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A namespace contains articles. For the purposes of this guide, namespace means "a group of forums that share a parent-child relationship." -
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The Namespace Manager, accessible via CES VaultWiki > Namespace Manager, is where you will do the majority of namespace management. When you enter this section, you will be presented with a table where each row is a namespace in the database.
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A [b]namespace[/b] contains articles. For the purposes of this guide, [i]namespace[/i] means "a group of forums that share a parent-child relationship."
In each namespace, every article has a unique title. Every namespace has a unique prefix to the article's URL, usually the Title of the namespace.
If you visit the [help]Namespace Manager[/help], you will see a list of some pre-defined namespaces. These namespaces, as well as others that can be installed using modifications, each have special functions.
[h=2]Editing Namespaces[/h]
The process for creating and editing namespaces is essentially the same. There are a number of Yes/No options, which should be pretty self-explanatory. There are also a number of input fields, outlined below.
[image]vw_space_top.jpg|thumb|right|Namespace Settings[/image]Enter the Title of the namespace. This will be used as a prefix for article URLs, and it will appear in the forum list by this title.
You can enter a Display Title if you want the namespace to be called something else in the forum list, but this is optional.
Enter the BB-Code tag for the namespace. Wrapping some text with these tags will link to an article with that title, and will look for it in this namespace.
Enter a Display Order to arrange your namespaces on the forum list. A setting of 0 will hide the namespace.
[image]vw_space_forum.jpg|thumb|right|Namespace Forum Settings[/image]The Top-Level Forum is the forum where new articles should be saved. It defines the uppermost level of the forum group. If you want to create a new forum for this, select "Create New Forum". Some more options will be available once you click "Save".
When creating a new namespace, you may also be given the option to create a new Parent Forum. This will only have an effect if you selected "Create New Forum" for the Top-Level Forum setting. When the Top-Level Forum is created, it will be added to a new Forum Category. -
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The Namespace Manager, accessible via CES VaultWiki > Namespace Manager, is where you will do the majority of namespace management. When you enter this section, you will be presented with a table where each row is a namespace in the database. -
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Some namespaces don't contain articles and don't need a Top-Level forum to work. Instead, a similar option reading "Display in Forum" may be available. This will add the namespace to the selected forum's forum list. -
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[list][*]In the first column, #, you will see the ID of the namespace.
[*]The second column, Title, shows the name of the namespace. Sometimes an alternative Title may appear below this in bold-face.
[*]The third column, BB-Code Tag Name, shows the BB-Code tag that can be used to link to articles stored in that namespace.
[*]The fourth column, Display Order, allows you to define the order that the namespaces appear in the forum list. This setting overrides the forum setting for the main forum in the namespace. You can make changes to the Display Order here and click 'Save Display Order' to apply those changes.
[*]The fifth column, Controls, allows you to:
[list][*]Edit - this takes you to a page where you can edit each of the namespace's general settings
[*]Forum - this takes you to a page where you can edit each of the namespace's forum settings
[*]Rebuild - this will attempt to fix articles in the namespace that may be broken
[*]Delete - this allows you to remove the namespace from the database. The corresponding forums will not be removed.[/list][/list]