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Contents 1 Help Contents 1.1 Frequently Asked Questions 2 Getting help 3 Useful tools 4 Linking help 5 Programming help 5.1 Parser Functions 5.2 Templates 5.3 Variables and Magic Words

Getting help

AGHSReunions Wiki is sparse on general documentation, editing help, and how-tos. With so much excellent, detailed documentation readily available at Wikipedia, MediaWiki, and MetaWiki, there is little need to duplicate their efforts.

Most of the following links take you directly to a help or informational page on one those sites. Where AGHSReunions Wiki differs from the way the other wikis do things, you may find one of our own pages noting the differences.

NOTE: Only registered users are able to edit this wiki.

Useful tools

• Sandbox: A place to test your wiki-editing ideas and hone your skills

Linking help

• Help:Intersite linking: Linking to other Web sites and wikis

Programming help

Parser Functions

• m:Help:Parser function: Overview to parser functions
• mw:Extension:Parser function extensions: List of parser functions
• m:Help:Calculation: Numerical calculations (installed)
• m:DynamicFunctions: Dynamic functions (can be installed if needed)
• mw:Extension:LoopFunctions: Loop functions (can be installed if needed)
• m:ParserFunctions: Logic functions (installed)
• mw:Extension:ParserFunctions (extended): An extended version of the preceding (can be installed if needed)
• m:StringFunctions: String functions (installed)

Templates

• Special:ExpandTemplates: Parses all templates and functions and returns the final output

Variables and Magic Words

• m:Help:Magic words: Constants and special functions
• Help:Variable: Standard variables
• m:VariablesExtension: Define and use page variables