Difference between revisions of "Marspedia:Wikipedia Import"
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==Exporting the article== | ==Exporting the article== | ||
Select the Wikipedia article. For example: | Select the Wikipedia article. For example: | ||
| − | + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Program | |
| − | The name of the article in this case is | + | The name of the article in this case is Mars Exploration Program |
On the left side below the search box where it says 'toolbox' look for 'Special pages.' Click on that, then click on the link where it says 'export pages.' | On the left side below the search box where it says 'toolbox' look for 'Special pages.' Click on that, then click on the link where it says 'export pages.' | ||
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...or go to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Export | ...or go to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Export | ||
| − | Type in the name of the article, in this case, | + | Type in the name of the article, in this case, Mars Exploration Program |
| − | IMPORTANT: '''''UNCHECK''''' the box that reads 'Include only the current revision, not the full history' | + | IMPORTANT: '''''UNCHECK''''' the box that reads 'Include only the current revision, not the full history'. |
Click on the Export button. | Click on the Export button. | ||
| − | In your web browser, select 'save page as.' and save the file to disk with an appropriate filename (such as | + | In your web browser, select 'save page as.' and save the file to disk with an appropriate filename (such as WikipediaMEP.xml). |
==Editing the file== | ==Editing the file== | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 8 December 2017
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This article describes the process of importing content from Wikipedia. It is important when doing this that we must comply with the Creative Commons license which Wikipedia content has, which requires proper attribution. The commonly-accepted way to do this, is to import the history of the article from Wikipedia, to ensure that all contributors of the article are properly attributed.
Exporting the article
Select the Wikipedia article. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Program
The name of the article in this case is Mars Exploration Program
On the left side below the search box where it says 'toolbox' look for 'Special pages.' Click on that, then click on the link where it says 'export pages.'
...or go to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Export
Type in the name of the article, in this case, Mars Exploration Program
IMPORTANT: UNCHECK the box that reads 'Include only the current revision, not the full history'.
Click on the Export button.
In your web browser, select 'save page as.' and save the file to disk with an appropriate filename (such as WikipediaMEP.xml).
Editing the file
Open the file in your preferred text editor. Search for the first instance of <title>. You should see:
<title>Viking 1</title>
Change that to
<title>GFDL:Viking 1</title>
Save (as text file with extension .xml, probably the same filename).
Now you're ready to import.
Importing the file to a new article
On the left side below the search box where it says 'toolbox' look for 'Special pages.' Click on that, then click on the link where it says 'Import pages' below Restricted special pages.
...Or go here: http://marspedia.org/index.php?title=Special:Import
Click on the Browse button or paste the path and filename into the import box.
If all went well, you should see:
Importing pages...
- GFDL:Viking 1 100 revision(s)
Import succeeded!
You can now go to: http://marspedia.org/index.php?title=GFDL:Viking_1
