LimeSurvey Manual - User contributions [en]

Global settings

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=General description=

If you click on the icon [[File:global.png]] in the main toolbar you will get to the Global settings. The Global settings dialog is only available to administration users with the right 'Super Administrator'. It can be used to adjust certain settings of LimeSurvey in a global context. In versions earlier to 1.87 these [[Optional settings]] were only available when editing config.php/config-defaults.php. Starting with 1.87 the values in config.php/config-defaults.php serve merely as a default value. Once you enter the Global settings dialog and saved once then the values will be overruled by the settings in the Global settings.

=Settings and their explanation=

==Overview & Update==
*'''System overview''': This is pretty much self explaining. Here you can get a short insight on the number of surveys and other statistics in your LimeSurvey installation. For debug purposes you can also find a button to show your PHP Info.
*'''Updates''': You can check for possible updates on LimeSurvey in this section. You can also set if, and how often LimeSurvey does check for updates. If an update is found you can either update manually (by downloading the new LimeSurvey package and following the [[Upgrading from a previous version|Update instructions]] or use the [[ComfortUpdate]] feature.

==General==
*'''Site name''': Give your survey site a name. This name will appear in the survey list overview and in the administration header.
*'''Default language''': This is the default language to be used in your administration , and also the default language for the public survey list if none is given.
*'''Default template''': This setting specifies the default design template used for the 'public list' of surveys and for new surveys or surveys using a non-existing template.
*'''Default HTML editor mode:''' Sets the default mode for integrated HTML editor. Valid settings are: inline (default), popup and none:
** ''inline'': Inline replacement of fields by an HTML editor. Slow but convenient and user friendly
** ''popup'': Adds an icon that opens a popup window with the HTML editor. Faster, but HTML code is displayed on the form.
** ''none'': No HTML editor
*'''Time difference (in hours)''': If your web server is in a different time zone to the location where your surveys will be based, put the difference between your server and your home time zone here. For example, I live in Australia but use a US web server. The web server is 14 hours behind my local time zone. So my setting here is "+14". In other words, it adds 14 hours to the web servers time. This setting is particularly important when surveys timestamp the responses.
*'''Session lifetime''': Defines the time in seconds after which a survey session expires (provided there is no action from the participant). The maximum value on this is 65000 (seconds). Please use a reasonable value. Depending on your server configuration LimeSurvey may not be allowed to override the server setting - in that case you have to set the session timeout value in your PHP configuration.
*'''IP Info DB API Key''': Allows integration with the IP-Info-DB service that let's you determine the geographic location of survey takers based on their IP.
*'''Google Maps API Key''': Allows for integration with Google Maps.
*'''Google Analytics API Key''': Allows for integration with Google Analytics. Surveys can over-ride this site-level value. The API key can be inserted into templates using {GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_API_KEY}. The full JavaScript that Google Analytics expects (including the key) can be included in templates via {GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_JAVASCRIPT}.
*'''Google Translate API Key''': As of version 1.92, the Auto Translate feature is now using the new version 2 of Google Translate's API. Google now charges for this service. In order for the Auto Translate feature to work, you get an API key from [https://code.google.com/apis/console/?api=translate this site], and enter the key in this field. Please note that this is currently a global feature, so any installation that has an assigned Translate API key will all charge translations to the same account.
*'''Google Analytics Event Tracking Code''': Some LimeSurvey {KEYWORDS} can be used inside [http://code.google.com/intl/en-EN/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/eventTrackerGuide.html GG Analytics Event Tracking Code], e.g, '_trackEvent', 'MyEvent', '{SID}'

