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Milesent Vibert

2026-04-21T19:37:54Z

Milesent:

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Master Milesent Vibert found the SCA in college in the fall of 1992 and became a card carrying member in August 1993 at Pennsic (in those days they had a membership sign-up table next to the gate.) She is probably best known for her [[calligraphy]] and [[illumination]], though she dabbles in a great many different arts and was elevated to the [[Laurel]] for "Experiential Research" which she chooses to interpret as "Mad Science" or "Research" depending on how playful the mood is. The research which seemed to garner the most attention before her elevation was her work on re-constructing gilt membrane threads.

== Persona ==
Milesent is a Burgundian noblewoman who left her beloved Dijon to marry the dashing Baron [[Edward Brackenburye]] in 1483 and now lives with him on a small estate near Lincoln, England bemoaning the state of English fashions and cuisine almost as much as he bemoans the Lancasters being in power.

Persona Name Pronunciation: Prefer ME-lay-scent VEE-bear, can also do Me-Lay-Sant VEE-bear

Pronouns: She/Her Note I prefer "Master" when referring to me as a member of the Order of the Laurel.

== Offices & Positions ==

=== Current ===
* '''[[Pale Herald]]''' - March 4, 2024 to present - Herald in charge of coordinating court heralds for events
* '''Court Herald''' - May 2007 to present - after stepping down as Regional Signet, Milesent wanted to keep on heralding and became a court Herald at large.
* '''MiddleWiki Administrator''' - Early 2012 to present
* '''North Oaken Regional Archery Marshal''' - February 2026 to present
* '''Archery Marshal''' at large, August 2013 to present
* Unofficial Cleftlands Scribe's Guild leader.
* [[Order Secretary]] for the Order of the Laurel - February 17th 2025 to present

=== Former ===
* Deputy North Oaken Regional Archery Marshal - uh... sometime in 2024 to February 2026
* '''Cleftland's Archery Champion''' - April 15, 2023 to Spring 2024
* North Oaken '''Regional Minister of Arts and Sciences''' August 1, 2018 to January 1, 2023
* Drop-Dead deputy for Kingdom A&S Minister May 2018 to sometime in 2019
* Pennsic A&S Champions Team 2019
* '''Cleftlands self-appointed historian''' - June 2000 to Sometime in 2012
* '''Cleftlands self-appointed Newsletter Editor''' - January 2017 to January 2018
* '''Cleftlands webminister''' - August 2000 to November 20, 2014, She succeeded her sister Lyonnete in the office and was succeeded by her deputy, [[Gianna Vettori]].
* '''Oaken Regional [[Signet]]''' - February 2004 to May 2007 (Preceded by [[myfanwy ferch Rhonwen]], there was some drama as myfanwy was removed from office and was also from [[Cleftlands]]. Milesent was the last signet for the entire Oaken region and advocated it's division. She was succeeded by a North Oaken Signet, [[Cassandra du Belle Isle]] and South Oaken/Aetheon Signet, [[Elspeth Clerk]].)
* '''3rd Baroness of the Cleftlands''', retired. June 2, 2007 to April 14, 2012
* '''Chamberlain''' for TRH [[Nikolai Grigorevich Petrov|Nikolai]] and [[Serena Kimbalwyke|Serena]] May 24, 2015 to May 7, 2016.
* Cleftlands Dance Guild leader (founder) Spring 1999 to May 2003
* Kingdom Arts & Sciences Champion for [[79th Reign of the Middle Kingdom|EikBrandr I and Runa E I]]

===Event Staff ===
* Event Steward
** "Dressed to Kill III: Cleftlands Armourer's and Needleworker's Symposium" November 11, 2023
** "Dressed to Kill: Cleftlands Armourers and Needleworker's Symposium" April 2016
** Co-Event Steward - North Oaken A&S 2015 and 2007
* Archery Marshal in Charge
** NOWM 2015
** co, Cleftlands Standard Bearer's 2012, 2017
** Brawl at the Crooked Dragon in Falcon's Quarry (forget the date; after 2012, before 2018)
* Royalty Liaison
** NOWM 2012?
** A Regular Event in Cleftlands 2016
* Class Coordinator - many events
* Herald in Charge - many events, Cleftlands January Event 2019, 12th Night 2011, Brendoken Investiture 2009?

== Miscellany ==
Milesent has a twin sister [[Lyonnete Vibert]] who is six minutes younger than she is (everyone asks that.)

== Laurel Lineage ==
Milesent was [[apprentice|apprenticed]] to Mistress [[Elwynor ferch Alwen]] (April 2007) before being elevated to the Order of the [[Laurel]] in June, 2010 for her work in experiential research (which she chooses to identify as Mad Science).

Milesent has two apprentices who have been elevated to the Laurel, Baroness [[Constanza de Mendoza]] and Master [[Oliver Stillman]], and two active apprentices [[Azemars Martel]], [[Iosobail Mhic Leoid]] and three students, [[Angelique De LaRochelle]], [[Tariq al Sanna Af Fjall]] and [[Pietro da San Tebaldo]].

== Interests and SCA-related hobbies ==
The book arts, including [[Calligraphy]] and [[Illumination]], [[gilding]], and [[bookbinding]] and other diverse arts like [[Knitting]], [[Drop spindle]], [[dance]], glass enamels, wood carving and [[costuming]].

== Classes taught ==

A&S Faire Classes:
* Being successful at Middle Kingdom A&S Faires
* Judging at Middle Kingdom A&S Faires
* How to write Good Documentation
* Documentation for people who hate to write Documentation
* Learning to Look - Research in the SCA

Scribal Arts:
* Getting started in Calligraphy and Illumination
* Principles of Design for Illumination
* Super Simple Silverpoint
* Persian Gold Sprinkling
* Playing with Period Pigments
* Gilding
* Troubleshooting gilding problems
* Shading and Drapery
* Beginning Calligraphy
* Arabic script calligraphy
* Cutting quills for calligraphy
* The History of the Sketchbook (and Drawing media)
* How to make a paintbrush

Costuming:
* The Elusive Bliaut
* Bliaut for Boys
* Misleading Manuscripts (using images for costume documentation)
* 16th Century Persian costume
* Yuan Dynasty Chinese Noblewomen's dress
* Sideless surcoats and cyclases
* Cranky about Cranach - early 16th century North-eastern Germany (Duchy of Saxony) women's noble dress.
* Coming soon - Merovingian costume
* Coming soon - Party like it's 1499 - transitional dress for Northern European women between the Burgundian and Tudor styles

Misc:
* 16th Century Persian Dance
* Beginning English Country Dance
* Knitting in the Middle Ages and Rennaisance
* Gold Thread
* How to Woo a Tournament Gallery
* Awards and Precedence of the Middle Kingdom
* Getting started in glass enamels/cloisonne

==Publications==
* Tournaments Illuminated Winter 2007 (#161) Persian Gold: 16th Century Safavid Manuscript Marginal Gilding
* Illustrations for TI Article on Old Roses by Ealdred of Gwyntarian (Issue 167, 2008)
* Illustrations for Compleat Anachronist #133 (October 2006) (14th and 15th Hats and Headdresses by Lyonnete Vibert)
* Landed Baron's Handbook version 2.0 (Original by Baroness Giovanna)
* New Laurel Handbook revision 2014 and 2019
* Unofficial Midrealm Chamberlain's Handbook 2016 (See me if you'd like a copy!)
* Pale Article series on Arts and Sciences 2009
* Pale Article on 2017 Laurel Retreat
* Illustrations for the Cleftlands Newsletter "The Forum" February 2000 to March 2004
* The Pale cover art - Feb 2000, April 2001, May 2005, August 2005, December 2005

==Calligraphy and Illumination Gallery==
<gallery>
Image: Rose-Ceinwen.JPG|Rose scroll for Countess Ceinwen
Image: KSCA-Farthegn.JPG|Knighting scroll for Sir Farthegn
Image: Fretty-CCC.JPG|Purple Fretty for Cleveland Central Catholic High School
</gallery>

==External Links==

* Milesent's blog is linked on our [[Midrealm Blogs]] page.
* [http://cleftlands.org The Cleftlands Website]

[[Category:Laurels]]
[[Category:15th Century]]
[[Category:Gothic Era]]
[[Category:French Personas]]
[[Category:Burgundian Personas]]
[[Category:Persian Personas]]
[[Category:Archers]]
[[Category:Rapier Combatants]]
[[Category:Embroidery]]
[[Category: Scribes]]

Category:Burgundian Personas

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Milesent: added category

This Category is for personas from Burgundy (A duchy of France, the "Kingdom" of Burgundy reached the height of its power in the 15th century.)

[[Category:Populace]]

Midrealm Blogs

2026-04-21T19:33:58Z

Milesent: removed category: blogs (no other pages in the category, or likely to be.)

This page is a listing of blogs published by members of the Middle Kingdom populace. Please only post blogs for Midrealmers.

If you would like to follow any of these blogs, there are many blog-following services such as Feedly.com (This is not an endorsement of Feedly, just an example.)

{|class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Blogger''' || '''Blog URL''' || '''Subject(s)'''
|-
| [[Andreas Blacwode]] || [http://www.apapermuse.com/ A Paper Muse ] || Poetry, Collected Works
|-
| [[Aveline de Ceresbroch]] || [https://harpyandhag.com/blog/ Harpy and Hag Blog] || Block Printing
|-
| [[Brendan O Corraidhe]] || [http://bardlog.wordpress.com/ Bardlog] || Philosophy and practice of the bardic arts
|-
| [[Edyth Miller]] || [https://edythmiller.blogspot.com/ The Compleatly Dressed Anachronist] || Costuming
|-
| Elizabeth “Bess” de Nevell || [https://thlbess.wordpress.com/about/ the honorable lady bess ] || Costuming, SCA Life, Culture
|-
| [[Ercc Glaison]] || [http://ercc-glaison.blogspot.com/ http://ercc-glaison.blogspot.com/] ||
|-
| Fiadnata ó Gleann Àlainn || [http://www.fiadnata.org/ Fiadnata's Notebook ] || Weaving, Fiber Arts
|-
| [[Genoveva von Lübeck]] || * [http://www.HonorBeforeVictory.com Honor Before Victory (SCA projects blog)] * [http://www.GermanRenaissance.net German Renaissance (16th c. German research blog)] || German Renaissance costuming and sundry projects.
|-
| [[James ap Llewellyn]] || [http://halfwayoakfarm.com Halfway Oak Farm 14th century life blog] || 14th Century Life, Hunting, Equestrian etc.
|-
| [[Jahan Ara bint al-Yehya amat al-Hafeeza]] || [http://sayyidajahanara.wordpress.com In the City of Peace...] || Research of 10th Century Baghdad, nexus of the Silk Road
|-
| [[Kateryn Styllyngflete]] || [https://katerynstyllyngflete.wordpress.com/ Kateryn's blog and website] || Wars of the Roses research
|-
| [[Milesent Vibert]] || * [http://gwacie.livejournal.com Milesent's old blog] * [https://milesent.wordpress.com/ Milesent's new blog] || Costuming, Calligraphy and Illumination, Personal ramblings
|-
| [[Odette d'Amboise]] || [http://odettedamboise.wordpress.com/ Odette's project blog] || Costuming and cooking
|-
| [[Siobhán an Einigh of Connacht]] || [http://siobhan-an-einigh.tumblr.com/ Ramblings of an SCA Bard] || Bard stuff
|-
| [[Ursula Georges]] || [http://ursula.dreamwidth.org/tag/sca Ursula's blog] || Heraldry, history, research

Category:Anglo-Saxon Personas

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Milesent: added category

This category is for Anglo-Saxon Personas.

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Greek Personas

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Milesent: added category

This Category is for Greek Personas

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Ancient Greek Personas

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Milesent: added category

This Category is for Ancient Greek Personas

[[Category:Populace]]
[[Category: Greek Personas]]

MiddleWiki To Do List

2026-04-21T19:19:51Z

Milesent: /* Category pages from the old wiki: to do */

==Server Migration ==
Migration meetings are currently on Thursday evenings, every two weeks. See Milesent if you would like to attend. (Attendance is open.)
Next meeting is Tuesday, December 30th at 7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm Central

The Migration Team:
* Milesent
* Seamus
* Gianna
* Roisin
* Tali
* Philip the Pilgrim
* Edward
* Dai
* Raffaele
* Margherita
* Zygmunt

=== Server set up ===
* Set up new site - Seamus, Milesent (and Gianna?)
** Install Mediawiki - Mi Done
** Set up front end access for admin team - Mi Done
** Added back end access for Gianna (I think?) - Mi Done
* Created /DEV and /Backup site clones - Mi Done
* Get database dump - Milesent has asked Grant for this, have an old copy from 2023 - Skip this
* Create user accounts for Edward, Tali (done), Rosin (done), Philip (done), Dai (done) on new server
* Give all helpers access to lock pages on original site: Edward, Tali, Rosin, Philip, Dai, Gianna
** Done: Dai, Gianna, Roisin, Pilgrim, Tali, Raffaele, Margherita -Mi
* Secure Certificate for site : Letsencrypt?
* announce site move and freeze of new accounts - Milesent -done
* Ooops, image upload was not enabled! Turned that on - Mi
* I THINK I've increased the user time out to 1 hour; let me know if folks get booted to fast while updating -Mi
* From Dai: to enable scripting for templates exported from Mediawiki, we need the following (see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto):
** Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
*** wfLoadExtension( 'Scribunto' );
*** $wgScribuntoDefaultEngine = 'luastandalone';
** Done! -Mi (Scribunto was apparently already there, saw the folder under extensions so just added the line to localsettings.php... try it and let me know if that did it? -Mi
*** Thanks! Now need TemplateStyles which I guess isn't on MediaWiki 1.4 (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateStyles)
*** Downloaded TemplateStyles Extension and put it into the public_html/Extensions folder and added the line wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateStyles' ); to localsettings... and wiki doesn't work. Boo! Commented out that line. I did version 1.43... we're running version 1.4, may be the issue? There's a 3.9 version I will try (GoDaddy says "you're running the current version" whenever I try to update Mediawiki) -Mi Yes! Version 3.9 did not crash the wiki, huzzah. TemplateStyles loaded. - Mi
*** Sigh and now we need ParserFunctions: wfLoadExtension( 'ParserFunctions' ); - I'm going to create my own server and go through this whole process to stop having to ask for these piecemeal. - Done, Mi!
* Disabled page edits for non-logged in users! Egad, why wasn't that the default? - Milesent
* Don't see "protect" option on pages; need to confirm how to protect certain pages (like Main page) - nevermind! It's there, under 'More' -Mi :)
* Password reset email did not send to Brackenburye, he did get an email confirm email when the account was created, however, so sending does work. Need to check if there's a problem on our end or if Yahoo just felt it was spam or something.
* Investigate styles - can we set styles for navbox template and site? (Border style for boxes etc.)
* we will not be moving disambiguation template or category

=== Update/fix issues ===
* Check SMTP setup for password reset emails - worked on this some, close to done I think? -mi
* JsonConfig extension needed - installed -mi

=== Move Templates ===
* Compare Template list with built in templates on new site to identify list to move - Mi
* List of templates to move: Put your name next to the one you are working on then 'done' when done. (NOTE: check "templates used" at the bottom of the edit page for the existing template and try first to move templates that do not rely on others - Dai)

==== Custom Templates ====
* Template:Populace - Dai Done - Raffaele tested and confirmed.
* Template:Succession box - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Territories - Raffaele - done, tested
** Brought over dependent template Tablestyle1.
* Template:Award - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKqueens - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKkings - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Pennsic - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:Household - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:MKmoas - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:GreatBook - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKmarshals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKseneschals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchroniclers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKheralds - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKexchequers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchirurgeons - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Dance - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Great Office - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Guild - Raffaele - done, tested, had to make some changes
* Template:Ayreton Baronial Succession box - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBaronesses - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBarons - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:MKchatelaines - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Landed Baron - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Infobox Dragon Principal Herald
* Template:ASdate - Raffaele - Done, Tested
* Template:Strlen - Raffaele - Done Tested
* Template:S-Baron Raffaele - Done, Tested

==== MediaWiki Templates ====
Some of these we may not need, but they are all currently linked on Middlewiki old site:

* Template:Tnavbar Dai - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now -Mi
* Template:Navbox - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now - Mi
* Template:Start box ?(165 links)
** Has been replaced by Template:S-start :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:S-start
* Template:End box ?(165 links)
* Template:Expand
* Template:Documentation ?(142 links) Dai: Complete. Documentastion still not showing properly.
* Template:Documentation subpage Dai: see above
* Template:Tablestyle1
* Template:Tl
* Template:! ?(90 links)
* Template:Tlx - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Pp-meta - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Ombox - Template documentation (RdB)
** This is an outdated template, not compatable with new wiki version
** See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Ombox
** Asked Copilot what to do, it gave me a bunch of steps to possibly get Ombox working or: If ombox proves too brittle, consider switching to one of the more actively maintained meta-templates:
*** <nowiki> {{ambox}} – for articles </nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{tmbox}} – for talk pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{imbox}} – for image pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{cmbox}} – for categories</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{fmbox}} – for footers/headers</nowiki>
** These are more modular and better supported in newer MediaWiki versions
* Template:Namespace detect ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:T1 ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Mbox ?(43 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes2 ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Navbox subgroup ?(37 links) - Template used for officer pages to list officers who held office (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox subgroups (35 links) - Updated template for KMOAS, now 0 links </strike> (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox/sandbox ?(32 links) - Updated template for [[Template:GreatBook]], now only 2 links </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Ineedcite ?(29 links) - Template for box that shows up when note of photo needing citation. Useful (RtB)
* <strike> Template:Â· (13 links) </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Reflist ?(26 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Tlp ?(25 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Terminated ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Needs ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:BLACK ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Table-experimental ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:16:9 ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No2 ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)

There are a number of additional templates which may or may not be needed; will update list as needed.

Need to figure out how to import standard wiki templates

=== Move pages!===

*2,873 pages moved* out of 7,511 (as of 1/13/2026)

a [https://middlewiki.org/images/0/04/Moving_MiddleWiki_Pages.pdf PDF of instructions is available], if this link doesn't work, see the MiddleWiki Facebook Group or Milesent to get a copy.

==== (incipient) Ayreton to Armond le Charpentier - <s>ready for final review</s>, RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* Milesent - Done Open task for anyone who wants to verify my work, thanks.
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
** <s>AElfric Greensword</s>
** <s>APF</s>
** <s>ASL</s>
** <s>A Pelican in its Piety</s>
** <s>Archery</s>
* Other issues
** duplicate page for Adam MacAoidh, Adhamh MacAoidh, created redirect on new site, also Adhamh uploaded a new version of his profile picture since I uploaded the photos; manually uploaded it.
** Agnoletta da Monterosso - listed as a Midrealm King, but not on the list of kings... who is this? Page needs fixed (new name for an existing King?) - RdB looks like it is Lady Agnoletta da Monterosso who now goes by Lady Agnes Fairbairn.
** Updated photo for Baron Aindle
** Duplicate page for Alaric le Fevre; changed to a redirect on new site
** Updated photo for Alderford
** Moved page Albina to full persona name Albina Gherardi on new site
** Duplicate page for Andries Von Voorburg, replaced blank-er page with redirect.
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good. - done

==== Armor to Caroline de Mercier- <s>Ready for final review</s> - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* <s>Done - Brackenburye</s>
** <s>Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)</s>
** <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
* (Note from RdB) Ava Steinbock photo was not moved. Page was updated on the old site between the move of photos and move of pages
* (Note from RdB) Baronial award page was missed

==== Carraig Ban to Duchess - ready for final review - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good, any issues noted below ====
* Raffaele is working this section
* Did Carraig Ban to Duchess, complete need to follow up on the below issues
* Here are follow up issues
**<s>Cecily O'Donnel has a Template issue that need resolved, removed reference to Template:End, Template:S-Herald needs work -Raff</s>
**<s>Charge, Charge (Heraldic), Charge (Tactic) all have the Disambig Template, need to decide if we want it - Deleted Disambig reference , Raff</s>
**Companie of Ayreton Archers, the image did not load
**<s>Create New Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier War Points, need to delete this reference - Fixed, link has been deleted , Raff</s>
**<s>Create Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier Champions, need to delete this reference - Fixed link has been deleted, Raff</s>
**Current Events page was not moved over, nor will I lock it as we are currently editing it, right now as I type
**<s>Dafydd Blaidd, has some customized template that need resolved</s> Fixed best I could with my limited knowledge. - Raff
**'''David Patton has Cheez whiz and didn't share (Should we delete this page?)'''
**<s>Dragon has the disambig Template - deleted disambig reference, Raff</s>
**<s>Dragon Herald has Template: Infobox Curie post, need to follow up on this</s> Fixed, Best I could, it needs formatted to the left. - Raff
**<s>Noticed that several templates didn't borders transfer over, need to look into it- fixed it, Raff</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** <s>[[Template:Infobox Curia post]] was not moved over</s>
** Cian's heraldry image did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Cian_Muimnech_mac_F%C3%A1el%C3%A1in.png)
** Heraldry for Darkyard did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Darkyard4x4.jpg)
*<s>Redirects to check up on:</s>
**<s>Chainmail redirects to Mail</s>
**<s>Chirurgeon redirects to Kingdom Chirurgeaons</s>
**<s>Chiv Tourney redirects to Tournament of Chivalry</s>
**<s>College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus</s>
**<s>College of St Joan rediects to St Joan</s>
**<s>Commanders rediects to Middle Kingdom Command Staff</s>
**<s>Conrad Schwartzwolfe redirects to Kjartan EikBrandsson</s>
**<s>Court Baron/Baroness et al redirect to Baron/Baroness</s>
**<s>Crystal Beacon redirects to Beacon of the Shattered Crystal</s>
**<s>Draig MaCullum reirects to Cadwalader MacCullum</s>
**<s>Duchess redirects to Duke/Duchess</s>
* <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
*

==== Duct tape to Gillianne deSolis - ready for final review - RdB reviewed through through Flame ====
* <s>Raffaele is working this section</s>
* <s>Did Duct Tape to Gillianne deSolis</s>
* Here are the follow up issues
**<s>Edward Aelredson has Template:S_HeraldTemplate:End, need to fix/address</s>
** Edward BrackenBurye page - made a redirect to Edward Brackenburye and added Red Co category - Milesent
**Female Sailor, Gathering Peascods, Grimstock, Hole in the wall, Heart's Ease, Jenny Pluck Pears, Mari's Wedding, Posties Jig having issue with Dance Template, need to look into this now that we have data
**GB 68 and GB 72 have corrupted pic files on the original site, may have to find author to upload new ones
**<s>Gavin MacFergus has Template:username and Template:Asdate, need to look into</s>
**[[Finna Gata]] is a blank page. Was blank on the old site too. What/Who is Finna Gata?
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
**<s>Eve of Concordia and Eve of Cleftlands both redirect to Shahzada Isfahani - this is correct (Mi) Persona name change.</s>
**Fencing redirects to Rapier Combat
**Francesca Morosin rediects to Morgan Woodsende of Hoghton
**Gardant Ram redirects to Guardant Ram
**Genevieve Chastisse de Vaucresson redirects to Guenin de Vaucresson
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Ginevra Boscoli to Jocelyn le Jongleur - ready for final review ======
* Raff is working this section -
* Here are the follow up issues
** <s>Great Officers of State has Template:*</s>
** Gwynaeth_Math_O'Ddylluan, Henry of Exeter has a "Page using a duplicate argument in template call"
** How To: Do I Get Started, Household, Persona, Upload Images are all instructions to create pages, we need to look at and update based on new site and policies
** Isabel Taylor has wrong picture
** Imagemap ??
*Redirects to check up on:
** Group and Groups redirects to Territorial Branch
** Horse Bow redirects to Maygar
** House Stahlgeist redirects to Stahlgeist
** Incipient College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Johan Bez Spoudnia to Mark - ready for final review ====
* Raff is working this section -
***Kingdom Champions and Kingdom Champions redirect to Category: Kingdom Champions - Need to setup Category?
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine, Exchequer, Seneschal, Social Media Officer have Template:Infobox Curia Post - Infobox LUA lodaed?</s>
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine has Template:MKChatelaines - Template is missing on old wiki as well</s>
***<s>Kingdom Exchequer has Templatye:Infobox Lesser Office of State - Infobox issue?</s>
***Kollin Rhos is missing Kollin Person.jpg on both sites
***<s>Kriemhilt von Ebersberg has Template:Userpage -</s>
***<s>Louis LeLaffrier uses Template:Asdate</s>
***Lucius Antonius Ursus has wrong Photo
***Marcus Octavies Argentarius Leo has wrong photo
*Redirects to check up on:
***Kingdom of Northshield redirects to Northshield
***Kingdom Law has several redirects to MK Laws, need to check back when they are loaded
***MOAS redirects to Minister of Arts & Sciences
***Man at Arms and Man at arms redirects to Men at Arms
***Marche of Tirnewydd redirects to Tirnewydd
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== MarKeta z Prahy to Pennsic XVI - Milesent This section is now complete. Ready for file review. ====
* This section is being migrated by Milesent and Edward
* Done to MK law articles
* Redirects to check up on:
** Marshes, March of the
** Myrra de Blackwoode
** Middle Kingdom Embroidery Guild
Issues

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Odile de Brienne photo on new site is sideways.

* Check Pennsic IV, pages do not look alike?

* Marshal's handbook - page is a bunch of templates apparently. Need to revisit.
* Should we roll "Marshal in Charge" and "Marshal in Training" back into the Marshal's article instead of having separate, tiny pages for them?
* Meadhbh Rammsay - photo was updated on old site, downloaded and uploaded new version to new site.
* Merlume de Lunecorne - Merlume de Lunecorne of Narhale Keep - Chiurgeon General template on her redirect, not her page - moved template done
* Michael Colquhoun - some bad formatting under previous positions, fixed.
* Middlewiki 101 page should be reviewed for accuracy with new site.
* Capitalization inconsistencies, Minister of arts and sciences vs Minister of Youth.
* Do we really need that many redirects for Minister of arts and sciences?
* MK Law Articles - were already protected on old site, protected them on new site. Need to address the future of these pages after migration is complete.

* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Pennsic XVII to Seneschal ready for final review =====
* This section is being migrated by: Raff
* Redirects to check up on:
** Raaiins Star and Riain Star redirects to Order of Riains Star
* Issues:
** Pentamere arms .jpg did not transfer over
** Personal Page Framework - Needs reviewed for new server
** <s>Phillip the Pilgrim - Uses Template:Asdate</s>
** Roaring Wastes picture did not transfer over
** Robert Fitzgryffyn - Duplicate page?
** <s>Samson "Samii" Muskovish uses Template:Asdate and Template:S-Baron</s>
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Seonaid inghean Ghrigair to Val Day Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
Redirects needed?
* Tariq Al Sanna Af Fjall, Tariq al Sanna Af Fjall
* Tarquin Suspectus, Tarquinus Suspectus
These 3 pages are for the same person. Redirects or delete duplicates?
* Tavis Macintosh, Tedesco da Vanezia, Tedesco da Venezia
* The Cameron needs photos fixed
* The Amalie needs a photo fix

==== Val d'Azure to Ívarr of Altenberg - Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

'''Broken Redirects to fix'''

[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]

== Add User accounts ==
* Set up built in account creation ability again
** Install ConfirmAccount extension - Milesent Done
*** Had to do a lot of troubleshooting; because I had installed a newer incompatable version first, the correct version did not install correctly. Ugh. After many trials and tribulations, it is now installed and working *knock on wood*
** Configure! -Milesent
*** Need to set up email sending to send confirmation emails for account requests
*** Need to customize form; added custom fields and they're not showing. boo hiss.
** Test!
*** First test successful; saw request and rejected it, however my yahoo account never got the email notice.
** Update request form to suit our needs.
* Demote members of the migration team who will not continue in admin roles
* Train bureaucrats on how to approve/reject accounts.

