Difference between revisions of "Subscribe"
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At the top of every page is a Watch tab. | At the top of every page is a Watch tab. | ||
# [ | # [[Special:UserLogin|Login to wiki.secondlife.com .]] | ||
# Go to a page you want to watch. | # Go to a page you want to watch. | ||
# Click the '''Watch''' link. | # Click the '''Watch''' link. | ||
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[[File:Subscribe_-_Second_Life_Wiki.png]] | [[File:Subscribe_-_Second_Life_Wiki.png]] | ||
The Wiki also allows offers to inform you via email when a page on your watchlist is changed. To activate this feature | |||
# Access [[Special:Preferences|your preferences]]. | |||
# Enter a valid e-mail in the ''E-mail:'' field. | |||
# Check the "''E-mail me when a page on my watchlist is changed''" checkbox | |||
# Click the ''Save'' button. | |||
# You'll receive an e-mail (might need to look in your spam folder) where you'll need to confirm that this is really your e-mail address. Afterwards, you'll receive a notification for each change to a page on your watchlist. | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Simple_Syndication RSS (Really Simple Syndication)] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(standard) Atom (Atom Publishing Protocol)] let you subscribe to a page. Updates appear in a "feed" which is automatically updated. On a supported browser like [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/livebookmarks.html Firefox 3.5], on any regular wiki page | {{KBnote|You'll only be informed of changes which aren't flagged as a "minor" edit. Minor edits are usually corrections in spelling and similar. Activating "''E-mail me also for minor edits of pages''" will also inform you about those.}} | ||
== RSS & Atom== | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_Simple_Syndication RSS (Really Simple Syndication)] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(standard) Atom (Atom Publishing Protocol)] let you subscribe to a page. Updates appear in a "feed" which is automatically updated. On a supported browser like [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/livebookmarks.html Firefox 3.5], on any regular wiki page you'll see a "History" link on top of the page. Clicking it will lead you to the article's revision history. You'll see an RSS icon ([[File:Feed-icon.png|15px|link=]]) in the location bar of your browser. For example, for this page, it's <code>https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Subscribe&feed=rss&action=history</code>. Click that icon to get the page's RSS link. You can bookmark this or add it to a feed reader. | |||
You can also subscribe to the feed of all changes in the Second Life Wiki. To do so, browse to [[Special:RecentChanges]] and proceed as before. Or look in the ''Toolbox'' on the bottom of the sidebar. It will display links for RSS and Atom. <br> | |||
The same is possible for any Category page, such as [[Category:Knowledge Base]]. However, there have been reports that these feeds seemed to be incomplete when accessed via RSS. | |||
Revision as of 15:02, 7 December 2009
Want to be notified when a page on this Wiki changes? It's easy.
Watch list
At the top of every page is a Watch tab.
- Login to wiki.secondlife.com .
- Go to a page you want to watch.
- Click the Watch link.
Updates appear on your My watchlist page, whose link is always shown towards the top-right of the page. You can watch as many pages as you'd like.
The Wiki also allows offers to inform you via email when a page on your watchlist is changed. To activate this feature
- Access your preferences.
- Enter a valid e-mail in the E-mail: field.
- Check the "E-mail me when a page on my watchlist is changed" checkbox
- Click the Save button.
- You'll receive an e-mail (might need to look in your spam folder) where you'll need to confirm that this is really your e-mail address. Afterwards, you'll receive a notification for each change to a page on your watchlist.
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Note: You'll only be informed of changes which aren't flagged as a "minor" edit. Minor edits are usually corrections in spelling and similar. Activating "E-mail me also for minor edits of pages" will also inform you about those. |
RSS & Atom
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and Atom (Atom Publishing Protocol) let you subscribe to a page. Updates appear in a "feed" which is automatically updated. On a supported browser like Firefox 3.5, on any regular wiki page you'll see a "History" link on top of the page. Clicking it will lead you to the article's revision history. You'll see an RSS icon (
) in the location bar of your browser. For example, for this page, it's https://wiki.secondlife.com/w/index.php?title=Subscribe&feed=rss&action=history. Click that icon to get the page's RSS link. You can bookmark this or add it to a feed reader.
You can also subscribe to the feed of all changes in the Second Life Wiki. To do so, browse to Special:RecentChanges and proceed as before. Or look in the Toolbox on the bottom of the sidebar. It will display links for RSS and Atom.
The same is possible for any Category page, such as. However, there have been reports that these feeds seemed to be incomplete when accessed via RSS.