==Email settings==
*'''Default site admin email''': This is the default email address of the site administrator and used for system messages and contact options.
*'''Administrator name''': The real name of the site administrator.
*'''Email method:''' This determines how e-mail messages are being sent. The following options are available:
**'''PHP:''' use internal PHP mailer
**'''Sendmail:''' use sendmail mailer
**'''SMTP:'''use SMTP relaying. Use this setting when you are running LimeSurvey on a host that is not your mail server.
***Make sure that you are using your SMTP configured e-mail (Global settings -> E-mail settings) at the survey settings (At the moment you create a survey or after you create it Edit Survey Settings -> General) if you use SMTP, otherwise there might be a chance that the following error is displayed: SMTP -> ERROR: RCPT not accepted from server: 553 5.7.1 : Sender address rejected: not owned by user.
**'''Qmail:'''Set this if you are running the Qmail mailer
*'''SMTP host:''' If you use 'SMTP ' as email method then you have to put your SMTP-server here. If you are using a different part than port 25 (standard for SMPT) then you have to add the port number separated be a colon (example: 'smtp.gmail.com:465')
*'''SMTP username:''' If your SMTP-server needs authentication then set this to your user name, otherwise it must be blank.
*'''SMTP password:''' If your SMTP-server needs authentication then set this to your password, otherwise it must be blank.
*'''SMTP SSL/TLS:''' Set this to 'SSL' or 'TLS' to use SSL/TLS for your SMTP connection
*'''SMTP debug mode''': If you switch this on then on sending invitations or reminders a detailed connection log and error message will be given (if an error occurs). Not for the faint of heart, but this can give valuable information why a SMTP relay does not work. Usually you want this to be off.
*'''Email batch size:''' When sending invitations or reminders to survey participants, this setting is used to determine how many emails can be sent in one bunch. Different web servers have different email capacities, and if your script takes too long to send a bunch of emails, the script could time out and cause errors. Most web servers can send 100 emails at a time within the default 30 second time limit for a PHP script. If you get script timeout errors when sending large numbers of emails, reduce the number in this setting. Clicking the 'send email invitation' button on the token control toolbar, (not the button on the right of each token), sends the maxemails number of invitations, then displays a list of the addresses sent to and a warning that "There are more emails pending than could be sent in one batch. Continue sending emails by clicking below. There are ### emails still to be sent." and provides a "continue button" to proceed with the next batch. I.e., the user determines when to send the next batch after each batch gets emailed. It is not necessary to wait with this screen active. The admin could log off and come back at a later time to send the next batch of invites.

==Bounce settings==
*'''Default site bounce email''': This is the email address where bounced emails will be sent to.
*'''Server type''':
*'''Server name & port''':
*'''User name''':
*'''Password''':
*'''Encryption type''':

==Security==
*'''Survey preview only for administration users''': By default, preview of inactive survey is restricted to authenticated users only. If you set this to 'No' any person can test your survey using the survey URL - without logging in to the administration and without having to activate the survey first.
*'''Filter HTML for XSS''': By default you survey manager will not be authorized to use dangerous HTML tags in their survey/group/question/labels texts (for instance JavaScript code). This is intended to prevent a survey operator to add malicious script in order to have a true admin raise his permissions on the system. '''If you want to use any script objects like Javascript scripts of Flash applets in your surveys you will need to switch this off.'''
*'''Group member can only see own group''': By default non-admin users defined in the LimeSurvey management interface will only be able to see other users if they belong to at least one group this user belongs to. If you set this to 'No' they can see all users (for example in [[Survey security settings]] )
*'''Force HTTPS''': By default this is set to "Don't force on or off". Switch the setting to "on" to force the connection to use HTTPS. '''''Note:''''' If your server doesn't support HTTPS properly, you can lock yourself from the system! Therefor test the "check if this link works" link first. If the link does not work and you turn on HTTPS, LimeSurvey will break and you won't be able to access it.

==Presentation==
*'''Show 'no answer' option for non-mandatory questions''': When a question of a radio button/select type that contains editable answers (i.e.: List & array questions) is not mandatory and this is set to 'Yes' (default), an additional entry 'No answer' is shown for each subquestion - so that participants may choose to not answer the question. Some people prefer this not to be available. Set this to 'No' to turn this off.
*'''Repeating headings in array questions every X subquestions''': With array type question, often you'll have a lot of subquestions, which - when displayed on screen - take up more than one page. The repeat-headers setting lets you decide how many answers should be displayed before repeating the header information for the question. A good setting for this is around 25. If you don't want the headings to repeat at all, set this to 0.
*'''Show "There are X questions in this survey"''':
*'''Show question group name and/or description''':
*'''Show question number and/or question code''':