== Ongoing Upgrades/Maintenance set up ==
* Update "How To" pages for changes in new site and structure
* Set up staging site for upgrades/testing (verify upgrade process)

==Re-Create Categories ==
All Categories that are on pages moved will be red links; can be found under "Wanted Categories"
Exceptions: Categories for files! Once images are important, these will need to be re categorized.

===Re-tag images/files with categories ===
# Go to Special Pages > Uncategorized files
# Find images that fit the categories and add them to the images.

* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - Edward is working on these
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - Milesent started, 76 done
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members) - C&I Images ‎(37 members) - need to pick what we want, third option: Scribal Images
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

===Category pages from the old wiki: Done===
* Populace ‎(1,438 members) - done mi
* Red Company ‎(474 members) - done mi
* Pelicans ‎(184 members) - done mi
* Articles to be expanded ‎(171 members) - not doing
* Terms ‎(159 members) - done mi
* Baronial Awards ‎(138 members) - done mi
* Laurels ‎(127 members) - done mi
* Chivalry ‎(119 members) - done mi
* Territories ‎(113 members) - done mi
* Reigns ‎(112 members) - done mi
* Awards ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Events ‎(103 members) - done mi
* Titles ‎(86 members) - done mi
* Pennsic ‎(63 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Kings ‎(65 members) - done mi
* Households ‎(57 members) - done mi
* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - done mi
* Local Groups ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Heraldry ‎(87 members) - done mi
* Martial Activities ‎(89 members) - done mi
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - done mi
* 14th Century ‎(27 members)
* 12th Century ‎(7 members)
* 10th Century ‎(7 members)
* 11th Century ‎(4 members)
* 16th Century ‎(24 members)
* 15th Century ‎(17 members)
* 13th Century ‎(2 members)
* 9th Century ‎(1 member)
* 7th Century ‎(2 members)
* A&S Venues ‎(23 members)
* A&S terms ‎(26 members)
* Activities ‎(33 members)
* Rapier Combatants ‎(66 members)
* Officers ‎(57 members)
* In Memoriam ‎(39 members)
* Cantons ‎(38 members)
* Shires ‎(35 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Queens ‎(73 members)
* Garb ‎(31 members)
* Kingdom MoASs ‎(30 members)
* MK Marshal's Handbook ‎(30 members)
* MoASs ‎(30 members)
* Archers ‎(28 members)
* Defense ‎(27 members)
* Kingdom Seneschals ‎(26 members)
* Marshals ‎(26 members)
* Chroniclers ‎(26 members)
* Kingdom Chroniclers ‎(25 members) - done mi
* Kingdom Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Kingdom Earl Marshals‏‎ (24 members)
* Seneschals‏‎ (24 members)
* Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Norse Personas‏‎ (23 members)
* Martial Terms‏‎ (23 members)
* Kingdoms‏‎ (21 members)
* Armoured Combatants‏‎ (22 members)
* Arts and Sciences‏‎ (21 members)
* Baronies‏‎ (21 members)
* Tournament Styles‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronage‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronial Orders‏‎ (19 members)
* German Personas‏‎ (18 members)
* Archery‏‎ (18 members)
* Orders‏‎ (17 members)
* Chirurgeons‏‎ (17 members)
* Gold Mace‏‎ (16 members)
* Celtic Personas‏‎ (16 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons‏‎ (16 members)- done mi
* English Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Japanese Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Embroidery‏‎ (14 members)
* Peers‏‎ (14 members)
* French Personas‏‎ (13 members)
* Niche Events‏‎ (13 members)
* Gothic Era‏‎ (12 members)
* Irish Personas‏‎ (12 members)
* Scribes‏‎ (12 members)
* How To‏‎ (10 members)
* Hunters‏‎ (10 members)
* Italian Personas‏‎ (10 members)
* Kingdom Champions‏‎ (10 members)
* Dependants‏‎ (9 members)
* Fiber Arts‏‎ (9 members)
* Brewers‏‎ (8 members)
* Marches‏‎ (8 members)
* Regions‏‎ (8 members)
* Renaissance Era‏‎ (8 members)
* Colleges‏‎ (7 members)
* Early Middle Ages Personas (500 - 1000 AD)‏‎ (7 members)
* Rapier combat‏‎ (7 members)
* Crown Poetry‏‎ (6 members)
* Elizabethan Era‏‎ (6 members) - done mi
* Guilds ‎(18 members)
* Peers‏‎ (15 members)
* Russian Personas‏‎ (6 members)
* Stories‏‎ (6 members)
* Migration Period‏‎ (6 members)
* History‏‎ (5 members)
* Ottoman Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Traveling Prize‏‎ (5 members)
* Welsh Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Romanesque Era‏‎ (5 members)
* Thrown Weapons‏‎ (4 members)
* Melee Units‏‎ (4 members)
* Armored Combat Fighting Styles‏‎ (4 members)
* Turkish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Persian Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Scottish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Chinese Personas‏‎ (3 members) - done mi
* Yuan Dynasty Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Tournament‏‎ (1 member) - removed
* Textiles‏‎ (1 member) - removed
* Tang Dynasty Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Silver Mace‏‎ (1 member) - removed (what is this?)
* Sewing‏‎ (1 member) - removed
* Safavid Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Religious Persona‏‎ (1 member) - changed to Religious Personas
* Norman‏‎ (1 member) - changed to Norman Personas
* Mughal Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Mongolian Personas (1 member)
* Swiss Personas‏‎ (1 member) - done mi

===Category pages from the old wiki: to do ===
# Check category page on old wiki (Special pages: most linked to categories)
# copy its content to new wiki page if different
# Move page title from this section into the done section
# Image categories need to be re-added to image files.

* Templates ‎(523 members) - not creating?
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members)- need to decide if we're doing this or Scribal Images
* Great Book ‎(88 members)
* Regalia ‎(77 members)
* Armor ‎(66 members)
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Rapier Combatant Images ‎(52 members)
* C&I Images ‎(37 members) - re-categorize these as Scroll Images or Scribal Images
* Dragon Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Dances ‎(22 members)
* Crown Tournaments ‎(19 members)
* MiddleWiki requested photographs ‎(18 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons ‎(16 members)
* Oaths ‎(3 members)
* Spanish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Chatelaines ‎(3 members)
* Hamlets ‎(3 members)
* Territorial Baron/esses ‎(3 members)
* Page School ‎(2 members)
* Gaelic Personas ‎(2 members)
* Dark Ages ‎(2 members)
* Burgundian Personas ‎(2 members)
* Anglo-Saxon Personas ‎(2 members)
* Pictish Personas ‎(2 members)
* Metalsmithing ‎(2 members)
* Korean Personas ‎(1 member)
* Landsknecht ‎(1 member)
* Indian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Middle Eastern Personas ‎(1 member)
* Ancient Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Islamic Personas ‎(1 member)
* Jewelry ‎(1 member)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

=After Site Move=
This page is to list future projects and items for after the site move.

* Check for unnecessary redirects
* Decide what to do with the MK Law articles
** Do we update them?
** Add a disclaimer
** Delete them?
* Check for capitalization consistency
* Update Middlewiki 101 page

==Archived tasks ==

=== DEV test with Old DB from 2023 ===
* Testing with Old DB Copy from 2023
** Attempted to import the 2023 db file, got an error: #1044 - Access denied for user 'cpses_zs8fcpfb3r'@'localhost' to database 'wikidb' - Resolved by renaming new table 'wikidb'
** New error #1062 - Duplicate entry 'Annotation' for key 'iw_prefix' caused by db dump containing everything and this value needs to be unique... changed "INSERT INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" to "INSERT IGNORE INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" now it seems to be uploading *fingers crossed* Import successfully finished!
** Error: cannot connect to database when launching middlewiki.org/DEV
*** Checked MySQL Databases in cPannel Admin; only user I had on wikidb was Milesent, added the two DB users in the pannel which were made for the existing db, didn't help
**** Removed extraneous users
*** Checking Localsettings.php - Database name was wrong, corrected it. New error "This page isn't working right now, middlewiki.org redirected you too many times"
**** checked against old server localsettings.php (which I should've done to start, eh?) prefix was mw_, updated localsettings file with this prefex (was hyec_) Exciting new error: "[aO5tD0T_l1tHtAkqNHZ-_AAAARs] 2025-10-14 15:32:31: Fatal exception of type Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"
**** enabled detailed errors by adding lines to localsettings: $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; $wgShowDBErrorBacktrace = true; Now I have a full screen of lovely things
*** From CoPilot: If you imported an old database into a newer MediaWiki version, you must run the update script to align the schema. Run php maintenance/update.php in the MediaWiki directory (need to figure out how I can get to a command prompt in cPanel) - Mi OK, SSH... Created a private key for SSH Access on cPanel; installed Putty and attempted to log in; at login prompt it says 'server rejected our key' grrr. -Mi
*** Ha! There is a terminal in cPanel (it's just kinda hidden, had to search for it.) After much trouble trying to ssh in (I do have the correct username/pwd, port, key, key enabled... not sure why ssh isn't working.) Ran php maintenance/update.php and got "Can not upgrade from versions older than 1.35, please upgrade to that version or alter first." Option: install version 1.35 and try to import and update the old DB on it? -Mi
Closed! Cannot get old server DB up to snuff. Too much deep hurting.

=== Importing Image Files ===
* Downloaded images from 2023 - Mi done
* Extracted image files (unzipped) Mi done
* Import into file system - Problems, can only upload the image files need to manually make all of the directories (Annoying, but can do.)
** Folder 0, 1 and it's sub folders done - Mi
*** Problem: uploaded photos don't show on the wiki b/c we've lost the database links. Need to run a import script (Google tells me there is an importImages.php that can be run... need to find the command prompt to run it at though. - Mi
*** Difficulties setting up SSH; downloaded key, was able to get to command prompt and got access denied; even though cPanel says ssh is enabled. Hrm. Tried via terminal, didn't work... wonder if I put the photos in the wrong images folder. Testing. -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png logo and put in /resources/assets/ (and updated localsettings.php) lo, the logo is there. Small but happy progress - Mi
* Asked Grant for updated images folder -Mi - Got them, 10/24/25, Thanks Grant! -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png to the new site... and yes! I was in the wrong images folder! ha! Moved folder 0 and 1 to this folder and trying the command line linky linky... -Mi
* went through folders 0 and 1 and their subfolders and uploaded additional images from the 2023 file.
** Possible issue with 0/03/Lindr Liathan heraldry image; special characters in name, watch for that when we move the linked page.
* Importing images into folders:
** 2 & subfolders - done -Mi
** 3 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 4 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 5 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 6 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 7 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 8 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 9 & subfolders - done - Mi
** a & subfolders - done - Mi
** b & subfolders - done - Mi
** c & subfolders - done - Mi
** d & subfolders - done - Mi
** e & subfolders - done - Mi
** f & subfolders - done - Mi
** - Not importing archive, temp and deleted folders.

* Run linking script - done! -Mi
* Some images had errors, all with bad characters in them
**e4/Fro-bad charachter-_ketilsson-med.jpg (there was another file without a messed up name uploaded so probably good.)
**d9/Cian_muimnech_mac_f-badcharacter-in.png
**b9 Frothi again
**9b/HanBadCharachterLeiland.jpg

=== Test manual Import/Export ===
* Synced main site with DEV (that had successfully *knock on wood* imported the 2023 db - Fatal Error, tried connecting directly to cloned site and it says unable to connect to db. -Mi
* Used Special Pages Export on live site for King, Consort, Sovereign, Queen and Special: Import; worked! so that's an option (albeit a slow one!) - mi
** Exported numbered pages (reigns/crown tournament pages that started with 1st, 101st, 33rd, etc.) and importing included templates - mi
** Exported most linked to templates, import didn't work b/c they're not pages. boo. -Mi
* Templates imported with pages are not properly formatted. Will likely need to manually move over templates before pages. See above. - Mi

MiddleWiki To Do List

2026-04-21T19:19:12Z

Milesent: /* Category pages from the old wiki: to do */

==Server Migration ==
Migration meetings are currently on Thursday evenings, every two weeks. See Milesent if you would like to attend. (Attendance is open.)
Next meeting is Tuesday, December 30th at 7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm Central

The Migration Team:
* Milesent
* Seamus
* Gianna
* Roisin
* Tali
* Philip the Pilgrim
* Edward
* Dai
* Raffaele
* Margherita
* Zygmunt

=== Server set up ===
* Set up new site - Seamus, Milesent (and Gianna?)
** Install Mediawiki - Mi Done
** Set up front end access for admin team - Mi Done
** Added back end access for Gianna (I think?) - Mi Done
* Created /DEV and /Backup site clones - Mi Done
* Get database dump - Milesent has asked Grant for this, have an old copy from 2023 - Skip this
* Create user accounts for Edward, Tali (done), Rosin (done), Philip (done), Dai (done) on new server
* Give all helpers access to lock pages on original site: Edward, Tali, Rosin, Philip, Dai, Gianna
** Done: Dai, Gianna, Roisin, Pilgrim, Tali, Raffaele, Margherita -Mi
* Secure Certificate for site : Letsencrypt?
* announce site move and freeze of new accounts - Milesent -done
* Ooops, image upload was not enabled! Turned that on - Mi
* I THINK I've increased the user time out to 1 hour; let me know if folks get booted to fast while updating -Mi
* From Dai: to enable scripting for templates exported from Mediawiki, we need the following (see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto):
** Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
*** wfLoadExtension( 'Scribunto' );
*** $wgScribuntoDefaultEngine = 'luastandalone';
** Done! -Mi (Scribunto was apparently already there, saw the folder under extensions so just added the line to localsettings.php... try it and let me know if that did it? -Mi
*** Thanks! Now need TemplateStyles which I guess isn't on MediaWiki 1.4 (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateStyles)
*** Downloaded TemplateStyles Extension and put it into the public_html/Extensions folder and added the line wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateStyles' ); to localsettings... and wiki doesn't work. Boo! Commented out that line. I did version 1.43... we're running version 1.4, may be the issue? There's a 3.9 version I will try (GoDaddy says "you're running the current version" whenever I try to update Mediawiki) -Mi Yes! Version 3.9 did not crash the wiki, huzzah. TemplateStyles loaded. - Mi
*** Sigh and now we need ParserFunctions: wfLoadExtension( 'ParserFunctions' ); - I'm going to create my own server and go through this whole process to stop having to ask for these piecemeal. - Done, Mi!
* Disabled page edits for non-logged in users! Egad, why wasn't that the default? - Milesent
* Don't see "protect" option on pages; need to confirm how to protect certain pages (like Main page) - nevermind! It's there, under 'More' -Mi :)
* Password reset email did not send to Brackenburye, he did get an email confirm email when the account was created, however, so sending does work. Need to check if there's a problem on our end or if Yahoo just felt it was spam or something.
* Investigate styles - can we set styles for navbox template and site? (Border style for boxes etc.)
* we will not be moving disambiguation template or category

=== Update/fix issues ===
* Check SMTP setup for password reset emails - worked on this some, close to done I think? -mi
* JsonConfig extension needed - installed -mi

=== Move Templates ===
* Compare Template list with built in templates on new site to identify list to move - Mi
* List of templates to move: Put your name next to the one you are working on then 'done' when done. (NOTE: check "templates used" at the bottom of the edit page for the existing template and try first to move templates that do not rely on others - Dai)

==== Custom Templates ====
* Template:Populace - Dai Done - Raffaele tested and confirmed.
* Template:Succession box - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Territories - Raffaele - done, tested
** Brought over dependent template Tablestyle1.
* Template:Award - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKqueens - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKkings - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Pennsic - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:Household - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:MKmoas - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:GreatBook - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKmarshals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKseneschals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchroniclers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKheralds - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKexchequers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchirurgeons - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Dance - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Great Office - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Guild - Raffaele - done, tested, had to make some changes
* Template:Ayreton Baronial Succession box - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBaronesses - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBarons - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:MKchatelaines - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Landed Baron - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Infobox Dragon Principal Herald
* Template:ASdate - Raffaele - Done, Tested
* Template:Strlen - Raffaele - Done Tested
* Template:S-Baron Raffaele - Done, Tested

==== MediaWiki Templates ====
Some of these we may not need, but they are all currently linked on Middlewiki old site:

* Template:Tnavbar Dai - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now -Mi
* Template:Navbox - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now - Mi
* Template:Start box ?(165 links)
** Has been replaced by Template:S-start :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:S-start
* Template:End box ?(165 links)
* Template:Expand
* Template:Documentation ?(142 links) Dai: Complete. Documentastion still not showing properly.
* Template:Documentation subpage Dai: see above
* Template:Tablestyle1
* Template:Tl
* Template:! ?(90 links)
* Template:Tlx - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Pp-meta - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Ombox - Template documentation (RdB)
** This is an outdated template, not compatable with new wiki version
** See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Ombox
** Asked Copilot what to do, it gave me a bunch of steps to possibly get Ombox working or: If ombox proves too brittle, consider switching to one of the more actively maintained meta-templates:
*** <nowiki> {{ambox}} – for articles </nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{tmbox}} – for talk pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{imbox}} – for image pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{cmbox}} – for categories</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{fmbox}} – for footers/headers</nowiki>
** These are more modular and better supported in newer MediaWiki versions
* Template:Namespace detect ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:T1 ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Mbox ?(43 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes2 ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Navbox subgroup ?(37 links) - Template used for officer pages to list officers who held office (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox subgroups (35 links) - Updated template for KMOAS, now 0 links </strike> (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox/sandbox ?(32 links) - Updated template for [[Template:GreatBook]], now only 2 links </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Ineedcite ?(29 links) - Template for box that shows up when note of photo needing citation. Useful (RtB)
* <strike> Template:Â· (13 links) </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Reflist ?(26 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Tlp ?(25 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Terminated ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Needs ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:BLACK ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Table-experimental ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:16:9 ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No2 ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)

There are a number of additional templates which may or may not be needed; will update list as needed.

Need to figure out how to import standard wiki templates

=== Move pages!===

*2,873 pages moved* out of 7,511 (as of 1/13/2026)

a [https://middlewiki.org/images/0/04/Moving_MiddleWiki_Pages.pdf PDF of instructions is available], if this link doesn't work, see the MiddleWiki Facebook Group or Milesent to get a copy.

==== (incipient) Ayreton to Armond le Charpentier - <s>ready for final review</s>, RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* Milesent - Done Open task for anyone who wants to verify my work, thanks.
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
** <s>AElfric Greensword</s>
** <s>APF</s>
** <s>ASL</s>
** <s>A Pelican in its Piety</s>
** <s>Archery</s>
* Other issues
** duplicate page for Adam MacAoidh, Adhamh MacAoidh, created redirect on new site, also Adhamh uploaded a new version of his profile picture since I uploaded the photos; manually uploaded it.
** Agnoletta da Monterosso - listed as a Midrealm King, but not on the list of kings... who is this? Page needs fixed (new name for an existing King?) - RdB looks like it is Lady Agnoletta da Monterosso who now goes by Lady Agnes Fairbairn.
** Updated photo for Baron Aindle
** Duplicate page for Alaric le Fevre; changed to a redirect on new site
** Updated photo for Alderford
** Moved page Albina to full persona name Albina Gherardi on new site
** Duplicate page for Andries Von Voorburg, replaced blank-er page with redirect.
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good. - done

==== Armor to Caroline de Mercier- <s>Ready for final review</s> - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* <s>Done - Brackenburye</s>
** <s>Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)</s>
** <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
* (Note from RdB) Ava Steinbock photo was not moved. Page was updated on the old site between the move of photos and move of pages
* (Note from RdB) Baronial award page was missed

==== Carraig Ban to Duchess - ready for final review - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good, any issues noted below ====
* Raffaele is working this section
* Did Carraig Ban to Duchess, complete need to follow up on the below issues
* Here are follow up issues
**<s>Cecily O'Donnel has a Template issue that need resolved, removed reference to Template:End, Template:S-Herald needs work -Raff</s>
**<s>Charge, Charge (Heraldic), Charge (Tactic) all have the Disambig Template, need to decide if we want it - Deleted Disambig reference , Raff</s>
**Companie of Ayreton Archers, the image did not load
**<s>Create New Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier War Points, need to delete this reference - Fixed, link has been deleted , Raff</s>
**<s>Create Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier Champions, need to delete this reference - Fixed link has been deleted, Raff</s>
**Current Events page was not moved over, nor will I lock it as we are currently editing it, right now as I type
**<s>Dafydd Blaidd, has some customized template that need resolved</s> Fixed best I could with my limited knowledge. - Raff
**'''David Patton has Cheez whiz and didn't share (Should we delete this page?)'''
**<s>Dragon has the disambig Template - deleted disambig reference, Raff</s>
**<s>Dragon Herald has Template: Infobox Curie post, need to follow up on this</s> Fixed, Best I could, it needs formatted to the left. - Raff
**<s>Noticed that several templates didn't borders transfer over, need to look into it- fixed it, Raff</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** <s>[[Template:Infobox Curia post]] was not moved over</s>
** Cian's heraldry image did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Cian_Muimnech_mac_F%C3%A1el%C3%A1in.png)
** Heraldry for Darkyard did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Darkyard4x4.jpg)
*<s>Redirects to check up on:</s>
**<s>Chainmail redirects to Mail</s>
**<s>Chirurgeon redirects to Kingdom Chirurgeaons</s>
**<s>Chiv Tourney redirects to Tournament of Chivalry</s>
**<s>College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus</s>
**<s>College of St Joan rediects to St Joan</s>
**<s>Commanders rediects to Middle Kingdom Command Staff</s>
**<s>Conrad Schwartzwolfe redirects to Kjartan EikBrandsson</s>
**<s>Court Baron/Baroness et al redirect to Baron/Baroness</s>
**<s>Crystal Beacon redirects to Beacon of the Shattered Crystal</s>
**<s>Draig MaCullum reirects to Cadwalader MacCullum</s>
**<s>Duchess redirects to Duke/Duchess</s>
* <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
*

==== Duct tape to Gillianne deSolis - ready for final review - RdB reviewed through through Flame ====
* <s>Raffaele is working this section</s>
* <s>Did Duct Tape to Gillianne deSolis</s>
* Here are the follow up issues
**<s>Edward Aelredson has Template:S_HeraldTemplate:End, need to fix/address</s>
** Edward BrackenBurye page - made a redirect to Edward Brackenburye and added Red Co category - Milesent
**Female Sailor, Gathering Peascods, Grimstock, Hole in the wall, Heart's Ease, Jenny Pluck Pears, Mari's Wedding, Posties Jig having issue with Dance Template, need to look into this now that we have data
**GB 68 and GB 72 have corrupted pic files on the original site, may have to find author to upload new ones
**<s>Gavin MacFergus has Template:username and Template:Asdate, need to look into</s>
**[[Finna Gata]] is a blank page. Was blank on the old site too. What/Who is Finna Gata?
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
**<s>Eve of Concordia and Eve of Cleftlands both redirect to Shahzada Isfahani - this is correct (Mi) Persona name change.</s>
**Fencing redirects to Rapier Combat
**Francesca Morosin rediects to Morgan Woodsende of Hoghton
**Gardant Ram redirects to Guardant Ram
**Genevieve Chastisse de Vaucresson redirects to Guenin de Vaucresson
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Ginevra Boscoli to Jocelyn le Jongleur - ready for final review ======
* Raff is working this section -
* Here are the follow up issues
** <s>Great Officers of State has Template:*</s>
** Gwynaeth_Math_O'Ddylluan, Henry of Exeter has a "Page using a duplicate argument in template call"
** How To: Do I Get Started, Household, Persona, Upload Images are all instructions to create pages, we need to look at and update based on new site and policies
** Isabel Taylor has wrong picture
** Imagemap ??
*Redirects to check up on:
** Group and Groups redirects to Territorial Branch
** Horse Bow redirects to Maygar
** House Stahlgeist redirects to Stahlgeist
** Incipient College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Johan Bez Spoudnia to Mark - ready for final review ====
* Raff is working this section -
***Kingdom Champions and Kingdom Champions redirect to Category: Kingdom Champions - Need to setup Category?
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine, Exchequer, Seneschal, Social Media Officer have Template:Infobox Curia Post - Infobox LUA lodaed?</s>
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine has Template:MKChatelaines - Template is missing on old wiki as well</s>
***<s>Kingdom Exchequer has Templatye:Infobox Lesser Office of State - Infobox issue?</s>
***Kollin Rhos is missing Kollin Person.jpg on both sites
***<s>Kriemhilt von Ebersberg has Template:Userpage -</s>
***<s>Louis LeLaffrier uses Template:Asdate</s>
***Lucius Antonius Ursus has wrong Photo
***Marcus Octavies Argentarius Leo has wrong photo
*Redirects to check up on:
***Kingdom of Northshield redirects to Northshield
***Kingdom Law has several redirects to MK Laws, need to check back when they are loaded
***MOAS redirects to Minister of Arts & Sciences
***Man at Arms and Man at arms redirects to Men at Arms
***Marche of Tirnewydd redirects to Tirnewydd
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== MarKeta z Prahy to Pennsic XVI - Milesent This section is now complete. Ready for file review. ====
* This section is being migrated by Milesent and Edward
* Done to MK law articles
* Redirects to check up on:
** Marshes, March of the
** Myrra de Blackwoode
** Middle Kingdom Embroidery Guild
Issues

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Odile de Brienne photo on new site is sideways.

* Check Pennsic IV, pages do not look alike?

* Marshal's handbook - page is a bunch of templates apparently. Need to revisit.
* Should we roll "Marshal in Charge" and "Marshal in Training" back into the Marshal's article instead of having separate, tiny pages for them?
* Meadhbh Rammsay - photo was updated on old site, downloaded and uploaded new version to new site.
* Merlume de Lunecorne - Merlume de Lunecorne of Narhale Keep - Chiurgeon General template on her redirect, not her page - moved template done
* Michael Colquhoun - some bad formatting under previous positions, fixed.
* Middlewiki 101 page should be reviewed for accuracy with new site.
* Capitalization inconsistencies, Minister of arts and sciences vs Minister of Youth.
* Do we really need that many redirects for Minister of arts and sciences?
* MK Law Articles - were already protected on old site, protected them on new site. Need to address the future of these pages after migration is complete.

* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Pennsic XVII to Seneschal ready for final review =====
* This section is being migrated by: Raff
* Redirects to check up on:
** Raaiins Star and Riain Star redirects to Order of Riains Star
* Issues:
** Pentamere arms .jpg did not transfer over
** Personal Page Framework - Needs reviewed for new server
** <s>Phillip the Pilgrim - Uses Template:Asdate</s>
** Roaring Wastes picture did not transfer over
** Robert Fitzgryffyn - Duplicate page?
** <s>Samson "Samii" Muskovish uses Template:Asdate and Template:S-Baron</s>
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Seonaid inghean Ghrigair to Val Day Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
Redirects needed?
* Tariq Al Sanna Af Fjall, Tariq al Sanna Af Fjall
* Tarquin Suspectus, Tarquinus Suspectus
These 3 pages are for the same person. Redirects or delete duplicates?
* Tavis Macintosh, Tedesco da Vanezia, Tedesco da Venezia
* The Cameron needs photos fixed
* The Amalie needs a photo fix

==== Val d'Azure to Ívarr of Altenberg - Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

'''Broken Redirects to fix'''

[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]

== Add User accounts ==
* Set up built in account creation ability again
** Install ConfirmAccount extension - Milesent Done
*** Had to do a lot of troubleshooting; because I had installed a newer incompatable version first, the correct version did not install correctly. Ugh. After many trials and tribulations, it is now installed and working *knock on wood*
** Configure! -Milesent
*** Need to set up email sending to send confirmation emails for account requests
*** Need to customize form; added custom fields and they're not showing. boo hiss.
** Test!
*** First test successful; saw request and rejected it, however my yahoo account never got the email notice.
** Update request form to suit our needs.
* Demote members of the migration team who will not continue in admin roles
* Train bureaucrats on how to approve/reject accounts.

