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'''Welcome to the Mahara Wiki! To edit pages here, you need a '''[http://mahara.org/register.php '''mahara.org account''']'''. Then you can '''[[Special:Userlogin|'''sign in to the wiki''']]''' using the same username and password details.'''
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'''Welcome to the Mahara Wiki! To edit pages here, you need a '''[https://mahara.org/register.php '''mahara.org account''']'''. Then you can '''[[Special:Userlogin|'''sign in to the wiki''']]''' using the same username and password details.'''
  
 
If you have a question that is not answered by the wiki, you can ask about it in the [http://mahara.org/forums forums]. And if you want to add content, please feel free! You may want to ask in the forums to check if you're adding something in the right place or that it's not already documented first, if you're not sure.
 
If you have a question that is not answered by the wiki, you can ask about it in the [http://mahara.org/forums forums]. And if you want to add content, please feel free! You may want to ask in the forums to check if you're adding something in the right place or that it's not already documented first, if you're not sure.
  
If you want help using the wiki, there is a user manual available ([http://www.mindtouch.com/User_Manual browse online], [http://www.mindtouch.com/@api/deki/files/915/=User_Manual.pdf PDF]).
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===Introduction===
  
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Mahara is an open-source e-portfolio for education. An e-portfolio is a type of web application that allows users to record and share evidence of lifelong learning. (In technical terms, it's a bit like a content management system crossed with a social network.)
  
===Quick Links===
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For more information about what Mahara is and does, try the Mahara user manual's introduction chapter: https://manual.mahara.org/en/19.04/intro/introduction.html#what-is-mahara
  
* [[Download Mahara]][[Download Mahara#Language Packs|<br />]]
 
* [[Language Packs]]
 
* Instructions on [[System Administrator's Guide/Installing Mahara|Installing Mahara]], or [[System Administrator's Guide/Upgrading Mahara|Upgrading Mahara]]. [[Release Notes|Release notes]] for each release are available.
 
* [[User Guide|User Manual]] - how to use Mahara, for students and staff.
 
* [[Customising|Customising Mahara]] - [[Customising/Themes|themes]], [[plugins]] etc., and [[Developer Area|Developer Documentation]] if you're wanting to understand/write plugins for Mahara.
 
* [[System Administrator's Guide/Moodle//Mahara Integration|Mahara-Moodle ]]integration guide.
 
* Need [[Support]]? Or want to [[Contributing to Mahara|contribute to Mahara]]?
 
* The [[Roadmap]] - detailing plans for future development.
 
  
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===Quick links===
  
===Mahara Elsewhere===
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* '''[[Download Mahara]]'''
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* '''[[Mahara_live_cd|Mahara LiveCD]]'''
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* '''[[System Administrator's Guide/Requirements|System requirements]]''' for installing Mahara
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* '''[http://manual.mahara.org User manual]''' - how to use Mahara, for students and staff.
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* '''[[Developer_Area|Developer area]]'''
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* '''[[Plugins|Plugins list]]'''
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* '''[[Themes/Contributed_themes|Community-contributed themes]]'''
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* [[Language Packs | Language packs]]
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* Instructions on [[System Administrator's Guide/Installing Mahara|Installing Mahara]] or [[System Administrator's Guide/Upgrading Mahara|upgrading Mahara]]. [[Releases|Release notes]] for each release are available.
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* [[Customising|Customising Mahara]] - [[Customising/Themes|themes]], [[plugins]] etc., and [[Developer Area|developer documentation]] if you're wanting to understand/write plugins for Mahara.
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* [[System Administrator's Guide/Moodle%2f%2fMahara Integration|Mahara-Moodle ]]integration guide.
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* Need [[Support | support]]? Or want to [[Contributing to Mahara|contribute to Mahara]]?
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* [[Developer_Area/Mahara_project_overview|Mahara project overview]] for information about the organization behind Mahara
  
* [http://groups.diigo.com/group/everything-mahara Diigo]
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===Other frequently needed links===
* [http://gitorious.org/mahara Gitorious] 
 