LimeSurvey文档Wiki

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=LimeSurvey手册(1.85及更高版本)=

LimeSurvey手册已经翻译成以下语言（请点击下方你自己的语言，来阅读手册）：
*[[File:gb.png]] '''[[English Instructions for LimeSurvey|英语]] - 这是基准语言!'''
*[[File:cn.png]] [[Chinese (Simplified) Manual|简体中文]]
*[[File:cn.png]] [[安装|繁体中文]]
*[[File:fr.png]] [[Instructions françaises pour LimeSurvey|法语]]
*[[File:de.png]] [[Deutsche Anleitung für LimeSurvey|德语]]
*[[File:gr.png]] [[Greek Manual|希腊语]]
*[[File:it.png]] [[Documentazione Italiano|意大利语]]
*[[File:jp.png]] [[日本語マニュアル|日本语]]
*[[File:pl.png]] [[Podręcznik obsługi|波兰语]]
*[[File:pt.png]] [[Manual de Instruções do LimeSurvey|葡萄牙语]]
*[[File:es.png]] [[Manual de Instrucciones en Español|西班牙语]]

请注意并非所有的翻译并非是完整的和更新过的。英语是基准语言（有可能是最完整和最新的）。我们总是需要大家帮助我们将页面从英语翻译成其他语言。如果你愿意帮忙，[[创建，编辑和翻译LimeSurvey的Wiki页面|请点击此处开始]].

=LimeSurvey开发=
*[[Development overview]] - 关于LimeSurvey开发的一般页面
*[[LimeSurvey 1.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 1.x开发文档
*[[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 2.x开发文档

=翻译LimeSurvey=

如果你想'''添加翻译'''或者'''修正一个翻译'''，请按照以下提示操作：
*[[Translating LimeSurvey|如何翻译LimeSurvey]]

=Google Summer of Code / Code-In participation=
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2012]]
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2011]]
*2011))/[[]]/[[GSoC getting started))
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2010]]
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2009]]

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<div class="simplebox">Translation of this page is incomplete.</div>

=LimeSurvey手册(1.85及更高版本)=

LimeSurvey手册已经翻译成以下语言（请点击下方你自己的语言，来阅读手册）：
*[[File:gb.png]] '''[[English Instructions for LimeSurvey|英语]] - 这是基准语言!'''
*[[File:cn.png]] [[Chinese (Simplified) Manual|简体中文]]
*[[File:cn.png]] [[安装|繁体中文]]
*[[File:fr.png]] [[Instructions françaises pour LimeSurvey|法语]]
*[[File:de.png]] [[Deutsche Anleitung für LimeSurvey|德语]]
*[[File:gr.png]] [[Greek Manual|希腊语]]
*[[File:it.png]] [[Documentazione Italiano|意大利语]]
*[[File:jp.png]] [[日本語マニュアル|日本语]]
*[[File:pl.png]] [[Podręcznik obsługi|波兰语]]
*[[File:pt.png]] [[Manual de Instruções do LimeSurvey|葡萄牙语]]
*[[File:es.png]] [[Manual de Instrucciones en Español|西班牙语]]

请注意并非所有的翻译并非是完整的和更新过的。英语是基准语言（有可能是最完整和最新的）。我们总是需要大家帮助我们将页面从英语翻译成其他语言。如果你愿意帮忙，[[创建，编辑和翻译LimeSurvey的Wiki页面|请点击此处开始]].

=LimeSurvey开发=
*[[Development overview]] - 关于LimeSurvey开发的一般页面
*[[LimeSurvey 1.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 1.x开发文档
*[[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 2.x开发文档

=翻译LimeSurvey=

如果你想'''添加翻译'''或者'''修正一个翻译'''，请按照以下提示操作：
*[[Translating LimeSurvey|如何翻译LimeSurvey]]

=Google Summer of Code / Code-In participation=
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2012]]
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2011]]
*2011))/[[]]/[[GSoC getting started))
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2010]]
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2009]]

临时: 这个顶层页面的[[LimeSurvey Documentation|结构化副本]]

LimeSurvey文档Wiki

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Smilingsun:

<div class="simplebox">Translation of this page is incomplete.</div>

=LimeSurvey手册(1.85及更高版本)=

LimeSurvey手册已经翻译成以下语言（请点击下方你自己的语言，来阅读手册）：
*[[File:gb.png]] '''[[English Instructions for LimeSurvey|英语]] - 这是基准语言!'''
*[[File:cn.png]] [[Chinese (Simplified) Manual|简体中文]]
*[[File:cn.png]] [[安装|繁体中文]]
*[[File:fr.png]] [[Instructions françaises pour LimeSurvey|法语]]
*[[File:de.png]] [[Deutsche Anleitung für LimeSurvey|德语]]
*[[File:gr.png]] [[Greek Manual|希腊语]]
*[[File:it.png]] [[Documentazione Italiano|意大利语]]
*[[File:jp.png]] [[日本語マニュアル|日本语]]
*[[File:pl.png]] [[Podręcznik obsługi|波兰语]]
*[[File:pt.png]] [[Manual de Instruções do LimeSurvey|葡萄牙语]]
*[[File:es.png]] [[Manual de Instrucciones en Español|西班牙语]]