== Ongoing Upgrades/Maintenance set up ==
* Update "How To" pages for changes in new site and structure
* Set up staging site for upgrades/testing (verify upgrade process)

==Re-Create Categories ==
All Categories that are on pages moved will be red links; can be found under "Wanted Categories"
Exceptions: Categories for files! Once images are important, these will need to be re categorized.

===Re-tag images/files with categories ===
# Go to Special Pages > Uncategorized files
# Find images that fit the categories and add them to the images.

* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - Edward is working on these
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - Milesent started, 76 done
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members) - C&I Images ‎(37 members) - need to pick what we want, third option: Scribal Images
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

===Category pages from the old wiki: Done===
* Populace ‎(1,438 members) - done mi
* Red Company ‎(474 members) - done mi
* Pelicans ‎(184 members) - done mi
* Articles to be expanded ‎(171 members) - not doing
* Terms ‎(159 members) - done mi
* Baronial Awards ‎(138 members) - done mi
* Laurels ‎(127 members) - done mi
* Chivalry ‎(119 members) - done mi
* Territories ‎(113 members) - done mi
* Reigns ‎(112 members) - done mi
* Awards ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Events ‎(103 members) - done mi
* Titles ‎(86 members) - done mi
* Pennsic ‎(63 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Kings ‎(65 members) - done mi
* Households ‎(57 members) - done mi
* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - done mi
* Local Groups ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Heraldry ‎(87 members) - done mi
* Martial Activities ‎(89 members) - done mi
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - done mi
* 14th Century ‎(27 members)
* 12th Century ‎(7 members)
* 10th Century ‎(7 members)
* 11th Century ‎(4 members)
* 16th Century ‎(24 members)
* 15th Century ‎(17 members)
* 13th Century ‎(2 members)
* 9th Century ‎(1 member)
* 7th Century ‎(2 members)
* A&S Venues ‎(23 members)
* A&S terms ‎(26 members)
* Activities ‎(33 members)
* Rapier Combatants ‎(66 members)
* Officers ‎(57 members)
* In Memoriam ‎(39 members)
* Cantons ‎(38 members)
* Shires ‎(35 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Queens ‎(73 members)
* Garb ‎(31 members)
* Kingdom MoASs ‎(30 members)
* MK Marshal's Handbook ‎(30 members)
* MoASs ‎(30 members)
* Archers ‎(28 members)
* Defense ‎(27 members)
* Kingdom Seneschals ‎(26 members)
* Marshals ‎(26 members)
* Chroniclers ‎(26 members)
* Kingdom Chroniclers ‎(25 members) - done mi
* Kingdom Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Kingdom Earl Marshals‏‎ (24 members)
* Seneschals‏‎ (24 members)
* Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Norse Personas‏‎ (23 members)
* Martial Terms‏‎ (23 members)
* Kingdoms‏‎ (21 members)
* Armoured Combatants‏‎ (22 members)
* Arts and Sciences‏‎ (21 members)
* Baronies‏‎ (21 members)
* Tournament Styles‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronage‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronial Orders‏‎ (19 members)
* German Personas‏‎ (18 members)
* Archery‏‎ (18 members)
* Orders‏‎ (17 members)
* Chirurgeons‏‎ (17 members)
* Gold Mace‏‎ (16 members)
* Celtic Personas‏‎ (16 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons‏‎ (16 members)- done mi
* English Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Japanese Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Embroidery‏‎ (14 members)
* Peers‏‎ (14 members)
* French Personas‏‎ (13 members)
* Niche Events‏‎ (13 members)
* Gothic Era‏‎ (12 members)
* Irish Personas‏‎ (12 members)
* Scribes‏‎ (12 members)
* How To‏‎ (10 members)
* Hunters‏‎ (10 members)
* Italian Personas‏‎ (10 members)
* Kingdom Champions‏‎ (10 members)
* Dependants‏‎ (9 members)
* Fiber Arts‏‎ (9 members)
* Brewers‏‎ (8 members)
* Marches‏‎ (8 members)
* Regions‏‎ (8 members)
* Renaissance Era‏‎ (8 members)
* Colleges‏‎ (7 members)
* Early Middle Ages Personas (500 - 1000 AD)‏‎ (7 members)
* Rapier combat‏‎ (7 members)
* Crown Poetry‏‎ (6 members)
* Elizabethan Era‏‎ (6 members) - done mi
* Guilds ‎(18 members)
* Peers‏‎ (15 members)
* Russian Personas‏‎ (6 members)
* Stories‏‎ (6 members)
* Migration Period‏‎ (6 members)
* History‏‎ (5 members)
* Ottoman Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Traveling Prize‏‎ (5 members)
* Welsh Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Romanesque Era‏‎ (5 members)
* Thrown Weapons‏‎ (4 members)
* Melee Units‏‎ (4 members)
* Armored Combat Fighting Styles‏‎ (4 members)
* Turkish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Persian Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Scottish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Chinese Personas‏‎ (3 members) - done mi
* Yuan Dynasty Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Tournament‏‎ (1 member) - removed
* Textiles‏‎ (1 member) - removed
* Tang Dynasty Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Silver Mace‏‎ (1 member) - removed (what is this?)
* Sewing‏‎ (1 member) - removed
* Safavid Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Religious Persona‏‎ (1 member) - changed to Religious Personas
* Norman‏‎ (1 member) - changed to Norman Personas
* Mughal Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Mongolian Personas (1 member)
* Swiss Personas‏‎ (1 member) - done mi

===Category pages from the old wiki: to do ===
# Check category page on old wiki (Special pages: most linked to categories)
# copy its content to new wiki page if different
# Move page title from this section into the done section
# Image categories need to be re-added to image files.

* Templates ‎(523 members) - not creating?
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members)- need to decide if we're doing this or Scribal Images
* Great Book ‎(88 members)
* Regalia ‎(77 members)
* Armor ‎(66 members)
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Rapier Combatant Images ‎(52 members)
* C&I Images ‎(37 members) - re-categorize these as Scroll Images or Scribal Images
* Dragon Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Dances ‎(22 members)
* Crown Tournaments ‎(19 members)
* MiddleWiki requested photographs ‎(18 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons ‎(16 members)
* Oaths ‎(3 members)
* Spanish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Chatelaines ‎(3 members)
* Hamlets ‎(3 members)
* Territorial Baron/esses ‎(3 members)
* Page School ‎(2 members)
* Gaelic Personas ‎(2 members)
* Dark Ages ‎(2 members)
* Burgundian Personas ‎(2 members)
* Anglo-Saxon Personas ‎(2 members)
* Pictish Personas ‎(2 members)
* Metalsmithing ‎(2 members)
* Korean Personas ‎(1 member)
* Landsknecht ‎(1 member)
* Indian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Middle Eastern Personas ‎(1 member)
* Ancient Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Islamic Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mughal Personas ‎(1 member)
* Jewelry ‎(1 member)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

=After Site Move=
This page is to list future projects and items for after the site move.

* Check for unnecessary redirects
* Decide what to do with the MK Law articles
** Do we update them?
** Add a disclaimer
** Delete them?
* Check for capitalization consistency
* Update Middlewiki 101 page

==Archived tasks ==

=== DEV test with Old DB from 2023 ===
* Testing with Old DB Copy from 2023
** Attempted to import the 2023 db file, got an error: #1044 - Access denied for user 'cpses_zs8fcpfb3r'@'localhost' to database 'wikidb' - Resolved by renaming new table 'wikidb'
** New error #1062 - Duplicate entry 'Annotation' for key 'iw_prefix' caused by db dump containing everything and this value needs to be unique... changed "INSERT INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" to "INSERT IGNORE INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" now it seems to be uploading *fingers crossed* Import successfully finished!
** Error: cannot connect to database when launching middlewiki.org/DEV
*** Checked MySQL Databases in cPannel Admin; only user I had on wikidb was Milesent, added the two DB users in the pannel which were made for the existing db, didn't help
**** Removed extraneous users
*** Checking Localsettings.php - Database name was wrong, corrected it. New error "This page isn't working right now, middlewiki.org redirected you too many times"
**** checked against old server localsettings.php (which I should've done to start, eh?) prefix was mw_, updated localsettings file with this prefex (was hyec_) Exciting new error: "[aO5tD0T_l1tHtAkqNHZ-_AAAARs] 2025-10-14 15:32:31: Fatal exception of type Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"
**** enabled detailed errors by adding lines to localsettings: $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; $wgShowDBErrorBacktrace = true; Now I have a full screen of lovely things
*** From CoPilot: If you imported an old database into a newer MediaWiki version, you must run the update script to align the schema. Run php maintenance/update.php in the MediaWiki directory (need to figure out how I can get to a command prompt in cPanel) - Mi OK, SSH... Created a private key for SSH Access on cPanel; installed Putty and attempted to log in; at login prompt it says 'server rejected our key' grrr. -Mi
*** Ha! There is a terminal in cPanel (it's just kinda hidden, had to search for it.) After much trouble trying to ssh in (I do have the correct username/pwd, port, key, key enabled... not sure why ssh isn't working.) Ran php maintenance/update.php and got "Can not upgrade from versions older than 1.35, please upgrade to that version or alter first." Option: install version 1.35 and try to import and update the old DB on it? -Mi
Closed! Cannot get old server DB up to snuff. Too much deep hurting.

=== Importing Image Files ===
* Downloaded images from 2023 - Mi done
* Extracted image files (unzipped) Mi done
* Import into file system - Problems, can only upload the image files need to manually make all of the directories (Annoying, but can do.)
** Folder 0, 1 and it's sub folders done - Mi
*** Problem: uploaded photos don't show on the wiki b/c we've lost the database links. Need to run a import script (Google tells me there is an importImages.php that can be run... need to find the command prompt to run it at though. - Mi
*** Difficulties setting up SSH; downloaded key, was able to get to command prompt and got access denied; even though cPanel says ssh is enabled. Hrm. Tried via terminal, didn't work... wonder if I put the photos in the wrong images folder. Testing. -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png logo and put in /resources/assets/ (and updated localsettings.php) lo, the logo is there. Small but happy progress - Mi
* Asked Grant for updated images folder -Mi - Got them, 10/24/25, Thanks Grant! -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png to the new site... and yes! I was in the wrong images folder! ha! Moved folder 0 and 1 to this folder and trying the command line linky linky... -Mi
* went through folders 0 and 1 and their subfolders and uploaded additional images from the 2023 file.
** Possible issue with 0/03/Lindr Liathan heraldry image; special characters in name, watch for that when we move the linked page.
* Importing images into folders:
** 2 & subfolders - done -Mi
** 3 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 4 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 5 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 6 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 7 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 8 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 9 & subfolders - done - Mi
** a & subfolders - done - Mi
** b & subfolders - done - Mi
** c & subfolders - done - Mi
** d & subfolders - done - Mi
** e & subfolders - done - Mi
** f & subfolders - done - Mi
** - Not importing archive, temp and deleted folders.

* Run linking script - done! -Mi
* Some images had errors, all with bad characters in them
**e4/Fro-bad charachter-_ketilsson-med.jpg (there was another file without a messed up name uploaded so probably good.)
**d9/Cian_muimnech_mac_f-badcharacter-in.png
**b9 Frothi again
**9b/HanBadCharachterLeiland.jpg

=== Test manual Import/Export ===
* Synced main site with DEV (that had successfully *knock on wood* imported the 2023 db - Fatal Error, tried connecting directly to cloned site and it says unable to connect to db. -Mi
* Used Special Pages Export on live site for King, Consort, Sovereign, Queen and Special: Import; worked! so that's an option (albeit a slow one!) - mi
** Exported numbered pages (reigns/crown tournament pages that started with 1st, 101st, 33rd, etc.) and importing included templates - mi
** Exported most linked to templates, import didn't work b/c they're not pages. boo. -Mi
* Templates imported with pages are not properly formatted. Will likely need to manually move over templates before pages. See above. - Mi

MiddleWiki To Do List

2026-04-21T16:35:07Z

Milesent: /* Category pages from the old wiki: Done */

==Server Migration ==
Migration meetings are currently on Thursday evenings, every two weeks. See Milesent if you would like to attend. (Attendance is open.)
Next meeting is Tuesday, December 30th at 7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm Central

The Migration Team:
* Milesent
* Seamus
* Gianna
* Roisin
* Tali
* Philip the Pilgrim
* Edward
* Dai
* Raffaele
* Margherita
* Zygmunt

=== Server set up ===
* Set up new site - Seamus, Milesent (and Gianna?)
** Install Mediawiki - Mi Done
** Set up front end access for admin team - Mi Done
** Added back end access for Gianna (I think?) - Mi Done
* Created /DEV and /Backup site clones - Mi Done
* Get database dump - Milesent has asked Grant for this, have an old copy from 2023 - Skip this
* Create user accounts for Edward, Tali (done), Rosin (done), Philip (done), Dai (done) on new server
* Give all helpers access to lock pages on original site: Edward, Tali, Rosin, Philip, Dai, Gianna
** Done: Dai, Gianna, Roisin, Pilgrim, Tali, Raffaele, Margherita -Mi
* Secure Certificate for site : Letsencrypt?
* announce site move and freeze of new accounts - Milesent -done
* Ooops, image upload was not enabled! Turned that on - Mi
* I THINK I've increased the user time out to 1 hour; let me know if folks get booted to fast while updating -Mi
* From Dai: to enable scripting for templates exported from Mediawiki, we need the following (see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto):
** Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
*** wfLoadExtension( 'Scribunto' );
*** $wgScribuntoDefaultEngine = 'luastandalone';
** Done! -Mi (Scribunto was apparently already there, saw the folder under extensions so just added the line to localsettings.php... try it and let me know if that did it? -Mi
*** Thanks! Now need TemplateStyles which I guess isn't on MediaWiki 1.4 (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateStyles)
*** Downloaded TemplateStyles Extension and put it into the public_html/Extensions folder and added the line wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateStyles' ); to localsettings... and wiki doesn't work. Boo! Commented out that line. I did version 1.43... we're running version 1.4, may be the issue? There's a 3.9 version I will try (GoDaddy says "you're running the current version" whenever I try to update Mediawiki) -Mi Yes! Version 3.9 did not crash the wiki, huzzah. TemplateStyles loaded. - Mi
*** Sigh and now we need ParserFunctions: wfLoadExtension( 'ParserFunctions' ); - I'm going to create my own server and go through this whole process to stop having to ask for these piecemeal. - Done, Mi!
* Disabled page edits for non-logged in users! Egad, why wasn't that the default? - Milesent
* Don't see "protect" option on pages; need to confirm how to protect certain pages (like Main page) - nevermind! It's there, under 'More' -Mi :)
* Password reset email did not send to Brackenburye, he did get an email confirm email when the account was created, however, so sending does work. Need to check if there's a problem on our end or if Yahoo just felt it was spam or something.
* Investigate styles - can we set styles for navbox template and site? (Border style for boxes etc.)
* we will not be moving disambiguation template or category

=== Update/fix issues ===
* Check SMTP setup for password reset emails - worked on this some, close to done I think? -mi
* JsonConfig extension needed - installed -mi

=== Move Templates ===
* Compare Template list with built in templates on new site to identify list to move - Mi
* List of templates to move: Put your name next to the one you are working on then 'done' when done. (NOTE: check "templates used" at the bottom of the edit page for the existing template and try first to move templates that do not rely on others - Dai)

==== Custom Templates ====
* Template:Populace - Dai Done - Raffaele tested and confirmed.
* Template:Succession box - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Territories - Raffaele - done, tested
** Brought over dependent template Tablestyle1.
* Template:Award - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKqueens - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKkings - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Pennsic - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:Household - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:MKmoas - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:GreatBook - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKmarshals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKseneschals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchroniclers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKheralds - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKexchequers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchirurgeons - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Dance - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Great Office - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Guild - Raffaele - done, tested, had to make some changes
* Template:Ayreton Baronial Succession box - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBaronesses - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBarons - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:MKchatelaines - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Landed Baron - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Infobox Dragon Principal Herald
* Template:ASdate - Raffaele - Done, Tested
* Template:Strlen - Raffaele - Done Tested
* Template:S-Baron Raffaele - Done, Tested

==== MediaWiki Templates ====
Some of these we may not need, but they are all currently linked on Middlewiki old site:

* Template:Tnavbar Dai - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now -Mi
* Template:Navbox - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now - Mi
* Template:Start box ?(165 links)
** Has been replaced by Template:S-start :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:S-start
* Template:End box ?(165 links)
* Template:Expand
* Template:Documentation ?(142 links) Dai: Complete. Documentastion still not showing properly.
* Template:Documentation subpage Dai: see above
* Template:Tablestyle1
* Template:Tl
* Template:! ?(90 links)
* Template:Tlx - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Pp-meta - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Ombox - Template documentation (RdB)
** This is an outdated template, not compatable with new wiki version
** See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Ombox
** Asked Copilot what to do, it gave me a bunch of steps to possibly get Ombox working or: If ombox proves too brittle, consider switching to one of the more actively maintained meta-templates:
*** <nowiki> {{ambox}} – for articles </nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{tmbox}} – for talk pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{imbox}} – for image pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{cmbox}} – for categories</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{fmbox}} – for footers/headers</nowiki>
** These are more modular and better supported in newer MediaWiki versions
* Template:Namespace detect ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:T1 ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Mbox ?(43 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes2 ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Navbox subgroup ?(37 links) - Template used for officer pages to list officers who held office (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox subgroups (35 links) - Updated template for KMOAS, now 0 links </strike> (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox/sandbox ?(32 links) - Updated template for [[Template:GreatBook]], now only 2 links </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Ineedcite ?(29 links) - Template for box that shows up when note of photo needing citation. Useful (RtB)
* <strike> Template:Â· (13 links) </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Reflist ?(26 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Tlp ?(25 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Terminated ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Needs ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:BLACK ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Table-experimental ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:16:9 ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No2 ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)

There are a number of additional templates which may or may not be needed; will update list as needed.

Need to figure out how to import standard wiki templates

=== Move pages!===

*2,873 pages moved* out of 7,511 (as of 1/13/2026)

a [https://middlewiki.org/images/0/04/Moving_MiddleWiki_Pages.pdf PDF of instructions is available], if this link doesn't work, see the MiddleWiki Facebook Group or Milesent to get a copy.

==== (incipient) Ayreton to Armond le Charpentier - <s>ready for final review</s>, RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* Milesent - Done Open task for anyone who wants to verify my work, thanks.
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
** <s>AElfric Greensword</s>
** <s>APF</s>
** <s>ASL</s>
** <s>A Pelican in its Piety</s>
** <s>Archery</s>
* Other issues
** duplicate page for Adam MacAoidh, Adhamh MacAoidh, created redirect on new site, also Adhamh uploaded a new version of his profile picture since I uploaded the photos; manually uploaded it.
** Agnoletta da Monterosso - listed as a Midrealm King, but not on the list of kings... who is this? Page needs fixed (new name for an existing King?) - RdB looks like it is Lady Agnoletta da Monterosso who now goes by Lady Agnes Fairbairn.
** Updated photo for Baron Aindle
** Duplicate page for Alaric le Fevre; changed to a redirect on new site
** Updated photo for Alderford
** Moved page Albina to full persona name Albina Gherardi on new site
** Duplicate page for Andries Von Voorburg, replaced blank-er page with redirect.
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good. - done

==== Armor to Caroline de Mercier- <s>Ready for final review</s> - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* <s>Done - Brackenburye</s>
** <s>Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)</s>
** <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
* (Note from RdB) Ava Steinbock photo was not moved. Page was updated on the old site between the move of photos and move of pages
* (Note from RdB) Baronial award page was missed

==== Carraig Ban to Duchess - ready for final review - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good, any issues noted below ====
* Raffaele is working this section
* Did Carraig Ban to Duchess, complete need to follow up on the below issues
* Here are follow up issues
**<s>Cecily O'Donnel has a Template issue that need resolved, removed reference to Template:End, Template:S-Herald needs work -Raff</s>
**<s>Charge, Charge (Heraldic), Charge (Tactic) all have the Disambig Template, need to decide if we want it - Deleted Disambig reference , Raff</s>
**Companie of Ayreton Archers, the image did not load
**<s>Create New Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier War Points, need to delete this reference - Fixed, link has been deleted , Raff</s>
**<s>Create Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier Champions, need to delete this reference - Fixed link has been deleted, Raff</s>
**Current Events page was not moved over, nor will I lock it as we are currently editing it, right now as I type
**<s>Dafydd Blaidd, has some customized template that need resolved</s> Fixed best I could with my limited knowledge. - Raff
**'''David Patton has Cheez whiz and didn't share (Should we delete this page?)'''
**<s>Dragon has the disambig Template - deleted disambig reference, Raff</s>
**<s>Dragon Herald has Template: Infobox Curie post, need to follow up on this</s> Fixed, Best I could, it needs formatted to the left. - Raff
**<s>Noticed that several templates didn't borders transfer over, need to look into it- fixed it, Raff</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** <s>[[Template:Infobox Curia post]] was not moved over</s>
** Cian's heraldry image did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Cian_Muimnech_mac_F%C3%A1el%C3%A1in.png)
** Heraldry for Darkyard did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Darkyard4x4.jpg)
*<s>Redirects to check up on:</s>
**<s>Chainmail redirects to Mail</s>
**<s>Chirurgeon redirects to Kingdom Chirurgeaons</s>
**<s>Chiv Tourney redirects to Tournament of Chivalry</s>
**<s>College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus</s>
**<s>College of St Joan rediects to St Joan</s>
**<s>Commanders rediects to Middle Kingdom Command Staff</s>
**<s>Conrad Schwartzwolfe redirects to Kjartan EikBrandsson</s>
**<s>Court Baron/Baroness et al redirect to Baron/Baroness</s>
**<s>Crystal Beacon redirects to Beacon of the Shattered Crystal</s>
**<s>Draig MaCullum reirects to Cadwalader MacCullum</s>
**<s>Duchess redirects to Duke/Duchess</s>
* <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
*

==== Duct tape to Gillianne deSolis - ready for final review - RdB reviewed through through Flame ====
* <s>Raffaele is working this section</s>
* <s>Did Duct Tape to Gillianne deSolis</s>
* Here are the follow up issues
**<s>Edward Aelredson has Template:S_HeraldTemplate:End, need to fix/address</s>
** Edward BrackenBurye page - made a redirect to Edward Brackenburye and added Red Co category - Milesent
**Female Sailor, Gathering Peascods, Grimstock, Hole in the wall, Heart's Ease, Jenny Pluck Pears, Mari's Wedding, Posties Jig having issue with Dance Template, need to look into this now that we have data
**GB 68 and GB 72 have corrupted pic files on the original site, may have to find author to upload new ones
**<s>Gavin MacFergus has Template:username and Template:Asdate, need to look into</s>
**[[Finna Gata]] is a blank page. Was blank on the old site too. What/Who is Finna Gata?
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
**<s>Eve of Concordia and Eve of Cleftlands both redirect to Shahzada Isfahani - this is correct (Mi) Persona name change.</s>
**Fencing redirects to Rapier Combat
**Francesca Morosin rediects to Morgan Woodsende of Hoghton
**Gardant Ram redirects to Guardant Ram
**Genevieve Chastisse de Vaucresson redirects to Guenin de Vaucresson
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Ginevra Boscoli to Jocelyn le Jongleur - ready for final review ======
* Raff is working this section -
* Here are the follow up issues
** <s>Great Officers of State has Template:*</s>
** Gwynaeth_Math_O'Ddylluan, Henry of Exeter has a "Page using a duplicate argument in template call"
** How To: Do I Get Started, Household, Persona, Upload Images are all instructions to create pages, we need to look at and update based on new site and policies
** Isabel Taylor has wrong picture
** Imagemap ??
*Redirects to check up on:
** Group and Groups redirects to Territorial Branch
** Horse Bow redirects to Maygar
** House Stahlgeist redirects to Stahlgeist
** Incipient College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Johan Bez Spoudnia to Mark - ready for final review ====
* Raff is working this section -
***Kingdom Champions and Kingdom Champions redirect to Category: Kingdom Champions - Need to setup Category?
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine, Exchequer, Seneschal, Social Media Officer have Template:Infobox Curia Post - Infobox LUA lodaed?</s>
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine has Template:MKChatelaines - Template is missing on old wiki as well</s>
***<s>Kingdom Exchequer has Templatye:Infobox Lesser Office of State - Infobox issue?</s>
***Kollin Rhos is missing Kollin Person.jpg on both sites
***<s>Kriemhilt von Ebersberg has Template:Userpage -</s>
***<s>Louis LeLaffrier uses Template:Asdate</s>
***Lucius Antonius Ursus has wrong Photo
***Marcus Octavies Argentarius Leo has wrong photo
*Redirects to check up on:
***Kingdom of Northshield redirects to Northshield
***Kingdom Law has several redirects to MK Laws, need to check back when they are loaded
***MOAS redirects to Minister of Arts & Sciences
***Man at Arms and Man at arms redirects to Men at Arms
***Marche of Tirnewydd redirects to Tirnewydd
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== MarKeta z Prahy to Pennsic XVI - Milesent This section is now complete. Ready for file review. ====
* This section is being migrated by Milesent and Edward
* Done to MK law articles
* Redirects to check up on:
** Marshes, March of the
** Myrra de Blackwoode
** Middle Kingdom Embroidery Guild
Issues

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Odile de Brienne photo on new site is sideways.

* Check Pennsic IV, pages do not look alike?

* Marshal's handbook - page is a bunch of templates apparently. Need to revisit.
* Should we roll "Marshal in Charge" and "Marshal in Training" back into the Marshal's article instead of having separate, tiny pages for them?
* Meadhbh Rammsay - photo was updated on old site, downloaded and uploaded new version to new site.
* Merlume de Lunecorne - Merlume de Lunecorne of Narhale Keep - Chiurgeon General template on her redirect, not her page - moved template done
* Michael Colquhoun - some bad formatting under previous positions, fixed.
* Middlewiki 101 page should be reviewed for accuracy with new site.
* Capitalization inconsistencies, Minister of arts and sciences vs Minister of Youth.
* Do we really need that many redirects for Minister of arts and sciences?
* MK Law Articles - were already protected on old site, protected them on new site. Need to address the future of these pages after migration is complete.

* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Pennsic XVII to Seneschal ready for final review =====
* This section is being migrated by: Raff
* Redirects to check up on:
** Raaiins Star and Riain Star redirects to Order of Riains Star
* Issues:
** Pentamere arms .jpg did not transfer over
** Personal Page Framework - Needs reviewed for new server
** <s>Phillip the Pilgrim - Uses Template:Asdate</s>
** Roaring Wastes picture did not transfer over
** Robert Fitzgryffyn - Duplicate page?
** <s>Samson "Samii" Muskovish uses Template:Asdate and Template:S-Baron</s>
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Seonaid inghean Ghrigair to Val Day Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
Redirects needed?
* Tariq Al Sanna Af Fjall, Tariq al Sanna Af Fjall
* Tarquin Suspectus, Tarquinus Suspectus
These 3 pages are for the same person. Redirects or delete duplicates?
* Tavis Macintosh, Tedesco da Vanezia, Tedesco da Venezia
* The Cameron needs photos fixed
* The Amalie needs a photo fix

==== Val d'Azure to Ívarr of Altenberg - Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

'''Broken Redirects to fix'''

[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]

== Add User accounts ==
* Set up built in account creation ability again
** Install ConfirmAccount extension - Milesent Done
*** Had to do a lot of troubleshooting; because I had installed a newer incompatable version first, the correct version did not install correctly. Ugh. After many trials and tribulations, it is now installed and working *knock on wood*
** Configure! -Milesent
*** Need to set up email sending to send confirmation emails for account requests
*** Need to customize form; added custom fields and they're not showing. boo hiss.
** Test!
*** First test successful; saw request and rejected it, however my yahoo account never got the email notice.
** Update request form to suit our needs.
* Demote members of the migration team who will not continue in admin roles
* Train bureaucrats on how to approve/reject accounts.

