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=Migration Procedure=
=Migration Procedure=


==Phase 2a: Categorization==
===Phase 1 - Text Migration:===
All pages need to be in categories in order to be backed-up efficiently with the Export Utility (see below)
Make sure all pages on the calontiri wikispace have been successfully migrated to this new wiki.  I'm just worrying about text content at this point.  Broken images and Categories will be dealt with in Phase 2.


For now, Uncategorized pages will be categorized as "Need Work" in order to get them exportable as quickly as possible.
*Open:
**http://scaheraldry.wikispaces.com/Names and/or
**http://scaheraldry.wikispaces.com/Armory on the scaheraldry wikispace
**(since Names and Armory are the bulk of the pages on the old wikispace).


==Phase 2b: Prettification==
*Cross-reference with:
**"[[Uncategorized Pages]]" and
**[[:Category:Pages with broken file links]]
**Since that's where the majority of the pages are conveniently listed
**Open the migrated page on the new wiki to make sure it isn't just a blank page.
 
*See below: Pages that didn't migrate successfully for for more details on how to move pages.
 
===Phase 2:===
Make sure the new pages are pretty.
Make sure the new pages are pretty.


*Check on:
*Check on:
**"[[Uncategorized Pages]]" and
**"[[Uncategorized Pages]]" and
**[[:Category:Pages with broken file links]] and
**[[:Category:Pages with broken file links]]
**[[:Category:Need Work]]
**Since where the pages with problems are conveniently listed
**Since where the pages with various problems are listed
 
*For reference, open on the old wiki:
**http://scaheraldry.wikispaces.com/Names and/or
**http://scaheraldry.wikispaces.com/Armory on the scaheraldry wikispace
**(since Names and Armory are the bulk of the pages on the old wikispace).
 
*Fix formatting problems, mostly commonly damaged: 
**Bullet lists (* code or use bullet icon on VisualEditor Bar), and
**italics (' ' code or Ctrl-I or under <u>''A''</u> on VisualEditor Bar)
*Make sure images are okay (if not, see instructions below)
*Add categories to the bottom of the new page - Category:People, Category:Vatavian, Category:Scribe, etc.
**on VisualEditor, the Category tool is found under the stacked triple - icon on the right side between the ? icon and the pencil icon
*Save the changes.
 
Click on any new categories you just created and make sure their parent categories are correct.
 
==Pages that didn't migrate sucessfully==
Find old unmoved page on scaheraldry wikispace
 
*Right-click on any images and save to a folder on your computer to be uploaded to the new wiki in Phase 2.
 
*Open the old page for editing.
*Convert view to Wikitext Editor using the menu "down arrow" on the right side of the edit bar
*Copy the encoding.
 
Create the new page on scaheraldry.info
 
*Put the new page name in the search bar
*Click on the name in the search results where it prompts to '''Create the page "_____" on this wiki!'''
*Paste the encoding from the old page into the edit box.
*Correct the formatting problems as above.
*Deal with images as below.
 
*Add categories to the bottom of the new page - Category:Names, Category:Russian Names, Category:Charges, etc.
*Save the new page.
 
Upload the images you saved above:


*Fix formatting problems. Mostly commonly damaged:  
*You have to be logged into your account to upload images
**Bullet lists (* code), and
*Click on the "Upload File" button in the left toolbar in a separate tab and follow the instructions
**italics (' ' code)
*Cut and Paste the image file name (Image.gif, etc. ) into the appropriate command <nowiki>[[File:Image.gif|right|Description]]</nowiki>
*Make sure images are okay (if not, see instructions above)
*Label images as appropriate
*Add categories to the bottom of the new page - Category:Names, Category:Armory, Category:English Names, etc.
 
Click on any new categories you just created and make sure their parent categories are correct.
 
