Editing Nemacolin Admin Handbook (section)

= Nemacolin Admin Handbook =
A practical reference guide for maintaining and expanding the Nemacolin Community Archive.  
This handbook covers file uploads, system configuration, templates, categories, navigation, and routine maintenance.

== 1. File & Image Management ==
=== Uploading Files ===
* '''[[Special:Upload]]''' – Upload images, documents, and media.
* After uploading, click the file → “Original file” to get the real path.
* All files are stored in hashed folders under /images/ (e.g., /images/5/56/).

=== File Tools ===
* '''[[Special:ListFiles]]''' – All uploaded files.
* '''[[Special:UnusedFiles]]''' – Files not used anywhere.
* '''[[Special:FileDuplicateSearch]]''' – Detect duplicates.
* '''[[Special:MediaStatistics]]''' – Storage overview.

== 2. Branding & Appearance ==
=== Logo ===
Logos are set in <code>LocalSettings.php</code>:
<pre>
$wgLogos = [
  '1x' => "$wgScriptPath/images/…/Nemacolin-logo.svg",
];
</pre>

=== Footer ===
Vector 2022 uses:
* '''MediaWiki:Vector-2022-footer'''
* '''MediaWiki:Vector-2022-footer-contents'''
* '''MediaWiki:Vector-2022-config''' (must contain <code>"enableFooter": true</code>)

=== Sidebar Navigation ===
* '''MediaWiki:Sidebar''' – Controls left navigation menu.

=== Site-wide CSS & JS ===
* '''MediaWiki:Common.css''' – Global styling.
* '''MediaWiki:Common.js''' – Global scripts.

== 3. Templates ==
Common templates used in the archive:
* '''Template:ArchiveNav''' – Category navigation box.
* '''Template:Infobox person''' – Biographical infobox.
* '''Template:Note''', '''Template:Stub''', etc.

== 4. Categories ==
Primary archive categories:
* [[Category:People]]
* [[Category:Families]]
* [[Category:Places]]
* [[Category:Sports]]
* [[Category:Events]]
* [[Category:Obituaries]]
* [[Category:Census Records]]
* [[Category:Photographs]]

== 5. Maintenance Tools ==
=== Monitoring ===
* '''[[Special:RecentChanges]]''' – Track all edits.
* '''[[Special:Watchlist]]''' – Pages you follow.

=== Cleanup ===
* '''[[Special:DeadendPages]]''' – Pages with no outgoing links.
* '''[[Special:LonelyPages]]''' – Pages with no incoming links.
* '''[[Special:ShortPages]]''' – Pages needing expansion.
* '''[[Special:LongPages]]''' – Pages that may need trimming.
* '''[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]''' – Redirects pointing nowhere.
* '''[[Special:DoubleRedirects]]''' – Redirect chains.

== 6. Structure & Discovery ==
* '''[[Special:AllPages]]''' – Every page on the wiki.
* '''[[Special:Categories]]''' – All categories.
* '''[[Special:WantedPages]]''' – Linked but not created.
* '''[[Special:WantedCategories]]''' – Categories used but not created.
* '''[[Special:Search]]''' – Advanced search.
* '''[[Special:WhatLinksHere]]''' – Pages linking to a given page.

== 7. User & Permissions ==
* '''[[Special:UserRights]]''' – Assign admin/editor rights.
* '''[[Special:UserList]]''' – All accounts.
* '''[[Special:BlockList]]''' – Blocked users.
* '''[[Special:Preferences]]''' – Your personal settings.

== 8. Server-Side Configuration ==
These require cPanel access:
* <code>LocalSettings.php</code> – Core configuration.
* <code>images/</code> – File storage (hashed subfolders).
* <code>extensions/</code> – Installed extensions.

== 9. Quick Reference ==
=== Daily ===
* Special:RecentChanges  
* Special:Upload  
* Special:ListFiles  

=== Weekly ===
* Special:UnusedFiles  
* Special:DeadendPages  
* Special:LonelyPages  

=== Monthly ===
* Special:WantedPages  
* Special:Categories  

== 10. Contact ==
For internal use:
* Archivist: Edward Leo Morfosky  
* Wiki: https://wiki.nemacolin.net