Project:Help

General help

 * What is a wiki?


 * diff>Special:MyLanguage/Differences between Wikipedia, Wikimedia, MediaWiki, and wiki|Differences between Wikipedia, Wikimedia, MediaWiki, and wiki — If confused about the difference, read this article.

MediaWiki software
Please check the following locations for help installing / running / using the MediaWiki software.


 * meta>meta:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents|The MediaWiki Handbook


 * faq>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


 * man>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents|Technical Reference


 * help>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents|Public Domain User Manual (under development)


 * communication>Special:MyLanguage/Communication|Communication — Other sources of help.

If you have checked these pages and still need further help, then you can try asking a question at the support desk.

Basic information

 * about>Special:MyLanguage/Project:About|Project:About
 * copy>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Copyrights|Project:Copyrights
 * lang>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Language policy|Project:Language policy
 * deletion>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Deletion|Project:Deletion
 * ns>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Namespaces|Project:Namespaces

Current projects

 * help>Special:MyLanguage/Project:PD help|Project:PD help — For discussing the public-domain help pages.


 * man>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Manual|Project:Manual — For discussing the Manual: namespace.


 * meta>meta:Special:MyLanguage/Meta:MetaProject to transfer content to MediaWiki.org|Meta:MetaProject to transfer content to MediaWiki.org — For co-ordinating the move of pages from Meta.


 * tasks>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Tasks|Project:Tasks — Ongoing site tasks. Get involved!

Questions and discussion

 * support>Project:Support desk|Project:Support desk — For discussing issues about the MediaWiki software.


 * issues>Project:Current issues</>|Project:Current issues — For discussing issues about the MediaWiki site.

Requests for user rights

 * req>Project:Requests</>|Project:Requests