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Templates, Where are files located and what do contents look like, e.g. language used?

April 26, 2017Contents files Language located look Templates Used

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Templates, Where are files located and what do contents look like, e.g. language used?

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• MediaWiki version: 1.13.1 • PHP version: 5.2.5 (cgi) • MySQL version: 5.0.45 • URL: http://www.jefferson-wiki.com/wiki/ I am trying to customize an installation of MediaWiki and have run into problems. I can not find where I should place template files and what the contents of template files are to create custom pages. Essentially, I want to create a scaffold to help avoid the problems that can happen when there are blank pages. I want to give users a format for the material I want them to enter. For example, I want them to enter their topic, a brief summary of the topic, have a large edit box for them to enter their article text, have the ability to enter a list of examples, enter a list of related topics and finally to enter references or links to further reading. How can I create a template to do this and where does it go in the directory structure? What language do I use for the template text? Any examples would be very helpful!