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If you look at a page in Vinismo, you'll find three main navigation elements:
- The sidebar on the left gives you access to important pages in the Wiki like Recent changes or File upload.
- Also on the left are the links which belong to the page currently displayed: its associated discussion page, the version history, and - most notably - the edit link.
- In the top right corner you'll find, as an anonymous user, the link to create an account and login (they are on the same page). As a logged-in user you have a collection of personal links in the left column, like the one to your user page or your preferences.
edit Toolbox
The toolbox contains a selection of links which change depending on what type of page you are viewing.
On all pages (except special pages):
- What links here takes you to a special page that lists the pages on this wiki which contain a link to the current page. This is helpful when you are looking for pages of related information. The What links here information can also be useful when you are refactoring wiki pages and need to check whether links to this page are still relevant after changes in the current page.
- The Related changes tool lists all recent changes in the pages linked to from the current page. Recent changes to all relevant template pages are included in the resulting page list. The "Hide minor edits" option that can be set in the user preferences applies, among other things, to Related Changes.
On all pages (including special pages):
- Upload file displays a special page that allows logged-in users to upload images and other files to the wiki. Uploaded files can be linked-from or embedded-in wiki pages. Uploading files, viewing files on the server, including them in wiki pages and managing the uploaded files is discussed in the managing files section of this manual. This is not displayed if file uploading has been disabled or not enabled in the first place.
Uploaded files will be stored in the /common/ part of Vinismo.
The Special pages tool lists the Vinismo special pages. In MediaWiki terminology, a special page is one that presents information about the Wiki and/or allows access to administration activities for the wiki. For example, a list of users registered with the wiki, statistics about the wiki such as the number of pages and number of page edits, system logs, a list of orphaned pages, and so on. These special pages are commonly generated when the special page is loaded rather than being stored in the wiki database.
edit Page tools
The page tools (article/edit/history etc.) allow you to perform actions or view pages that are related to the current article. The available default actions include: viewing, editing, and discussing the current article. The specific tools displayed on your pages depend on whether or not you are logged into Vinismo and whether you have sysop (administrator) privileges.
- Default for all users
- namespace (article, help, special page, template, user page etc.)
- discussion
- edit (may be view source if anonymous editing is enabled, the page is in the MediaWiki namespace or the page is protected)
- history
- Extra tools for logged in users
- move
- watch
- Extra tools for sysops
- protect
- delete
edit User Links
The user links (preferences, watchlist and so on) allow logged-in users to view and edit their user page and wiki preferences. Additionally, the user links allow users to quickly access their contributions to the wiki and logout.
For anonymous users the user links are replaced by a link to the login page or, if enabled, a link to your IP address and your IP address's talk page.
- <username>
- This links to your user page which is where you can put information about yourself, store bits of information you want to remember or whatever else you fancy.
- my talk
- This links to your discussion page, where people can leave messages for you.
- preferences
- Allows you to change your personal preferences in Vinismo.
- my watchlist
- A list of all pages that you are watching. Pages can be added to this list by clicking 'watch' at the top of the page.
- my contributions
- A list of all contributions you have made to Vinismo.
- log out
- Click this link to log out of Vinismo.
