7 Components: the Function Pages - Developers

For international wikis, it may be desirable to see to what other languages
a page has been translated. If your wiki is to be bilingual or
multilingual, such parallel pages should be even indicated systematically.
In Wikipedia, this is done via language links characterized by
a language prefix in front of the actual page name, as in:
[[en:Main Page]]
for the English version of the main page. The function “Find missing
language links” lists all pages that do not have a link to one of the
indicated languages. The language links are generally interwiki links
(see Chapter 6.2). However, the corresponding abbreviations do not
exist in the standard installation and, if desired, must be done manually
(see Chapter 8.2).
That rounds off the functions of the Maintenance page. However,
there several further handy special pages. For instance, the page
“Export pages” can generate an XML file containing the information
on the indicated pages. To do this, you only need to enter the title of
the page that you wish to export in the text box on that special page.
Each title must be in its own line; otherwise it will be treated as one
long title consisting of several words. If you deactivate the field “Include
only the current version, not the full history,” all changes will
be issued. Caution! This will create very large files. After pressing
the button Submit Query, the wiki returns an XML file. You can either
view it in the browser (not very useful, since you can see the
same information in formatted form on the actual page), or save it
for further processing as an .xml file. Note: Page decoration and
formatting is not transferred. The information is primarily intended
for the exchange of pages between wikis or MediaWikis.
On the whole, the connection of wikis and XML has been treated
as a relatively minor topic. With the rising numbers of users and especially
wiki systems, and the associated need for swapping between
wikis, this is certain to change in the future. After all, there are already
efforts underway to create an XML description of the entire
MediaWiki formatting and page information under the heading
Wikipedia DTD.
A list showing “All system messages” might at first seem to be of
little use. Here, you will find a three-column table with all system
messages and inscriptions on the right. On the left, there is a link to a
page in the MediaWiki namespace. That is an indication of why this
area exists. Each message of the wiki is recorded on one of these
pages and can be edited by administrators. Modified messages are
highlighted in red. In the middle column, the standard values are
shown, such that, in the event of an unjustified modification, they
Find missing
language links
Export pages
Wikis and XML
All system
messages
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