请注意并非所有的翻译并非是完整的和更新过的。英语是基准语言（有可能是最完整和最新的）。我们总是需要大家帮助我们将页面从英语翻译成其他语言。如果你愿意帮忙，[[Creating, editing and translating LimeSurvey Wiki pages|请点击此处开始]].

=LimeSurvey开发=
*[[Development overview]] - 关于LimeSurvey开发的一般页面
*[[LimeSurvey 1.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 1.x开发文档
*[[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 2.x开发文档

=翻译LimeSurvey=

如果你想'''添加翻译'''或者'''修正一个翻译'''，请按照以下提示操作：
*[[Translating LimeSurvey|如何翻译LimeSurvey]]

=Google Summer of Code / Code-In participation=
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2012]]
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2011]]
*2011))/[[]]/[[GSoC getting started))
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2010]]
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2009]]

临时: 这个顶层页面的[[LimeSurvey Documentation|结构化副本]]

LimeSurvey文档Wiki

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Smilingsun:

<div class="simplebox">Translation of this page is incomplete.</div>

=LimeSurvey手册(1.85及更高版本)=

LimeSurvey手册已经翻译成以下语言（请点击下方你自己的语言，来阅读手册）：
*[[File:gb.png]] '''[[English Instructions for LimeSurvey|英语]] - 这是基准语言!'''
*[[File:cn.png]] [[Chinese (Simplified) Manual|简体中文]]
*[[File:cn.png]] [[安装|繁体中文]]
*[[File:fr.png]] [[Instructions françaises pour LimeSurvey|法语]]
*[[File:de.png]] [[Deutsche Anleitung für LimeSurvey|德语]]
*[[File:gr.png]] [[Greek Manual|希腊语]]
*[[File:it.png]] [[Documentazione Italiano|意大利语]]
*[[File:jp.png]] [[日本語マニュアル|日本语]]
*[[File:pl.png]] [[Podręcznik obsługi|波兰语]]
*[[File:pt.png]] [[Manual de Instruções do LimeSurvey|葡萄牙语]]
*[[File:es.png]] [[Manual de Instrucciones en Español|西班牙语]]

请注意并非所有的翻译并非是完整的和更新过的。英语是基准语言（有可能是最完整和最新的）。我们总是需要大家帮助我们将页面从英语翻译成其他语言。如果你愿意帮忙，

[[Creating, editing and translating LimeSurvey Wiki pages|请点击此处开始]].

=LimeSurvey开发=
*[[Development overview]] - 关于LimeSurvey开发的一般页面
*[[LimeSurvey 1.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 1.x开发文档
*[[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 2.x开发文档

=翻译LimeSurvey=

如果你想'''添加翻译'''或者'''修正一个翻译'''，请按照以下提示操作：
*[[Translating LimeSurvey|如何翻译LimeSurvey]]

=Google Summer of Code / Code-In participation=
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2012]]
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2011]]
*2011))/[[]]/[[GSoC getting started))
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2010]]
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2009]]

临时: 这个顶层页面的[[LimeSurvey Documentation|结构化副本]]

LimeSurvey文档Wiki

2012-12-15T12:36:50Z

Smilingsun:

<div class="simplebox">Translation of this page is incomplete.</div>

=LimeSurvey手册(1.85及更高版本)=

LimeSurvey手册已经翻译成以下语言（请点击下方你自己的语言，来阅读手册）：
*[[File:gb.png]] '''[[English Instructions for LimeSurvey|英语]] - 这是基准语言!'''
*[[File:cn.png]] [[Chinese (Simplified) Manual|简体中文]]
*[[File:cn.png]] [[安装|繁体中文]]
*[[File:fr.png]] [[Instructions françaises pour LimeSurvey|法语]]
*[[File:de.png]] [[Deutsche Anleitung für LimeSurvey|德语]]
*[[File:gr.png]] [[Greek Manual|希腊语]]
*[[File:it.png]] [[Documentazione Italiano|意大利语]]
*[[File:jp.png]] [[日本語マニュアル|日本语]]
*[[File:pl.png]] [[Podręcznik obsługi|波兰语]]
*[[File:pt.png]] [[Manual de Instruções do LimeSurvey|葡萄牙语]]
*[[File:es.png]] [[Manual de Instrucciones en Español|西班牙语]]

