Project:PD help/Copying

You can obtain copies of the help system in this wiki for local use in your own wiki following these steps:


 * 1) In a separate browser window, navigate to Special:Export (on this wiki).  You will see an open textbox asking you for a list of pages to export.


 * 1) Copy the 1>#File list|list below and paste it into that textbox.  This is a generally useful set, making the resulting help structure in your wiki look almost identical to the one here.


 * 1) Check the following boxes:
 * 1) *"" ( Important! )


 * 1) Click the "" button.


 * 1) Save the file to your desktop or other convenient location you'll remember.


 * 1) Navigate to Special:Import on your wiki.  Note that you must be logged in as an Admin/Sysop (or another user with the import man>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:User rights|right) to do this.


 * 1) Browse for the file you saved, and click "Upload file".


 * 1) Navigate to Special:Imagelist (on this wiki).


 * 1) For each image referenced below, click on the (file) link and save the image to the same location as before.


 * 1) Navigate to Special:Upload in your wiki and upload each of the images.

You will probably have to edit some of the pages to fix links, but at least this will provide a starting point.

You will also need , Extension:TemplateStyles, and  to allow most of the included templates to work.

Also keep in mind that most default wiki installations do not support SVG images. Information about SVG support can be found in the man>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Image administration#SVG|Manual:Image administration#SVG page.

File list
Module:Template translation File:Arr r.png File:Attention niels epting.svg File:Bulbgraph.png File:Example.jpg File:Example-white-bg.jpg File:Geographylogo.png File:Heckert GNU white.svg File:MediaWiki Skin Vector.png File:M-en-pagetabs.png File:M-en-recentchanges.png File:M-en-sidebar.png File:PD-Help icon.png File:PD-icon.svg File:Tools.svg

Currently red links
Move to the above list when these non-orphan help pages get written:

Missing files in distribution
Not including Help namespace pages yet.


 * File:Button sig.png
 * File:Example.pdf
 * File:Transclusion-multiple-foo.png
 * File:Transclusion-multiple-twit.png
 * File:Transclusion-simple.png
 * -  it seem to break the PD help guidelines 
 * -  it seem to break the PD help guidelines 
 * -  it seem to break the PD help guidelines 
 * -  it seem to break the PD help guidelines 
 * -  it seem to break the PD help guidelines 

Automated copying
If you use , there is a script to automate the copying at User:Sanbeg/mirrorhelp.py</>, which copies all pages in the help namespace along with templates and images directly referenced by those.