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• • MediaWiki Setup Documentation for abhiprayavedi.org**
  • Version: English Journalistic Article Workflow (as of May 2026)**

1. 1. 1. 1. Project Overview

- **Purpose**: Private wiki for editorial boards, research collectives, pre-publication workflows, and final publishing. - **Focus**: Started with **English journalistic-type articles**. Malayalam and other formats (research papers, books, scripts) to be added later. - **Core Philosophy**: Use only built-in MediaWiki + installed extensions (no heavy custom extensions beyond what's already enabled). - **Key Constraint**: Private wiki — anonymous users see only published articles (Main namespace) + login page.

1. 1. 1. 2. Namespaces & Permissions

| Namespace | Anonymous Access | Logged-in Users | Sysop/Admin Access | Purpose | |--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|--------| | **Submissions** | ❌ | ❌ (unless sysop) | ✅ (full) | Initial user submissions | | **Draft** | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | Work-in-progress | | **Main** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Published public articles | | **Articles** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Alternative/organizational | | **AbhiprayaVedi** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Future Malayalam content |

• • Global Read Disabled** — Only whitelisted pages (published Main namespace + login/special pages) are visible to anonymous users.

1. 1. 1. 3. Installed Extensions Used

- **PageForms** — Core for structured submission forms. - **VisualEditor** — Rich editing for content and form fields. - **ParserFunctions** — Conditionals (`#if`), date formatting, etc. - **WikiEditor** — Source editing fallback. - Others: Cite, CategoryTree, etc. (minor use).

1. 1. 1. 4. Overall Architecture & Workflow

• • User Workflow (Logged-in Contributors)**:

1. Click **"Submit Article"** link in sidebar → goes to helper page with `#forminput`. 2. Fill **EnglishArticleSubmission** form (compulsory + optional fields). 3. Page is automatically created in **Submissions:** namespace with `

✏️ Edit with Form

-->` template transcluded. 4. User can preview/save.

• • Admin/Editorial Workflow**:

1. Admins visit **Admin:SubmissionsDashboard** (or use Special:NewPages + CategoryTree) to see pending submissions. 2. Review/edit article (VisualEditor or source) — check copyright, improve formatting, add images if needed. 3. **Publish** by using **Move Page** (Special:MovePage) from `Submissions:XXX` → `Main:XXX` (preserves history, simple & clean). 4. Optional: Update status, add reviewer notes, etc.

• • Level of Automation**: Medium

- Form auto-creates structured page with template. - No automatic approval/publishing (manual admin step — as requested). - Categories auto-assigned. - DISPLAYTITLE for pretty titles. - Conditionals hide empty sections.

1. 1. 1. 5. Main Components

1. 1. 1. 1. A. Template: **Template:EnglishArticle**

Location: `Template:EnglishArticle`

• • Key Features**:

- Uses `` for clean browser tab + page title (supports complex display names). - Custom header with title, author (bold + larger), date. - Right sidebar (float) with thumbnail + highlights. - Highlighted intro box. - Direct `{{{content}}}` output for clean paragraphs (no indentation blocks). - Conditional display for optional fields (author bio, source attribution, category). - Inline CSS for layout (sober, journalistic style).

• • Current Top Structure** (cleaned version):

```wikitext

{Template:Display name
By Anonymous (12-06-2026)

```

1. 1. 1. 1. B. Form: **Form:EnglishArticleSubmission**

Location: `Form:EnglishArticleSubmission`

- Uses PageForms with clear sections (Compulsory, Images, Highlights, Source Attribution). - Fields map directly to template parameters. - VisualEditor enabled for the main `content` field. - Mandatory fields enforced on title, author, intro, content, etc. - Image upload support. - Dropdown for categories.

• • Access**: Via sidebar link → `#forminput` helper page (recommended).

1. 1. 1. 1. C. Helper Pages

- **Project:SubmitArticle** (or similar) — Contains `#forminput` box for user-friendly title entry + namespace pre-set to Submissions. - **Admin:SubmissionsDashboard** — Lists recent submissions.

1. 1. 1. 1. D. Styling & Layout

- **Inline CSS** (in template): Sidebar float, intro highlight box, header compactness, highlight boxes. - **MediaWiki:Common.css** (for future):

 - Category-based background colors (mild/sober tones).
 - Global tweaks if needed.

- VisualEditor-friendly (users can insert images manually inside content).

1. 1. 1. 6. Current Status & Known Minor Issues

- **Working Well**: Form submission, template rendering, clean paragraphs, sidebar, intro styling, category display, publishing via page move. - **Resolved**: First-paragraph block issue, DISPLAYTITLE literal text, stray braces (after multiple brace fixes). - **Pending Fine-tuning**:

 - Extra vertical space between title and "By Author" line (empty paragraph in VE).
 - Form field labels sometimes not showing (placeholders compensate well).
 - Full category color scheme.

1. 1. 1. 7. Recommendations for Next Steps

1. Finalize header spacing (use the compact version with inline date). 2. Add category color classes in Common.css. 3. Create index/Main Page with recent articles gallery (using CategoryTree or DPL if installed). 4. Duplicate for Malayalam (new template + form). 5. Expand to research papers later.

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• • How to Maintain**:

- Always purge pages (`?action=purge`) after template/form changes. - Test new submissions end-to-end. - Backup `LocalSettings.php`, templates, and database regularly (shared hosting).

This setup gives you a clean, structured, editor-friendly workflow while keeping things simple and maintainable.

Would you like me to: - Provide the **full current code** for Template:EnglishArticle and Form:EnglishArticleSubmission? - Write a user guide for contributors/admins? - Or focus on fixing the remaining spacing issue first?

Let me know how you'd like to proceed!