== Ongoing Upgrades/Maintenance set up ==
* Update "How To" pages for changes in new site and structure
* Set up staging site for upgrades/testing (verify upgrade process)

==Re-Create Categories ==
All Categories that are on pages moved will be red links; can be found under "Wanted Categories"
Exceptions: Categories for files! Once images are important, these will need to be re categorized.

===Re-tag images/files with categories ===
# Go to Special Pages > Uncategorized files
# Find images that fit the categories and add them to the images.

* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - Edward is working on these
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - Milesent started, 76 done
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members) - C&I Images ‎(37 members) - need to pick what we want, third option: Scribal Images
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

===Category pages from the old wiki: Done===
* Populace ‎(1,438 members) - done mi
* Red Company ‎(474 members) - done mi
* Pelicans ‎(184 members) - done mi
* Articles to be expanded ‎(171 members) - not doing
* Terms ‎(159 members) - done mi
* Baronial Awards ‎(138 members) - done mi
* Laurels ‎(127 members) - done mi
* Chivalry ‎(119 members) - done mi
* Territories ‎(113 members) - done mi
* Reigns ‎(112 members) - done mi
* Awards ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Events ‎(103 members) - done mi
* Titles ‎(86 members) - done mi
* Pennsic ‎(63 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Kings ‎(65 members) - done mi
* Households ‎(57 members) - done mi
* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - done mi
* Local Groups ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Heraldry ‎(87 members) - done mi
* Martial Activities ‎(89 members) - done mi
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - done mi
* 14th Century ‎(27 members)
* 12th Century ‎(7 members)
* 10th Century ‎(7 members)
* 11th Century ‎(4 members)
* 16th Century ‎(24 members)
* 15th Century ‎(17 members)
* 13th Century ‎(2 members)
* 9th Century ‎(1 member)
* 7th Century ‎(2 members)
* A&S Venues ‎(23 members)
* A&S terms ‎(26 members)
* Activities ‎(33 members)
* Rapier Combatants ‎(66 members)
* Officers ‎(57 members)
* In Memoriam ‎(39 members)
* Cantons ‎(38 members)
* Shires ‎(35 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Queens ‎(73 members)
* Garb ‎(31 members)
* Kingdom MoASs ‎(30 members)
* MK Marshal's Handbook ‎(30 members)
* MoASs ‎(30 members)
* Archers ‎(28 members)
* Defense ‎(27 members)
* Kingdom Seneschals ‎(26 members)
* Marshals ‎(26 members)
* Chroniclers ‎(26 members)
* Kingdom Chroniclers ‎(25 members) - done mi
* Kingdom Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Kingdom Earl Marshals‏‎ (24 members)
* Seneschals‏‎ (24 members)
* Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Norse Personas‏‎ (23 members)
* Martial Terms‏‎ (23 members)
* Kingdoms‏‎ (21 members)
* Armoured Combatants‏‎ (22 members)
* Arts and Sciences‏‎ (21 members)
* Baronies‏‎ (21 members)
* Tournament Styles‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronage‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronial Orders‏‎ (19 members)
* German Personas‏‎ (18 members)
* Archery‏‎ (18 members)
* Orders‏‎ (17 members)
* Chirurgeons‏‎ (17 members)
* Gold Mace‏‎ (16 members)
* Celtic Personas‏‎ (16 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons‏‎ (16 members)- done mi
* English Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Japanese Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Embroidery‏‎ (14 members)
* Peers‏‎ (14 members)
* French Personas‏‎ (13 members)
* Niche Events‏‎ (13 members)
* Gothic Era‏‎ (12 members)
* Irish Personas‏‎ (12 members)
* Scribes‏‎ (12 members)
* How To‏‎ (10 members)
* Hunters‏‎ (10 members)
* Italian Personas‏‎ (10 members)
* Kingdom Champions‏‎ (10 members)
* Dependants‏‎ (9 members)
* Fiber Arts‏‎ (9 members)
* Brewers‏‎ (8 members)
* Marches‏‎ (8 members)
* Regions‏‎ (8 members)
* Renaissance Era‏‎ (8 members)
* Colleges‏‎ (7 members)
* Early Middle Ages Personas (500 - 1000 AD)‏‎ (7 members)
* Rapier combat‏‎ (7 members)
* Crown Poetry‏‎ (6 members)
* Elizabethan Era‏‎ (6 members) - done mi
* Guilds ‎(18 members)
* Peers‏‎ (15 members)
* Russian Personas‏‎ (6 members)
* Stories‏‎ (6 members)
* Migration Period‏‎ (6 members)
* History‏‎ (5 members)
* Ottoman Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Traveling Prize‏‎ (5 members)
* Welsh Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Romanesque Era‏‎ (5 members)
* Thrown Weapons‏‎ (4 members)
* Melee Units‏‎ (4 members)
* Armored Combat Fighting Styles‏‎ (4 members)
* Turkish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Persian Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Scottish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Chinese Personas‏‎ (3 members) - done mi
* Yuan Dynasty Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Tournament‏‎ (1 member) - removed
* Textiles‏‎ (1 member) - removed
* Tang Dynasty Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Silver Mace‏‎ (1 member) - removed (what is this?)
* Sewing‏‎ (1 member) - removed
* Safavid Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Religious Persona‏‎ (1 member) - changed to Religious Personas
* Norman‏‎ (1 member) - changed to Norman Personas
* Mughal Personas‏‎ (1 member)
* Mongolian Personas (1 member)
* Swiss Personas‏‎ (1 member) - done mi

===Category pages from the old wiki: to do ===
# Check category page on old wiki (Special pages: most linked to categories)
# copy its content to new wiki page if different
# Move page title from this section into the done section
# Image categories need to be re-added to image files.

* Templates ‎(523 members) - not creating?
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members)- need to decide if we're doing this or Scribal Images
* Great Book ‎(88 members)
* Regalia ‎(77 members)
* Armor ‎(66 members)
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Rapier Combatant Images ‎(52 members)
* C&I Images ‎(37 members) - re-categorize these as Scroll Images or Scribal Images
* Dragon Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Dances ‎(22 members)
* Crown Tournaments ‎(19 members)
* MiddleWiki requested photographs ‎(18 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons ‎(16 members)
* Oaths ‎(3 members)
* Spanish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Chatelaines ‎(3 members)
* Hamlets ‎(3 members)
* Territorial Baron/esses ‎(3 members)
* Page School ‎(2 members)
* Gaelic Personas ‎(2 members)
* Dark Ages ‎(2 members)
* Burgundian Personas ‎(2 members)
* Anglo-Saxon Personas ‎(2 members)
* Pictish Personas ‎(2 members)
* Metalsmithing ‎(2 members)
* Religious Persona ‎(1 member)
* Korean Personas ‎(1 member)
* Pejoritive Terms ‎(1 member)
* Landsknecht ‎(1 member)
* Indian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Tang Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Middle Eastern Personas ‎(1 member)
* Ancient Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Islamic Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mongolian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mughal Personas ‎(1 member)
* Jewelry ‎(1 member)
* Yuan Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Norman ‎(1 member)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

=After Site Move=
This page is to list future projects and items for after the site move.

* Check for unnecessary redirects
* Decide what to do with the MK Law articles
** Do we update them?
** Add a disclaimer
** Delete them?
* Check for capitalization consistency
* Update Middlewiki 101 page

==Archived tasks ==

=== DEV test with Old DB from 2023 ===
* Testing with Old DB Copy from 2023
** Attempted to import the 2023 db file, got an error: #1044 - Access denied for user 'cpses_zs8fcpfb3r'@'localhost' to database 'wikidb' - Resolved by renaming new table 'wikidb'
** New error #1062 - Duplicate entry 'Annotation' for key 'iw_prefix' caused by db dump containing everything and this value needs to be unique... changed "INSERT INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" to "INSERT IGNORE INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" now it seems to be uploading *fingers crossed* Import successfully finished!
** Error: cannot connect to database when launching middlewiki.org/DEV
*** Checked MySQL Databases in cPannel Admin; only user I had on wikidb was Milesent, added the two DB users in the pannel which were made for the existing db, didn't help
**** Removed extraneous users
*** Checking Localsettings.php - Database name was wrong, corrected it. New error "This page isn't working right now, middlewiki.org redirected you too many times"
**** checked against old server localsettings.php (which I should've done to start, eh?) prefix was mw_, updated localsettings file with this prefex (was hyec_) Exciting new error: "[aO5tD0T_l1tHtAkqNHZ-_AAAARs] 2025-10-14 15:32:31: Fatal exception of type Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"
**** enabled detailed errors by adding lines to localsettings: $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; $wgShowDBErrorBacktrace = true; Now I have a full screen of lovely things
*** From CoPilot: If you imported an old database into a newer MediaWiki version, you must run the update script to align the schema. Run php maintenance/update.php in the MediaWiki directory (need to figure out how I can get to a command prompt in cPanel) - Mi OK, SSH... Created a private key for SSH Access on cPanel; installed Putty and attempted to log in; at login prompt it says 'server rejected our key' grrr. -Mi
*** Ha! There is a terminal in cPanel (it's just kinda hidden, had to search for it.) After much trouble trying to ssh in (I do have the correct username/pwd, port, key, key enabled... not sure why ssh isn't working.) Ran php maintenance/update.php and got "Can not upgrade from versions older than 1.35, please upgrade to that version or alter first." Option: install version 1.35 and try to import and update the old DB on it? -Mi
Closed! Cannot get old server DB up to snuff. Too much deep hurting.

=== Importing Image Files ===
* Downloaded images from 2023 - Mi done
* Extracted image files (unzipped) Mi done
* Import into file system - Problems, can only upload the image files need to manually make all of the directories (Annoying, but can do.)
** Folder 0, 1 and it's sub folders done - Mi
*** Problem: uploaded photos don't show on the wiki b/c we've lost the database links. Need to run a import script (Google tells me there is an importImages.php that can be run... need to find the command prompt to run it at though. - Mi
*** Difficulties setting up SSH; downloaded key, was able to get to command prompt and got access denied; even though cPanel says ssh is enabled. Hrm. Tried via terminal, didn't work... wonder if I put the photos in the wrong images folder. Testing. -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png logo and put in /resources/assets/ (and updated localsettings.php) lo, the logo is there. Small but happy progress - Mi
* Asked Grant for updated images folder -Mi - Got them, 10/24/25, Thanks Grant! -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png to the new site... and yes! I was in the wrong images folder! ha! Moved folder 0 and 1 to this folder and trying the command line linky linky... -Mi
* went through folders 0 and 1 and their subfolders and uploaded additional images from the 2023 file.
** Possible issue with 0/03/Lindr Liathan heraldry image; special characters in name, watch for that when we move the linked page.
* Importing images into folders:
** 2 & subfolders - done -Mi
** 3 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 4 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 5 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 6 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 7 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 8 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 9 & subfolders - done - Mi
** a & subfolders - done - Mi
** b & subfolders - done - Mi
** c & subfolders - done - Mi
** d & subfolders - done - Mi
** e & subfolders - done - Mi
** f & subfolders - done - Mi
** - Not importing archive, temp and deleted folders.

* Run linking script - done! -Mi
* Some images had errors, all with bad characters in them
**e4/Fro-bad charachter-_ketilsson-med.jpg (there was another file without a messed up name uploaded so probably good.)
**d9/Cian_muimnech_mac_f-badcharacter-in.png
**b9 Frothi again
**9b/HanBadCharachterLeiland.jpg

=== Test manual Import/Export ===
* Synced main site with DEV (that had successfully *knock on wood* imported the 2023 db - Fatal Error, tried connecting directly to cloned site and it says unable to connect to db. -Mi
* Used Special Pages Export on live site for King, Consort, Sovereign, Queen and Special: Import; worked! so that's an option (albeit a slow one!) - mi
** Exported numbered pages (reigns/crown tournament pages that started with 1st, 101st, 33rd, etc.) and importing included templates - mi
** Exported most linked to templates, import didn't work b/c they're not pages. boo. -Mi
* Templates imported with pages are not properly formatted. Will likely need to manually move over templates before pages. See above. - Mi

Category:Swiss Personas

2026-04-20T20:51:13Z

Milesent: added category

Personas from Switzerland

[[Category: Populace]]

Category:Mongolian Personas

2026-04-20T20:49:16Z

Milesent: added category

This category is for Mongol Personas.

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Mughal Personas

2026-04-20T20:45:56Z

Milesent: added category

This Category is for Mughal Personas

The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. It is conventionally said to have been founded in 1526 by Babur, a chieftain from what is today Uzbekistan.

[[Category: Populace]]

Thomas the Green

2026-04-20T20:44:52Z

Milesent: fixed religious persona category to be plural.

{{Populace|photo = [[Image:Brother_Thomas.jpg|300px]]| photocaption = "Brother" Thomas the Green at Tournament of the Unicorn 2002-3| location = [[Gwyntarian]] | status = Current Member | device = | devicecaption = Per pale vert and argent, a loop of rope, ends crossed in base, sable.}}

== Persona ==
Thomas the Green, called "Brother Thomas" was born in the small village of Portswood outside of Southampton England in 1118 AD as the bastard son of a nobleman during The Anarchy, a period of political unrest in England between the years 1135 and 1154. He later joined the Order of Saint Benedict and traveled widely as a chronicler, scribe and occasional herbalist.

===Major Inspirations===
'''Fictional'''
*Brother Cadfael of Shrewsbury, '''''Cadfael Mysteries'''''
*Brother William of Baskerville, '''''The Name of the Rose'''''
*Prior Phillip of Gwynedd, '''''The Pillars of the Earth'''''
'''Real'''
*Robert of Torigni, (c.1110-1186) Abbot of Mont Saint-Michel
*Roger Bacon, (c.1214 â€“ 1294) Franciscan Friar
*Geoffrey of Monmouth, (c. 1100 â€“ c. 1155) Chronicler of the Authurian Legends, Oxford

== Offices & Positions ==
Shire of [[Drakelaw]]
*Seneschal
*Pursivant
*Fencing Marshall
*Prior, Drakelaw Scriptorium

== Miscellany ==
[[Image:Quill-blank-01.png|right|200px|link=http://www.facebook.com/theverdantquill/]]
*Brother Thomas is apprenticed to Mistress Katerina Helena von Schoenborn
*Brother Thomas uses a green quill as a form of colophone in his scribal work.
*He maintains a webpage to document his projects (both scribal and other) where he provides a number of tutorials. [http://www.facebook.com/theverdantquill/ The Verdant Quill]

== Interests and SCA-related hobbies ==
The book arts, including:
* [[Calligraphy]] and [[Illumination]]
* [[bookbinding]]
* other monastic arts and sciences such as brewing, carpentry, pottery, etc.

== Awards ==
*Order of the Evergreen (AS 39)
*Order of the Silver Oak, (A.S. 37)
*Order of the Willow, (A.S. 38)
*Award of the Purple Fret, (A.S. 36)
*Award of Arms, (A.S. 32)

[[Category: Populace]]
[[Category: 12th Century]]
[[Category: Religious Personas]]
[[Category: English Personas]]

Category:Religious Personas

2026-04-20T20:44:22Z

Milesent: Milesent moved page Category:Religious Persona to Category:Religious Personas without leaving a redirect: Misspelled title

This Category is for religious personas such as Monks, Abbots, Nuns, etc.

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Norman Personas

2026-04-20T20:43:10Z

Milesent: added category

[[Category: Populace]]

Laurentius Le Rous

2026-04-20T20:42:21Z

Milesent: changed category Norman to Norman Personas (only page in this category, good time to make it consistent)

{{Populace|photo = [[Image:Laurentius.png|300px]]| photocaption = caption | location = Incipient Shire of [[Grenemere]]| status = Current Member | device = [[Image:Laurentius-arms.png|300px]] | devicecaption = Unregistered: Quarterly gules and argent, a fess chequy Or and azure}}
== Persona ==
12th Century Norman
== Offices & Positions ==
Webminister | Incipient Shire of [[Grenemere]] | 2017-Present

== Interests and SCA-related hobbies ==

Heavy Fighting
*Sword & Shield
 
A&S
*Mead maker

== Awards ==

[[http://www.midrealm.org/op/op.php?searchvar=byname&sure=no&input1=Laurentius+le+Rous Overall Awards]]

[http://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/Award_of_Arms Award of Arms] 24 Mar, 2018 (A.S. 52) - awarded by [[Cellach MacCormaic|Cellach II]], Ceilidh.

== Miscellany ==

Currently known as [[Wolfgang Lorentz Mahler]]

== Authorizations ==

[[http://www.castlewalls.com/auths/authorization.html#6983 Overall Authorizations]]

[[http://www.castlewalls.com/auths/authorization.html#6983 Sword & Shield]] 24 Mar, 2018 (A.S. 52) - authorization partner [[Gilchryst Macphearsian|Sir Gilchryst]], Ceilidh.

[[Category:12th Century]]
[[Category:Norman Personas]]

Category:Religious Personas

2026-04-20T20:39:03Z

Milesent: added category

This Category is for religious personas such as Monks, Abbots, Nuns, etc.

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Safavid Personas

2026-04-20T20:37:34Z

Milesent: added category

The Safavid Dynasty in Persia covers much of the 16th and 17th centuries.

[[Category: Populace]]

Medieval Threads

2026-04-20T20:35:54Z

Milesent: removed category: Sewing, only page in this category

This is an event focused on celebrating Textiles and Fibre Arts as practiced in the [[SCA]]. It is the brainchild of Mistress [[Fionna Goodburne MacNicol]].

==Purpose==

We invite fellow students to join us in learning more about the fiber arts and textiles from the Medieval period. Advanced or beginner - All are welcome!

==Hosting Group==
Medieval Threads is hosted annually by [[WealdLake]], a [[canton]] of [[Northwoods]].

==External Links==
Event web page: [https://wealdlake.org/_Medieval_Threads/medievalThreads.html]
Canton web page: [http://www.wealdlake.org http://www.wealdlake.org]

[[Category: Events]]
[[Category: Niche Events]]
[[Category: Arts and Sciences]]
[[Category: Fiber Arts]]
[[Category: Costuming]]
[[Category: Embroidery]]

William of Red Spears

2026-04-20T20:34:39Z

Milesent: removed category: silver mace, only page in the category, don't know what it is

{{Populace
|photo =
|photocaption =
|status =
|pronouns =
|title =
|location =
|device = [[File:No Arms.jpg|250px]]
|devicecaption =
|Awards = }}

== Persona ==
Listed in Midrealm OP as

== Awards & Honors ==
===Kingdom Awards===
*[[Award of Arms]] Awarded on 7/9/2022
*[[Award of Arms]] Awarded on 4/27/2024
*[[Dragon's Tooth]] Awarded on 5/18/2024
*[[Red Company]] Awarded on 2/1/2025

===Baronial Awards===

*Compagnia dei [[Porci Rossi]]
*Baronial Champion, Rattan, for Baroness Bianca
*Order of the [[Hastati]]
*[[Hildisvin]]
*Honor Guard for the Baronage of Redspears, Aislin and Leofric

== Offices & Positions ==
===Current:===
*Rattan Marshal, Canton of [[Hrothgeirsfjorthr]]
===Previous:===

== Affiliations & Relationships ==

===Households & Guilds===

== Miscellany ==
===Interests and SCA-related hobbies===

===Classes Taught===

===Projects & Publications===

== In Case of Court ==

===Scroll Preferences===

[[Category: Populace]]

Category:Tang Dynasty Personas

2026-04-20T20:33:05Z

Milesent: added category

Subcategory of Chinese Personas. Tang Dynasty was from 618 to 907 CE. [[Category:Chinese Personas]]

Medieval Threads

2026-04-20T20:32:03Z

Milesent: removed category: Textiles, only page in the category

Black Swamp War Games

2026-04-20T20:30:42Z

Milesent: removed category: Tournament (Only page in this category)

Black Swamp War Games has replaced Border Wars as the [[Red Spears]] early summer camping baronial event with activities for rattan, rapier, arts and sciences, archery, thrown weapons, and equestrian.

[[Category:Events]][[Category:Archery Events]][[Category:Archery]][[Category:Thrown Weapons]][[Category:Equestrian]][[Category:Melee]]

Category:Yuan Dynasty Personas

2026-04-20T20:29:31Z

Milesent: added category

A subcategory of Chinese personas. The Yuan Dynasty was from 1271 to 1368 CE. The ruling class during this dynasty was a Mongol clan.

[[Category:Chinese Personas]]
[[Category:Mongolian Personas]]

MiddleWiki To Do List

2026-04-20T00:31:09Z

Milesent: /* Category pages from the old wiki: to do */

==Server Migration ==
Migration meetings are currently on Thursday evenings, every two weeks. See Milesent if you would like to attend. (Attendance is open.)
Next meeting is Tuesday, December 30th at 7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm Central

The Migration Team:
* Milesent
* Seamus
* Gianna
* Roisin
* Tali
* Philip the Pilgrim
* Edward
* Dai
* Raffaele
* Margherita
* Zygmunt

=== Server set up ===
* Set up new site - Seamus, Milesent (and Gianna?)
** Install Mediawiki - Mi Done
** Set up front end access for admin team - Mi Done
** Added back end access for Gianna (I think?) - Mi Done
* Created /DEV and /Backup site clones - Mi Done
* Get database dump - Milesent has asked Grant for this, have an old copy from 2023 - Skip this
* Create user accounts for Edward, Tali (done), Rosin (done), Philip (done), Dai (done) on new server
* Give all helpers access to lock pages on original site: Edward, Tali, Rosin, Philip, Dai, Gianna
** Done: Dai, Gianna, Roisin, Pilgrim, Tali, Raffaele, Margherita -Mi
* Secure Certificate for site : Letsencrypt?
* announce site move and freeze of new accounts - Milesent -done
* Ooops, image upload was not enabled! Turned that on - Mi
* I THINK I've increased the user time out to 1 hour; let me know if folks get booted to fast while updating -Mi
* From Dai: to enable scripting for templates exported from Mediawiki, we need the following (see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto):
** Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
*** wfLoadExtension( 'Scribunto' );
*** $wgScribuntoDefaultEngine = 'luastandalone';
** Done! -Mi (Scribunto was apparently already there, saw the folder under extensions so just added the line to localsettings.php... try it and let me know if that did it? -Mi
*** Thanks! Now need TemplateStyles which I guess isn't on MediaWiki 1.4 (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateStyles)
*** Downloaded TemplateStyles Extension and put it into the public_html/Extensions folder and added the line wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateStyles' ); to localsettings... and wiki doesn't work. Boo! Commented out that line. I did version 1.43... we're running version 1.4, may be the issue? There's a 3.9 version I will try (GoDaddy says "you're running the current version" whenever I try to update Mediawiki) -Mi Yes! Version 3.9 did not crash the wiki, huzzah. TemplateStyles loaded. - Mi
*** Sigh and now we need ParserFunctions: wfLoadExtension( 'ParserFunctions' ); - I'm going to create my own server and go through this whole process to stop having to ask for these piecemeal. - Done, Mi!
* Disabled page edits for non-logged in users! Egad, why wasn't that the default? - Milesent
* Don't see "protect" option on pages; need to confirm how to protect certain pages (like Main page) - nevermind! It's there, under 'More' -Mi :)
* Password reset email did not send to Brackenburye, he did get an email confirm email when the account was created, however, so sending does work. Need to check if there's a problem on our end or if Yahoo just felt it was spam or something.
* Investigate styles - can we set styles for navbox template and site? (Border style for boxes etc.)
* we will not be moving disambiguation template or category

=== Update/fix issues ===
* Check SMTP setup for password reset emails - worked on this some, close to done I think? -mi
* JsonConfig extension needed - installed -mi

=== Move Templates ===
* Compare Template list with built in templates on new site to identify list to move - Mi
* List of templates to move: Put your name next to the one you are working on then 'done' when done. (NOTE: check "templates used" at the bottom of the edit page for the existing template and try first to move templates that do not rely on others - Dai)

==== Custom Templates ====
* Template:Populace - Dai Done - Raffaele tested and confirmed.
* Template:Succession box - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Territories - Raffaele - done, tested
** Brought over dependent template Tablestyle1.
* Template:Award - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKqueens - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKkings - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Pennsic - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:Household - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:MKmoas - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:GreatBook - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKmarshals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKseneschals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchroniclers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKheralds - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKexchequers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchirurgeons - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Dance - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Great Office - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Guild - Raffaele - done, tested, had to make some changes
* Template:Ayreton Baronial Succession box - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBaronesses - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBarons - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:MKchatelaines - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Landed Baron - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Infobox Dragon Principal Herald
* Template:ASdate - Raffaele - Done, Tested
* Template:Strlen - Raffaele - Done Tested
* Template:S-Baron Raffaele - Done, Tested

==== MediaWiki Templates ====
Some of these we may not need, but they are all currently linked on Middlewiki old site:

* Template:Tnavbar Dai - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now -Mi
* Template:Navbox - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now - Mi
* Template:Start box ?(165 links)
** Has been replaced by Template:S-start :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:S-start
* Template:End box ?(165 links)
* Template:Expand
* Template:Documentation ?(142 links) Dai: Complete. Documentastion still not showing properly.
* Template:Documentation subpage Dai: see above
* Template:Tablestyle1
* Template:Tl
* Template:! ?(90 links)
* Template:Tlx - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Pp-meta - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Ombox - Template documentation (RdB)
** This is an outdated template, not compatable with new wiki version
** See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Ombox
** Asked Copilot what to do, it gave me a bunch of steps to possibly get Ombox working or: If ombox proves too brittle, consider switching to one of the more actively maintained meta-templates:
*** <nowiki> {{ambox}} – for articles </nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{tmbox}} – for talk pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{imbox}} – for image pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{cmbox}} – for categories</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{fmbox}} – for footers/headers</nowiki>
** These are more modular and better supported in newer MediaWiki versions
* Template:Namespace detect ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:T1 ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Mbox ?(43 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes2 ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Navbox subgroup ?(37 links) - Template used for officer pages to list officers who held office (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox subgroups (35 links) - Updated template for KMOAS, now 0 links </strike> (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox/sandbox ?(32 links) - Updated template for [[Template:GreatBook]], now only 2 links </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Ineedcite ?(29 links) - Template for box that shows up when note of photo needing citation. Useful (RtB)
* <strike> Template:Â· (13 links) </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Reflist ?(26 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Tlp ?(25 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Terminated ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Needs ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:BLACK ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Table-experimental ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:16:9 ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No2 ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)

There are a number of additional templates which may or may not be needed; will update list as needed.

Need to figure out how to import standard wiki templates

=== Move pages!===

*2,873 pages moved* out of 7,511 (as of 1/13/2026)

a [https://middlewiki.org/images/0/04/Moving_MiddleWiki_Pages.pdf PDF of instructions is available], if this link doesn't work, see the MiddleWiki Facebook Group or Milesent to get a copy.

