My Preferences in the wiki: Difference between revisions

m search all now default for new users
m date/time now default
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== Date and Time Tab==
== Date and Time Tab==
''This was made the default for users added to the wiki after 2012-01-30 and should be fixed wiki-wide for all users since 2013-07-02''
Since wikis are often used in global teams, they keep time in [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Universal_Standard_Time Universal Standard Time]. If kept to the default, it will look in the logs as if edits were made 6-7 hours later than they actually were.  
Since wikis are often used in global teams, they keep time in [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Universal_Standard_Time Universal Standard Time]. If kept to the default, it will look in the logs as if edits were made 6-7 hours later than they actually were.  
To set the wiki to local time:
To set the wiki to local time:
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== Search Tab ==
== Search Tab ==
''This was made the default for users added to the wiki after 2014-09-11 ''
''This was made the default for users added to the wiki after 2014-09-11 ''
By default, the wiki only searches articles from the search box; this means that categories, templates and files would be missed in a search. The following change will ensure that the whole wiki is searched.  
By default, the wiki only searches articles from the search box; this means that categories, templates and files would be missed in a search. The following change will ensure that the whole wiki is searched.  
# Click on "my preferences" at the top right corner
# Click on "my preferences" at the top right corner