How does one alter the sidebar of a MediaWiki site?

Question

The default left sidebar for a MediaWiki powered sidebar contains such links as "Random Page" and "Current Events." I want to hide these.

Is there a way to do this aside from using CSS (display:none;)? Correspondingly, is there a way to add pages to this list?

Would this require editing any PhP files?

Thank you.

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 16 '12 at 04:50

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No coding needed, just edit the page "MediaWiki:Sidebar" in your wiki. Admin rights required, obviously.

answered Jan 16 '12 at 04:50

lambshaanxy

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited May 16 '14 at 05:11

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Another alternative is to just change the link to:

http://yourdomain/yourwiki/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sidebar&action=submit

edited May 16 '14 at 05:11

Qantas 94 Heavy

answered May 16 '14 at 04:33

vikas027

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 14 '12 at 17:04

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The MediaWiki manual may have the information you're looking for. (That was the top hit for "mediawiki customize sidebar" on a search engine.)

answered Jan 14 '12 at 17:04

Kurt McKee

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Wow, thanks. Looking at the top hit for a search engine query is such a great strategy. – dangerChihuahua007 Jan 14 '12 at 21:11

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