How to edit the Mediawiki sidebar

=Configuration files=
 * Mediawiki:Sidebar: lists of links on sidebar (i.e. navigation)
 * Mediawiki:Toolbox: text for toolbox
 * MediaWiki:Search: text above search box
 * MediaWiki:Pagetitle: is $1 - by default. If  is producing the wrong text for you, you need to set $wgSitename in your LocalSettings.php.
 * lastmod - edit MediaWiki:Lastmodified
 * viewcount - edit MediaWiki:Viewcount
 * numberofwatchingusers - edit MediaWiki:Number of watching users pageview. This only appears if you also add $wgPageShowWatchingUsers = true; to LocalSettings.php.
 * copyright - edit MediaWiki:Copyright. The parameter $1 on that page is replaced with a link to the details of copyright for your wiki. In LocalSettings.php $wgRightsText for the link text and set either $wgRightsPage or $wgRightsUrl with the location of a wiki page or external URL.
 * privacy - this is a link only. Edit MediaWiki:Privacy for the link text and MediaWiki:Privacypage for the wiki page to which to link.
 * about - this is a link only. Edit MediaWiki:Aboutsite for the link text and MediaWiki:Aboutpage for the wiki page to which to link.
 * disclaimer - this is a link only. Edit MediaWiki:Disclaimers for the link text and MediaWiki:Disclaimerpage for the wiki page to which to link.
 * tagline - not currently used in the footer
 * MediaWiki:Mainpage
 * MediaWiki:Sitenotice: This adds an extra text to all pages Its what wikipedia uses when there is a donation drive DOES NOTHING!
 * Manual:Navigation bar
 * LocalSettings.php

=Variables=
 * mainpage|mainpage
 * portal-url|portal
 * currentevents-url|currentevents
 * recentchanges-url|recentchanges
 * randompage-url|randompage
 * helppage|help
 * contactus-url|contactus
 * sitesupport-url|sitesupport

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Allmessages

=References=
 * http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Sidebar
 * http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_change_the_footer.3F

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