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There are the first steps you should take after fully installing this mediawiki platform. If you are not shure if you are finished installing, please see [[Project:Installation|the installation manual]] for more information.

== Customize sidebar ==
This is your main navigation bar (in Wikipedia and other Vector based MediaWiki platforms it is lokated on the left hand side). You can edit the navigation [[MediaWiki:Sidebar|here]].

== Protect certain pages ==
You should protect all Templates and Modules in the following categories (it is however advisable to use a bot for that job), if you haven't done this already:
* {{cl|Infobox templates}}
* {{cl|Internal link templates}}
* {{cl|Lua metamodules}}
* {{cl|Lua-based templates}}
* {{cl|Message box templates}}
* {{cl|Metatemplates}}
* {{cl|Modules}}
* {{cl|Modules for general use}}
* {{cl|Modules subject to page protection}}
* {{cl|Navigational boxes}}
* {{cl|Page protection}}
* {{cl|Pages with incorrect protection templates}}
* {{cl|Preload text templates}}
* {{cl|Protection templates}}
* {{cl|Request templates}}
* {{cl|Template documentation}}

also the [[{{MediaWiki:Mainpage}}|{{MediaWiki:mainpage-description}}]].

You can do this manually (duh), with a bot, or you can use a [[Project:Installation#Protect_all_vital_pages|helper script]].

== Semantic Forms ==
When you want to start with semantics we recommend to go all the way. Use Semantic Forms for it gives you and your editors a more comprehensive view of the new capabilites not to say a very neat interface creating and editing articles with form templates. Here is a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Forms/Quick_start_guide Quick start guide] and from there on you can find more useful help.

== Managing classes ==
If you want to add one more abstraction layer and keep your classes (form and templates) even more flexible, get aquainted to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Page_Schemas Page Schemas]. It lets you manage your classes in abstract XML-files and provides and easy and fast way to maintain and alter them.

The alternative to that (at least if you have shell access) is Mobo:
* GitHub Project: https://github.com/Fannon/mobo
* SMWCon Presentation: http://fannon.de/p/mobo-intro/#/ (The demo slides contain a video)
* Some sort of Paper: http://fannon.de/p/mobo-paper.pdf