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A namespace contains articles. A namespace is equivalent to a specific parent forum and its respective child forums. -
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A namespace contains articles. A namespace refers to the entire hierarchy of a specific parent forum and its respective child forums.
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A [b]namespace[/b] contains articles. A namespace is equivalent to a specific parent forum and its respective child forums. -
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A [b]namespace[/b] contains articles. A namespace refers to the entire hierarchy of a specific parent forum and its respective child forums. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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, have special functions. -
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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. -
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[h=2]Island[/h]
This is not really a namespace. For more information about Wiki Islands, see the appropriate section of [help=Wiki forums#Wiki_Islands]Wiki forums[/help]. -
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[h=2]Editing Namespaces[/h]
The process for creating and editing namespaces is essentially the same. -
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[h=2]Special[/h]
The Special namespace contains [help=Special pages]abstract pages[/help], meaning pages that are not forum threads. These pages provide statistical information about your VaultWiki installation. -
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[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. -
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[h=2]Template[/h]
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 [help]Template[/help] can save your users from having to needlessly duplicate this content. -
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You can enter a Display Title if you want the namespace to be called something else in the forum list, but this is optional. -
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[h=2]Help[/h]
The Help namespace contains, or will contain, copies of this documentation. -
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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. -
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[h=2]Header[/h]
The Header namespace contains [help]forum header[/help] 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. -
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Enter a Display Order to arrange your namespaces on the forum list. A setting of will hide the namespace. -
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[h=2]Book[/h]
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 [help]Using Books[/help]. -
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[image]vw_space_forum.jpg|thumb|right|Namespace Forum Settings[/image]The Top-Level Forum is the forum where articles should be saved. Valid selections for this field are forums that have the following settings:
[list][*]Parent Forum: No One
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[h=2]Default[/h]
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. -
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Display in Forum is useful because most forum styles only like top-level forums with "Act as Forum: No". Selecting a Display Forum will treat the namespace as a child of that forum. The namespace will even inherit its permissions.
There are a number of other Yes/No options, which should be pretty self-explanatory.