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This is a list of guides and single-topic help files for the [[mw:|MediaWiki software]] compiled at [[Main Page|meta.wikimedia.org]]. It is progressively being moved to the [[mw:|www.mediawiki.org]] website. This help does not cover site-specific conventions, it is for the software only. 

== Introduction ==
* [[Help:Introduction|Detailed Introduction]]
* [[Help:Help|Help overview]]

[[mw:|MediaWiki]] is a free software wiki engine licensed under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License]. It is used by [[mw:Sites using MediaWiki|many websites]], including this one.

== Handbook parts ==
The help pages are sorted by user type.

=== For readers ===
{{Reader_toc}}
=== For editors ===
{{editor toc}}
=== For moderators ===
This part of the handbook is now available in the '''[[mw:Manual:Administrators|Administrator section]]''' of the [[mw:|MediaWiki.org]] website.

=== For system administrators ===
This part of the handbook is now available in the '''[[mw:Sysadmin hub|Sysadmin section]]''' of the [[mw:|MediaWiki.org]] website.

=== For developers ===
This part of the handbook is now available in the '''[[mw:Developer hub|Developer section]]''' of the [[mw:|MediaWiki.org]] website.

== Appendix ==
*[[Help:ISBN links|ISBN links]]
*[[Help:Keyboard shortcuts|Keyboard shortcuts]]
*[[Page metadata]]
*[[mw:Communication|Support and contact]]
Handbook
* [[Help:Handbook guidelines|Guidelines]]
* [[Help:MediaWiki help policy|Policy]]
* [[Help:Help page footer templates|Page footers]]

==See also==
* [[w:Wikipedia:Glossary]]
* Check the privacy policy, if any, of the site you use; for Wikimedia: [[Privacy policy]]
* [[wikicities:Category:Help]]
* [[mw:Category:Help]]
*{{mlmw|Special:Linksearch/meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:||Links from the MediaWiki wiki to the Help namespace here on Meta}} - not complete, requires external link style
*{{mlw|Special:Linksearch/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:||Links from the English Wikipedia to the Help namespace here on Meta}} - not complete, requires external link style or a link produced by {{links-small|w|template|H:mlm}} 

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