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<p style="background: pink; color: black; text-align:left;">This page starts with a mirror of this page: http://organizedpower.org/empower/User:United/Installation-Configuration. A configuration error on the Organized Power Wiki prevents editorial updates as of 06:33, 21 December 2011 (PST).</p>

== Research Notes ==
; Evaluating additional resources to potentially install.

* [[mediawikiwiki:Manual:FAQ|Manual:FAQ]]
* [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Programmer's_guide_to_SMW Programmer's guide to SMW]

=== Extensions ===
* [[mediawikiwiki:Category:Video player extensions|Category:Video player extensions]]

* [http://paulgu.com/wiki/FLV_Player MediaWiki FLV Player] ([http://paulgu.com/wiki/Home Paul Gu])
: Add your own Flash video.

* [http://ryandlane.com/blog/2009/05/15/must-have-and-promising-extensions-for-a-coporate-mediawiki-instance/ Must have and promising extensions for a corporate MediaWiki instance]

* [http://www.etcwiki.org/wiki/Best_mediawiki_extensions Best mediawiki extensions]

* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:AuthorProtect|Extension:AuthorProtect]]
: This extension allows page authors to protect pages from non-authors on a page-by-page basis. Can also assign ''author'' rights via [[Special:ListGroupRights|GroupPermissions]] to [[Organized Power:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrats]] to facilitate copy editing and other maintenance tasks to articles in which rights are assigned to a particular author.

* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:NoTitle|Extension:NoTitle]]
: Just put __NOTITLE__ on any pages where you want to hide the title.

* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:BrettCrumbs|Extension:BrettCrumbs]]
: BrettCrumbs is a play on words for BreadCrumbs Navigation. This form of navigation assumes that you have created your wiki pages in a hierarchy based on the forward slash ("/") character.
:: Example: <nowiki>http://www.yourmediawiki.org?title=foo/bar/ray</nowiki>
:: Breadcrumb: <small>[[MediaWiki|home]] < [[foo]] < [[bar]] < ray </small>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+<big>[http://code.google.com/p/mediawiki/ Jean-Lou Dupont's mediawiki extensions] to sift through.</big>
|-
! Task !! Solution
|-
| Securely add Widgets || [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:SecureWidgets|Extension:SecureWidgets]]
|-
| Have local/remote links through an image || [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:ImageLink|Extension:ImageLink]]
|-
| Securely add unrestricted HTML or Javascript to a page || [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:SecureHTML|Extension:SecureHTML]]
|-
| Securely add unrestricted PHP || [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:SecurePHP|Extension:SecurePHP]]
|-
| Have per-page or per-namespace header and/or footer || [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:HeaderFooter|Extension:HeaderFooter]]
|-
| Add social rating tool || [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:JSKitRating|Extension:JSKitRating]]
|-
| Add meta tags to a page's HEAD || [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:MetaTags|Extension:MetaTags]]
|-
| Preload text on first edit on a per-namespace basis || [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:PreloadManager|Extension:PreloadManager]]
|-
| Customize the sidebar || [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:SidebarEx|Extension:SidebarEx]]
|-
|}

==== From [http://blog.bn2vs.com/ Blog of Jeroen De Dauw] (WikiWorks) ====
* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:Survey|Extension:Survey]]
: Survey is a MediaWiki extension that allows administrators to define surveys that can then be shown to specified groups of users.
* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:Contest|Extension:Contest]]
: Contest extension that allows users to participate in admin defined contest challenges. Via a judging interface, judges can discuss and vote on submissions.

== Other Platforms ==
=== Crabgrass ===
* [http://crabgrass.riseuplabs.org/ Welcome to Crabgrass]
: Crabgrass is a software libre web application designed for social networking, group collaboration and network organizing. Our goal is to create communication tools that are tailored specifically to meet the needs of bottom up grassroots organizing. The internet may herald a deep change in democratic communication, but the internet is simultaneously the most effective tool for mass surveillance ever devised. Crabgrass is a secure alternative to for-profit social networking and organizing platforms.

* [https://we.riseup.net/crabgrass/page-types All About Crabgrass]
: Asset Tool
: Decision Making Tools
::- Straw Poll
::- The Ballot
: Discussion
: Event
: Private Messaging
: Task List
: Wiki

=== CiviCRM (Formerly [[wikipedia:CivicSpace|CivicSpace]], CivicSpace On Demand and Groundswell.) ===
* [http://civicrm.org/ CiviCRM]
; The Free and Open Source Solution for the Civic Sector
: CiviCRM is a free, libre and open source software constituent relationship management solution. CiviCRM is web-based, internationalized, and designed specifically to meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups. Integration with both Drupal and Joomla! content management systems gives you the tools to connect, communicate and activate your supporters and constituents.
:- '''civiCASE:''' Case management for clients and constituents.
:- '''civiCONTRIBUTE:''' Online fundraising and donor management.
:- '''civiEVENT:''' Online event registration and participant tracking.
:- '''civiMEMBER:''' Online signup and membership management.
:- '''civiMAIL:''' Personalized email blasts and newsletters.
:- '''civiREPORT:''' Report generation and template management.
:: '''NOTE:''' The old CivicSpace URL -- http://civicspacelabs.org/ -- now redirects to http://www.gifthub.org/.

