User:Archy~mediawikiwiki/How To Build A Sandbox

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Introduction
A place to test out your own wiki that can be reset back to it's original brand-new state with a click.
 * See it working: Archys Movie Wiki

Requirements

 * None

The Pages

 * Create the following 2 pages and copy the code in.

Sandbox
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* INTERIM STEP *
!! ATTENTION !!
 * BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE
 * When you create the Sandbox page you need to retrieve the ID number of the first instance of the page.
 * Do this by going to the page's history as soon as you make the page to ensure that there is only 1 historical page to choose from, the current one.
 * Click the link to the historical copy of the page and when it appears, look at your BROWSER'S ADDRESS BAR at the top of your screen, the number at the end of the address in the address bar is the ID number of the historical page. NOTE THIS NUMBER.
 *  You will need to enter this number in an edit of the next page. 
 * If the number does not appear then you have the wrong page.

Template:Please leave this line alone and write below (this is the coloured heading)
= Test Area = -
 * This page requires 3 edits as marked by the uppercase placeholders surrounded by triple asterisks.
 * Find and replace the following 3 edits with the appropriate data. Ensure that your replace everything between and including the asterisks
 * ***URL TO YOUR WIKI ROOT***
 * Mine was http://archysdvds.com/wiki
 * ***URL TO YOUR WIKI ROOT***
 * Mine was http://archysdvds.com/wiki
 * ***YOUR ID NUMBER***
 * The ID NUMBER you retrieved during the INTERIM STEP above.
 * You may also want to edit the Help links at the bottom of the code to suit your setup.