Go back to old wikispace page
 
*Change tag from "people" to "people moved", etc.
*Add note at top of old page, ''"This page has been moved to scaheraldry.info"''
*Lock the old page (under the ... button)
 
[[File:Blankpicture.png|right|Person Placeholder]]
 
[[File:BLANK TN.GIF|right|Blank Device Placeholder]]
 
==Pages that migrated sucessfully==
Find new migrated page on calontiri.info
 
*Fix formatting problems.  Bullet lists (* or use icon on VisualEditor Bar), and italics (' ' or Ctrl-I) often don't convert properly.
*Make sure images are okay (if not, see instructions below)
*Add categories to the bottom of the new page - Category:Names, Category:Armory, Category:References, etc.
**The full command is <nowiki>[[Category:Names]]</nowiki>, etc.
**The full command is <nowiki>[[Category:Names]]</nowiki>, etc.
**Don't have to put in all possible categories to begin with, but the main category such as Names or Armory at least
**Don't have to put in all possible categories to begin with, but the main category such as Names or Armory at least
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Click on any new categories you just created and make sure their parent categories are correct.
Click on any new categories you just created and make sure their parent categories are correct.


= Creating New Accounts =
Go back to old wikispace page
New users can be created by sysops ("bureaucrats"), in the following manner:


# Go to Special:Userlogin, when logged in as a sysop.
*Change tag from "people" to "people moved" or from "event" to "event moved"
# Click on "Create an account" link to get to the account creation form.
*Add note at top of old page, ''"This page has been moved to scaheraldry.info"''
# Enter the username and the new user's email address, and click the "by email" button.
*Lock the old page (under the ... button)
# The account will be created with a random password which is then emailed to the given address (as with the "forgot password" feature). The user will be requested to change password at first login; this is done, the e-mail address will be marked as confirmed.
#: <small>When you click the "create account" button instead, you have to manually send the user his password. If you've set $wgMinimalPasswordLength=0 (default configuration up to version 1.15) and you've left the password field blank, the user will be emailed an e-mail address confirmation request but will be unable to access Special:Confirmemail to perform the confirmation. Instead, the user will get an error (unless you've added it to $wgWhitelistRead); the user will be able to login with a blank password and then confirm email, but their password will not have been reset (it will have to be reset manually).</small>


=Templates:=


[[File:BLANK TN.GIF|right|Blank Device Placeholder]]
*People - [[Template:People]]
[[File:BLANK BADGE.GIF|right|Blank Badge Placeholder]]
*Events - [[Template:Events]]


=Templates:=
*Groups - [[Template:Groups]]
*Names - [[Template:Names]]
*Activities - [[Template:Activities]]
*Armory - [[Template:Armory]]
*Cultures - [[Template:Cultures]]
*References - [[Template:References]]
*Awards - [[Template:Awards]]
*Awards - [[Template:Awards]]
*Kingdoms - [[Template:Kingdoms]]
*Reigns - [[Template:Reigns&action=edit&redlink=1|Template:Reigns]]
*Name Consults - [[Template:Name Consults]]
*Armory Consults - [[Template:Armory Consults]]


==To use a template:==
To use a template:
Open a new page like you normally would.   
 
*(Search for "Jane Doe" and click on  the name in the "'''Create the page "Jane Doe" on this wiki!'''" link.)
*Open a new page like you normally would.  (Search for "Jane Doe" and click on  the name in the "Create the page "Jane Doe" on this wiki!" link.)
In the edit box, put the code '''<nowiki>{{subst:Names}}</nowiki>, or other Template name''' as appropriate.
*In the edit box, put the code <nowiki>{{subst:People}}</nowiki>, or other Template name as appropriate.
*Save the page without any other coding
*Save the page without any other coding
*This will substitute in the Template text.
*This will substitute in the Template text.
Re-open the article for editing to fill in the blanks.
*Re-open the article for editing to personalize it and fill in the blanks.
 
==Dynamic Template:==
There is a special type of ''dynamic'' template used for boilerplates that will automatically update across all the created pages with that command typed in, when the boilerplate is updated.  Aka "template call". Aka transclusion.
* Code to include on a page is:
**'''<nowiki>{{BoilerplateHeader}}</nowiki>'''
**'''<nowiki>{{BoilerplateFooter}}</nowiki>'''
* This code is on the above templates already, so only needs to be added if a Template isn't being used to create a new page.  Or if an old page is being updated to get rid of the old boilerplate.


