to other websites including the Joomla! forum, help screens and issue tracker; as well as links to the [http://php.net/manual PHP documentation] or [[wikipedia:Main_Page|Wikipedia]].
'''Wiki Manual''':
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax|Extended [Image:] syntax]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Gallery_tag|&lt;gallery> tag]]
* [[mwhelp:HTML in wikitext|HTML in wikitext]] (if you have to)
* [[mwhelp:Footnotes|References and footnotes]] using &lt;ref> and &lt;references />
* [[mwhelp:Category|Categories]] in MediaWiki
* [[mwhelp:Special pages|Special pages]] provide useful information; [[Special:Specialpages|explore them here]]

== Discussions ==
*'''Talk pages''': Every article and each user has an associated page where messages can be left. These are separate namespaces, "Talk:" and "User talk:". ''Anonymous'' users have been disabled on this wiki.
*'''Message notification''': user gets a "You have new messages" notice if someone else has edited their user discussion page
*'''Automatic signature''': Just type three tildes (~) when you edit, and on saving the page, it will be replaced with your user name and a link to your user page. If you use four tildes, the current date will be added as well. Mainly intended for Talk pages.
* Support for '''emailing users''' through the wiki (email address not shown to the user)

[[Category:Help pages that could be improved]]