==== (incipient) Ayreton to Armond le Charpentier - <s>ready for final review</s>, RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* Milesent - Done Open task for anyone who wants to verify my work, thanks.
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
** <s>AElfric Greensword</s>
** <s>APF</s>
** <s>ASL</s>
** <s>A Pelican in its Piety</s>
** <s>Archery</s>
* Other issues
** duplicate page for Adam MacAoidh, Adhamh MacAoidh, created redirect on new site, also Adhamh uploaded a new version of his profile picture since I uploaded the photos; manually uploaded it.
** Agnoletta da Monterosso - listed as a Midrealm King, but not on the list of kings... who is this? Page needs fixed (new name for an existing King?) - RdB looks like it is Lady Agnoletta da Monterosso who now goes by Lady Agnes Fairbairn.
** Updated photo for Baron Aindle
** Duplicate page for Alaric le Fevre; changed to a redirect on new site
** Updated photo for Alderford
** Moved page Albina to full persona name Albina Gherardi on new site
** Duplicate page for Andries Von Voorburg, replaced blank-er page with redirect.
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good. - done

==== Armor to Caroline de Mercier- <s>Ready for final review</s> - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* <s>Done - Brackenburye</s>
** <s>Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)</s>
** <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
* (Note from RdB) Ava Steinbock photo was not moved. Page was updated on the old site between the move of photos and move of pages
* (Note from RdB) Baronial award page was missed

==== Carraig Ban to Duchess - ready for final review - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good, any issues noted below ====
* Raffaele is working this section
* Did Carraig Ban to Duchess, complete need to follow up on the below issues
* Here are follow up issues
**<s>Cecily O'Donnel has a Template issue that need resolved, removed reference to Template:End, Template:S-Herald needs work -Raff</s>
**<s>Charge, Charge (Heraldic), Charge (Tactic) all have the Disambig Template, need to decide if we want it - Deleted Disambig reference , Raff</s>
**Companie of Ayreton Archers, the image did not load
**<s>Create New Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier War Points, need to delete this reference - Fixed, link has been deleted , Raff</s>
**<s>Create Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier Champions, need to delete this reference - Fixed link has been deleted, Raff</s>
**Current Events page was not moved over, nor will I lock it as we are currently editing it, right now as I type
**<s>Dafydd Blaidd, has some customized template that need resolved</s> Fixed best I could with my limited knowledge. - Raff
**'''David Patton has Cheez whiz and didn't share (Should we delete this page?)'''
**<s>Dragon has the disambig Template - deleted disambig reference, Raff</s>
**<s>Dragon Herald has Template: Infobox Curie post, need to follow up on this</s> Fixed, Best I could, it needs formatted to the left. - Raff
**<s>Noticed that several templates didn't borders transfer over, need to look into it- fixed it, Raff</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** <s>[[Template:Infobox Curia post]] was not moved over</s>
** Cian's heraldry image did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Cian_Muimnech_mac_F%C3%A1el%C3%A1in.png)
** Heraldry for Darkyard did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Darkyard4x4.jpg)
*<s>Redirects to check up on:</s>
**<s>Chainmail redirects to Mail</s>
**<s>Chirurgeon redirects to Kingdom Chirurgeaons</s>
**<s>Chiv Tourney redirects to Tournament of Chivalry</s>
**<s>College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus</s>
**<s>College of St Joan rediects to St Joan</s>
**<s>Commanders rediects to Middle Kingdom Command Staff</s>
**<s>Conrad Schwartzwolfe redirects to Kjartan EikBrandsson</s>
**<s>Court Baron/Baroness et al redirect to Baron/Baroness</s>
**<s>Crystal Beacon redirects to Beacon of the Shattered Crystal</s>
**<s>Draig MaCullum reirects to Cadwalader MacCullum</s>
**<s>Duchess redirects to Duke/Duchess</s>
* <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
*

==== Duct tape to Gillianne deSolis - ready for final review - RdB reviewed through end of E pages ====
* <s>Raffaele is working this section</s>
* <s>Did Duct Tape to Gillianne deSolis</s>
* Here are the follow up issues
**<s>Edward Aelredson has Template:S_HeraldTemplate:End, need to fix/address</s>
** Edward BrackenBurye page - made a redirect to Edward Brackenburye and added Red Co category - Milesent
**Female Sailor, Gathering Peascods, Grimstock, Hole in the wall, Heart's Ease, Jenny Pluck Pears, Mari's Wedding, Posties Jig having issue with Dance Template, need to look into this now that we have data
**GB 68 and GB 72 have corrupted pic files on the original site, may have to find author to upload new ones
**<s>Gavin MacFergus has Template:username and Template:Asdate, need to look into</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
**<s>Eve of Concordia and Eve of Cleftlands both redirect to Shahzada Isfahani - this is correct (Mi) Persona name change.</s>
**Fencing redirects to Rapier Combat
**Francesca Morosin rediects to Morgan Woodsende of Hoghton
**Gardant Ram redirects to Guardant Ram
**Genevieve Chastisse de Vaucresson redirects to Guenin de Vaucresson
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Ginevra Boscoli to Jocelyn le Jongleur - ready for final review ======
* Raff is working this section -
* Here are the follow up issues
** <s>Great Officers of State has Template:*</s>
** Gwynaeth_Math_O'Ddylluan, Henry of Exeter has a "Page using a duplicate argument in template call"
** How To: Do I Get Started, Household, Persona, Upload Images are all instructions to create pages, we need to look at and update based on new site and policies
** Isabel Taylor has wrong picture
** Imagemap ??
*Redirects to check up on:
** Group and Groups redirects to Territorial Branch
** Horse Bow redirects to Maygar
** House Stahlgeist redirects to Stahlgeist
** Incipient College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Johan Bez Spoudnia to Mark - ready for final review ====
* Raff is working this section -
***Kingdom Champions and Kingdom Champions redirect to Category: Kingdom Champions - Need to setup Category?
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine, Exchequer, Seneschal, Social Media Officer have Template:Infobox Curia Post - Infobox LUA lodaed?</s>
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine has Template:MKChatelaines - Template is missing on old wiki as well</s>
***<s>Kingdom Exchequer has Templatye:Infobox Lesser Office of State - Infobox issue?</s>
***Kollin Rhos is missing Kollin Person.jpg on both sites
***<s>Kriemhilt von Ebersberg has Template:Userpage -</s>
***<s>Louis LeLaffrier uses Template:Asdate</s>
***Lucius Antonius Ursus has wrong Photo
***Marcus Octavies Argentarius Leo has wrong photo
*Redirects to check up on:
***Kingdom of Northshield redirects to Northshield
***Kingdom Law has several redirects to MK Laws, need to check back when they are loaded
***MOAS redirects to Minister of Arts & Sciences
***Man at Arms and Man at arms redirects to Men at Arms
***Marche of Tirnewydd redirects to Tirnewydd
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== MarKeta z Prahy to Pennsic XVI - Milesent This section is now complete. Ready for file review. ====
* This section is being migrated by Milesent and Edward
* Done to MK law articles
* Redirects to check up on:
** Marshes, March of the
** Myrra de Blackwoode
** Middle Kingdom Embroidery Guild
Issues

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Odile de Brienne photo on new site is sideways.

* Check Pennsic IV, pages do not look alike?

* Marshal's handbook - page is a bunch of templates apparently. Need to revisit.
* Should we roll "Marshal in Charge" and "Marshal in Training" back into the Marshal's article instead of having separate, tiny pages for them?
* Meadhbh Rammsay - photo was updated on old site, downloaded and uploaded new version to new site.
* Merlume de Lunecorne - Merlume de Lunecorne of Narhale Keep - Chiurgeon General template on her redirect, not her page - moved template done
* Michael Colquhoun - some bad formatting under previous positions, fixed.
* Middlewiki 101 page should be reviewed for accuracy with new site.
* Capitalization inconsistencies, Minister of arts and sciences vs Minister of Youth.
* Do we really need that many redirects for Minister of arts and sciences?
* MK Law Articles - were already protected on old site, protected them on new site. Need to address the future of these pages after migration is complete.

* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Pennsic XVII to Seneschal ready for final review =====
* This section is being migrated by: Raff
* Redirects to check up on:
** Raaiins Star and Riain Star redirects to Order of Riains Star
* Issues:
** Pentamere arms .jpg did not transfer over
** Personal Page Framework - Needs reviewed for new server
** <s>Phillip the Pilgrim - Uses Template:Asdate</s>
** Roaring Wastes picture did not transfer over
** Robert Fitzgryffyn - Duplicate page?
** <s>Samson "Samii" Muskovish uses Template:Asdate and Template:S-Baron</s>
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Seonaid inghean Ghrigair to Val Day Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
Redirects needed?
* Tariq Al Sanna Af Fjall, Tariq al Sanna Af Fjall
* Tarquin Suspectus, Tarquinus Suspectus
These 3 pages are for the same person. Redirects or delete duplicates?
* Tavis Macintosh, Tedesco da Vanezia, Tedesco da Venezia
* The Cameron needs photos fixed
* The Amalie needs a photo fix

==== Val d'Azure to Ívarr of Altenberg - Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

'''Broken Redirects to fix'''

[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]

== Add User accounts ==
* Set up built in account creation ability again
** Install ConfirmAccount extension - Milesent Done
*** Had to do a lot of troubleshooting; because I had installed a newer incompatable version first, the correct version did not install correctly. Ugh. After many trials and tribulations, it is now installed and working *knock on wood*
** Configure! -Milesent
*** Need to set up email sending to send confirmation emails for account requests
*** Need to customize form; added custom fields and they're not showing. boo hiss.
** Test!
*** First test successful; saw request and rejected it, however my yahoo account never got the email notice.
** Update request form to suit our needs.
* Demote members of the migration team who will not continue in admin roles
* Train bureaucrats on how to approve/reject accounts.

== Ongoing Upgrades/Maintenance set up ==
* Update "How To" pages for changes in new site and structure
* Set up staging site for upgrades/testing (verify upgrade process)

==Re-Create Categories ==
All Categories that are on pages moved will be red links; can be found under "Wanted Categories"
Exceptions: Categories for files! Once images are important, these will need to be re categorized.

===Re-tag images/files with categories ===
# Go to Special Pages > Uncategorized files
# Find images that fit the categories and add them to the images.

* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - Edward is working on these
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - Milesent started, 76 done
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members) - C&I Images ‎(37 members) - need to pick what we want, third option: Scribal Images
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

===Category pages from the old wiki: Done===
* Populace ‎(1,438 members) - done mi
* Red Company ‎(474 members) - done mi
* Pelicans ‎(184 members) - done mi
* Articles to be expanded ‎(171 members) - not doing
* Terms ‎(159 members) - done mi
* Baronial Awards ‎(138 members) - done mi
* Laurels ‎(127 members) - done mi
* Chivalry ‎(119 members) - done mi
* Territories ‎(113 members) - done mi
* Reigns ‎(112 members) - done mi
* Awards ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Events ‎(103 members) - done mi
* Titles ‎(86 members) - done mi
* Pennsic ‎(63 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Kings ‎(65 members) - done mi
* Households ‎(57 members) - done mi
* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - done mi
* Local Groups ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Heraldry ‎(87 members) - done mi
* Martial Activities ‎(89 members) - done mi
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - done mi
* 14th Century ‎(27 members)
* 12th Century ‎(7 members)
* 10th Century ‎(7 members)
* 11th Century ‎(4 members)
* 16th Century ‎(24 members)
* 15th Century ‎(17 members)
* 13th Century ‎(2 members)
* 9th Century ‎(1 member)
* 7th Century ‎(2 members)
* A&S Venues ‎(23 members)
* A&S terms ‎(26 members)
* Activities ‎(33 members)
* Rapier Combatants ‎(66 members)
* Officers ‎(57 members)
* In Memoriam ‎(39 members)
* Cantons ‎(38 members)
* Shires ‎(35 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Queens ‎(73 members)
* Garb ‎(31 members)
* Kingdom MoASs ‎(30 members)
* MK Marshal's Handbook ‎(30 members)
* MoASs ‎(30 members)
* Archers ‎(28 members)
* Defense ‎(27 members)
* Kingdom Seneschals ‎(26 members)
* Marshals ‎(26 members)
* Chroniclers ‎(26 members)
* Kingdom Chroniclers ‎(25 members) - done mi
* Kingdom Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Kingdom Earl Marshals‏‎ (24 members)
* Seneschals‏‎ (24 members)
* Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Norse Personas‏‎ (23 members)
* Martial Terms‏‎ (23 members)
* Kingdoms‏‎ (21 members)
* Armoured Combatants‏‎ (22 members)
* Arts and Sciences‏‎ (21 members)
* Baronies‏‎ (21 members)
* Tournament Styles‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronage‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronial Orders‏‎ (19 members)
* German Personas‏‎ (18 members)
* Archery‏‎ (18 members)
* Orders‏‎ (17 members)
* Chirurgeons‏‎ (17 members)
* Gold Mace‏‎ (16 members)
* Celtic Personas‏‎ (16 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons‏‎ (16 members)- done mi
* English Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Japanese Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Embroidery‏‎ (14 members)
* Peers‏‎ (14 members)
* French Personas‏‎ (13 members)
* Niche Events‏‎ (13 members)
* Gothic Era‏‎ (12 members)
* Irish Personas‏‎ (12 members)
* Scribes‏‎ (12 members)
* How To‏‎ (10 members)
* Hunters‏‎ (10 members)
* Italian Personas‏‎ (10 members)
* Kingdom Champions‏‎ (10 members)
* Dependants‏‎ (9 members)
* Fiber Arts‏‎ (9 members)
* Brewers‏‎ (8 members)
* Marches‏‎ (8 members)
* Regions‏‎ (8 members)
* Renaissance Era‏‎ (8 members)
* Colleges‏‎ (7 members)
* Early Middle Ages Personas (500 - 1000 AD)‏‎ (7 members)
* Rapier combat‏‎ (7 members)
* Crown Poetry‏‎ (6 members)
* Elizabethan Era‏‎ (6 members) - done mi
* Guilds ‎(18 members)
* Peers‏‎ (15 members)
* Russian Personas‏‎ (6 members)
* Stories‏‎ (6 members)
* Migration Period‏‎ (6 members)
* History‏‎ (5 members)
* Ottoman Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Traveling Prize‏‎ (5 members)
* Welsh Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Romanesque Era‏‎ (5 members)
* Thrown Weapons‏‎ (4 members)
* Melee Units‏‎ (4 members)
* Armored Combat Fighting Styles‏‎ (4 members)
* Turkish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Persian Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Scottish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Chinese Personas‏‎ (3 members) - done mi

===Category pages from the old wiki: to do ===
# Check category page on old wiki (Special pages: most linked to categories)
# copy its content to new wiki page if different
# Move page title from this section into the done section
# Image categories need to be re-added to image files.

* Templates ‎(523 members) - not creating?
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members)- need to decide if we're doing this or Scribal Images
* Great Book ‎(88 members)
* Regalia ‎(77 members)
* Armor ‎(66 members)
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Rapier Combatant Images ‎(52 members)
* C&I Images ‎(37 members) - re-categorize these as Scroll Images or Scribal Images
* Dragon Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Dances ‎(22 members)
* Crown Tournaments ‎(19 members)
* MiddleWiki requested photographs ‎(18 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons ‎(16 members)
* Oaths ‎(3 members)
* Spanish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Chatelaines ‎(3 members)
* Hamlets ‎(3 members)
* Territorial Baron/esses ‎(3 members)
* Page School ‎(2 members)
* Gaelic Personas ‎(2 members)
* Dark Ages ‎(2 members)
* Burgundian Personas ‎(2 members)
* Anglo-Saxon Personas ‎(2 members)
* Pictish Personas ‎(2 members)
* Metalsmithing ‎(2 members)
* Religious Persona ‎(1 member)
* Korean Personas ‎(1 member)
* Pejoritive Terms ‎(1 member)
* Landsknecht ‎(1 member)
* Indian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Tang Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Middle Eastern Personas ‎(1 member)
* Ancient Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Islamic Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mongolian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mughal Personas ‎(1 member)
* Jewelry ‎(1 member)
* Yuan Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Norman ‎(1 member)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

=After Site Move=
This page is to list future projects and items for after the site move.

* Check for unnecessary redirects
* Decide what to do with the MK Law articles
** Do we update them?
** Add a disclaimer
** Delete them?
* Check for capitalization consistency
* Update Middlewiki 101 page

==Archived tasks ==

=== DEV test with Old DB from 2023 ===
* Testing with Old DB Copy from 2023
** Attempted to import the 2023 db file, got an error: #1044 - Access denied for user 'cpses_zs8fcpfb3r'@'localhost' to database 'wikidb' - Resolved by renaming new table 'wikidb'
** New error #1062 - Duplicate entry 'Annotation' for key 'iw_prefix' caused by db dump containing everything and this value needs to be unique... changed "INSERT INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" to "INSERT IGNORE INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" now it seems to be uploading *fingers crossed* Import successfully finished!
** Error: cannot connect to database when launching middlewiki.org/DEV
*** Checked MySQL Databases in cPannel Admin; only user I had on wikidb was Milesent, added the two DB users in the pannel which were made for the existing db, didn't help
**** Removed extraneous users
*** Checking Localsettings.php - Database name was wrong, corrected it. New error "This page isn't working right now, middlewiki.org redirected you too many times"
**** checked against old server localsettings.php (which I should've done to start, eh?) prefix was mw_, updated localsettings file with this prefex (was hyec_) Exciting new error: "[aO5tD0T_l1tHtAkqNHZ-_AAAARs] 2025-10-14 15:32:31: Fatal exception of type Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"
**** enabled detailed errors by adding lines to localsettings: $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; $wgShowDBErrorBacktrace = true; Now I have a full screen of lovely things
*** From CoPilot: If you imported an old database into a newer MediaWiki version, you must run the update script to align the schema. Run php maintenance/update.php in the MediaWiki directory (need to figure out how I can get to a command prompt in cPanel) - Mi OK, SSH... Created a private key for SSH Access on cPanel; installed Putty and attempted to log in; at login prompt it says 'server rejected our key' grrr. -Mi
*** Ha! There is a terminal in cPanel (it's just kinda hidden, had to search for it.) After much trouble trying to ssh in (I do have the correct username/pwd, port, key, key enabled... not sure why ssh isn't working.) Ran php maintenance/update.php and got "Can not upgrade from versions older than 1.35, please upgrade to that version or alter first." Option: install version 1.35 and try to import and update the old DB on it? -Mi
Closed! Cannot get old server DB up to snuff. Too much deep hurting.

=== Importing Image Files ===
* Downloaded images from 2023 - Mi done
* Extracted image files (unzipped) Mi done
* Import into file system - Problems, can only upload the image files need to manually make all of the directories (Annoying, but can do.)
** Folder 0, 1 and it's sub folders done - Mi
*** Problem: uploaded photos don't show on the wiki b/c we've lost the database links. Need to run a import script (Google tells me there is an importImages.php that can be run... need to find the command prompt to run it at though. - Mi
*** Difficulties setting up SSH; downloaded key, was able to get to command prompt and got access denied; even though cPanel says ssh is enabled. Hrm. Tried via terminal, didn't work... wonder if I put the photos in the wrong images folder. Testing. -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png logo and put in /resources/assets/ (and updated localsettings.php) lo, the logo is there. Small but happy progress - Mi
* Asked Grant for updated images folder -Mi - Got them, 10/24/25, Thanks Grant! -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png to the new site... and yes! I was in the wrong images folder! ha! Moved folder 0 and 1 to this folder and trying the command line linky linky... -Mi
* went through folders 0 and 1 and their subfolders and uploaded additional images from the 2023 file.
** Possible issue with 0/03/Lindr Liathan heraldry image; special characters in name, watch for that when we move the linked page.
* Importing images into folders:
** 2 & subfolders - done -Mi
** 3 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 4 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 5 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 6 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 7 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 8 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 9 & subfolders - done - Mi
** a & subfolders - done - Mi
** b & subfolders - done - Mi
** c & subfolders - done - Mi
** d & subfolders - done - Mi
** e & subfolders - done - Mi
** f & subfolders - done - Mi
** - Not importing archive, temp and deleted folders.

* Run linking script - done! -Mi
* Some images had errors, all with bad characters in them
**e4/Fro-bad charachter-_ketilsson-med.jpg (there was another file without a messed up name uploaded so probably good.)
**d9/Cian_muimnech_mac_f-badcharacter-in.png
**b9 Frothi again
**9b/HanBadCharachterLeiland.jpg

=== Test manual Import/Export ===
* Synced main site with DEV (that had successfully *knock on wood* imported the 2023 db - Fatal Error, tried connecting directly to cloned site and it says unable to connect to db. -Mi
* Used Special Pages Export on live site for King, Consort, Sovereign, Queen and Special: Import; worked! so that's an option (albeit a slow one!) - mi
** Exported numbered pages (reigns/crown tournament pages that started with 1st, 101st, 33rd, etc.) and importing included templates - mi
** Exported most linked to templates, import didn't work b/c they're not pages. boo. -Mi
* Templates imported with pages are not properly formatted. Will likely need to manually move over templates before pages. See above. - Mi

MiddleWiki To Do List

2026-04-20T00:30:18Z

Milesent: /* Category pages from the old wiki: Done */

==Server Migration ==
Migration meetings are currently on Thursday evenings, every two weeks. See Milesent if you would like to attend. (Attendance is open.)
Next meeting is Tuesday, December 30th at 7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm Central

The Migration Team:
* Milesent
* Seamus
* Gianna
* Roisin
* Tali
* Philip the Pilgrim
* Edward
* Dai
* Raffaele
* Margherita
* Zygmunt

=== Server set up ===
* Set up new site - Seamus, Milesent (and Gianna?)
** Install Mediawiki - Mi Done
** Set up front end access for admin team - Mi Done
** Added back end access for Gianna (I think?) - Mi Done
* Created /DEV and /Backup site clones - Mi Done
* Get database dump - Milesent has asked Grant for this, have an old copy from 2023 - Skip this
* Create user accounts for Edward, Tali (done), Rosin (done), Philip (done), Dai (done) on new server
* Give all helpers access to lock pages on original site: Edward, Tali, Rosin, Philip, Dai, Gianna
** Done: Dai, Gianna, Roisin, Pilgrim, Tali, Raffaele, Margherita -Mi
* Secure Certificate for site : Letsencrypt?
* announce site move and freeze of new accounts - Milesent -done
* Ooops, image upload was not enabled! Turned that on - Mi
* I THINK I've increased the user time out to 1 hour; let me know if folks get booted to fast while updating -Mi
* From Dai: to enable scripting for templates exported from Mediawiki, we need the following (see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto):
** Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
*** wfLoadExtension( 'Scribunto' );
*** $wgScribuntoDefaultEngine = 'luastandalone';
** Done! -Mi (Scribunto was apparently already there, saw the folder under extensions so just added the line to localsettings.php... try it and let me know if that did it? -Mi
*** Thanks! Now need TemplateStyles which I guess isn't on MediaWiki 1.4 (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateStyles)
*** Downloaded TemplateStyles Extension and put it into the public_html/Extensions folder and added the line wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateStyles' ); to localsettings... and wiki doesn't work. Boo! Commented out that line. I did version 1.43... we're running version 1.4, may be the issue? There's a 3.9 version I will try (GoDaddy says "you're running the current version" whenever I try to update Mediawiki) -Mi Yes! Version 3.9 did not crash the wiki, huzzah. TemplateStyles loaded. - Mi
*** Sigh and now we need ParserFunctions: wfLoadExtension( 'ParserFunctions' ); - I'm going to create my own server and go through this whole process to stop having to ask for these piecemeal. - Done, Mi!
* Disabled page edits for non-logged in users! Egad, why wasn't that the default? - Milesent
* Don't see "protect" option on pages; need to confirm how to protect certain pages (like Main page) - nevermind! It's there, under 'More' -Mi :)
* Password reset email did not send to Brackenburye, he did get an email confirm email when the account was created, however, so sending does work. Need to check if there's a problem on our end or if Yahoo just felt it was spam or something.
* Investigate styles - can we set styles for navbox template and site? (Border style for boxes etc.)
* we will not be moving disambiguation template or category

=== Update/fix issues ===
* Check SMTP setup for password reset emails - worked on this some, close to done I think? -mi
* JsonConfig extension needed - installed -mi

=== Move Templates ===
* Compare Template list with built in templates on new site to identify list to move - Mi
* List of templates to move: Put your name next to the one you are working on then 'done' when done. (NOTE: check "templates used" at the bottom of the edit page for the existing template and try first to move templates that do not rely on others - Dai)

==== Custom Templates ====
* Template:Populace - Dai Done - Raffaele tested and confirmed.
* Template:Succession box - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Territories - Raffaele - done, tested
** Brought over dependent template Tablestyle1.
* Template:Award - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKqueens - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKkings - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Pennsic - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:Household - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:MKmoas - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:GreatBook - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKmarshals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKseneschals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchroniclers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKheralds - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKexchequers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchirurgeons - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Dance - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Great Office - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Guild - Raffaele - done, tested, had to make some changes
* Template:Ayreton Baronial Succession box - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBaronesses - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBarons - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:MKchatelaines - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Landed Baron - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Infobox Dragon Principal Herald
* Template:ASdate - Raffaele - Done, Tested
* Template:Strlen - Raffaele - Done Tested
* Template:S-Baron Raffaele - Done, Tested

==== MediaWiki Templates ====
Some of these we may not need, but they are all currently linked on Middlewiki old site:

* Template:Tnavbar Dai - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now -Mi
* Template:Navbox - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now - Mi
* Template:Start box ?(165 links)
** Has been replaced by Template:S-start :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:S-start
* Template:End box ?(165 links)
* Template:Expand
* Template:Documentation ?(142 links) Dai: Complete. Documentastion still not showing properly.
* Template:Documentation subpage Dai: see above
* Template:Tablestyle1
* Template:Tl
* Template:! ?(90 links)
* Template:Tlx - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Pp-meta - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Ombox - Template documentation (RdB)
** This is an outdated template, not compatable with new wiki version
** See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Ombox
** Asked Copilot what to do, it gave me a bunch of steps to possibly get Ombox working or: If ombox proves too brittle, consider switching to one of the more actively maintained meta-templates:
*** <nowiki> {{ambox}} – for articles </nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{tmbox}} – for talk pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{imbox}} – for image pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{cmbox}} – for categories</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{fmbox}} – for footers/headers</nowiki>
** These are more modular and better supported in newer MediaWiki versions
* Template:Namespace detect ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:T1 ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Mbox ?(43 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes2 ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Navbox subgroup ?(37 links) - Template used for officer pages to list officers who held office (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox subgroups (35 links) - Updated template for KMOAS, now 0 links </strike> (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox/sandbox ?(32 links) - Updated template for [[Template:GreatBook]], now only 2 links </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Ineedcite ?(29 links) - Template for box that shows up when note of photo needing citation. Useful (RtB)
* <strike> Template:Â· (13 links) </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Reflist ?(26 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Tlp ?(25 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Terminated ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Needs ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:BLACK ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Table-experimental ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:16:9 ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No2 ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)

There are a number of additional templates which may or may not be needed; will update list as needed.

Need to figure out how to import standard wiki templates

=== Move pages!===

*2,873 pages moved* out of 7,511 (as of 1/13/2026)

a [https://middlewiki.org/images/0/04/Moving_MiddleWiki_Pages.pdf PDF of instructions is available], if this link doesn't work, see the MiddleWiki Facebook Group or Milesent to get a copy.

