Quick start

mwCMS is extremly customizable. If you want to create content on you own you have to create a plugin. If you want to create your own markup tags you need an extension.

Edit your first page

How to edit your main page

Your standard installation should contain "navigation/home". To create/edit this page you should create a site called "Home" in your MediaWiki. The screenshot on the right shows a possible structure on your main page. To start you could simply edit your main page like this: 

[[Home]]

After you saved you main page, you should be able to create your first page by clicking on "Home". All entered and saved content should be displayed on your new website.

Navigation: Create a new entry

  • Go to your mwCMS installation, e.g. "/srv/www/htdocs/my_mwcms"
  • Create a new directory, , e.g. "navigation/example"
  • Copy an existing "meta.xml" to your new directory, e.g. "navigation/example/meta.xml"
  • See what happens if you change values in "navigation/example/meta.xml"

You could create a new "meta.xml" instead of copying an existing one.

Restrict access

It is wise to restrict access to your MediaWiki. You should start with the following restrictions in your "LocalSettings.php": 

// Implicit group for all visitors
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createaccount']   = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['read']            = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['edit']            = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createpage']      = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['createtalk']      = false;
$wgGroupPermissions['*']['upload']          = false;
 
// Implicit group for all logged-in accounts
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['move']            = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['read']            = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['edit']            = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['createpage']      = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['createtalk']      = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['upload']          = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['reupload']        = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['reupload-shared'] = true;
$wgGroupPermissions['user']['minoredit']       = true;

Please read Manual:$wgGroupPermissions, if you have further questions. Please do not ask in our forums, because we will not give any support regarding MediaWiki related questions.