请注意并非所有的翻译并非是完整的和更新过的。英语是基准语言（有可能是最完整和最新的）。我们总是需要大家帮助我们将页面从英语翻译成其他语言。如果你愿意帮忙，

[[Creating, editing and translating LimeSurvey Wiki pages|请点击此处开始]].

=LimeSurvey开发=
*[[Development overview]] - 关于LimeSurvey开发的一般页面
*[[LimeSurvey 1.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 1.x开发文档
*[[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 2.x开发文档

=翻译LimeSurvey=

如果你想'''添加翻译'''或者'''修正一个翻译'''，请按照以下提示操作：
*[[Translating LimeSurvey|如何翻译LimeSurvey]]

=Google Summer of Code / Code-In participation=
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2012]]
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2011]]
*2011))/[[]]/[[GSoC getting started))
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2010]]
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2009]]

临时: 这个顶层页面的[[LimeSurvey Documentation|结构化副本]]

LimeSurvey文档Wiki

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Smilingsun:

<div class="simplebox">Translation of this page is incomplete.</div>

=LimeSurvey手册(1.85及更高版本)=

LimeSurvey手册已经翻译成以下语言（请点击下方你自己的语言，来阅读手册）：
*[[File:gb.png]] '''[[English Instructions for LimeSurvey|英语]] - 这是基准语言!'''
*[[File:cn.png]] [[Chinese (Simplified) Manual|简体中文]]
*[[File:cn.png]] [[安装|繁体中文]]
*[[File:fr.png]] [[Instructions françaises pour LimeSurvey|法语]]
*[[File:de.png]] [[Deutsche Anleitung für LimeSurvey|德语]]
*[[File:gr.png]] [[Greek Manual|希腊语]]
*[[File:it.png]] [[Documentazione Italiano|意大利语]]
*[[File:jp.png]] [[日本語マニュアル|日本语]]
*[[File:pl.png]] [[Podręcznik obsługi|波兰语]]
*[[File:pt.png]] [[Manual de Instruções do LimeSurvey|葡萄牙语]]
*[[File:es.png]] [[Manual de Instrucciones en Español|西班牙语]]

请注意并非所有的翻译并非是完整的和更新过的。英语是基准语言（有可能是最完整和最新的）。我们总是需要大家帮助我们将页面从英语翻译成其他语言。如果你愿意帮忙，

[[Creating, editing and translating LimeSurvey Wiki pages|请点击此处开始]].

=LimeSurvey开发=
*[[Development overview]] - 关于LimeSurvey开发的一般页面
*[[LimeSurvey 1.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 1.x开发文档
*[[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 2.x开发文档

=翻译LimeSurvey=

如果你想'''添加翻译'''或者'''修正一个翻译'''，请按照以下提示操作：
*[[Translating LimeSurvey|如何翻译LimeSurvey]]

=Google Summer of Code / Code-In participation=
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2012]]
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2011]]
*2011))/[[]]/[[GSoC getting started))
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2010]]
*[[LimeSurvey GSoC 2009]]

Temporary: [[LimeSurvey Documentation|Shadow, Structured copy]] of this top level page

LimeSurvey文档Wiki

2012-12-15T12:26:50Z

Smilingsun:

<div class="simplebox">Translation of this page is incomplete.</div>

=LimeSurvey手册(1.85及更高版本)=

LimeSurvey手册已经翻译成以下语言（请点击下方你自己的语言，来阅读手册）：
*[[File:gb.png]] '''[[English Instructions for LimeSurvey|English]] - 这是基准语言!'''
*[[File:cn.png]] [[Chinese (Simplified) Manual|简体中文]]
*[[File:cn.png]] [[安装|繁体中文]]
*[[File:fr.png]] [[Instructions françaises pour LimeSurvey|法语]]
*[[File:de.png]] [[Deutsche Anleitung für LimeSurvey|德语]]
*[[File:gr.png]] [[Greek Manual|希腊语]]
*[[File:it.png]] [[Documentazione Italiano|意大利语]]
*[[File:jp.png]] [[日本語マニュアル|日本语]]
*[[File:pl.png]] [[Podręcznik obsługi|波兰语]]
*[[File:pt.png]] [[Manual de Instruções do LimeSurvey|葡萄牙语]]
*[[File:es.png]] [[Manual de Instrucciones en Español|西班牙语]]

