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 ====== Best Practices ====== ====== Best Practices ======
 +Follow these guidelines when editing the wiki.
  
-  - Do not create pages in the root (:) namespace +===== How to Use DokuWiki ==== 
-  - Try to use existing namespaces (see index if necessary) for new pages + 
-  - When creating namespaces, use short singular names (e.g. "person", not "people")  +[[https://www.dokuwiki.org/manual|DokuWiki Manual]] 
-  - When creating namespaces, create a namespace:index page with a list of child pages/namespaces + 
-    - Tip: use the nslist or indexmenu plugin for dynamic child listings +[[https://www.dokuwiki.org/screencast|Video Tutorials]] 
-  - Begin page with H1 section (page title in Normal Title Case) and a summary of the page  + 
-  - End with an H2 "See Also" section that, at minimum, points back to the parent namespace +===== Creating Pages ===== 
-  - Use the "discussion" tab (talk page) for page discussions + 
-  - Use your user page for experimentation (not playground or sandbox) +[[https://www.dokuwiki.org/page|DokuWiki Page Manual]] 
-  + 
- +  * Begin page with H1 section. 
 +    * Capitalize the page title properly. Unsure? Use AMA style at: [[https://capitalizemytitle.com/|Capitalize My Title]] 
 +    * Add a summary of the page after the title. 
 +  * End the page with an H2 "See Also" section that, at a minimum, has a link back to the parent page. 
 +  * Use the "discussion" tab (talk page) for page discussion. 
 +    * Do not write comments onto the actual page. 
 +  * Use your user page for experimentation. 
 +    * Do not experiment on the page, and don't experiment in the playground or sandbox.  
 + 
 + 
 +===== Namespaces ===== 
 +Namespaces are the wiki sections that pages live in. 
 + 
 +[[https://www.dokuwiki.org/namespaces|DokuWiki Namespace Manual]] 
 + 
 +  * Create pages in the proper namespace. 
 +    * Do not create pages in the root (:) namespace 
 +  * Try to use existing namespaces for new pages (see: [[wiki:site_index|index]]). 
 +  * If you must create a new namespace 
 +    * Use short singular names (e.g., "person", not "people"). 
 +    * Create a namespace:index page with a list of child pages/namespaces. 
 +    * Tip: use the [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:nslist|nslist]] or [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:indexmenu|indexmenu]] plugin for dynamic child listings. 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Tagging ===== 
 +Tag your pages using the tag [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:tag|plugin]]. 
 + 
 +  * Page tags should be: 
 +    * Lowercase 
 +    * Singular, not plural 
 +    * Not include any symbols (e.g., tcpip vs tcp/ip, ini vs .ini) 
 +    * Have a tag for overall page topic (e.g., fidonet, mail_server) 
 +    * Have a tag for the type of page (e.g., customization, development)
  

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