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Please see below for quick guidance on how to use this site and share your ideas with the Communities of Practice.

Click here to see a video on using a Wiki.

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Using Wiki

Wiki Fast Track Learning

Please see below for quick guidance on how to use this site and share your ideas with the Communities of Practice.

Click here to see a video on using a Wiki.


Edit an Existing Page

If you have the URL or link of the page you want to edit then open that page in your browser and follow the steps below. If you do not have the link, you must then search for the page first. See Searching for Pages on how to do this.

To edit a page proceed as follows:

  • Step 1: Click the Edit Tab at the top of the page (3rd from left to right). You are now in edit mode.
  • Step 2: Make the changes you want to the text.
  • Step 3 Use the Show Preview button at the end of the screen to see your changes. Once you do this, you will see the actual page at the top of the screen and the edit window at the bottom, You can continue to edit working on the latter window. No need to click on Back to continue editing,
  • Step 4: Click the "Save page" button at the bottom of the editing page to save your work. You can use this button at any time but note that once you do so you will exit Editing Mode. If you need to do further changes click on the Edit Tab once again.
  • You can optionally use the Summary Box at the end of the editing page to enter a short description of what you have done. Finally, the editing screen also offers you the option of Watching this page. The Wiki will notify you when the page is edited by others. Select the Watch this Page option to do so.
  • Please note that Wiki offers the option of editing a page by sections. If a page has this option, you will see an Edit option at the beginning of each page section. To edit the section just click on the corresponding Edit link. It is recommended to use this option to edit Wiki Pages.

For additional information on Editing Pages, please consult this Pages: 

Creating a New Page

From the Search Box

The best way to create a new pages is to Search for it in the Wiki. In this fashion you will know if a page with the name you have in mind exists. If the page does not exist the Wiki will offer you the option to create it with one click. To do this just type the name of the page you want to create on the left hand Search box and click Go. The Wiki will provide you with the above options.

Using a Wiki URL

You can also create a new page by using the Wiki web address. Suppose you want to create page My New Page use
http://sdnhq.undp.org/undpwiki/My New Page (note that blank spaces are allowed for page names and are treated the same as My_New_Page). The Wiki will take you to a blank new page (if the page does NOT exist!). Click the Edit page tab at the top of the page to enter your page content.

Using the Create New Page link

The UNDP has been customized to provide an easy way to create a New Page or Article. The left-hand SideBar provides this option under the Support options. Click on Create New page and follow instructions there.

Page Name Conventions and Restrictions

A certain limited number of characters cannot be used to created pages. For details please see Page Name Restrictions].

Additional Information

To learn more on "creating new page" features' such as protecting your page, go to More new page features

Rename a Page

Step 1: Creates the new page "B", with contents from page "A"

Step 2: Replaces the contents of page "A" with redirect to "B"

Step 3: Click on “Move” to all the editing history from page "A" so that it appears under "B"'s history tab.

You could also delete your page or Undo changes following renaming or moving page.For more information, click on links below:

Adding Categories to Pages

Step 1:
Put the following at the end of the page you are editing.

where NAME is the name of the category you want to add it to. Any number of category tags may be added to the page - the page will be listed in all of them.

Step 2:
You can also specify an additional SORT parameter that dictates where the page will appear, alphabetically, within the category. This is achieved by using the following markup:

So for example, to add this page to the 'Help' category, you would use: where “Tutorial” is the sort parameter

NOTE:
Category pages can be moved together with the full revision history by using the “Special:Export” and “Special:Import” functions.


Find more Categories features by clicking on link below:

Adding and Checking Comments in a Page

On a category page, you could track discussion history, compare version and track changes.
Simply do the following:

Step 1: Select a page or category

Step 2: Click on the history tab and we will see past chat

Step 3: For comparisons and track changes, select “Compare selected versions” button and you will see two columns (old and new versions)

More explanations on revision history can be found at the link below:

Searching for Pages

  • If you know the exact name of a page (for example, Main Page) enter it in the Search Box located on the the the left-hand menu and press Go. Wiki will take you directly to the page you are looking for.
  • If you do not have the exact name of a given Page, then enter a keyword or keywords that might describe the page you are looking for and click on Search.
  • Wiki will always offer you the option of creating a new page when your search yields no results.

Important Note: Clicking on the Go or Search buttons without any text or keywords will give you the option of enhancing your search defaults. In principle, you should select the following NameSpaces to your search: Talk, UNDP, UNDP Talk and Category.

