Namespace Manager
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A namespace contains articles. A namespace is equivalent to a specific parent forum and its respective child forums.
In each namespace, each article title in a Wiki forum is unique to that article. Every namespace has a unique prefix to the title variable in article URLs, usually the Title of the namespace. The definition of unique namespaces makes it possible for VaultWiki to be selective with regards to the article metadata it stores in memory on each page load.
If you visit the Namespace Manager, you will see a list of some pre-defined namespaces. These namespaces, as well as others that can be installed using modifications, have special functions.
Island
This is not really a namespace. For more information about Wiki Islands, see the appropriate section of Wiki forums.
Special
The Special namespace contains abstract pages, meaning pages that are not forum threads. These pages provide statistical information about your VaultWiki installation.
Template
The Template namespace contains pages that can be included into articles that your users write. For example, if you frequently use the same text or formatting, creating a Template can save your users from having to needlessly duplicate this content.
Help
The Help namespace contains, or will contain, copies of this documentation.
Header
The Header namespace contains forum header pages. These pages appear at the top of certain forums and can be as brief or as detailed as you wish. They are intended to provide your users with additional information about the topics discussed in each forum.
Book
The Book namespace contains pages that serve as introductions to collections of articles. This namespace allows you to group several articles from other namespaces so that "turn the page" capabilities between them are automatically added and maintained. For more information, see Using Books.
Default
This namespace does not have any special function. For the most part, you should be creating all your article content here. You really should not be creating any additional namespaces unless otherwise instructed.