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Renaming Book Pages
How do I rename a Book Page? When I change the name of the Book Page, it seems that the link to the old page is broken and I have copy the old content to the new page that was created as a result of renaming. TIA!
--Rjbfigueroa (discuss • contribs)
- @Rjbfigueroa: Can you give an example of a page you wanted to move, and where you wanted to move it to, so we can see what happened?
Fwiw, here's how to move a page, if you're using Vector skin (in the desktop interface, rather than the mobile one): View the page you want to move (not its talk page). There should be a control bar at the top of the browser, and way over on the far right of it there should be a dropdown menu. The only option on that menu should be either "rename" or "move"; use that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pi zero (talk • contribs) 17:26, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
I would guess the OP is changing the name of the page in the link expecting it to change the actual name of the linked page. The result is a red link (of course). Moving the page, as described above, is the way to resolve it. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 18:01, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
Centering in a cell in a table
Hi, tables can be used to create an illustration as in this section. Observe that in the middle row, first column, "Oberon MediaWiki.Markup command ... downarrow" is left justified in the cell. In my trial, "text-align: center" failed to center the content in the cell. Is this a limitation of MediaWiki translation of markup to HTML? Can anyone suggest how to center in this instance? Thanks ... PeterEasthope (discuss • contribs) 17:57, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
- @PeterEasthope: I've tried something; not sure if it's the effect you wanted. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 18:50, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
- Good! I should have thought of "align" rather than "text-align". Thanks! ... PeterEasthope (discuss • contribs) 19:06, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
Hide title on main page
Hi! I’m working at Norwegian WB trying to revive the project. I have used a copy of your layout with some adjustments on the main page. Is the extention that enables the magic word NOTITLE enabled by default? I haven’t been able to make it go away. What can I do to hide the page title? — Abuluntu (talk) 10:42, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
- I think this is done through CSS. At MediaWiki:Common.css it has the following:
body.page-Main_Page #firstHeading {display: none;}. I think this switches off the title. You need to do the equivalent for yours. --Jules (Mrjulesd) 17:49, 22 January 2021 (UTC)- Great! Thanks! I haven’t been granted permissions yet by meta, but when they do I’ll try it. — Abuluntu (talk) 07:05, 23 January 2021 (UTC)