Learn more on search restrictions and namespaces by visiting links below:

What's on a Wiki Page?

Please see below for tips on how to use each of the tabs at the top of Wiki Pages.

  • Click "Discussion" to view all comments and contributions to a page.
  • Click "Edit" to edit content on a page.
  • Click "+ " or "Talk" to add a comment for display on the "Discussion" page.
  • Click "History" to view all changes and comments on a page.
  • Clisk "Move" to change the name/title of a page.
  • Click "Watch" to add a page to your list of watched pages.
    • Watching a page allows you to easily see additions to pages that you visit.
    • Click "Unwatch" to stop watching a page.

Browsing Wiki Information

For additional information please consult the User's Guide

Customizing the Wiki

Wiki Fast Track Learning

START A NEW PAGE Option 1: Using the URL
You can use the wiki's URL for creating a new page. Type:
http://www.example.net/index.php/ARTICLE or
http://www.example.net/wiki/ARTICLE
If you replace ARTICLE with the name of the page you wish to create, you will be taken to a blank page which indicates that no article of that name exists yet. Clicking the "edit" page tab at the top of the page will take you to the edit page for that article, where you can create the new page by typing your text, and clicking submit.

Option 2: From the Search Page
If you search for a page that doesn't exist (using the search box and 'go' button on the left of the page) then you will be provided with a link to create the new page. (Note that this technique doesn't work if you use the 'search' button).

NOTES:
Don't forget to setup "redirects" when you create a page. If you think another person may search for the page you've created by using a different name or spelling, please create the proper "redirects".
Normally a new wiki page can be edited by other people (that is one of the main ideas of a wiki!)However, you could 'protect' the page, if desired, to prevent normal users from editing it. This requires administrator permissions.


EDIT A PAGE

Step 1: Click the edit page tab at the top of the page.

Step 2: Make changes to the text. You can optionally enter a short note in the Summary box describing your changes. The summary gets stored alongside your edit, and allows people to track changes in the wiki more effectively.

Step 3: Click “Show Preview” button to correct mistakes before saving

Step 4: Click the "Save page" button

NOTE:
Editing a page is done by section. You will find “edit” button at the right inside of the beginning of each section


RENAME A PAGE

Step 1: Creates the new page "B", with contents from page "A"

Step 2: Replaces the contents of page "A" with redirect to "B"

Step 3: Click on “Move” to all the editing history from page "A" so that it appears under "B"'s history tab.


ADD A CATEGORY

Step 1:
Put the following at the end of the page you are editing.

where NAME is the name of the category you want to add it to. Any number of category tags may be added to the page - the page will be listed in all of them.

Step 2:
You can also specify an additional SORT parameter that dictates where the page will appear, alphabetically, within the category. This is achieved by using the following markup:


So for example, to add this page to the 'Help' category, you would use: where “Tutorial” is the sort parameter

NOTE:
Category pages can be moved together with the full revision history by using the “Special:Export” and “Special:Import” functions.


CHECK DISCUSSION HISTORY

On a category page, you could track discussion history, compare version and track changes.
Simply do the following:

Step 1: Select a page or category

Step 2: Click on the history tab and we will see past chat

Step 3: For comparisons and track changes, select “Compare selected versions” button and you will see two columns (old and new versions)


SEARCH

Step 1:
Enter keyword in the search box. Then:
Go - will take you automatically to the article, if it exists.
Search - will search the text of all pages on the wiki

IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you click the 'Search' button without keywords, you will be taken to a page which gives you extra searching options.
You may find it useful to restrict a search to pages within a particular namespaces or tabs e.g., only search within the 'UserTalk' pages. Check the namespaces you require for this search

What's on a Wiki Page?

Please see below for tips on how to use each of the tabs at the top of Wiki Pages.

  • Click "Discussion" to view all comments and contributions to a page.
  • Click "Edit" to edit content on a page.
  • Click "+ " or "Talk" to add a comment for display on the "Discussion" page.
  • Click "History" to view all changes and comments on a page.
  • Clisk "Move" to change the name/title of a page.
  • Click "Watch" to add a page to your list of watched pages.
    • Watching a page allows you to easily see additions to pages that you visit.
    • Click "Unwatch" to stop watching a page.


Sharing your Knowledge


Browsing Wiki Information

For additional information please consult the User's Guide

Customizing Wiki

Contributors

Cyrille Momo, Raul Zambrano, Raul Zambrano, Sylvie Babadjide

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