== Collaborative Methods ==

=== Occupy Cafe ===
* [http://www.occupycafe.org/ Occupy Cafe]
: The purpose of ''Occupy Cafe'' is to serve and expand the Occupy movement and to support the conversation it has ignited into the wider world. Real and meaningful change for good comes when WE THE PEOPLE stand, speak and act together, cooperatively and collaboratively.
; Occupy Cafe on PortlandWiki
* http://portlandwiki.org/File:Ocuppy-cafe.jpg
* http://portlandwiki.org/OP_Gathering_of_Solidarity_and_Support

=== Open Space Technology ===
* [[wikipedia:Open-space technology|Open Space Technology]]

=== World Café ===
* [http://www.theworldcafe.com/about.html About The World Café]

== NOTES: Installation & Configuration ==

; 1 December 2011 -- Installed patches listed below to upgrade to [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki 1.18|MediaWiki 1.18]].
:- Patch to previous version (1.18.0rc1), without interface text: http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.18/mediawiki-1.18.0.patch.gz
:- Interface text changes: http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.18/mediawiki-i18n-1.18.0.patch.gz
:: See: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000105.html

; 24 November 2011 -- Code Base Installed
: http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.18/mediawiki-1.18.0rc1.tar.gz

== Original Front Page ==
'''MediaWiki has been successfully installed.'''

Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

== Getting started ==
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]

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−	<p style="background: pink; color: black; text-align:left;">This ~~page starts with a~~ mirror ~~of this page: http://~~organizedpower~~.org/empower/User~~:~~United/Installation~~-~~Configuration. A~~ configuration ~~error on the Organized Power Wiki prevents editorial updates as of 06:33, 21 December 2011 (PST)~~.</p>	+	<p style="background: pink; color: black; text-align:left;">This article was originally started to mirror content on the [[organizedpower:\|Organized Power wiki]] while administer was trouble-shoot configuration issues.</p>