* [http://groups.google.com/group/mahara-users Google Group Mahara-Users] (primarily Japanese)
 
* [http://identi.ca/maharaproject Identica account] and [http://identi.ca/group/mahara group]
 
* [https://www.launchpad.net/mahara Launchpad]
 
* [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2037561 LinkedIn]
 
* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/mahara Ohloh]
 
* [http://www.openhatch.org/+projects/mahara OpenHatch]
 
* [http://www.slideshare.net/tag/mahara Slideshare]
 
* [http://twitter.com/maharaproject Twitter]
 
 
 
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===Subpages===
 
  
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* [[Accessibility]]
 
* [[BasicPHPFileTemplates|BasicPHPFileTemplates]]
 
* [[BasicPHPFileTemplates|BasicPHPFileTemplates]]
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* [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/mahara Blueprints] and [[Developer_Area/Specifications_in_Development|specifications in development]]
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* [[Community_resources | Community resources]]
 
* [[Contributing_to_Mahara|Contributing to Mahara]]
 
* [[Contributing_to_Mahara|Contributing to Mahara]]
* [[Contributors|Mahara Team and Contributors]]
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* [[Contributors|Mahara team and contributors]]
 
* [[Customising|Customising]]
 
* [[Customising|Customising]]
* [[Developer_Area|Developer Area]]
 
 
* [[Documentación_en_Español|Documentación en Español]]
 
* [[Documentación_en_Español|Documentación en Español]]
* [[Documentation_en_français|Mahara - en français]]
 
* [[Download_Mahara|Download Mahara]]
 
* [[Guia_de_l'usuari::cat|Documentació_cat]]
 
 
* [[History|History]]
 
* [[History|History]]
* [[Institute_administrator_guide|Institute administrator guide]]
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* [[Community_resources/Mahara_users_on_social_media | Mahara on social media sites]]
* [[Language_Packs|Language Packs]]
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* [[Mahara.org_forums_-_Code_of_Conduct|Mahara.org forums - Code of conduct (Work in progress)]]
* [[Mahara.org_forums_-_Code_of_Conduct|Mahara.org forums - Code of Conduct (Work in Progress)]]
 
 
* [[Mahara_Video_Script|Mahara Video]]
 
* [[Mahara_Video_Script|Mahara Video]]
 
* [[Mahara日本語ドキュメント|Mahara日本語ドキュメント]]
 
* [[Mahara日本語ドキュメント|Mahara日本語ドキュメント]]
* [[Marketing|Marketing]]
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* [[Releases|Release notes]]
* [[Plugins|Plugins]]
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** [[6MonthlyCycle | 6-monthly release cycle]]
* [[Release_Notes|Release Notes]]
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** [[SupportedVersions | Schedule for supporting versions]]
* [[Roadmap|Roadmap]]
 
* [[Site_Administrator_Guide|Site Administrator Guide]]
 
 
* [[Support|Support]]
 
* [[Support|Support]]
* [[System_Administrator's_Guide|System Administrator's Guide]]
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* [[System_Administrator's_Guide|System administrator's guide]]
 
* [[Themes|Themes]]
 
* [[Themes|Themes]]
* [[User_Guide|User Guide]]
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* [[User_Guide/Tutorials_about_Mahara | User-contributed tutorials about Mahara]]
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Revision as of 14:50, 4 June 2019

Welcome to the Mahara Wiki! To edit pages here, you need a mahara.org account. Then you can sign in to the wiki using the same username and password details.

If you have a question that is not answered by the wiki, you can ask about it in the forums. And if you want to add content, please feel free! You may want to ask in the forums to check if you're adding something in the right place or that it's not already documented first, if you're not sure.

Introduction

Mahara is an open-source e-portfolio for education. An e-portfolio is a type of web application that allows users to record and share evidence of lifelong learning. (In technical terms, it's a bit like a content management system crossed with a social network.)

For more information about what Mahara is and does, try the Mahara user manual's introduction chapter: https://manual.mahara.org/en/19.04/intro/introduction.html#what-is-mahara


Quick links

Other frequently needed links

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This wiki is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.