Manual:Importing XML dumps/from mediawiki.org

Use Special:Export to export some content from mediawiki.org. Then import the created dumps in your wiki through Special:Import.

What content?

MediaWiki namespace

Edit Messages

• MediaWiki:Edittools (need CharInsert extension)
  • Others from wikipedias: w:MediaWiki:Edittools - w:es:MediaWiki:Edittools - w:fr:MediaWiki:Edittools - w:pt:MediaWiki:Edittools (need CharInsert extension)

• Editnotice: Special:PrefixIndex/MediaWiki:Editnotice

common.js & .css

• MediaWiki:Common.js
  • MediaWiki:Editpage.js
  • MediaWiki:Gadget-Edittools.js
• MediaWiki:Common.css
  • MediaWiki:monobook.css

This content will need adaptation

Template namespace

Select templates in category:templates and especially Category:Formatting templates

Must-have templates
Need an adaptation: Template:Please leave this line alone and write below (this is the coloured heading)

Files from commons.wikimedia

Since MediaWiki revision 1.13.0 you can direct embed media from Wikimedia Commons into your own wiki using $wgForeignFileRepos.

Help namespace

• Help:Contents (prefix used is [[mw:, else [[mediawikiwiki: should be fine)

Tricky: Project:PD help/export

What dumps?

Shared dumps...

june 2009

list of exported pages from mediawiki.org

MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition MediaWiki:Gadget-section-interface-gadgets MediaWiki:Gadget-edittop.js MediaWiki:Gadget-Edittop MediaWiki:Gadget-UTCLiveClock.js MediaWiki:Gadget-UTCLiveClock MediaWiki:Gadget-scapmap.js MediaWiki:Gadget-scapmap MediaWiki:Edittools MediaWiki:Common.js MediaWiki:Editpage.js MediaWiki:Edittools.js MediaWiki:Common.css MediaWiki:monobook.css Template:Please leave this line alone and write below (this is the coloured heading) Template:Black link Template:Blue Template:Green Template:Imageframe Template:Red Template:Documentation Template:Clear Template:Hl1 Template:Hl2 Template:Hl3 Template:Prettytable Template:Caution Template:Done Template:Not done Template:Warning Template:Note Template:Hidden Help:Contents