ManagingWebs < TWiki

---## TWiki Administration

The current implementation of %WIKITOOLNAME% is designed to never forget.  So you can't delete a topic, however you can move or rename a topic and the original information is saved in topic meta data.  If you want an even stronger memory, you can disable renaming on some or all topics; see TWikiAccessControl.

---+++ How to add a New Web

   * See [[TWikiDocumentation#TWiki_Installation_Notes][TWiki Installation Notes]]

---+++ How to Rename or Delete a Web

   * It is advisable not to rename the %WIKITOOLNAME%.%MAINWEB% web.
   * Be aware that other webs might link to the web you want to rename / delete. Search each web for links to this web, i.e. search all webs for =Obsolete.= (include the period, this is to find topics like =Obsolete.SomeTopic= ). Take measures if necessary.
   * Edit the %WIKIPREFSTOPIC% topic and rename / delete the web from the =WIKIWEBLIST= variable.
   * Edit the TWikiWebsTable topic and rename / delete the web from the table.
   * Telnet to the %WIKITOOLNAME% installation.
   * cd to ==twiki/data== and rename / delete the web directory.
   * cd to ==twiki/templates== and rename / delete the web directory if present.
   * cd to ==twiki/pub== and rename / delete the web directory if present.

-- Main.PeterThoeny - 03 Mar 2001 <br>
-- JohnTalintyre - 07 Aug 2001 <br>

This topic: TWiki > WebHome > ManagingWebs
Topic revision: r6 - 2001-08-07 - JohnTalintyre

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