请注意并非所有的翻译并非是完整的和更新过的。英语是基准语言（有可能是最完整和最新的）。我们总是需要大家帮助我们将页面从英语翻译成其他语言。如果你愿意帮忙，

[[Creating, editing and translating LimeSurvey Wiki pages|请点击此处开始]].

=LimeSurvey开发=
*[[Development overview]] - 关于LimeSurvey开发的一般页面
*[[LimeSurvey 1.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 1.x开发文档
*[[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation]] - LimeSurvey 2.x开发文档

=翻译LimeSurvey=

如果你想'''添加翻译'''或者'''修正一个翻译'''，请按照以下提示操作：
*[[Translating LimeSurvey|如何翻译LimeSurvey]]

=Google Summer of Code / Code-In participation=
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2012]]
*[[LimeSurvey Google Code-in 2011]]
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Creating, editing and translating LimeSurvey Wiki pages

2012-12-15T11:58:07Z

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__TOC__

= LimeSurvey Wiki=

== What it is?==

You may already be familiar with the wiki concept, made known worldwide by [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia], but just to make sure, here it is a short definition based on the WikiPedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki article] about the subject:

{QUOTE()}A '''wiki''' is a website that allows the easy '''creation''' and '''editing''' of web pages via a web browser using a simplified '''markup language'''. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to power community websites, for personal note taking, in corporate intranets, and in '''knowledge management''' systems.{QUOTE}

LimeSurvey uses an open source wiki system (called [http://tikiwiki.org/ Tiki Wiki]) to manage the [[English Instructions for LimeSurvey 2|software manual]] along with other project related pages, such as [[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation|developing documentation]] and the [[The LimeSurvey project team|LimeSurvey project team]] page. And if you haven't noticed yet, this page itself is a wiki page.

== How it works==

As mentioned before, everyone is able to create, edit and translate almost every page hosted on this wiki. The following guide will help you with those tasks.

== What can I do?==

You can start helping the LimeSurvey wiki with small actions, like fixing typos or misspellings that you may find here. On the other hand, it is also possible to start big, writing entire guides, translating pages and sharing any information that you find relevant.

If writing is not your thing, check out ["Help+us:+Tasks"|this] page and learn other ways to contribute. It is all up to you.

----

= Searching=

Before you start writing your own articles it is always nice to spend some time using the search tool. After all, creating duplicated information will confuse other users and may be a waste of time.

[[File:search.png]]

----

= Creating a user=

Although everyone has the permission to edit and create pages on this wiki, you have to create an user before doing such actions. A link to the registration page can be found on the menu located on the right side of the LimeSurvey [http://www.limesurvey.org/ webpage] (or you can click [http://www.limesurvey.org/component/comprofiler/registers here]).

The registration form is very short and the whole process takes less than a minute. Follow the instructions there and don't forget to check your mailbox to confirm your account. Logging in is also possible here inside the wiki system (see form on the top).

[[File:registration_link.png]]

----

= Markup language=

It is important to notice that most wiki systems have some syntax rules to help you formatting your page and to make things look nicer. But there is no need to worry memorizing weird code rules because you can always use the formatting toolbar. There is also a reference guide of those rules under the editing page.

== Style syntax==

{|
|<center>'''Icon'''</center>||<center>'''Code'''</center>||<center>'''Result'''</center>
|-
|<center>http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/text_bold.png</center>||<center><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></center>||<center>'''bold'''</center>
|-
|<center>http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/text_italic.png</center>||<center><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></center>||<center>''italic''</center>
|-
|<center>http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/text_underline.png</center>||<center><nowiki><u>underline</u></nowiki></center>||<center><u>underline</u></center>
|-
|<center>http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/text_strikethrough.png</center>||<center><nowiki><strike>deleted</strike></nowiki></center>||<center><strike>deleted</strike></center>
|}

== Structure syntax==

It is also a very good idea to structure your page using headings to separate different sections on your page. That can be done using exclamation marks (<nowiki>!</nowiki>). Nested headings are also possible with the use of more than one exclamation mark in a row. You can use the tag <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> in the beginning of your page to ''automagically'' create a "table of content" that looks like this:

[[File:headings2.png]]

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= Editing pages=

There are several ways of reaching the edit form from a page. You can press either the http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/page_edit.png icon on top right of a page, the "Edit" button on bottom left or the http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/page_edit_section.png icon, located on the right side of each page section. This last option is particularly interesting when you want to edit just something on a really big page.

