Project:Manual

Content
For general information about what should go in which namespace, see Project:Namespaces.


 * What content should be in the Manual: namespace?
 * Information on setting up a new wiki
 * Information on moving/upgrading/exporting/importing
 * Documentation for maintenance scripts
 * Information about hooks/API/Database layout etc.
 * What should not be in the Manual: namespace?
 * Basic help on using and editing. This belongs in the Help: namespace
 * Extensions and tools, that are not part of the default MediaWiki distribution. (Extension: namespace)

Content from Meta
There is a lot of content on Meta that should be moved to this site. Please do not move pages by hand! There is a project to co-ordinate this move at meta which will give you full details. Once we are in a position to do so, the relevant pages will be moved here in a way that preserves their history.

Structure
Some discussion has been had regarding the layout of the Manual: namespace, but no formal decision has been made. The main debate is whether Manual pages should be organized in a flat hierarchy, with all pages at the root level, or with subtopics as subpages of the main topics. Here is where prior discussion has taken place:


 * User talk:Bdk#Config. stuff
 * Project:Flat namespace
 * Project:Current issues/Archive 1#Page Hierarchy

Editorial guidelines

 * Documentation/Style guide

Formatting
to be discussed

Colors
to be discussed

Screenshots

 * Use http://test.leuksman.com/view/Main_Page for taking screenshots (note: currently not working)
 * Screenshots should be cut to show only the relevant part of the site (no browser surroundings).

Tables
to be discussed

Naming scheme non-English pages
Some general discussions about internationalisation are at Project:Language policy.