−	~~== Research Notes ==~~	+	; Please See [[organizedpower:User:United/Installation & Configuration\|User:United/Installation & Configuration]]
−	; ~~Evaluating additional resources to potentially install.~~
−
−	* [[~~mediawikiwiki~~:~~Manual:FAQ\|Manual:FAQ]]~~
−	* [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Programmer's_guide_to_SMW Programmer's guide to SMW]
−
−	~~=== Extensions ===~~
−	* [[mediawikiwiki:Category:Video player extensions\|Category:Video player extensions]]
−
−	* [http://paulgu.com/wiki/FLV_Player MediaWiki FLV Player] ([http://paulgu.com/wiki/Home Paul Gu])
−	~~: Add your own Flash video.~~
−
−	* [http://ryandlane.com/blog/2009/05/15/must-have-and-promising-extensions-for-a-coporate-mediawiki-instance/ Must have and promising extensions for a corporate MediaWiki instance]
−
−	* [http://www.etcwiki.org/wiki/Best_mediawiki_extensions Best mediawiki extensions]
−
−	* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:AuthorProtect\|Extension:AuthorProtect]]
−	: This extension allows page authors to protect pages from non-authors on a page-by-page basis. Can also assign ''author'' rights via [[Special:ListGroupRights\|GroupPermissions]] to [[Organized Power:Bureaucrats\|Bureaucrats]] to facilitate copy editing and other maintenance tasks to articles in which rights are assigned to a particular author.
−
−	* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:NoTitle\|Extension:NoTitle]]
−	~~: Just put __NOTITLE__ on any pages where you want to hide the title.~~
−
−	* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:BrettCrumbs\|Extension:~~BrettCrumbs]]~~
−	~~: BrettCrumbs is a play on words for BreadCrumbs Navigation. This form of navigation assumes that you have created your wiki pages in a hierarchy based on the forward slash ("~~/~~") character.~~
−	~~:: Example: <nowiki>http://www.yourmediawiki.org?title=foo/bar/ray</nowiki>~~
−	~~:: Breadcrumb: <small>[[MediaWiki\|home]] < [[foo]] < [[bar]] < ray </small>~~
−
−	~~{\| class="wikitable sortable"~~
−	~~\|+<big>[http://code.google.com/p/mediawiki/ Jean-Lou Dupont's mediawiki extensions] to sift through.</big>~~
−	\|-
−	~~! Task !! Solution~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| Securely add Widgets \|\| [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:SecureWidgets\|Extension:SecureWidgets]]~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| Have local/remote links through an image \|\| [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:ImageLink\|Extension:ImageLink]]~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| Securely add unrestricted HTML or Javascript to a page \|\| [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:SecureHTML\|Extension:SecureHTML]]~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| Securely add unrestricted PHP \|\| [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:SecurePHP\|Extension:SecurePHP]]~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| Have per-page or per-namespace header and/or footer \|\| [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:HeaderFooter\|Extension:HeaderFooter]]~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| Add social rating tool \|\| [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:JSKitRating\|Extension:JSKitRating]]~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| Add meta tags to a page's HEAD \|\| [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:MetaTags\|Extension:MetaTags]]~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| Preload text on first edit on a per-namespace basis \|\| [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:PreloadManager\|Extension:PreloadManager]]~~
−	\|-
−	~~\| Customize the sidebar \|\| [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:SidebarEx\|Extension:SidebarEx]]~~
−	\|-
−	\|}
−
−	~~==== From [http://blog.bn2vs.com/ Blog of Jeroen De Dauw] (WikiWorks) ====~~
−	* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:Survey\|Extension:Survey]]
−	~~: Survey is a MediaWiki extension that allows administrators to define surveys that can then be shown to specified groups of users.~~
−	* [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:Contest\|Extension:Contest]]
−	~~: Contest extension that allows users to participate in admin defined contest challenges. Via a judging interface, judges can discuss and vote on submissions.~~
−
−	~~== Other Platforms ==~~
−	~~=== Crabgrass ===~~
−	* [http://crabgrass.riseuplabs.org/ Welcome to Crabgrass]
−	: Crabgrass is a software libre web application designed for social networking, group collaboration and network organizing. Our goal is to create communication tools that are tailored specifically to meet the needs of bottom up grassroots organizing. The internet may herald a deep change in democratic communication, but the internet is simultaneously the most effective tool for mass surveillance ever devised. Crabgrass is a secure alternative to for-profit social networking and organizing platforms.
−
−	* [https://we.riseup.net/crabgrass/page-types All About Crabgrass]
−	~~: Asset Tool~~
−	~~: Decision Making Tools~~
−	~~::- Straw Poll~~
−	~~::- The Ballot~~
−	~~: Discussion~~
−	~~: Event~~
−	~~: Private Messaging~~
−	~~: Task List~~
−	~~: Wiki~~
−
−	~~=== CiviCRM (Formerly [[wikipedia:CivicSpace\|CivicSpace]], CivicSpace On Demand and Groundswell.) ===~~
−	* [http://civicrm.org/ CiviCRM]
−	~~; The Free and Open Source Solution for the Civic Sector~~
−	: CiviCRM is a free, libre and open source software constituent relationship management solution. CiviCRM is web-based, internationalized, and designed specifically to meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups. Integration with both Drupal and Joomla! content management systems gives you the tools to connect, communicate and activate your supporters and constituents.
−	~~:- '''civiCASE:''' Case management for clients and constituents.~~
−	~~:- '''civiCONTRIBUTE:''' Online fundraising and donor management.~~
−	~~:- '''civiEVENT:''' Online event registration and participant tracking.~~
−	~~:- '''civiMEMBER:''' Online signup and membership management.~~
−	~~:- '''civiMAIL:''' Personalized email blasts and newsletters.~~
−	~~:- '''civiREPORT:''' Report generation and template management.~~
−	~~:: '''NOTE:''' The old CivicSpace URL -- http://civicspacelabs.org/ -- now redirects to http://www.gifthub.org/.~~
−
−	~~== Collaborative Methods ==~~
−
−	~~=== Occupy Cafe ===~~
−	* [http://www.occupycafe.org/ Occupy Cafe]
−	: The purpose of ''Occupy Cafe'' is to serve and expand the Occupy movement and to support the conversation it has ignited into the wider world. Real and meaningful change for good comes when WE THE PEOPLE stand, speak and act together, cooperatively and collaboratively.
−	~~; Occupy Cafe on PortlandWiki~~
−	* http://portlandwiki.org/File:Ocuppy-cafe.jpg
−	* http://portlandwiki.org/OP_Gathering_of_Solidarity_and_Support
−
−	~~=== Open Space Technology ===~~
−	* [[wikipedia:Open-space technology\|Open Space Technology]]
−
−	~~=== World Café ===~~
−	* [http://www.theworldcafe.com/about.html About The World Café]
−
−
−	~~== NOTES:~~ Installation & Configuration ==
−
−	~~; 1 December 2011 -- Installed patches listed below to upgrade to [[mediawikiwiki:MediaWiki 1.18~~\|~~MediaWiki 1.18]].~~
−	~~:- Patch to previous version (1.18.0rc1), without interface text: http~~:/~~/download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.18/mediawiki-1.18.0.patch.gz~~
−	~~:- Interface text changes: http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.18/mediawiki-i18n-1.18.0.patch.gz~~
−	~~:: See: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2011-November/000105.html~~
−
−	~~; 24 November 2011 -- Code Base Installed~~
−	~~: http://download.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.18/mediawiki-1.18.0rc1.tar.gz~~
−
−	~~== Original Front Page ==~~
−	~~'''MediaWiki has been successfully installed.'''~~
−
−	~~Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.~~
−
−	~~== Getting started ==~~
−	* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration ~~settings list]~~
−	* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
−	* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]