==== (incipient) Ayreton to Armond le Charpentier - <s>ready for final review</s>, RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* Milesent - Done Open task for anyone who wants to verify my work, thanks.
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
** <s>AElfric Greensword</s>
** <s>APF</s>
** <s>ASL</s>
** <s>A Pelican in its Piety</s>
** <s>Archery</s>
* Other issues
** duplicate page for Adam MacAoidh, Adhamh MacAoidh, created redirect on new site, also Adhamh uploaded a new version of his profile picture since I uploaded the photos; manually uploaded it.
** Agnoletta da Monterosso - listed as a Midrealm King, but not on the list of kings... who is this? Page needs fixed (new name for an existing King?) - RdB looks like it is Lady Agnoletta da Monterosso who now goes by Lady Agnes Fairbairn.
** Updated photo for Baron Aindle
** Duplicate page for Alaric le Fevre; changed to a redirect on new site
** Updated photo for Alderford
** Moved page Albina to full persona name Albina Gherardi on new site
** Duplicate page for Andries Von Voorburg, replaced blank-er page with redirect.
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good. - done

==== Armor to Caroline de Mercier- <s>Ready for final review</s> - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* <s>Done - Brackenburye</s>
** <s>Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)</s>
** <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
* (Note from RdB) Ava Steinbock photo was not moved. Page was updated on the old site between the move of photos and move of pages
* (Note from RdB) Baronial award page was missed

==== Carraig Ban to Duchess - ready for final review - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good, any issues noted below ====
* Raffaele is working this section
* Did Carraig Ban to Duchess, complete need to follow up on the below issues
* Here are follow up issues
**<s>Cecily O'Donnel has a Template issue that need resolved, removed reference to Template:End, Template:S-Herald needs work -Raff</s>
**<s>Charge, Charge (Heraldic), Charge (Tactic) all have the Disambig Template, need to decide if we want it - Deleted Disambig reference , Raff</s>
**Companie of Ayreton Archers, the image did not load
**<s>Create New Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier War Points, need to delete this reference - Fixed, link has been deleted , Raff</s>
**<s>Create Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier Champions, need to delete this reference - Fixed link has been deleted, Raff</s>
**Current Events page was not moved over, nor will I lock it as we are currently editing it, right now as I type
**<s>Dafydd Blaidd, has some customized template that need resolved</s> Fixed best I could with my limited knowledge. - Raff
**'''David Patton has Cheez whiz and didn't share (Should we delete this page?)'''
**<s>Dragon has the disambig Template - deleted disambig reference, Raff</s>
**<s>Dragon Herald has Template: Infobox Curie post, need to follow up on this</s> Fixed, Best I could, it needs formatted to the left. - Raff
**<s>Noticed that several templates didn't borders transfer over, need to look into it- fixed it, Raff</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** <s>[[Template:Infobox Curia post]] was not moved over</s>
** Cian's heraldry image did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Cian_Muimnech_mac_F%C3%A1el%C3%A1in.png)
** Heraldry for Darkyard did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Darkyard4x4.jpg)
*<s>Redirects to check up on:</s>
**<s>Chainmail redirects to Mail</s>
**<s>Chirurgeon redirects to Kingdom Chirurgeaons</s>
**<s>Chiv Tourney redirects to Tournament of Chivalry</s>
**<s>College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus</s>
**<s>College of St Joan rediects to St Joan</s>
**<s>Commanders rediects to Middle Kingdom Command Staff</s>
**<s>Conrad Schwartzwolfe redirects to Kjartan EikBrandsson</s>
**<s>Court Baron/Baroness et al redirect to Baron/Baroness</s>
**<s>Crystal Beacon redirects to Beacon of the Shattered Crystal</s>
**<s>Draig MaCullum reirects to Cadwalader MacCullum</s>
**<s>Duchess redirects to Duke/Duchess</s>
* <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
*

==== Duct tape to Gillianne deSolis - ready for final review - RdB reviewed through end of E pages ====
* <s>Raffaele is working this section</s>
* <s>Did Duct Tape to Gillianne deSolis</s>
* Here are the follow up issues
**<s>Edward Aelredson has Template:S_HeraldTemplate:End, need to fix/address</s>
** Edward BrackenBurye page - made a redirect to Edward Brackenburye and added Red Co category - Milesent
**Female Sailor, Gathering Peascods, Grimstock, Hole in the wall, Heart's Ease, Jenny Pluck Pears, Mari's Wedding, Posties Jig having issue with Dance Template, need to look into this now that we have data
**GB 68 and GB 72 have corrupted pic files on the original site, may have to find author to upload new ones
**<s>Gavin MacFergus has Template:username and Template:Asdate, need to look into</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
**<s>Eve of Concordia and Eve of Cleftlands both redirect to Shahzada Isfahani - this is correct (Mi) Persona name change.</s>
**Fencing redirects to Rapier Combat
**Francesca Morosin rediects to Morgan Woodsende of Hoghton
**Gardant Ram redirects to Guardant Ram
**Genevieve Chastisse de Vaucresson redirects to Guenin de Vaucresson
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Ginevra Boscoli to Jocelyn le Jongleur - ready for final review ======
* Raff is working this section -
* Here are the follow up issues
** <s>Great Officers of State has Template:*</s>
** Gwynaeth_Math_O'Ddylluan, Henry of Exeter has a "Page using a duplicate argument in template call"
** How To: Do I Get Started, Household, Persona, Upload Images are all instructions to create pages, we need to look at and update based on new site and policies
** Isabel Taylor has wrong picture
** Imagemap ??
*Redirects to check up on:
** Group and Groups redirects to Territorial Branch
** Horse Bow redirects to Maygar
** House Stahlgeist redirects to Stahlgeist
** Incipient College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Johan Bez Spoudnia to Mark - ready for final review ====
* Raff is working this section -
***Kingdom Champions and Kingdom Champions redirect to Category: Kingdom Champions - Need to setup Category?
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine, Exchequer, Seneschal, Social Media Officer have Template:Infobox Curia Post - Infobox LUA lodaed?</s>
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine has Template:MKChatelaines - Template is missing on old wiki as well</s>
***<s>Kingdom Exchequer has Templatye:Infobox Lesser Office of State - Infobox issue?</s>
***Kollin Rhos is missing Kollin Person.jpg on both sites
***<s>Kriemhilt von Ebersberg has Template:Userpage -</s>
***<s>Louis LeLaffrier uses Template:Asdate</s>
***Lucius Antonius Ursus has wrong Photo
***Marcus Octavies Argentarius Leo has wrong photo
*Redirects to check up on:
***Kingdom of Northshield redirects to Northshield
***Kingdom Law has several redirects to MK Laws, need to check back when they are loaded
***MOAS redirects to Minister of Arts & Sciences
***Man at Arms and Man at arms redirects to Men at Arms
***Marche of Tirnewydd redirects to Tirnewydd
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== MarKeta z Prahy to Pennsic XVI - Milesent This section is now complete. Ready for file review. ====
* This section is being migrated by Milesent and Edward
* Done to MK law articles
* Redirects to check up on:
** Marshes, March of the
** Myrra de Blackwoode
** Middle Kingdom Embroidery Guild
Issues

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Odile de Brienne photo on new site is sideways.

* Check Pennsic IV, pages do not look alike?

* Marshal's handbook - page is a bunch of templates apparently. Need to revisit.
* Should we roll "Marshal in Charge" and "Marshal in Training" back into the Marshal's article instead of having separate, tiny pages for them?
* Meadhbh Rammsay - photo was updated on old site, downloaded and uploaded new version to new site.
* Merlume de Lunecorne - Merlume de Lunecorne of Narhale Keep - Chiurgeon General template on her redirect, not her page - moved template done
* Michael Colquhoun - some bad formatting under previous positions, fixed.
* Middlewiki 101 page should be reviewed for accuracy with new site.
* Capitalization inconsistencies, Minister of arts and sciences vs Minister of Youth.
* Do we really need that many redirects for Minister of arts and sciences?
* MK Law Articles - were already protected on old site, protected them on new site. Need to address the future of these pages after migration is complete.

* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Pennsic XVII to Seneschal ready for final review =====
* This section is being migrated by: Raff
* Redirects to check up on:
** Raaiins Star and Riain Star redirects to Order of Riains Star
* Issues:
** Pentamere arms .jpg did not transfer over
** Personal Page Framework - Needs reviewed for new server
** <s>Phillip the Pilgrim - Uses Template:Asdate</s>
** Roaring Wastes picture did not transfer over
** Robert Fitzgryffyn - Duplicate page?
** <s>Samson "Samii" Muskovish uses Template:Asdate and Template:S-Baron</s>
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Seonaid inghean Ghrigair to Val Day Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
Redirects needed?
* Tariq Al Sanna Af Fjall, Tariq al Sanna Af Fjall
* Tarquin Suspectus, Tarquinus Suspectus
These 3 pages are for the same person. Redirects or delete duplicates?
* Tavis Macintosh, Tedesco da Vanezia, Tedesco da Venezia
* The Cameron needs photos fixed
* The Amalie needs a photo fix

==== Val d'Azure to Ívarr of Altenberg - Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

'''Broken Redirects to fix'''

[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]

== Add User accounts ==
* Set up built in account creation ability again
** Install ConfirmAccount extension - Milesent Done
*** Had to do a lot of troubleshooting; because I had installed a newer incompatable version first, the correct version did not install correctly. Ugh. After many trials and tribulations, it is now installed and working *knock on wood*
** Configure! -Milesent
*** Need to set up email sending to send confirmation emails for account requests
*** Need to customize form; added custom fields and they're not showing. boo hiss.
** Test!
*** First test successful; saw request and rejected it, however my yahoo account never got the email notice.
** Update request form to suit our needs.
* Demote members of the migration team who will not continue in admin roles
* Train bureaucrats on how to approve/reject accounts.

== Ongoing Upgrades/Maintenance set up ==
* Update "How To" pages for changes in new site and structure
* Set up staging site for upgrades/testing (verify upgrade process)

==Re-Create Categories ==
All Categories that are on pages moved will be red links; can be found under "Wanted Categories"
Exceptions: Categories for files! Once images are important, these will need to be re categorized.

===Re-tag images/files with categories ===
# Go to Special Pages > Uncategorized files
# Find images that fit the categories and add them to the images.

* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - Edward is working on these
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - Milesent started, 76 done
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members) - C&I Images ‎(37 members) - need to pick what we want, third option: Scribal Images
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

===Category pages from the old wiki: Done===
* Populace ‎(1,438 members) - done mi
* Red Company ‎(474 members) - done mi
* Pelicans ‎(184 members) - done mi
* Articles to be expanded ‎(171 members) - not doing
* Terms ‎(159 members) - done mi
* Baronial Awards ‎(138 members) - done mi
* Laurels ‎(127 members) - done mi
* Chivalry ‎(119 members) - done mi
* Territories ‎(113 members) - done mi
* Reigns ‎(112 members) - done mi
* Awards ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Events ‎(103 members) - done mi
* Titles ‎(86 members) - done mi
* Pennsic ‎(63 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Kings ‎(65 members) - done mi
* Households ‎(57 members) - done mi
* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - done mi
* Local Groups ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Heraldry ‎(87 members) - done mi
* Martial Activities ‎(89 members) - done mi
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - done mi
* 14th Century ‎(27 members)
* 12th Century ‎(7 members)
* 10th Century ‎(7 members)
* 11th Century ‎(4 members)
* 16th Century ‎(24 members)
* 15th Century ‎(17 members)
* 13th Century ‎(2 members)
* 9th Century ‎(1 member)
* 7th Century ‎(2 members)
* A&S Venues ‎(23 members)
* A&S terms ‎(26 members)
* Activities ‎(33 members)
* Rapier Combatants ‎(66 members)
* Officers ‎(57 members)
* In Memoriam ‎(39 members)
* Cantons ‎(38 members)
* Shires ‎(35 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Queens ‎(73 members)
* Garb ‎(31 members)
* Kingdom MoASs ‎(30 members)
* MK Marshal's Handbook ‎(30 members)
* MoASs ‎(30 members)
* Archers ‎(28 members)
* Defense ‎(27 members)
* Kingdom Seneschals ‎(26 members)
* Marshals ‎(26 members)
* Chroniclers ‎(26 members)
* Kingdom Chroniclers ‎(25 members) - done mi
* Kingdom Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Kingdom Earl Marshals‏‎ (24 members)
* Seneschals‏‎ (24 members)
* Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Norse Personas‏‎ (23 members)
* Martial Terms‏‎ (23 members)
* Kingdoms‏‎ (21 members)
* Armoured Combatants‏‎ (22 members)
* Arts and Sciences‏‎ (21 members)
* Baronies‏‎ (21 members)
* Tournament Styles‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronage‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronial Orders‏‎ (19 members)
* German Personas‏‎ (18 members)
* Archery‏‎ (18 members)
* Orders‏‎ (17 members)
* Chirurgeons‏‎ (17 members)
* Gold Mace‏‎ (16 members)
* Celtic Personas‏‎ (16 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons‏‎ (16 members)- done mi
* English Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Japanese Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Embroidery‏‎ (14 members)
* Peers‏‎ (14 members)
* French Personas‏‎ (13 members)
* Niche Events‏‎ (13 members)
* Gothic Era‏‎ (12 members)
* Irish Personas‏‎ (12 members)
* Scribes‏‎ (12 members)
* How To‏‎ (10 members)
* Hunters‏‎ (10 members)
* Italian Personas‏‎ (10 members)
* Kingdom Champions‏‎ (10 members)
* Dependants‏‎ (9 members)
* Fiber Arts‏‎ (9 members)
* Brewers‏‎ (8 members)
* Marches‏‎ (8 members)
* Regions‏‎ (8 members)
* Renaissance Era‏‎ (8 members)
* Colleges‏‎ (7 members)
* Early Middle Ages Personas (500 - 1000 AD)‏‎ (7 members)
* Rapier combat‏‎ (7 members)
* Crown Poetry‏‎ (6 members)
* Elizabethan Era‏‎ (6 members) - done mi
* Guilds ‎(18 members)
* Peers‏‎ (15 members)
* Russian Personas‏‎ (6 members)
* Stories‏‎ (6 members)
* Migration Period‏‎ (6 members)
* History‏‎ (5 members)
* Ottoman Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Traveling Prize‏‎ (5 members)
* Welsh Personas‏‎ (5 members)
* Romanesque Era‏‎ (5 members)
* Thrown Weapons‏‎ (4 members)
* Melee Units‏‎ (4 members)
* Armored Combat Fighting Styles‏‎ (4 members)
* Turkish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Persian Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Scottish Personas‏‎ (3 members)
* Chinese Personas‏‎ (3 members) - done mi

===Category pages from the old wiki: to do ===
# Check category page on old wiki (Special pages: most linked to categories)
# copy its content to new wiki page if different
# Move page title from this section into the done section
# Image categories need to be re-added to image files.

* Templates ‎(523 members) - not creating?
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members)- need to decide if we're doing this or Scribal Images
* Great Book ‎(88 members)
* Regalia ‎(77 members)
* Armor ‎(66 members)
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Rapier Combatant Images ‎(52 members)
* C&I Images ‎(37 members) - re-categorize these as Scroll Images or Scribal Images
* Dragon Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Dances ‎(22 members)
* Crown Tournaments ‎(19 members)
* Peers ‎(18 members)
* MiddleWiki requested photographs ‎(18 members)
* Guilds ‎(18 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons ‎(16 members)
* Stories ‎(6 members)
* Russian Personas ‎(6 members)
* Migration Period ‎(6 members)
* Melee Units ‎(6 members)
* History ‎(6 members)
* Ottoman Personas ‎(5 members)
* Romanesque Era ‎(5 members)
* Traveling Prize ‎(5 members)
* Welsh Personas ‎(5 members)
* Chinese Personas ‎(5 members)
* Thrown Weapons ‎(4 members)
* Armored Combat Fighting Styles ‎(4 members)
* Oaths ‎(3 members)
* Spanish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Turkish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Persian Personas ‎(3 members)
* Scottish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Chatelaines ‎(3 members)
* Hamlets ‎(3 members)
* Territorial Baron/esses ‎(3 members)
* Page School ‎(2 members)
* Gaelic Personas ‎(2 members)
* Dark Ages ‎(2 members)
* Burgundian Personas ‎(2 members)
* Anglo-Saxon Personas ‎(2 members)
* Pictish Personas ‎(2 members)
* Metalsmithing ‎(2 members)
* Religious Persona ‎(1 member)
* Korean Personas ‎(1 member)
* Pejoritive Terms ‎(1 member)
* Landsknecht ‎(1 member)
* Indian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Tang Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Middle Eastern Personas ‎(1 member)
* Ancient Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Islamic Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mongolian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mughal Personas ‎(1 member)
* Jewelry ‎(1 member)
* Yuan Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Norman ‎(1 member)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

=After Site Move=
This page is to list future projects and items for after the site move.

* Check for unnecessary redirects
* Decide what to do with the MK Law articles
** Do we update them?
** Add a disclaimer
** Delete them?
* Check for capitalization consistency
* Update Middlewiki 101 page

==Archived tasks ==

=== DEV test with Old DB from 2023 ===
* Testing with Old DB Copy from 2023
** Attempted to import the 2023 db file, got an error: #1044 - Access denied for user 'cpses_zs8fcpfb3r'@'localhost' to database 'wikidb' - Resolved by renaming new table 'wikidb'
** New error #1062 - Duplicate entry 'Annotation' for key 'iw_prefix' caused by db dump containing everything and this value needs to be unique... changed "INSERT INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" to "INSERT IGNORE INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" now it seems to be uploading *fingers crossed* Import successfully finished!
** Error: cannot connect to database when launching middlewiki.org/DEV
*** Checked MySQL Databases in cPannel Admin; only user I had on wikidb was Milesent, added the two DB users in the pannel which were made for the existing db, didn't help
**** Removed extraneous users
*** Checking Localsettings.php - Database name was wrong, corrected it. New error "This page isn't working right now, middlewiki.org redirected you too many times"
**** checked against old server localsettings.php (which I should've done to start, eh?) prefix was mw_, updated localsettings file with this prefex (was hyec_) Exciting new error: "[aO5tD0T_l1tHtAkqNHZ-_AAAARs] 2025-10-14 15:32:31: Fatal exception of type Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"
**** enabled detailed errors by adding lines to localsettings: $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; $wgShowDBErrorBacktrace = true; Now I have a full screen of lovely things
*** From CoPilot: If you imported an old database into a newer MediaWiki version, you must run the update script to align the schema. Run php maintenance/update.php in the MediaWiki directory (need to figure out how I can get to a command prompt in cPanel) - Mi OK, SSH... Created a private key for SSH Access on cPanel; installed Putty and attempted to log in; at login prompt it says 'server rejected our key' grrr. -Mi
*** Ha! There is a terminal in cPanel (it's just kinda hidden, had to search for it.) After much trouble trying to ssh in (I do have the correct username/pwd, port, key, key enabled... not sure why ssh isn't working.) Ran php maintenance/update.php and got "Can not upgrade from versions older than 1.35, please upgrade to that version or alter first." Option: install version 1.35 and try to import and update the old DB on it? -Mi
Closed! Cannot get old server DB up to snuff. Too much deep hurting.

=== Importing Image Files ===
* Downloaded images from 2023 - Mi done
* Extracted image files (unzipped) Mi done
* Import into file system - Problems, can only upload the image files need to manually make all of the directories (Annoying, but can do.)
** Folder 0, 1 and it's sub folders done - Mi
*** Problem: uploaded photos don't show on the wiki b/c we've lost the database links. Need to run a import script (Google tells me there is an importImages.php that can be run... need to find the command prompt to run it at though. - Mi
*** Difficulties setting up SSH; downloaded key, was able to get to command prompt and got access denied; even though cPanel says ssh is enabled. Hrm. Tried via terminal, didn't work... wonder if I put the photos in the wrong images folder. Testing. -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png logo and put in /resources/assets/ (and updated localsettings.php) lo, the logo is there. Small but happy progress - Mi
* Asked Grant for updated images folder -Mi - Got them, 10/24/25, Thanks Grant! -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png to the new site... and yes! I was in the wrong images folder! ha! Moved folder 0 and 1 to this folder and trying the command line linky linky... -Mi
* went through folders 0 and 1 and their subfolders and uploaded additional images from the 2023 file.
** Possible issue with 0/03/Lindr Liathan heraldry image; special characters in name, watch for that when we move the linked page.
* Importing images into folders:
** 2 & subfolders - done -Mi
** 3 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 4 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 5 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 6 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 7 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 8 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 9 & subfolders - done - Mi
** a & subfolders - done - Mi
** b & subfolders - done - Mi
** c & subfolders - done - Mi
** d & subfolders - done - Mi
** e & subfolders - done - Mi
** f & subfolders - done - Mi
** - Not importing archive, temp and deleted folders.

* Run linking script - done! -Mi
* Some images had errors, all with bad characters in them
**e4/Fro-bad charachter-_ketilsson-med.jpg (there was another file without a messed up name uploaded so probably good.)
**d9/Cian_muimnech_mac_f-badcharacter-in.png
**b9 Frothi again
**9b/HanBadCharachterLeiland.jpg

=== Test manual Import/Export ===
* Synced main site with DEV (that had successfully *knock on wood* imported the 2023 db - Fatal Error, tried connecting directly to cloned site and it says unable to connect to db. -Mi
* Used Special Pages Export on live site for King, Consort, Sovereign, Queen and Special: Import; worked! so that's an option (albeit a slow one!) - mi
** Exported numbered pages (reigns/crown tournament pages that started with 1st, 101st, 33rd, etc.) and importing included templates - mi
** Exported most linked to templates, import didn't work b/c they're not pages. boo. -Mi
* Templates imported with pages are not properly formatted. Will likely need to manually move over templates before pages. See above. - Mi

Category:Chinese Personas

2026-04-20T00:28:17Z

Milesent: added category

For more information about building a Chinese persona, you can reach out to [[Choi Min]].
He compiles research on his [https://www.jeongyo-teahouse.net/reenactment-info/garment-recreation#h.7yi67sjflg16 website].

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Scottish Personas

2026-04-20T00:26:49Z

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This Category is for personas from Scotland

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Persian Personas

2026-04-20T00:26:04Z

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Personas from Persia

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Turkish Personas

2026-04-20T00:25:19Z

Milesent: added category

This Category is for Turkish personas

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Armored Combat Fighting Styles

2026-04-20T00:24:36Z

Milesent: added category

A list of some commonly known [[armored combat]] fighting styles.

[[Category:Martial Activities]][[Category:Martial Terms]]

Category:Melee Units

2026-04-20T00:23:50Z

Milesent: added category

Category for Melee Units which may be affiliated with a local group or [[Household]].

Category:Thrown Weapons

2026-04-20T00:23:07Z

Milesent: added category

This is a list of pages related to Thrown Weapons.

Category:Romanesque Era

2026-04-20T00:22:11Z

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This category is for populace pages for the 12th and 13th century Romanesque Era, named for the rounded arches used in architecture.

Preceded by the [http://middlewiki.org/index.php/Category:Migration_Period Migration Period]

It was followed by the [http://middlewiki.org/index.php/Category:Gothic_Era Gothic Era]

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Welsh Personas

2026-04-20T00:20:21Z

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Personas from Wales

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Traveling Prize

2026-04-20T00:19:35Z

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A '''Traveling Prize''' is an award or token that is given or awarded to one person at a time, to be displayed or carried for a time and then passed on to a new owner. They can be won or awarded through many various means, including by contest, popular vote or being passed down by the decision of the current holder.

Category:Ottoman Personas

2026-04-20T00:18:52Z

Milesent: added category

This category is for Ottoman Personas.

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:History

2026-04-20T00:18:13Z

Milesent: added category

This Category is for History articles and stories.

See also: [[King]] and [[Queen]] for details on past reigns.

Category:Migration Period

2026-04-20T00:17:15Z

Milesent: added category

This category is for personas of the Migration period between the so-called Dark Ages and the Carolingian Resurgence of the 12th Century, roughly 700 to 1100 AD, this includes Vikings and Merovingians.

Preceded by the [http://middlewiki.org/index.php/Category:Dark_Ages Dark Ages]

Followed by the [http://middlewiki.org/index.php/Category:Romanesque_Era Romanesque Era]

[[Category: Populace]]

Category:Stories

2026-04-20T00:16:14Z

Milesent: added category

Stories told of the history of the Middle Kingdom, the SCA, and it's people.

Stories of the heartfelt, the amazing, the funny, the "There I was....", the stories we don't want forgotten

Category:Russian Personas

2026-04-20T00:15:22Z

Milesent: added category

This Category is for Russian [[Persona|Personas]]

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Guilds

2026-04-20T00:11:39Z

Milesent: added text from old site

[[Guild|Guilds]] can be officially recognized entities within the Society, though many do not bother with filing paperwork and charters. Guilds can be local, regional, Kingdom-wide or even inter-Kingdom!

MiddleWiki To Do List

2026-04-20T00:09:41Z

Milesent: /* Category pages from the old wiki: to do */

==Server Migration ==
Migration meetings are currently on Thursday evenings, every two weeks. See Milesent if you would like to attend. (Attendance is open.)
Next meeting is Tuesday, December 30th at 7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm Central

The Migration Team:
* Milesent
* Seamus
* Gianna
* Roisin
* Tali
* Philip the Pilgrim
* Edward
* Dai
* Raffaele
* Margherita
* Zygmunt

=== Server set up ===
* Set up new site - Seamus, Milesent (and Gianna?)
** Install Mediawiki - Mi Done
** Set up front end access for admin team - Mi Done
** Added back end access for Gianna (I think?) - Mi Done
* Created /DEV and /Backup site clones - Mi Done
* Get database dump - Milesent has asked Grant for this, have an old copy from 2023 - Skip this
* Create user accounts for Edward, Tali (done), Rosin (done), Philip (done), Dai (done) on new server
* Give all helpers access to lock pages on original site: Edward, Tali, Rosin, Philip, Dai, Gianna
** Done: Dai, Gianna, Roisin, Pilgrim, Tali, Raffaele, Margherita -Mi
* Secure Certificate for site : Letsencrypt?
* announce site move and freeze of new accounts - Milesent -done
* Ooops, image upload was not enabled! Turned that on - Mi
* I THINK I've increased the user time out to 1 hour; let me know if folks get booted to fast while updating -Mi
* From Dai: to enable scripting for templates exported from Mediawiki, we need the following (see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto):
** Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
*** wfLoadExtension( 'Scribunto' );
*** $wgScribuntoDefaultEngine = 'luastandalone';
** Done! -Mi (Scribunto was apparently already there, saw the folder under extensions so just added the line to localsettings.php... try it and let me know if that did it? -Mi
*** Thanks! Now need TemplateStyles which I guess isn't on MediaWiki 1.4 (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateStyles)
*** Downloaded TemplateStyles Extension and put it into the public_html/Extensions folder and added the line wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateStyles' ); to localsettings... and wiki doesn't work. Boo! Commented out that line. I did version 1.43... we're running version 1.4, may be the issue? There's a 3.9 version I will try (GoDaddy says "you're running the current version" whenever I try to update Mediawiki) -Mi Yes! Version 3.9 did not crash the wiki, huzzah. TemplateStyles loaded. - Mi
*** Sigh and now we need ParserFunctions: wfLoadExtension( 'ParserFunctions' ); - I'm going to create my own server and go through this whole process to stop having to ask for these piecemeal. - Done, Mi!
* Disabled page edits for non-logged in users! Egad, why wasn't that the default? - Milesent
* Don't see "protect" option on pages; need to confirm how to protect certain pages (like Main page) - nevermind! It's there, under 'More' -Mi :)
* Password reset email did not send to Brackenburye, he did get an email confirm email when the account was created, however, so sending does work. Need to check if there's a problem on our end or if Yahoo just felt it was spam or something.
* Investigate styles - can we set styles for navbox template and site? (Border style for boxes etc.)
* we will not be moving disambiguation template or category

=== Update/fix issues ===
* Check SMTP setup for password reset emails - worked on this some, close to done I think? -mi
* JsonConfig extension needed - installed -mi

=== Move Templates ===
* Compare Template list with built in templates on new site to identify list to move - Mi
* List of templates to move: Put your name next to the one you are working on then 'done' when done. (NOTE: check "templates used" at the bottom of the edit page for the existing template and try first to move templates that do not rely on others - Dai)

==== Custom Templates ====
* Template:Populace - Dai Done - Raffaele tested and confirmed.
* Template:Succession box - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Territories - Raffaele - done, tested
** Brought over dependent template Tablestyle1.
* Template:Award - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKqueens - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKkings - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Pennsic - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:Household - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:MKmoas - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:GreatBook - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKmarshals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKseneschals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchroniclers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKheralds - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKexchequers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchirurgeons - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Dance - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Great Office - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Guild - Raffaele - done, tested, had to make some changes
* Template:Ayreton Baronial Succession box - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBaronesses - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBarons - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:MKchatelaines - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Landed Baron - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Infobox Dragon Principal Herald
* Template:ASdate - Raffaele - Done, Tested
* Template:Strlen - Raffaele - Done Tested
* Template:S-Baron Raffaele - Done, Tested

==== MediaWiki Templates ====
Some of these we may not need, but they are all currently linked on Middlewiki old site:

* Template:Tnavbar Dai - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now -Mi
* Template:Navbox - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now - Mi
* Template:Start box ?(165 links)
** Has been replaced by Template:S-start :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:S-start
* Template:End box ?(165 links)
* Template:Expand
* Template:Documentation ?(142 links) Dai: Complete. Documentastion still not showing properly.
* Template:Documentation subpage Dai: see above
* Template:Tablestyle1
* Template:Tl
* Template:! ?(90 links)
* Template:Tlx - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Pp-meta - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Ombox - Template documentation (RdB)
** This is an outdated template, not compatable with new wiki version
** See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Ombox
** Asked Copilot what to do, it gave me a bunch of steps to possibly get Ombox working or: If ombox proves too brittle, consider switching to one of the more actively maintained meta-templates:
*** <nowiki> {{ambox}} – for articles </nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{tmbox}} – for talk pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{imbox}} – for image pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{cmbox}} – for categories</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{fmbox}} – for footers/headers</nowiki>
** These are more modular and better supported in newer MediaWiki versions
* Template:Namespace detect ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:T1 ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Mbox ?(43 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes2 ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Navbox subgroup ?(37 links) - Template used for officer pages to list officers who held office (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox subgroups (35 links) - Updated template for KMOAS, now 0 links </strike> (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox/sandbox ?(32 links) - Updated template for [[Template:GreatBook]], now only 2 links </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Ineedcite ?(29 links) - Template for box that shows up when note of photo needing citation. Useful (RtB)
* <strike> Template:Â· (13 links) </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Reflist ?(26 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Tlp ?(25 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Terminated ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Needs ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:BLACK ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Table-experimental ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:16:9 ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No2 ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)

There are a number of additional templates which may or may not be needed; will update list as needed.