[[File:editing_links2.png]]

----

= Creating pages=

Creating a page is very easy and everything you need to get started is a title. On the left menu there is a text box right below the words ''Quick Edit a Wiki Page''. Fill it out with your title and after that, click the button "Create/Edit".

[[File:new.png]]

If you have ever edited some page you will find this interface very familiar. That's because creating a page is nothing more than editing a blank page.

Depending on what title you choose for your new article you will see some recommendation links generated automatically by the wiki system. It is only to prevent you from creating something that has already a page for it. For example: if you try to create a page called "Team" you will see this:

[[File:sugestions.png]]

----

= Translating pages=

LimeSurvey has grown up a lot and this time it has users and developers from all over the world, and for that reason translators are needed more than ever!

Have you ever noticed that on the top right of every page there is a form field telling you in which language was this page written? Clicking there will show you other language options that are available for the page.

If you fell that you can contribute translating a page into a new language you are more then welcome to do it. Here it is how it works:
* Make sure that you are logged in
* Go to the page that you would like to translate
* Make sure the page is not already translated into the language that you want to translate. This can be done checking available translations on the language form field mentioned before

[[File:dropdown_language2.png]]
* Click the [[File:history_button.png]] button on the bottom of the page
* There will be a form right below the revision table. Select the language that you would like translate to and just click the "Update Translation" button

[[File:translating2.png]]
* Now you have to choose between 3 options:
** '''Create a new translation page''' (most probably): Choose the language you would like to translate, write the title in that language and you are ready to go.
** '''Add existing page as a translation of this page''': If you already created a translation page before but did that using the normal "Create Page" process you should tell the wiki system that this is a translation of another page. This can be done "attaching" one page to another.
** '''Change language for this page''': As the title says, you can change here the language identification of a page. You are probably never going to use that since you are already able choose the language when creating pages and translations.

Please note that you don't need to translate word-by-word, but please try to keep as close as possible to the original text.

----

= History=

Every action made by every person on a wiki (like creating and editing pages) is logged - along with the information of who done it and when - and can be reverted back at any time. So, if you spent the whole week working on a page and then you came home drunk on Saturday and erased all the content of that page, don't worry because the [[File:history_button.png]] button will always be there for you.

Creating, editing and translating LimeSurvey Wiki pages

2012-12-15T11:56:57Z

Smilingsun:

__TOC__

= LimeSurvey Wiki=

== What it is?==

You may already be familiar with the wiki concept, made known worldwide by [www.wikipedia.org/|Wikipedia], but just to make sure, here it is a short definition based on the WikiPedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki article] about the subject:

{QUOTE()}A '''wiki''' is a website that allows the easy '''creation''' and '''editing''' of web pages via a web browser using a simplified '''markup language'''. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to power community websites, for personal note taking, in corporate intranets, and in '''knowledge management''' systems.{QUOTE}

LimeSurvey uses an open source wiki system (called [http://tikiwiki.org/ Tiki Wiki]) to manage the [[English Instructions for LimeSurvey 2|software manual]] along with other project related pages, such as [[LimeSurvey 2.x development documentation|developing documentation]] and the [[The LimeSurvey project team|LimeSurvey project team]] page. And if you haven't noticed yet, this page itself is a wiki page.

== How it works==

As mentioned before, everyone is able to create, edit and translate almost every page hosted on this wiki. The following guide will help you with those tasks.

== What can I do?==

You can start helping the LimeSurvey wiki with small actions, like fixing typos or misspellings that you may find here. On the other hand, it is also possible to start big, writing entire guides, translating pages and sharing any information that you find relevant.

If writing is not your thing, check out ["Help+us:+Tasks"|this] page and learn other ways to contribute. It is all up to you.

----

= Searching=

Before you start writing your own articles it is always nice to spend some time using the search tool. After all, creating duplicated information will confuse other users and may be a waste of time.

