To-Do

This is NOT a teambuilding activity. This is a list of things we are working on to make this site better.

To Do

• install a free PHP cache engine such as eAccelerator or APC (after installing, modify your $wgMainCacheType accordingly).
• make it pretty like: http://www.wowwiki.com/
• Change default search to Google Search
  • http://think-future.de/wiki/index.php?title=Google-Search

• fix categories so it doesn't say (members)

• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpamBlacklist
• rename stupid spam users

Consider Doing

• Setup Blog subdomain
• Setup Development subdomain
• Switching to faster hosting
• explore uptime monitoring service

• More Spam protection
  • http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anti-spam_Features
  • http://wiki.evernex.com/index.php?title=Blocking_Spam_in_Mediawiki
  • http://spamhuntress.com/2005/12/27/mediawiki-anti-spam-suggestion/

• Explore Semantic MediaWiki (instead of Categories)
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki
  • http://wiki.mozilla.org/Help:User_style#Moving_category_links

• Extensions:
  • ShareThis: http://jimbojw.com/wiki/index.php?title=ShareThis
  • Contributors: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Contributors
  • WikiArticleFeeds: http://jimbojw.com/wiki/index.php?title=WikiArticleFeeds
  • ArticleComments: http://jimbojw.com/wiki/index.php?title=ArticleComments

DONE

• Install Google Analytics, see Adding Google Analytics
• Fix 404 error
• update Teampedia:General_disclaimer
• update Frequently_Asked_Questions
• Set up Amazon astore with recommended teambuilding books
• JavaScript redirect the index page to the wiki main page
• Edit background color monobook/main.css > body background = #AACCDD (web safe light steel blue)
• remove toolbox (commented it out in monobook.php), see: Remove_toolbox instructions
• change MediaWiki:Sidebar navigation see: Administrator's_Handbook/Side_Bar
• Update Mediawiki to current version
• Add CreateArticle Extension
• Basic Spam Protection - Installed ConfirmEdit Captcha Extension