Need to figure out how to import standard wiki templates

=== Move pages!===

*2,873 pages moved* out of 7,511 (as of 1/13/2026)

a [https://middlewiki.org/images/0/04/Moving_MiddleWiki_Pages.pdf PDF of instructions is available], if this link doesn't work, see the MiddleWiki Facebook Group or Milesent to get a copy.

==== (incipient) Ayreton to Armond le Charpentier - <s>ready for final review</s>, RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* Milesent - Done Open task for anyone who wants to verify my work, thanks.
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
** <s>AElfric Greensword</s>
** <s>APF</s>
** <s>ASL</s>
** <s>A Pelican in its Piety</s>
** <s>Archery</s>
* Other issues
** duplicate page for Adam MacAoidh, Adhamh MacAoidh, created redirect on new site, also Adhamh uploaded a new version of his profile picture since I uploaded the photos; manually uploaded it.
** Agnoletta da Monterosso - listed as a Midrealm King, but not on the list of kings... who is this? Page needs fixed (new name for an existing King?) - RdB looks like it is Lady Agnoletta da Monterosso who now goes by Lady Agnes Fairbairn.
** Updated photo for Baron Aindle
** Duplicate page for Alaric le Fevre; changed to a redirect on new site
** Updated photo for Alderford
** Moved page Albina to full persona name Albina Gherardi on new site
** Duplicate page for Andries Von Voorburg, replaced blank-er page with redirect.
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good. - done

==== Armor to Caroline de Mercier- <s>Ready for final review</s> - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* <s>Done - Brackenburye</s>
** <s>Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)</s>
** <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
* (Note from RdB) Ava Steinbock photo was not moved. Page was updated on the old site between the move of photos and move of pages
* (Note from RdB) Baronial award page was missed

==== Carraig Ban to Duchess - ready for final review - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good, any issues noted below ====
* Raffaele is working this section
* Did Carraig Ban to Duchess, complete need to follow up on the below issues
* Here are follow up issues
**<s>Cecily O'Donnel has a Template issue that need resolved, removed reference to Template:End, Template:S-Herald needs work -Raff</s>
**<s>Charge, Charge (Heraldic), Charge (Tactic) all have the Disambig Template, need to decide if we want it - Deleted Disambig reference , Raff</s>
**Companie of Ayreton Archers, the image did not load
**<s>Create New Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier War Points, need to delete this reference - Fixed, link has been deleted , Raff</s>
**<s>Create Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier Champions, need to delete this reference - Fixed link has been deleted, Raff</s>
**Current Events page was not moved over, nor will I lock it as we are currently editing it, right now as I type
**<s>Dafydd Blaidd, has some customized template that need resolved</s> Fixed best I could with my limited knowledge. - Raff
**'''David Patton has Cheez whiz and didn't share (Should we delete this page?)'''
**<s>Dragon has the disambig Template - deleted disambig reference, Raff</s>
**<s>Dragon Herald has Template: Infobox Curie post, need to follow up on this</s> Fixed, Best I could, it needs formatted to the left. - Raff
**<s>Noticed that several templates didn't borders transfer over, need to look into it- fixed it, Raff</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** <s>[[Template:Infobox Curia post]] was not moved over</s>
** Cian's heraldry image did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Cian_Muimnech_mac_F%C3%A1el%C3%A1in.png)
** Heraldry for Darkyard did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Darkyard4x4.jpg)
*<s>Redirects to check up on:</s>
**<s>Chainmail redirects to Mail</s>
**<s>Chirurgeon redirects to Kingdom Chirurgeaons</s>
**<s>Chiv Tourney redirects to Tournament of Chivalry</s>
**<s>College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus</s>
**<s>College of St Joan rediects to St Joan</s>
**<s>Commanders rediects to Middle Kingdom Command Staff</s>
**<s>Conrad Schwartzwolfe redirects to Kjartan EikBrandsson</s>
**<s>Court Baron/Baroness et al redirect to Baron/Baroness</s>
**<s>Crystal Beacon redirects to Beacon of the Shattered Crystal</s>
**<s>Draig MaCullum reirects to Cadwalader MacCullum</s>
**<s>Duchess redirects to Duke/Duchess</s>
* <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
*

==== Duct tape to Gillianne deSolis - ready for final review - RdB reviewed through end of E pages ====
* <s>Raffaele is working this section</s>
* <s>Did Duct Tape to Gillianne deSolis</s>
* Here are the follow up issues
**<s>Edward Aelredson has Template:S_HeraldTemplate:End, need to fix/address</s>
** Edward BrackenBurye page - made a redirect to Edward Brackenburye and added Red Co category - Milesent
**Female Sailor, Gathering Peascods, Grimstock, Hole in the wall, Heart's Ease, Jenny Pluck Pears, Mari's Wedding, Posties Jig having issue with Dance Template, need to look into this now that we have data
**GB 68 and GB 72 have corrupted pic files on the original site, may have to find author to upload new ones
**<s>Gavin MacFergus has Template:username and Template:Asdate, need to look into</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
**<s>Eve of Concordia and Eve of Cleftlands both redirect to Shahzada Isfahani - this is correct (Mi) Persona name change.</s>
**Fencing redirects to Rapier Combat
**Francesca Morosin rediects to Morgan Woodsende of Hoghton
**Gardant Ram redirects to Guardant Ram
**Genevieve Chastisse de Vaucresson redirects to Guenin de Vaucresson
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Ginevra Boscoli to Jocelyn le Jongleur - ready for final review ======
* Raff is working this section -
* Here are the follow up issues
** <s>Great Officers of State has Template:*</s>
** Gwynaeth_Math_O'Ddylluan, Henry of Exeter has a "Page using a duplicate argument in template call"
** How To: Do I Get Started, Household, Persona, Upload Images are all instructions to create pages, we need to look at and update based on new site and policies
** Isabel Taylor has wrong picture
** Imagemap ??
*Redirects to check up on:
** Group and Groups redirects to Territorial Branch
** Horse Bow redirects to Maygar
** House Stahlgeist redirects to Stahlgeist
** Incipient College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Johan Bez Spoudnia to Mark - ready for final review ====
* Raff is working this section -
***Kingdom Champions and Kingdom Champions redirect to Category: Kingdom Champions - Need to setup Category?
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine, Exchequer, Seneschal, Social Media Officer have Template:Infobox Curia Post - Infobox LUA lodaed?</s>
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine has Template:MKChatelaines - Template is missing on old wiki as well</s>
***<s>Kingdom Exchequer has Templatye:Infobox Lesser Office of State - Infobox issue?</s>
***Kollin Rhos is missing Kollin Person.jpg on both sites
***<s>Kriemhilt von Ebersberg has Template:Userpage -</s>
***<s>Louis LeLaffrier uses Template:Asdate</s>
***Lucius Antonius Ursus has wrong Photo
***Marcus Octavies Argentarius Leo has wrong photo
*Redirects to check up on:
***Kingdom of Northshield redirects to Northshield
***Kingdom Law has several redirects to MK Laws, need to check back when they are loaded
***MOAS redirects to Minister of Arts & Sciences
***Man at Arms and Man at arms redirects to Men at Arms
***Marche of Tirnewydd redirects to Tirnewydd
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== MarKeta z Prahy to Pennsic XVI - Milesent This section is now complete. Ready for file review. ====
* This section is being migrated by Milesent and Edward
* Done to MK law articles
* Redirects to check up on:
** Marshes, March of the
** Myrra de Blackwoode
** Middle Kingdom Embroidery Guild
Issues

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Odile de Brienne photo on new site is sideways.

* Check Pennsic IV, pages do not look alike?

* Marshal's handbook - page is a bunch of templates apparently. Need to revisit.
* Should we roll "Marshal in Charge" and "Marshal in Training" back into the Marshal's article instead of having separate, tiny pages for them?
* Meadhbh Rammsay - photo was updated on old site, downloaded and uploaded new version to new site.
* Merlume de Lunecorne - Merlume de Lunecorne of Narhale Keep - Chiurgeon General template on her redirect, not her page - moved template done
* Michael Colquhoun - some bad formatting under previous positions, fixed.
* Middlewiki 101 page should be reviewed for accuracy with new site.
* Capitalization inconsistencies, Minister of arts and sciences vs Minister of Youth.
* Do we really need that many redirects for Minister of arts and sciences?
* MK Law Articles - were already protected on old site, protected them on new site. Need to address the future of these pages after migration is complete.

* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Pennsic XVII to Seneschal ready for final review =====
* This section is being migrated by: Raff
* Redirects to check up on:
** Raaiins Star and Riain Star redirects to Order of Riains Star
* Issues:
** Pentamere arms .jpg did not transfer over
** Personal Page Framework - Needs reviewed for new server
** <s>Phillip the Pilgrim - Uses Template:Asdate</s>
** Roaring Wastes picture did not transfer over
** Robert Fitzgryffyn - Duplicate page?
** <s>Samson "Samii" Muskovish uses Template:Asdate and Template:S-Baron</s>
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Seonaid inghean Ghrigair to Val Day Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
Redirects needed?
* Tariq Al Sanna Af Fjall, Tariq al Sanna Af Fjall
* Tarquin Suspectus, Tarquinus Suspectus
These 3 pages are for the same person. Redirects or delete duplicates?
* Tavis Macintosh, Tedesco da Vanezia, Tedesco da Venezia
* The Cameron needs photos fixed
* The Amalie needs a photo fix

==== Val d'Azure to Ívarr of Altenberg - Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

'''Broken Redirects to fix'''

[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]

== Add User accounts ==
* Set up built in account creation ability again
** Install ConfirmAccount extension - Milesent Done
*** Had to do a lot of troubleshooting; because I had installed a newer incompatable version first, the correct version did not install correctly. Ugh. After many trials and tribulations, it is now installed and working *knock on wood*
** Configure! -Milesent
*** Need to set up email sending to send confirmation emails for account requests
*** Need to customize form; added custom fields and they're not showing. boo hiss.
** Test!
*** First test successful; saw request and rejected it, however my yahoo account never got the email notice.
** Update request form to suit our needs.
* Demote members of the migration team who will not continue in admin roles
* Train bureaucrats on how to approve/reject accounts.

== Ongoing Upgrades/Maintenance set up ==
* Update "How To" pages for changes in new site and structure
* Set up staging site for upgrades/testing (verify upgrade process)

==Re-Create Categories ==
All Categories that are on pages moved will be red links; can be found under "Wanted Categories"
Exceptions: Categories for files! Once images are important, these will need to be re categorized.

===Re-tag images/files with categories ===
# Go to Special Pages > Uncategorized files
# Find images that fit the categories and add them to the images.

* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - Edward is working on these
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - Milesent started, 76 done
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members) - C&I Images ‎(37 members) - need to pick what we want, third option: Scribal Images
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

===Category pages from the old wiki: Done===
* Populace ‎(1,438 members) - done mi
* Red Company ‎(474 members) - done mi
* Pelicans ‎(184 members) - done mi
* Articles to be expanded ‎(171 members) - not doing
* Terms ‎(159 members) - done mi
* Baronial Awards ‎(138 members) - done mi
* Laurels ‎(127 members) - done mi
* Chivalry ‎(119 members) - done mi
* Territories ‎(113 members) - done mi
* Reigns ‎(112 members) - done mi
* Awards ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Events ‎(103 members) - done mi
* Titles ‎(86 members) - done mi
* Pennsic ‎(63 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Kings ‎(65 members) - done mi
* Households ‎(57 members) - done mi
* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - done mi
* Local Groups ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Heraldry ‎(87 members) - done mi
* Martial Activities ‎(89 members) - done mi
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - done mi
* 14th Century ‎(27 members)
* 12th Century ‎(7 members)
* 10th Century ‎(7 members)
* 11th Century ‎(4 members)
* 16th Century ‎(24 members)
* 15th Century ‎(17 members)
* 13th Century ‎(2 members)
* 9th Century ‎(1 member)
* 7th Century ‎(2 members)
* A&S Venues ‎(23 members)
* A&S terms ‎(26 members)
* Activities ‎(33 members)
* Rapier Combatants ‎(66 members)
* Officers ‎(57 members)
* In Memoriam ‎(39 members)
* Cantons ‎(38 members)
* Shires ‎(35 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Queens ‎(73 members)
* Garb ‎(31 members)
* Kingdom MoASs ‎(30 members)
* MK Marshal's Handbook ‎(30 members)
* MoASs ‎(30 members)
* Archers ‎(28 members)
* Defense ‎(27 members)
* Kingdom Seneschals ‎(26 members)
* Marshals ‎(26 members)
* Chroniclers ‎(26 members)
* Kingdom Chroniclers ‎(25 members) - done mi
* Kingdom Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Kingdom Earl Marshals‏‎ (24 members)
* Seneschals‏‎ (24 members)
* Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Norse Personas‏‎ (23 members)
* Martial Terms‏‎ (23 members)
* Kingdoms‏‎ (21 members)
* Armoured Combatants‏‎ (22 members)
* Arts and Sciences‏‎ (21 members)
* Baronies‏‎ (21 members)
* Tournament Styles‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronage‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronial Orders‏‎ (19 members)
* German Personas‏‎ (18 members)
* Archery‏‎ (18 members)
* Orders‏‎ (17 members)
* Chirurgeons‏‎ (17 members)
* Gold Mace‏‎ (16 members)
* Celtic Personas‏‎ (16 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons‏‎ (16 members)- done mi
* English Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Japanese Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Embroidery‏‎ (14 members)
* Peers‏‎ (14 members)
* French Personas‏‎ (13 members)
* Niche Events‏‎ (13 members)
* Gothic Era‏‎ (12 members)
* Irish Personas‏‎ (12 members)
* Scribes‏‎ (12 members)
* How To‏‎ (10 members)
* Hunters‏‎ (10 members)
* Italian Personas‏‎ (10 members)
* Kingdom Champions‏‎ (10 members)
* Dependants‏‎ (9 members)
* Fiber Arts‏‎ (9 members)
* Brewers‏‎ (8 members)
* Marches‏‎ (8 members)
* Regions‏‎ (8 members)
* Renaissance Era‏‎ (8 members)
* Colleges‏‎ (7 members)
* Early Middle Ages Personas (500 - 1000 AD)‏‎ (7 members)
* Rapier combat‏‎ (7 members)
* Crown Poetry‏‎ (6 members)
* Elizabethan Era‏‎ (6 members) - done mi

===Category pages from the old wiki: to do ===
# Check category page on old wiki (Special pages: most linked to categories)
# copy its content to new wiki page if different
# Move page title from this section into the done section
# Image categories need to be re-added to image files.

* Templates ‎(523 members) - not creating?
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members)- need to decide if we're doing this or Scribal Images
* Great Book ‎(88 members)
* Regalia ‎(77 members)
* Armor ‎(66 members)
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Rapier Combatant Images ‎(52 members)
* C&I Images ‎(37 members) - re-categorize these as Scroll Images or Scribal Images
* Dragon Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Dances ‎(22 members)
* Crown Tournaments ‎(19 members)
* Peers ‎(18 members)
* MiddleWiki requested photographs ‎(18 members)
* Guilds ‎(18 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons ‎(16 members)
* Stories ‎(6 members)
* Russian Personas ‎(6 members)
* Migration Period ‎(6 members)
* Melee Units ‎(6 members)
* History ‎(6 members)
* Ottoman Personas ‎(5 members)
* Romanesque Era ‎(5 members)
* Traveling Prize ‎(5 members)
* Welsh Personas ‎(5 members)
* Chinese Personas ‎(5 members)
* Thrown Weapons ‎(4 members)
* Armored Combat Fighting Styles ‎(4 members)
* Oaths ‎(3 members)
* Spanish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Turkish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Persian Personas ‎(3 members)
* Scottish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Chatelaines ‎(3 members)
* Hamlets ‎(3 members)
* Territorial Baron/esses ‎(3 members)
* Page School ‎(2 members)
* Gaelic Personas ‎(2 members)
* Dark Ages ‎(2 members)
* Burgundian Personas ‎(2 members)
* Anglo-Saxon Personas ‎(2 members)
* Pictish Personas ‎(2 members)
* Metalsmithing ‎(2 members)
* Religious Persona ‎(1 member)
* Korean Personas ‎(1 member)
* Pejoritive Terms ‎(1 member)
* Landsknecht ‎(1 member)
* Indian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Tang Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Middle Eastern Personas ‎(1 member)
* Ancient Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Islamic Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mongolian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mughal Personas ‎(1 member)
* Jewelry ‎(1 member)
* Yuan Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Norman ‎(1 member)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

=After Site Move=
This page is to list future projects and items for after the site move.

* Check for unnecessary redirects
* Decide what to do with the MK Law articles
** Do we update them?
** Add a disclaimer
** Delete them?
* Check for capitalization consistency
* Update Middlewiki 101 page

==Archived tasks ==

=== DEV test with Old DB from 2023 ===
* Testing with Old DB Copy from 2023
** Attempted to import the 2023 db file, got an error: #1044 - Access denied for user 'cpses_zs8fcpfb3r'@'localhost' to database 'wikidb' - Resolved by renaming new table 'wikidb'
** New error #1062 - Duplicate entry 'Annotation' for key 'iw_prefix' caused by db dump containing everything and this value needs to be unique... changed "INSERT INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" to "INSERT IGNORE INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" now it seems to be uploading *fingers crossed* Import successfully finished!
** Error: cannot connect to database when launching middlewiki.org/DEV
*** Checked MySQL Databases in cPannel Admin; only user I had on wikidb was Milesent, added the two DB users in the pannel which were made for the existing db, didn't help
**** Removed extraneous users
*** Checking Localsettings.php - Database name was wrong, corrected it. New error "This page isn't working right now, middlewiki.org redirected you too many times"
**** checked against old server localsettings.php (which I should've done to start, eh?) prefix was mw_, updated localsettings file with this prefex (was hyec_) Exciting new error: "[aO5tD0T_l1tHtAkqNHZ-_AAAARs] 2025-10-14 15:32:31: Fatal exception of type Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"
**** enabled detailed errors by adding lines to localsettings: $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; $wgShowDBErrorBacktrace = true; Now I have a full screen of lovely things
*** From CoPilot: If you imported an old database into a newer MediaWiki version, you must run the update script to align the schema. Run php maintenance/update.php in the MediaWiki directory (need to figure out how I can get to a command prompt in cPanel) - Mi OK, SSH... Created a private key for SSH Access on cPanel; installed Putty and attempted to log in; at login prompt it says 'server rejected our key' grrr. -Mi
*** Ha! There is a terminal in cPanel (it's just kinda hidden, had to search for it.) After much trouble trying to ssh in (I do have the correct username/pwd, port, key, key enabled... not sure why ssh isn't working.) Ran php maintenance/update.php and got "Can not upgrade from versions older than 1.35, please upgrade to that version or alter first." Option: install version 1.35 and try to import and update the old DB on it? -Mi
Closed! Cannot get old server DB up to snuff. Too much deep hurting.

=== Importing Image Files ===
* Downloaded images from 2023 - Mi done
* Extracted image files (unzipped) Mi done
* Import into file system - Problems, can only upload the image files need to manually make all of the directories (Annoying, but can do.)
** Folder 0, 1 and it's sub folders done - Mi
*** Problem: uploaded photos don't show on the wiki b/c we've lost the database links. Need to run a import script (Google tells me there is an importImages.php that can be run... need to find the command prompt to run it at though. - Mi
*** Difficulties setting up SSH; downloaded key, was able to get to command prompt and got access denied; even though cPanel says ssh is enabled. Hrm. Tried via terminal, didn't work... wonder if I put the photos in the wrong images folder. Testing. -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png logo and put in /resources/assets/ (and updated localsettings.php) lo, the logo is there. Small but happy progress - Mi
* Asked Grant for updated images folder -Mi - Got them, 10/24/25, Thanks Grant! -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png to the new site... and yes! I was in the wrong images folder! ha! Moved folder 0 and 1 to this folder and trying the command line linky linky... -Mi
* went through folders 0 and 1 and their subfolders and uploaded additional images from the 2023 file.
** Possible issue with 0/03/Lindr Liathan heraldry image; special characters in name, watch for that when we move the linked page.
* Importing images into folders:
** 2 & subfolders - done -Mi
** 3 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 4 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 5 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 6 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 7 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 8 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 9 & subfolders - done - Mi
** a & subfolders - done - Mi
** b & subfolders - done - Mi
** c & subfolders - done - Mi
** d & subfolders - done - Mi
** e & subfolders - done - Mi
** f & subfolders - done - Mi
** - Not importing archive, temp and deleted folders.

* Run linking script - done! -Mi
* Some images had errors, all with bad characters in them
**e4/Fro-bad charachter-_ketilsson-med.jpg (there was another file without a messed up name uploaded so probably good.)
**d9/Cian_muimnech_mac_f-badcharacter-in.png
**b9 Frothi again
**9b/HanBadCharachterLeiland.jpg

=== Test manual Import/Export ===
* Synced main site with DEV (that had successfully *knock on wood* imported the 2023 db - Fatal Error, tried connecting directly to cloned site and it says unable to connect to db. -Mi
* Used Special Pages Export on live site for King, Consort, Sovereign, Queen and Special: Import; worked! so that's an option (albeit a slow one!) - mi
** Exported numbered pages (reigns/crown tournament pages that started with 1st, 101st, 33rd, etc.) and importing included templates - mi
** Exported most linked to templates, import didn't work b/c they're not pages. boo. -Mi
* Templates imported with pages are not properly formatted. Will likely need to manually move over templates before pages. See above. - Mi

MiddleWiki To Do List

2026-04-20T00:08:13Z

Milesent: /* Category pages from the old wiki: Done */

==Server Migration ==
Migration meetings are currently on Thursday evenings, every two weeks. See Milesent if you would like to attend. (Attendance is open.)
Next meeting is Tuesday, December 30th at 7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm Central

The Migration Team:
* Milesent
* Seamus
* Gianna
* Roisin
* Tali
* Philip the Pilgrim
* Edward
* Dai
* Raffaele
* Margherita
* Zygmunt

=== Server set up ===
* Set up new site - Seamus, Milesent (and Gianna?)
** Install Mediawiki - Mi Done
** Set up front end access for admin team - Mi Done
** Added back end access for Gianna (I think?) - Mi Done
* Created /DEV and /Backup site clones - Mi Done
* Get database dump - Milesent has asked Grant for this, have an old copy from 2023 - Skip this
* Create user accounts for Edward, Tali (done), Rosin (done), Philip (done), Dai (done) on new server
* Give all helpers access to lock pages on original site: Edward, Tali, Rosin, Philip, Dai, Gianna
** Done: Dai, Gianna, Roisin, Pilgrim, Tali, Raffaele, Margherita -Mi
* Secure Certificate for site : Letsencrypt?
* announce site move and freeze of new accounts - Milesent -done
* Ooops, image upload was not enabled! Turned that on - Mi
* I THINK I've increased the user time out to 1 hour; let me know if folks get booted to fast while updating -Mi
* From Dai: to enable scripting for templates exported from Mediawiki, we need the following (see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto):
** Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
*** wfLoadExtension( 'Scribunto' );
*** $wgScribuntoDefaultEngine = 'luastandalone';
** Done! -Mi (Scribunto was apparently already there, saw the folder under extensions so just added the line to localsettings.php... try it and let me know if that did it? -Mi
*** Thanks! Now need TemplateStyles which I guess isn't on MediaWiki 1.4 (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateStyles)
*** Downloaded TemplateStyles Extension and put it into the public_html/Extensions folder and added the line wfLoadExtension( 'TemplateStyles' ); to localsettings... and wiki doesn't work. Boo! Commented out that line. I did version 1.43... we're running version 1.4, may be the issue? There's a 3.9 version I will try (GoDaddy says "you're running the current version" whenever I try to update Mediawiki) -Mi Yes! Version 3.9 did not crash the wiki, huzzah. TemplateStyles loaded. - Mi
*** Sigh and now we need ParserFunctions: wfLoadExtension( 'ParserFunctions' ); - I'm going to create my own server and go through this whole process to stop having to ask for these piecemeal. - Done, Mi!
* Disabled page edits for non-logged in users! Egad, why wasn't that the default? - Milesent
* Don't see "protect" option on pages; need to confirm how to protect certain pages (like Main page) - nevermind! It's there, under 'More' -Mi :)
* Password reset email did not send to Brackenburye, he did get an email confirm email when the account was created, however, so sending does work. Need to check if there's a problem on our end or if Yahoo just felt it was spam or something.
* Investigate styles - can we set styles for navbox template and site? (Border style for boxes etc.)
* we will not be moving disambiguation template or category

=== Update/fix issues ===
* Check SMTP setup for password reset emails - worked on this some, close to done I think? -mi
* JsonConfig extension needed - installed -mi

=== Move Templates ===
* Compare Template list with built in templates on new site to identify list to move - Mi
* List of templates to move: Put your name next to the one you are working on then 'done' when done. (NOTE: check "templates used" at the bottom of the edit page for the existing template and try first to move templates that do not rely on others - Dai)

==== Custom Templates ====
* Template:Populace - Dai Done - Raffaele tested and confirmed.
* Template:Succession box - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Territories - Raffaele - done, tested
** Brought over dependent template Tablestyle1.
* Template:Award - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKqueens - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKkings - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Pennsic - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:Household - Raffaele - done, tested
* Template:MKmoas - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:GreatBook - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKmarshals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKseneschals - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchroniclers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKheralds - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKexchequers - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:MKchirurgeons - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Dance - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Great Office - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Guild - Raffaele - done, tested, had to make some changes
* Template:Ayreton Baronial Succession box - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBaronesses - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:AyretonBarons - Rosin remove template from pages
* Template:MKchatelaines - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Landed Baron - Raffaele - Done, tested
* Template:Infobox Dragon Principal Herald
* Template:ASdate - Raffaele - Done, Tested
* Template:Strlen - Raffaele - Done Tested
* Template:S-Baron Raffaele - Done, Tested

==== MediaWiki Templates ====
Some of these we may not need, but they are all currently linked on Middlewiki old site:

* Template:Tnavbar Dai - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now -Mi
* Template:Navbox - if this is a standard mediawiki template, skip for now - Mi
* Template:Start box ?(165 links)
** Has been replaced by Template:S-start :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:S-start
* Template:End box ?(165 links)
* Template:Expand
* Template:Documentation ?(142 links) Dai: Complete. Documentastion still not showing properly.
* Template:Documentation subpage Dai: see above
* Template:Tablestyle1
* Template:Tl
* Template:! ?(90 links)
* Template:Tlx - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Pp-meta - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Ombox - Template documentation (RdB)
** This is an outdated template, not compatable with new wiki version
** See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Ombox
** Asked Copilot what to do, it gave me a bunch of steps to possibly get Ombox working or: If ombox proves too brittle, consider switching to one of the more actively maintained meta-templates:
*** <nowiki> {{ambox}} – for articles </nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{tmbox}} – for talk pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{imbox}} – for image pages</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{cmbox}} – for categories</nowiki>
*** <nowiki>{{fmbox}} – for footers/headers</nowiki>
** These are more modular and better supported in newer MediaWiki versions
* Template:Namespace detect ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:T1 ?(45 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Mbox ?(43 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Yes2 ?(41 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Navbox subgroup ?(37 links) - Template used for officer pages to list officers who held office (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox subgroups (35 links) - Updated template for KMOAS, now 0 links </strike> (RdB)
* <strike> Template:Navbox/sandbox ?(32 links) - Updated template for [[Template:GreatBook]], now only 2 links </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Ineedcite ?(29 links) - Template for box that shows up when note of photo needing citation. Useful (RtB)
* <strike> Template:Â· (13 links) </strike> (RdB)
* Template:Reflist ?(26 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Tlp ?(25 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Terminated ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Needs ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:BLACK ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:Table-experimental ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:16:9 ?(24 links) - Template documentation (RdB)
* Template:No2 ?(24 links) - No template created, just links on other templates for Template documentation (RdB)

There are a number of additional templates which may or may not be needed; will update list as needed.