[[File:search.png]]

----

= Creating a user=

Although everyone has the permission to edit and create pages on this wiki, you have to create an user before doing such actions. A link to the registration page can be found on the menu located on the right side of the LimeSurvey [http://www.limesurvey.org/ webpage] (or you can click [http://www.limesurvey.org/component/comprofiler/registers here]).

The registration form is very short and the whole process takes less than a minute. Follow the instructions there and don't forget to check your mailbox to confirm your account. Logging in is also possible here inside the wiki system (see form on the top).

[[File:registration_link.png]]

----

= Markup language=

It is important to notice that most wiki systems have some syntax rules to help you formatting your page and to make things look nicer. But there is no need to worry memorizing weird code rules because you can always use the formatting toolbar. There is also a reference guide of those rules under the editing page.

== Style syntax==

{|
|<center>'''Icon'''</center>||<center>'''Code'''</center>||<center>'''Result'''</center>
|-
|<center>http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/text_bold.png</center>||<center><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></center>||<center>'''bold'''</center>
|-
|<center>http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/text_italic.png</center>||<center><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></center>||<center>''italic''</center>
|-
|<center>http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/text_underline.png</center>||<center><nowiki><u>underline</u></nowiki></center>||<center><u>underline</u></center>
|-
|<center>http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/text_strikethrough.png</center>||<center><nowiki><strike>deleted</strike></nowiki></center>||<center><strike>deleted</strike></center>
|}

== Structure syntax==

It is also a very good idea to structure your page using headings to separate different sections on your page. That can be done using exclamation marks (<nowiki>!</nowiki>). Nested headings are also possible with the use of more than one exclamation mark in a row. You can use the tag <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> in the beginning of your page to ''automagically'' create a "table of content" that looks like this:

[[File:headings2.png]]

----

= Editing pages=

There are several ways of reaching the edit form from a page. You can press either the http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/page_edit.png icon on top right of a page, the "Edit" button on bottom left or the http://docs.limesurvey.org/pics/icons/page_edit_section.png icon, located on the right side of each page section. This last option is particularly interesting when you want to edit just something on a really big page.

[[File:editing_links2.png]]

----

= Creating pages=

Creating a page is very easy and everything you need to get started is a title. On the left menu there is a text box right below the words ''Quick Edit a Wiki Page''. Fill it out with your title and after that, click the button "Create/Edit".

[[File:new.png]]

If you have ever edited some page you will find this interface very familiar. That's because creating a page is nothing more than editing a blank page.

Depending on what title you choose for your new article you will see some recommendation links generated automatically by the wiki system. It is only to prevent you from creating something that has already a page for it. For example: if you try to create a page called "Team" you will see this:

[[File:sugestions.png]]

----

= Translating pages=

LimeSurvey has grown up a lot and this time it has users and developers from all over the world, and for that reason translators are needed more than ever!

Have you ever noticed that on the top right of every page there is a form field telling you in which language was this page written? Clicking there will show you other language options that are available for the page.

If you fell that you can contribute translating a page into a new language you are more then welcome to do it. Here it is how it works:
* Make sure that you are logged in
* Go to the page that you would like to translate
* Make sure the page is not already translated into the language that you want to translate. This can be done checking available translations on the language form field mentioned before

[[File:dropdown_language2.png]]
* Click the [[File:history_button.png]] button on the bottom of the page
* There will be a form right below the revision table. Select the language that you would like translate to and just click the "Update Translation" button

[[File:translating2.png]]
* Now you have to choose between 3 options:
** '''Create a new translation page''' (most probably): Choose the language you would like to translate, write the title in that language and you are ready to go.
** '''Add existing page as a translation of this page''': If you already created a translation page before but did that using the normal "Create Page" process you should tell the wiki system that this is a translation of another page. This can be done "attaching" one page to another.
** '''Change language for this page''': As the title says, you can change here the language identification of a page. You are probably never going to use that since you are already able choose the language when creating pages and translations.

Please note that you don't need to translate word-by-word, but please try to keep as close as possible to the original text.

----

= History=

Every action made by every person on a wiki (like creating and editing pages) is logged - along with the information of who done it and when - and can be reverted back at any time. So, if you spent the whole week working on a page and then you came home drunk on Saturday and erased all the content of that page, don't worry because the [[File:history_button.png]] button will always be there for you.