Upcoming: review of book on Mediawiki
I was quite happy to learn about a new book on Mediawiki called MediaWiki Administrators’ Tutorial Guide. I wonder if it is the first book on Mediawiki? Anyone? Update: see comments!
Mediawiki is the open source software backbone of Wikipedia and a very popular choice for many other wiki’s as well.
Mid March I plan to be reviewing the book here, which I very much look forward to considering a few wiki initiatives I have in mind. Having an up-to-date dedicated book is so much better that trying to surf you way though often fragmented information on the Internet. And of course, I can read a book on the train!
A brief overview of what to expect:
- Installing MediaWiki and getting started quickly
- Using special pages and domains
- Running multiple wikis from a single installation
- Incorporating images, multimedia, and advanced formatting
- Structuring your wiki from the start for easy navigation as it grows
- Managing users and protecting pages from vandalism
- Creating new MediaWiki templates
Update: please find my interview with the author
Update: here is the review
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posted Mar 1, 12:08 AM on Mar 01, 2007 |
category: Wiki
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the springer book on wikis from the fall covers mediawiki pretty well also.
— jeremy hunsinger Mar 1, 06:09 AM #
Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for stopping by here and reminding me of that Spinger book! I had seen it but it slipped my mind.
For the readers: the other book is called Wiki: web collaboration.
From the reviews I learn that it covers the basics of Mediawiki and actually has more info on Twiki, another wiki engine.
— Marcel Mar 1, 10:06 AM #