Need to figure out how to import standard wiki templates

=== Move pages!===

*2,873 pages moved* out of 7,511 (as of 1/13/2026)

a [https://middlewiki.org/images/0/04/Moving_MiddleWiki_Pages.pdf PDF of instructions is available], if this link doesn't work, see the MiddleWiki Facebook Group or Milesent to get a copy.

==== (incipient) Ayreton to Armond le Charpentier - <s>ready for final review</s>, RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* Milesent - Done Open task for anyone who wants to verify my work, thanks.
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
** <s>AElfric Greensword</s>
** <s>APF</s>
** <s>ASL</s>
** <s>A Pelican in its Piety</s>
** <s>Archery</s>
* Other issues
** duplicate page for Adam MacAoidh, Adhamh MacAoidh, created redirect on new site, also Adhamh uploaded a new version of his profile picture since I uploaded the photos; manually uploaded it.
** Agnoletta da Monterosso - listed as a Midrealm King, but not on the list of kings... who is this? Page needs fixed (new name for an existing King?) - RdB looks like it is Lady Agnoletta da Monterosso who now goes by Lady Agnes Fairbairn.
** Updated photo for Baron Aindle
** Duplicate page for Alaric le Fevre; changed to a redirect on new site
** Updated photo for Alderford
** Moved page Albina to full persona name Albina Gherardi on new site
** Duplicate page for Andries Von Voorburg, replaced blank-er page with redirect.
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good. - done

==== Armor to Caroline de Mercier- <s>Ready for final review</s> - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good ====
* <s>Done - Brackenburye</s>
** <s>Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)</s>
** <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
* (Note from RdB) Ava Steinbock photo was not moved. Page was updated on the old site between the move of photos and move of pages
* (Note from RdB) Baronial award page was missed

==== Carraig Ban to Duchess - ready for final review - RdB Pages have been reviewed and are good, any issues noted below ====
* Raffaele is working this section
* Did Carraig Ban to Duchess, complete need to follow up on the below issues
* Here are follow up issues
**<s>Cecily O'Donnel has a Template issue that need resolved, removed reference to Template:End, Template:S-Herald needs work -Raff</s>
**<s>Charge, Charge (Heraldic), Charge (Tactic) all have the Disambig Template, need to decide if we want it - Deleted Disambig reference , Raff</s>
**Companie of Ayreton Archers, the image did not load
**<s>Create New Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier War Points, need to delete this reference - Fixed, link has been deleted , Raff</s>
**<s>Create Page redirects to Pennsic Rapier Champions, need to delete this reference - Fixed link has been deleted, Raff</s>
**Current Events page was not moved over, nor will I lock it as we are currently editing it, right now as I type
**<s>Dafydd Blaidd, has some customized template that need resolved</s> Fixed best I could with my limited knowledge. - Raff
**'''David Patton has Cheez whiz and didn't share (Should we delete this page?)'''
**<s>Dragon has the disambig Template - deleted disambig reference, Raff</s>
**<s>Dragon Herald has Template: Infobox Curie post, need to follow up on this</s> Fixed, Best I could, it needs formatted to the left. - Raff
**<s>Noticed that several templates didn't borders transfer over, need to look into it- fixed it, Raff</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** <s>[[Template:Infobox Curia post]] was not moved over</s>
** Cian's heraldry image did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Cian_Muimnech_mac_F%C3%A1el%C3%A1in.png)
** Heraldry for Darkyard did not move over (https://middlewiki.midrealm.org/index.php/File:Darkyard4x4.jpg)
*<s>Redirects to check up on:</s>
**<s>Chainmail redirects to Mail</s>
**<s>Chirurgeon redirects to Kingdom Chirurgeaons</s>
**<s>Chiv Tourney redirects to Tournament of Chivalry</s>
**<s>College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus</s>
**<s>College of St Joan rediects to St Joan</s>
**<s>Commanders rediects to Middle Kingdom Command Staff</s>
**<s>Conrad Schwartzwolfe redirects to Kjartan EikBrandsson</s>
**<s>Court Baron/Baroness et al redirect to Baron/Baroness</s>
**<s>Crystal Beacon redirects to Beacon of the Shattered Crystal</s>
**<s>Draig MaCullum reirects to Cadwalader MacCullum</s>
**<s>Duchess redirects to Duke/Duchess</s>
* <s>Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.</s>
*

==== Duct tape to Gillianne deSolis - ready for final review - RdB reviewed through end of E pages ====
* <s>Raffaele is working this section</s>
* <s>Did Duct Tape to Gillianne deSolis</s>
* Here are the follow up issues
**<s>Edward Aelredson has Template:S_HeraldTemplate:End, need to fix/address</s>
** Edward BrackenBurye page - made a redirect to Edward Brackenburye and added Red Co category - Milesent
**Female Sailor, Gathering Peascods, Grimstock, Hole in the wall, Heart's Ease, Jenny Pluck Pears, Mari's Wedding, Posties Jig having issue with Dance Template, need to look into this now that we have data
**GB 68 and GB 72 have corrupted pic files on the original site, may have to find author to upload new ones
**<s>Gavin MacFergus has Template:username and Template:Asdate, need to look into</s>
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
*Redirects to check up on:
**<s>Eve of Concordia and Eve of Cleftlands both redirect to Shahzada Isfahani - this is correct (Mi) Persona name change.</s>
**Fencing redirects to Rapier Combat
**Francesca Morosin rediects to Morgan Woodsende of Hoghton
**Gardant Ram redirects to Guardant Ram
**Genevieve Chastisse de Vaucresson redirects to Guenin de Vaucresson
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Ginevra Boscoli to Jocelyn le Jongleur - ready for final review ======
* Raff is working this section -
* Here are the follow up issues
** <s>Great Officers of State has Template:*</s>
** Gwynaeth_Math_O'Ddylluan, Henry of Exeter has a "Page using a duplicate argument in template call"
** How To: Do I Get Started, Household, Persona, Upload Images are all instructions to create pages, we need to look at and update based on new site and policies
** Isabel Taylor has wrong picture
** Imagemap ??
*Redirects to check up on:
** Group and Groups redirects to Territorial Branch
** Horse Bow redirects to Maygar
** House Stahlgeist redirects to Stahlgeist
** Incipient College of Saint Brutus redirects to Saint Brutus
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Johan Bez Spoudnia to Mark - ready for final review ====
* Raff is working this section -
***Kingdom Champions and Kingdom Champions redirect to Category: Kingdom Champions - Need to setup Category?
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine, Exchequer, Seneschal, Social Media Officer have Template:Infobox Curia Post - Infobox LUA lodaed?</s>
***<s>Kingdom Chatelaine has Template:MKChatelaines - Template is missing on old wiki as well</s>
***<s>Kingdom Exchequer has Templatye:Infobox Lesser Office of State - Infobox issue?</s>
***Kollin Rhos is missing Kollin Person.jpg on both sites
***<s>Kriemhilt von Ebersberg has Template:Userpage -</s>
***<s>Louis LeLaffrier uses Template:Asdate</s>
***Lucius Antonius Ursus has wrong Photo
***Marcus Octavies Argentarius Leo has wrong photo
*Redirects to check up on:
***Kingdom of Northshield redirects to Northshield
***Kingdom Law has several redirects to MK Laws, need to check back when they are loaded
***MOAS redirects to Minister of Arts & Sciences
***Man at Arms and Man at arms redirects to Men at Arms
***Marche of Tirnewydd redirects to Tirnewydd
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== MarKeta z Prahy to Pennsic XVI - Milesent This section is now complete. Ready for file review. ====
* This section is being migrated by Milesent and Edward
* Done to MK law articles
* Redirects to check up on:
** Marshes, March of the
** Myrra de Blackwoode
** Middle Kingdom Embroidery Guild
Issues

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Odile de Brienne photo on new site is sideways.

* Check Pennsic IV, pages do not look alike?

* Marshal's handbook - page is a bunch of templates apparently. Need to revisit.
* Should we roll "Marshal in Charge" and "Marshal in Training" back into the Marshal's article instead of having separate, tiny pages for them?
* Meadhbh Rammsay - photo was updated on old site, downloaded and uploaded new version to new site.
* Merlume de Lunecorne - Merlume de Lunecorne of Narhale Keep - Chiurgeon General template on her redirect, not her page - moved template done
* Michael Colquhoun - some bad formatting under previous positions, fixed.
* Middlewiki 101 page should be reviewed for accuracy with new site.
* Capitalization inconsistencies, Minister of arts and sciences vs Minister of Youth.
* Do we really need that many redirects for Minister of arts and sciences?
* MK Law Articles - were already protected on old site, protected them on new site. Need to address the future of these pages after migration is complete.

* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Pennsic XVII to Seneschal ready for final review =====
* This section is being migrated by: Raff
* Redirects to check up on:
** Raaiins Star and Riain Star redirects to Order of Riains Star
* Issues:
** Pentamere arms .jpg did not transfer over
** Personal Page Framework - Needs reviewed for new server
** <s>Phillip the Pilgrim - Uses Template:Asdate</s>
** Roaring Wastes picture did not transfer over
** Robert Fitzgryffyn - Duplicate page?
** <s>Samson "Samii" Muskovish uses Template:Asdate and Template:S-Baron</s>
** Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
** Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

==== Seonaid inghean Ghrigair to Val Day Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.
Redirects needed?
* Tariq Al Sanna Af Fjall, Tariq al Sanna Af Fjall
* Tarquin Suspectus, Tarquinus Suspectus
These 3 pages are for the same person. Redirects or delete duplicates?
* Tavis Macintosh, Tedesco da Vanezia, Tedesco da Venezia
* The Cameron needs photos fixed
* The Amalie needs a photo fix

==== Val d'Azure to Ívarr of Altenberg - Ready for final review ====
* Done - Edward Brackenburye
* Verify pages look good (If there are problems, add an action item here to address)
* Lock pages on original site after verifying page is good.

'''Broken Redirects to fix'''

[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]

== Add User accounts ==
* Set up built in account creation ability again
** Install ConfirmAccount extension - Milesent Done
*** Had to do a lot of troubleshooting; because I had installed a newer incompatable version first, the correct version did not install correctly. Ugh. After many trials and tribulations, it is now installed and working *knock on wood*
** Configure! -Milesent
*** Need to set up email sending to send confirmation emails for account requests
*** Need to customize form; added custom fields and they're not showing. boo hiss.
** Test!
*** First test successful; saw request and rejected it, however my yahoo account never got the email notice.
** Update request form to suit our needs.
* Demote members of the migration team who will not continue in admin roles
* Train bureaucrats on how to approve/reject accounts.

== Ongoing Upgrades/Maintenance set up ==
* Update "How To" pages for changes in new site and structure
* Set up staging site for upgrades/testing (verify upgrade process)

==Re-Create Categories ==
All Categories that are on pages moved will be red links; can be found under "Wanted Categories"
Exceptions: Categories for files! Once images are important, these will need to be re categorized.

===Re-tag images/files with categories ===
# Go to Special Pages > Uncategorized files
# Find images that fit the categories and add them to the images.

* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - Edward is working on these
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - Milesent started, 76 done
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members) - C&I Images ‎(37 members) - need to pick what we want, third option: Scribal Images
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

===Category pages from the old wiki: Done===
* Populace ‎(1,438 members) - done mi
* Red Company ‎(474 members) - done mi
* Pelicans ‎(184 members) - done mi
* Articles to be expanded ‎(171 members) - not doing
* Terms ‎(159 members) - done mi
* Baronial Awards ‎(138 members) - done mi
* Laurels ‎(127 members) - done mi
* Chivalry ‎(119 members) - done mi
* Territories ‎(113 members) - done mi
* Reigns ‎(112 members) - done mi
* Awards ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Events ‎(103 members) - done mi
* Titles ‎(86 members) - done mi
* Pennsic ‎(63 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Kings ‎(65 members) - done mi
* Households ‎(57 members) - done mi
* Arms Images ‎(587 members) - done mi
* Local Groups ‎(107 members) - done mi
* Heraldry ‎(87 members) - done mi
* Martial Activities ‎(89 members) - done mi
* Award Images ‎(142 members) - done mi
* 14th Century ‎(27 members)
* 12th Century ‎(7 members)
* 10th Century ‎(7 members)
* 11th Century ‎(4 members)
* 16th Century ‎(24 members)
* 15th Century ‎(17 members)
* 13th Century ‎(2 members)
* 9th Century ‎(1 member)
* 7th Century ‎(2 members)
* A&S Venues ‎(23 members)
* A&S terms ‎(26 members)
* Activities ‎(33 members)
* Rapier Combatants ‎(66 members)
* Officers ‎(57 members)
* In Memoriam ‎(39 members)
* Cantons ‎(38 members)
* Shires ‎(35 members) - done mi
* Midrealm Queens ‎(73 members)
* Garb ‎(31 members)
* Kingdom MoASs ‎(30 members)
* MK Marshal's Handbook ‎(30 members)
* MoASs ‎(30 members)
* Archers ‎(28 members)
* Defense ‎(27 members)
* Kingdom Seneschals ‎(26 members)
* Marshals ‎(26 members)
* Chroniclers ‎(26 members)
* Kingdom Chroniclers ‎(25 members) - done mi
* Kingdom Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Kingdom Earl Marshals‏‎ (24 members)
* Seneschals‏‎ (24 members)
* Exchequers‏‎ (24 members)
* Norse Personas‏‎ (23 members)
* Martial Terms‏‎ (23 members)
* Kingdoms‏‎ (21 members)
* Armoured Combatants‏‎ (22 members)
* Arts and Sciences‏‎ (21 members)
* Baronies‏‎ (21 members)
* Tournament Styles‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronage‏‎ (20 members)
* Baronial Orders‏‎ (19 members)
* German Personas‏‎ (18 members)
* Archery‏‎ (18 members)
* Orders‏‎ (17 members)
* Chirurgeons‏‎ (17 members)
* Gold Mace‏‎ (16 members)
* Celtic Personas‏‎ (16 members)
* Kingdom Chirurgeons‏‎ (16 members)- done mi
* English Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Japanese Personas‏‎ (15 members)
* Embroidery‏‎ (14 members)
* Peers‏‎ (14 members)
* French Personas‏‎ (13 members)
* Niche Events‏‎ (13 members)
* Gothic Era‏‎ (12 members)
* Irish Personas‏‎ (12 members)
* Scribes‏‎ (12 members)
* How To‏‎ (10 members)
* Hunters‏‎ (10 members)
* Italian Personas‏‎ (10 members)
* Kingdom Champions‏‎ (10 members)
* Dependants‏‎ (9 members)
* Fiber Arts‏‎ (9 members)
* Brewers‏‎ (8 members)
* Marches‏‎ (8 members)
* Regions‏‎ (8 members)
* Renaissance Era‏‎ (8 members)
* Colleges‏‎ (7 members)
* Early Middle Ages Personas (500 - 1000 AD)‏‎ (7 members)
* Rapier combat‏‎ (7 members)
* Crown Poetry‏‎ (6 members)
* Elizabethan Era‏‎ (6 members) - done mi

===Category pages from the old wiki: to do ===
# Check category page on old wiki (Special pages: most linked to categories)
# copy its content to new wiki page if different
# Move page title from this section into the done section
# Image categories need to be re-added to image files.

* Templates ‎(523 members) - not creating?
* Portrait Images ‎(315 members)
* Scroll Images ‎(109 members)- need to decide if we're doing this or Scribal Images
* Great Book ‎(88 members)
* Regalia ‎(77 members)
* Armor ‎(66 members)
* Regalia Images ‎(61 members)
* Rapier Combatant Images ‎(52 members)
* C&I Images ‎(37 members) - re-categorize these as Scroll Images or Scribal Images
* Dragon Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Heralds ‎(25 members)
* Site Tokens ‎(24 members)
* History Images ‎(24 members)
* Dances ‎(22 members)
* Crown Tournaments ‎(19 members)
* Peers ‎(18 members)
* MiddleWiki requested photographs ‎(18 members)
* Guilds ‎(18 members)
* Slang ‎(17 members) - removing
* Kingdom Chirurgeons ‎(16 members)
* Japanese Personas ‎(15 members)
* English Personas ‎(15 members)
* Embroidery ‎(14 members)
* French Personas ‎(13 members)
* Niche Events ‎(13 members)
* Gothic Era ‎(12 members)
* Scribes ‎(12 members)
* Irish Personas ‎(12 members)
* Archery Events ‎(11 members)
* How To ‎(10 members)
* Italian Personas ‎(10 members)
* Kingdom Champions ‎(10 members)
* Fiber Arts ‎(9 members)
* Dependants ‎(9 members)
* Regions ‎(8 members)
* Renaissance Era ‎(8 members)
* Brewers ‎(8 members)
* Marches ‎(8 members)
* Hunters ‎(7 members)
* Early Middle Ages Personas (500 - 1000 AD) ‎(7 members)
* Rapier combat ‎(7 members)
* Colleges ‎(7 members)
* Stories ‎(6 members)
* Crown Poetry ‎(6 members)
* Russian Personas ‎(6 members)
* Migration Period ‎(6 members)
* Elizabethan Era ‎(6 members)
* Melee Units ‎(6 members)
* History ‎(6 members)
* Ottoman Personas ‎(5 members)
* Romanesque Era ‎(5 members)
* Traveling Prize ‎(5 members)
* Welsh Personas ‎(5 members)
* Chinese Personas ‎(5 members)
* Thrown Weapons ‎(4 members)
* Armored Combat Fighting Styles ‎(4 members)
* Oaths ‎(3 members)
* Spanish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Turkish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Persian Personas ‎(3 members)
* Scottish Personas ‎(3 members)
* Chatelaines ‎(3 members)
* Hamlets ‎(3 members)
* Territorial Baron/esses ‎(3 members)
* Page School ‎(2 members)
* Gaelic Personas ‎(2 members)
* Dark Ages ‎(2 members)
* Burgundian Personas ‎(2 members)
* Anglo-Saxon Personas ‎(2 members)
* Pictish Personas ‎(2 members)
* Metalsmithing ‎(2 members)
* Religious Persona ‎(1 member)
* Korean Personas ‎(1 member)
* Pejoritive Terms ‎(1 member)
* Landsknecht ‎(1 member)
* Indian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Tang Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Middle Eastern Personas ‎(1 member)
* Ancient Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Greek Personas ‎(1 member)
* Islamic Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mongolian Personas ‎(1 member)
* Mughal Personas ‎(1 member)
* Jewelry ‎(1 member)
* Yuan Dynasty Personas ‎(1 member)
* Norman ‎(1 member)
* Event photos ‎(1 member)

=After Site Move=
This page is to list future projects and items for after the site move.

* Check for unnecessary redirects
* Decide what to do with the MK Law articles
** Do we update them?
** Add a disclaimer
** Delete them?
* Check for capitalization consistency
* Update Middlewiki 101 page

==Archived tasks ==

=== DEV test with Old DB from 2023 ===
* Testing with Old DB Copy from 2023
** Attempted to import the 2023 db file, got an error: #1044 - Access denied for user 'cpses_zs8fcpfb3r'@'localhost' to database 'wikidb' - Resolved by renaming new table 'wikidb'
** New error #1062 - Duplicate entry 'Annotation' for key 'iw_prefix' caused by db dump containing everything and this value needs to be unique... changed "INSERT INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" to "INSERT IGNORE INTO `mw_interwiki` VALUES" now it seems to be uploading *fingers crossed* Import successfully finished!
** Error: cannot connect to database when launching middlewiki.org/DEV
*** Checked MySQL Databases in cPannel Admin; only user I had on wikidb was Milesent, added the two DB users in the pannel which were made for the existing db, didn't help
**** Removed extraneous users
*** Checking Localsettings.php - Database name was wrong, corrected it. New error "This page isn't working right now, middlewiki.org redirected you too many times"
**** checked against old server localsettings.php (which I should've done to start, eh?) prefix was mw_, updated localsettings file with this prefex (was hyec_) Exciting new error: "[aO5tD0T_l1tHtAkqNHZ-_AAAARs] 2025-10-14 15:32:31: Fatal exception of type Wikimedia\Rdbms\DBQueryError"
**** enabled detailed errors by adding lines to localsettings: $wgShowExceptionDetails = true; $wgShowDBErrorBacktrace = true; Now I have a full screen of lovely things
*** From CoPilot: If you imported an old database into a newer MediaWiki version, you must run the update script to align the schema. Run php maintenance/update.php in the MediaWiki directory (need to figure out how I can get to a command prompt in cPanel) - Mi OK, SSH... Created a private key for SSH Access on cPanel; installed Putty and attempted to log in; at login prompt it says 'server rejected our key' grrr. -Mi
*** Ha! There is a terminal in cPanel (it's just kinda hidden, had to search for it.) After much trouble trying to ssh in (I do have the correct username/pwd, port, key, key enabled... not sure why ssh isn't working.) Ran php maintenance/update.php and got "Can not upgrade from versions older than 1.35, please upgrade to that version or alter first." Option: install version 1.35 and try to import and update the old DB on it? -Mi
Closed! Cannot get old server DB up to snuff. Too much deep hurting.

=== Importing Image Files ===
* Downloaded images from 2023 - Mi done
* Extracted image files (unzipped) Mi done
* Import into file system - Problems, can only upload the image files need to manually make all of the directories (Annoying, but can do.)
** Folder 0, 1 and it's sub folders done - Mi
*** Problem: uploaded photos don't show on the wiki b/c we've lost the database links. Need to run a import script (Google tells me there is an importImages.php that can be run... need to find the command prompt to run it at though. - Mi
*** Difficulties setting up SSH; downloaded key, was able to get to command prompt and got access denied; even though cPanel says ssh is enabled. Hrm. Tried via terminal, didn't work... wonder if I put the photos in the wrong images folder. Testing. -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png logo and put in /resources/assets/ (and updated localsettings.php) lo, the logo is there. Small but happy progress - Mi
* Asked Grant for updated images folder -Mi - Got them, 10/24/25, Thanks Grant! -Mi
* Uploaded middlewiki.png to the new site... and yes! I was in the wrong images folder! ha! Moved folder 0 and 1 to this folder and trying the command line linky linky... -Mi
* went through folders 0 and 1 and their subfolders and uploaded additional images from the 2023 file.
** Possible issue with 0/03/Lindr Liathan heraldry image; special characters in name, watch for that when we move the linked page.
* Importing images into folders:
** 2 & subfolders - done -Mi
** 3 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 4 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 5 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 6 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 7 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 8 & subfolders - done - Mi
** 9 & subfolders - done - Mi
** a & subfolders - done - Mi
** b & subfolders - done - Mi
** c & subfolders - done - Mi
** d & subfolders - done - Mi
** e & subfolders - done - Mi
** f & subfolders - done - Mi
** - Not importing archive, temp and deleted folders.

* Run linking script - done! -Mi
* Some images had errors, all with bad characters in them
**e4/Fro-bad charachter-_ketilsson-med.jpg (there was another file without a messed up name uploaded so probably good.)
**d9/Cian_muimnech_mac_f-badcharacter-in.png
**b9 Frothi again
**9b/HanBadCharachterLeiland.jpg

=== Test manual Import/Export ===
* Synced main site with DEV (that had successfully *knock on wood* imported the 2023 db - Fatal Error, tried connecting directly to cloned site and it says unable to connect to db. -Mi
* Used Special Pages Export on live site for King, Consort, Sovereign, Queen and Special: Import; worked! so that's an option (albeit a slow one!) - mi
** Exported numbered pages (reigns/crown tournament pages that started with 1st, 101st, 33rd, etc.) and importing included templates - mi
** Exported most linked to templates, import didn't work b/c they're not pages. boo. -Mi
* Templates imported with pages are not properly formatted. Will likely need to manually move over templates before pages. See above. - Mi

Category:Elizabethan Era

2026-04-20T00:04:51Z

Milesent: added category

This category is for personas during the Reign of Elizabeth I of England, even if they are not English personae. Mid to late 16th Century.

Preceded by the [http://middlewiki.org/index.php/Category:Renaissance_Era Renaissance Era]

Followed by the [http://middlewiki.org/index.php/Category:Cavalier_Era Cavalier Era]

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Crown Poetry

2026-04-20T00:03:41Z

Milesent: added category

Bards of [[Sternfeld]] Praise Poetry Project

Category:Rapier combat

2026-04-20T00:02:55Z

Milesent: added category

This is a list of pages related to Rapier fighting.

[[Category:Martial Activities]]

Category:Early Middle Ages Personas (500 - 1000 AD)

2026-04-20T00:02:16Z

Milesent: added category

This category is for personas of the Early Middle Ages, pre-10th century

[[Category:Populace]]

Category:Colleges

2026-04-20T00:01:34Z

Milesent: added category

Similar to a [[shire]] or [[Canton]], Colleges are usually part of a [[Barony]].

[[Category:Local Groups]]

Category:Renaissance Era

2026-04-20T00:00:47Z

Milesent: added category

The exact dates of the Renaissance are open to debate, generally English historians date it after 1485 while Italian art aficionados will date it starting in the 14th century and there's the "Northern Renaissance" too to confuse things. Dating mostly on art history periods becomes difficult.

Personas in this category include Italian Renaissance personas and may run from late 14th century through early 16th century.

Preceded by the [http://middlewiki.org/index.php/Category:Gothic_Era Gothic Era]

Followed by the [http://middlewiki.org/index.php/Category:Elizabethan_Era Elizabethan Era].

[[Category: Populace]]