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| - | ====== Namespaces ====== | + | ===== Namespaces ===== |
| A namespace is similar to a directory or folder, while pages are similar to files. | A namespace is similar to a directory or folder, while pages are similar to files. | ||
| - | In [[DokuWiki]] you can use namespaces to categorize your pages. For names of namespaces the same restrictions hold as for [[pagename|pagenames]]. | + | In [[en:start|DokuWiki]] you can use namespaces to categorize your pages. For names of namespaces the same restrictions hold as for [[pagename|pagenames]]. |
| A default DokuWiki installation comes with the built-in namespaces: //wiki// and //playground//. | A default DokuWiki installation comes with the built-in namespaces: //wiki// and //playground//. | ||
| - | ===== Creating Namespaces ===== | + | ==== Creating Namespaces ==== |
| You don't need to create namespaces separately; simply create pages with colons in the [[pagename]]. | You don't need to create namespaces separately; simply create pages with colons in the [[pagename]]. | ||
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| Links relative to the current namespace may also begin with either "." or ".:" (".." or "..:" for parent namespace). | Links relative to the current namespace may also begin with either "." or ".:" (".." or "..:" for parent namespace). | ||
| - | ===== Deleting namespaces ===== | + | ==== Deleting namespaces ==== |
| When all pages inside a namespace are removed (see [[page#delete_a_page|delete a page]]) the namespace logically doesn’t exist anymore. DokuWiki usually deletes the now empty directory as well. | When all pages inside a namespace are removed (see [[page#delete_a_page|delete a page]]) the namespace logically doesn’t exist anymore. DokuWiki usually deletes the now empty directory as well. | ||
| - | ===== How to rename namespaces? ===== | + | ==== How to rename namespaces? ==== |
| - | ==== Manual way ==== | + | === Manual way === |
| In order to rename a namespace manually you will have to: | In order to rename a namespace manually you will have to: | ||
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| DISCLAIMER: I understand this is convoluted (and maybe I missed/messed a couple of things you should also do). All in all this is a PITA. You may also use a couple of [[plugins]] that are available for (re)building the searchindex for the complete wiki, erasing entire cache and/or old wiki revisions thus avoiding having to do this manually. | DISCLAIMER: I understand this is convoluted (and maybe I missed/messed a couple of things you should also do). All in all this is a PITA. You may also use a couple of [[plugins]] that are available for (re)building the searchindex for the complete wiki, erasing entire cache and/or old wiki revisions thus avoiding having to do this manually. | ||
| - | ===== Namespace Default Linking ===== | + | ==== Namespace Default Linking ==== |
| It is possible to link to the default file of a namespace by ending the linkid | It is possible to link to the default file of a namespace by ending the linkid | ||
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| The pages are checked in that order and whatever page is found first will be linked to. [[config:autoplural|Autoplural]] linking is not done for those links. | The pages are checked in that order and whatever page is found first will be linked to. [[config:autoplural|Autoplural]] linking is not done for those links. | ||
| - | ===== Interwiki Links ===== | + | ==== Interwiki Links ==== |
| DokuWiki supports Interwiki links. These are quick links to other Wikis. | DokuWiki supports Interwiki links. These are quick links to other Wikis. | ||
| For example: [[wp>Wiki]] is a link to Wikipedia's page about Wikis. → Main article: [[doku>Interwiki]] | For example: [[wp>Wiki]] is a link to Wikipedia's page about Wikis. → Main article: [[doku>Interwiki]] | ||
en/wiki/namespaces.txt · Last modified: 2018/09/23 15:45 by bahnfrank65
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