MediaWiki

Syntax

Below are how to typeset and format things in Mediawiki properly

Code

Inline code can by represented with <code></code>
Code blocks should be like:

<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">
// ... my code here
</syntaxhighlight>

Math

Math is written in standard latex syntax inside of <math></math>.

• Beware: Do not use ||, use \Vert instead.

Images

See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images

Advanced

Importing Templates From Wikipedia

Link

1. Go to Wikipedia's Special:Export
2. Type in the templates you want. E.g.

Template:Key press
Template:Key press/doc

3. Check include templates and download the file
4. Go to your wiki's Special:Import
5. Import the file.

Restricting Access

The best way to restrict access is to create a separate wiki.
However, there do exist extensions to manage access at the page-level.
See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Page_specific_user_rights_extensions
One such extension is Semantic ACL which requires Semantic Mediawiki.

TODO

• Find a way to insert text files into mediawiki (either via upload or as text).
  • These should be downloadable with a link.
  • Bonus if .js files and WebGL shaders can be made runnable.

Writing Extensions

PHP Hooks

See Mediawikiwiki:Manual:Hooks

ParserAfterTidy

• This is only called for new sections of pages, not necessarily the entire page.

JS Hooks

See mw.hook documentation