App/Import/Manual

Reasons for manual import [edit]

The list of data dumps allows you to download dumps for any wiki with one mouse click. However, there are times when you want to manually import a wiki:

• You want a dump from a specific time period (EX: 20121220)
• You want the dump that has talk pages (EX: pages-meta-current)
• You want a dump that doesn't happen to be on the list (EX: none known, but may happen)
• You want to customize the process for multiple wikis
• You encountered an error, and can not use the automated process.

Manual import types [edit]

There are currently two ways to do a manual import

• Manually import the wiki through xowa_build.gfs.

This will offer you the greatest flexibility, but requires some familiarity with a command-line interface. You can read more at Dev/Command-line

• Manually import the wiki through altering the xowa_command

This has less flexibility than the xowa_build.gfs. However, it only requires editing a wiki page, and then clicking the icon

Manual import using the xowa_command [edit]

To do a manual import using the xowa_command, do the following

• Click "Edit" in the top right-hand corner
• Look at the last lines of this page
• Substitute 'simple.wikipedia.org' with your wiki's name
• Change the date from 'latest' to whatever date you're interested in (EX: '20121220')
• Change 'pages-articles' to 'pages-meta-current' if you want talk pages (Note: they are generally twice the size of the regular wiki)
• Save the page
• Click "Setup Custom Wiki"