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==May 10 UpgradeMore press==With only a minor hiccup, the MediaWiki software has been upgraded to version 1I was interviewed by [[Rick Outzen]] on his [[NewsRadio 1620]] program ''[[IN Your Head Radio]]'' today.10.0. In addition If he uploads an MP3 to bug fixes and other "under the hood" improvements[[Rick's Blog|his blog]], this update also brings new attributes to the <code><nowiki><gallery></nowiki></code> tagI'll post a link. --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 13: <code>perrow</code>43, <code>widths</code> and <code>heights</code>. These let you customize the default settings of image galleries. For example, if a gallery 15 July 2008 (with four images per row by default) is interfering with another element in the article (e.g. an infoboxCDT), you can add <code>perrow="2"</code> to decrease he gallery's total width.

==Dedicated serverJune 28, 2007: 1500th article==It appears that Pensapedia's 1500th article is [[Gulf Coast Gab]]. '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 17:50, 7 July 2008 (CDT):[[Special:Statistics|Not no more]] it ain't! --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 17:54, 7 July 2008 (CDT)::Awesome! '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 18:05, 7 July 2008 (CDT):::Race you to 1500? '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 18:05, 7 July 2008 (CDT)::::Nah, you go for it. I may work on [[First Baptist Church of Pensacola]] tonight... I checked out the history from the church's library ''months'' ago, and Ifigure they'd probably like it back sometime. --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 18:26, 7 July 2008 (CDT) The 1500th article is [[Pensacola Historical Society]]! '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 20:48, 8 July 2008 (CDT) ==Press==*We got our first bit of press in the [[Pensacola Junior College]] 'm trying '[[Corsair]]''. There are a few points I would have liked to clarify, but on the whole a very nice article. [http://media.www.ecorsair.com/media/storage/paper692/news/2007/10/10/Features/Look-To.Pensapedia.For.Pensacola.History-3024728.shtml Here it is.] --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 06:10, 11 October 2007 (CDT) ==Confirm Edit Utility==8/21/07 - Added a captcha utility to move over block automated spammers. It will ask you to type a dedicated server code whenever an account is created or a link is added to an article. In the latter case, I think I can tweak a setting where it doesn't force sysops to enter the code, or anyone whose email address has been confirmed. I will check on this weekend. Might --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 14:04, 21 August 2007 (CDT) ==June 29: 1,000th article==Pensapedia registered it's 1,000th "article" at 19:24 UTC on June 29, 2007. The article is [[Elias Durnford]]. '''[[User:Dcosson|dcosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 14:26, 29 June 2007 (CDT) ==June 21-22 Outage==Sorry about that, folks! In the words of Han Solo, "It's not my fault!" --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 14:06, 22 June 2007 (CDT) ==Google Maps default setting==I changed the default map setting of our Google Maps installation from "hybrid" (which shows streets on top of satellite imagery) to "map" (which is streets only). All the satellite copyright information was breaking out of the infobox maps and flowing into the articles, making them harder to read. We can still use satellite imagery, but you now have to specify. --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 13:29, 8 December 2007 (CST) ==.com and .org redirects==I noticed in the incoming traffic logs that a Google search for "[[Pensacola city limits]]" yielded results linking (for some reason) to the "pensapedia.org" version of the page. (The .org domain is registered and parked to point to the main .com domain.) However, since the Maps extension has an API key that only works for the pensapedia.com domain, people who clicked there were seeing an error. I tinkered around in the .htaccess file, and I ''think'' I've got it fixed to redirect all .org requests to their .com equivalent, but please let me know if you encounter any errors. --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 13:20, 25 April 2008 (CDT) ==8/12/08 Weirdness==I recompiled Apache and apparently did something to the "tidy" extension for PHP. I could disable it, but it would break certain layout features (like infoboxes). Will get it resolved sometime today. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 09:31, 12 August 2008 (CDT):Okay, that should do it. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 14:45, 12 August 2008 (CDT) ==Google Maps down?==Seems to be good . I'll look into if the problem is on my end. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 16:12, 17 August 2008 (CDT)::[http://maps.google.com http://maps.google.com] is working for me. '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 16:53, 17 August 2008 (CDT) ==New MediaWiki Skin==There's a new skin (template) called "PensaBook" available in your user preferences. It will eventually replace MonoBook as the default template. Please try it out and let me know if you have any suggestions or encounter any errors. Thanks! <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 11:45, 24 August 2008 (CDT):BTW -- I like it. '''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' ··· '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 06:55, 27 August 2008 (UTC)::Thankya. I'll still be fine-tuning it, so feel free to make suggestions. I made it the default template ahead of schedule because of some funky things the old MonoBook inherited from the new version of Mediawiki. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 13:02, 27 August 2008 (UTC) ==The lowdown==It was a rough morning, but I got MediaWiki upgraded to hold off on lots the latest version and hopefully resolved some of updates till the switchover takes effectother issues. I recompiled my server's Apache & PHP a couple weeks back, and in doing so we donapparently messed up the "tidy" module. (That's what was causing the Google Maps problem.) Rather than track down the exact problem, it's probably easier/better just to convert infobox templates that use html table markup over to wiki markup. See my recent changes to {{tl|Infobox Biography}} for an example. Let me know if you have any questions. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;''t lose anything or '''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 12:49, 26 August 2008 (UTC):Other things that need to be done: Google Maps (like [[Neighborhoods]], [[Pensacola city limits]], etc.) need to have a minor code upgrade to repostdeal with their overlay transparencies (see [[Florida House of Representatives District 3]] for an example). I'm also working on getting the new Lucene search engine up, but it's been a much more complicated process than I imagined.<span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 13:02, 27 August 2008 (UTC)::'''''WOO-HOO!!!''''' I finally got the new search engine working with the dropdown box of suggestions as you type a search query. Try it out! <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]] 07'''''&nbsp;</span> 15:5535, 19 May 2007 3 September 2008 (CDTUTC)