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    '''GetWiki''' is the improved software that obsoletes [[mediawiki]], in use at [[Wikinfo]].  ''It should probably be listed in the comparisons of [[wiki code]].''
    '''GetWiki''' is the improved software that is a fork of [[MediaWiki]], in use at [[Wikinfo]].  ''It should probably be listed in the comparisons of [[wiki code]].''


    == Technical Features ==
    * Auto-import of Wikipedia articles via [[XML]] using [[PHP programming language|PHP]]'s [[Expat]] Library
    * Improved use of [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] styles (colours, positioning)
    * Cleaner output to the browser, [[PHP programming language|PHP]] code underneath
    * Well-formed [[XHTML]], replacing deprecated [[HTML]] 4.0 versions
    * More integrated and effective use of [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS2]], beyond font colours
    * More intuitive User Preferences page
    * Clearer labeling and checkbox placements
    * Fixed user login retention and other fixes
    * Better use of [[license|licensing]] notices on pages
    * Image [[Wikinfo:Image use policy|thumbnail]] display
    == Further Improvements ==
    * Better organization of [[function]]s and classes, filenames and [[variable]]s
    * More comprehensive [[sysop|administrator]] tools


    http://internet-encyclopedia.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki
    http://internet-encyclopedia.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki
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    <small> Technical features copied from http://wikinfo.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki under the clauses of [[GFDL]] </small>

    Revision as of 14:09, 4 March 2004

    GetWiki is the improved software that is a fork of MediaWiki, in use at Wikinfo. It should probably be listed in the comparisons of wiki code.

    Technical Features

    • Auto-import of Wikipedia articles via XML using PHP's Expat Library
    • Improved use of CSS styles (colours, positioning)
    • Cleaner output to the browser, PHP code underneath
    • Well-formed XHTML, replacing deprecated HTML 4.0 versions
    • More integrated and effective use of CSS2, beyond font colours
    • More intuitive User Preferences page
    • Clearer labeling and checkbox placements
    • Fixed user login retention and other fixes
    • Better use of licensing notices on pages
    • Image thumbnail display

    Further Improvements

    http://internet-encyclopedia.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki


    Technical features copied from http://wikinfo.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki under the clauses of GFDL