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Many different skins are currently available for Mediawiki. If you don't see one you like here, then you can have us design one for you. Following are some examples of skin modifications we have done for our clients.


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[edit] Extensions, Consulting, Hosting, Management


Here are some good Extensions to install on your wiki:

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Preloader

Key anti-spam extensions I've identifed:

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit - With Captcha if possible at SiteGround - anyone know if this required tool is/can be installed:http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AntiSpoof http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Newuserlog http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/SpamBlacklist_extension http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Username_Blacklist Evaluate continuation of the use of Bad Behavior extension - we use it here currently http://e-democracy.org/wiki http://www.bad-behavior.ioerror.us/category/mediawiki/

Some fun extensions:

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AddHTML http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmailObfuscator http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Inputbox http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CharInsert http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:BreadCrumbs http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VideoFlash http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:FlashMP3 http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SimpleFeed http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Spellcheck http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Simple_Forms http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:FormMailer http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ShareThis


[edit] Extensions Created by User:Nad

- A simple to implement security extension
- Allows dynamic tree-views to be made with bullet-list syntax
- Shows how to add new built in variables
- Dynamically adds a new hook to intercept database row requests
- A taghook which allows ActionScript to render as an embedded SWF movie.
- Using normal wikitext articles to define skin content and layout
- Adds a hook called "CategoryHook" which allows rules-based categorisation, adds a parser-function for categorisation and adds a parser-function for checking if the current title is a member of a given category
- Makes recent-changes and watchlists render in nice columns for easier reading, see this example
- a very simple calendar extension which renders a table of all the months in the year with each day being a wiki article
- adds a new parser function called #when which expands to easily queryable time categorisation
- Allows mass deletion of articles by DPL query (based on mw:Extension:Nuke by Brion Vibber
- Manage the InterWiki list from a file
- Logs usage of the search box and allows reporting of keyword totals during given time periods
- Send fully rendered articles with embedded CSS to users, groups or contact lists
- Allows emails to be sent to and appended to articles in the wiki using pagename@your-wiki-domain
- A parser-function for adding CSS's to articles
- Divides wiki into private and public by domain name, but allows unrestricted access to articles in a public category.
- Formats and sends posted forms to email recipients
- Loads Javascript files from selected files or directories without duplication
- Allows a list of currently active users to be embedded into a page using a template
- Creates a new MediaWiki log for user logins and logout events
- Allows articles containing XML to be returned as raw XML with associated XSLT applied if required
- A template which can be added to an article to make it synchronise with a file
- Add a message to newly created user's talk pages

[edit] Current Development

- Allow articles to be held at a particular revision until subsequent edits are authorised by a user with sufficient permissions
- Allows dynamic content areas called tags which can be switched between pre-selected states by clicking. The states can contain normal content such as images and categorisation links
- A set of simple mechanisms for making and processing forms
- Allows dynamic tree-views to be made with bullet-list syntax
- Use simple template-syntax to create live portlets that update dynamically without the need for polling
- Composes a book from articles in a category and exports as a PDF file
- Using normal wikitext articles to define skin content and layout

[edit] On the back burner

- A parser function which works like a template but the content is in a moveable panel which floats over the page instead of embedding in the page.
- A special page for backing up and restoring multiple wikis on a server

[edit] Obslolete or Abandoned

- A MediaWiki hack giving XML properties to articles
- try mw:Extension:Pdf Book and/or mw:Extension:Pdf Export instead
- Allows expandable/collapsable tables to be created similar to WikiNews
- Create links which control visibility of areas by CSS class
Extensions


Customer Service

I have just completed a rather large heldesk integration for a well known and sometimes liked carbon offsetting firm. I have attached a mindmap of the customer service process for those that might be interested. --phalseid 03:49, 4 August 2007 (NZST)

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Syndicate Content in your Wiki: And feed yourself!

Here is a fun one. RSS content inside your wiki page? One of our clients wanted to include syndicated content is his wiki. Up to the challenge, wikiexpert installed Extension:RSS_Reader, which works surprisingly well! For those of you that don't know, RSS is a great way to get content on your site, and help out with some food for search engines. Not content to stop with content from outside, we feed the site a taste of it's own medicine....an RSS feed of it's own recent changes.

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email to wiki article page

There is an interesting thread here that i would like to reference. I would like to resurrect my email to wiki-article request, and put a bounty on it. I have a big need for this for project management; but i want it to be well-thought out (no spam, users only, etc) aran, would you care to bid for a wiki extension to receive email to an existing article or to create it? --phalseid 09:15, 25 May 2007 (NZST)

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SemanticMediaWiki Extension Installed

Now that we've upgraded to MediaWiki 1.10 we're able to install the SemanticMediaWiki (SMW) extension without needing to modify any of the MediaWiki include files.

SMW is an extension of MediaWiki with semantic technology, thus turning it into a semantic wiki. While articles in MediaWiki are just plain texts, SMW allows users to add structured data, comparable to the data one would usually store in a database. SMW uses the fact that such data is already contained in many articles: users just need to "mark" the according places so that the system can extract the relevant data without understanding the rest of the text. With this information, SMW can help to search, organise, browse, evaluate, and share the wiki's content.

As well as adding the ability to include relational links within article content, SMW adds many new special pages for querying and maintaining the data, such as Export pages to RDF, Search by relation and Semantic search.

Semantic MediaWiki is used on many other sites and has also been featured in the press. I've also installed a companion extension called SemanticForms which allows you to have forms for adding and editing data on your wiki, without any programming.

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Wikichat

Checkout this cool new extension that our expert User:Firebreatherallows users to chat real-time on wiki article pages, in addition to the standard "Discussion" page.

  

Feedback

Just some of our feedback...

Peder is a one-of-a-kind MediaWiki specialist, completed the assignment fast and overcame some pretty tricky hurdles with ease. I can fully recommend Peder to anybody that needs MediaWiki work done. I will definitely work with him again!

Peder, we officially lauched the new SKIN yesterday on our annual show. It's been a success. Thanks for your very important contribution. The first of many, I'm sure! Everything has been working fine! The job is done and I've just rated the project. Congratulations!

Working with wikiexpert was great! It's nice to have a true *expert* to turn to. Communication was great, the work was flawless and on time. I look forward for more wiki projects with wikiexpert in the future!

Very smart, and technically efficient outfit. Helped me take idea for a project and translate it into technical language.

Very thoughtful, made excellent suggestions to get project finished on time and on budget. I would highly recommend.



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What we do:


  • We sell something other than software. We provide you with data management, administrative skills, and professional experience.
  • customers come to us because we offer something unique and valuable
    • a web-based donor, event, and member management system.
  • We have clients from all over the country since you can access your data database via the web.
  • We leverage our skills in business processes. We know the right tool to use for the right situation.
  • We create alliances with partners who provide adjacent, necessary, and complimentary skills. We do data development and management, another expert does your web design, another expert does marketing, etc.

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SWOT-What here makes the most money and what do i want to focus on? Customer_Service

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