=Categories/Subcategories:=
=Categories/Subcategories:=
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==Major categories are:==
==Major categories are:==


*Names - information on documenting and submitting names in the SCA.  Subcategories for:  
*People - citizens and friends of Calontir.  Subcategories for:  
**Type (Personal Names, Given Names, Bynames, Branch Names, Order Names, Locative Bynames...)
**group membership (Vatavians or Coeur d'Ennui),
**Culture (English Names, French Names...),
**personas (Russians),
**Theme/Meaning (flower names, water, battle...),
**service (Waterbearers), etc.
**Lingual Mixes (?)
*Groups - branches, guilds, colleges, and households of Calontir.  Subcategories include:
**Others?
**Branches - official groups of the SCA, subcategories Vatavia, Coeur d'Ennui, etc.
*Armory - information related to arms, devices, badges.  Subcategories include:
**Guilds - official guilds and colleges of Calontir, subcategories - Scribe's Guild, Brewer's Guild, etc.
**Tinctures - colors, metals, furs and their combinations/contrasts
**Households - unofficial, loosely defined groups of people based on a common interest, noble family, etc.
**Fields - field divisions, field treatments
*Activities - martial, Art & Science, service
**Charges - ordinaries, animate charges, inanimate charges (use categories as defined in the SCA Ordinary)
*Events - official events in Calontir.  Also should be cross-categorized:
**Culture (English Armory, French Armory, etc.),
**Branch hosting (eg. Vatavia) and/or
*References - tools and standard SCA heraldry references.  Subcategories:
**History (for major kingdom events like coronations)
**Consulting Tools - information on conflict checking, searches, etc. (Category:Consulting Tools)
*Resources - kingdom information.  Subcategories:
**Administrative Handbook
**Awards
**Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory (SENA)
**History
**Heraldic Primers/Articles (Primers)
**Royal Lineage
**Rules Articles (Rules)
**Songs
**Kingdom - information about SCA Kingdoms: contacts, principal heralds, heraldry
**Stories
**Awards - cross-reference under relevant Kingdom
**History - ?


A few subcategories may fall under more than one category/subcategory.  For example, Golden Calon Swan is a subcategory of Awards, but also a subcategory of Calontir.
Some subcategories fall under more than one category/subcategory.  For example, Vatavians is a subcategory of People, but also a subcategory of Vatavia.


MediaWiki automatically makes a Category page for any category assigned to a page.
MediaWiki automatically makes a Category page for any category assigned to a page.
    
    
Categories are assigned by putting the relevant code at the bottom of the page:   
Categories are assigned by putting the relevant code at the bottom of the page:   
*Using the text editor, <nowiki>[[Category:Name]]</nowiki>
 
*If using VisualEditor, the Category tool is found with the triple - icon on the right side between the ? icon and the pencil icon
*If using the text editor, double-square brackets [[ around the Category:Name command, then closed-double-square brackets.


Many pages will belong to multiple categories, and each category needs it's own bracketed command.
Many pages will belong to multiple categories, and each category needs it's own bracketed command.
*For example, Golden Calon Swan is Category:Awards, Category:Calontir
 
*For example, Sofya la Rus is Category:Hillians (Heraldshill), Category:Russians, Category:Heralds, etc.


The same code is use to create category trees.   
The same code is use to create category trees.   
*So the page Category:Awards would have the code for Category:References at the bottom.
=Backups=
==Exporting==
*Performing back-ups is done with the Export Utility.  This is linked in the menu as "Export Pages" or can be found near the bottom of "Special pages".
*Pages can either be added:
** en-bloc based on their Category (subcategories have to be loaded individually) OR
** one-by-one by title (which is obviously highly impractical)
*Export settings:
** Current revision, without history
** "Save as file"
** The template option doesn't seem to be necessary
*Save to the backup folder with descriptive name reflecting the main category being backed up for example, blah-blah-Armory-blah-blah.xml
*Images are already on the home computer in the folder they were uploaded out of.
==Importing==
*Find the Import page at the bottom of "Special Pages"
*Click on the previously exported xml files
*Done (?)
=Footer Image Code?=
$wgFooterIcons = [
"copyright" => [
"copyright" => [],
        // placeholder for the built in copyright icon
],
['poweredby']['myicon'] = [
"src" => "/logocaption.gif",
  // If you have a non-default sized icon you can specify the size yourself.
"height" => "31",
"width" => "88",
]
];
[[File:Logocaption.jpg|right]]


[[Category:Wiki]]
*So the page Category:Vatavians would have the code for Category:Vatavia at the bottom (along with the code for Category:People).
*Then the Category:Vatavia, would have the code for its parent, Category:Branches.
*In turn, Category:Branches would have the code for its parent, Category:Groups .
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