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==Options for updating news==
==Options for updating news==
There are different options for updating news on the main page:
There are different options for updating news on the main page:
* Turn the news section off
* Turn the news section off
* Have it automatically generated through Google news RSS (needs RSS extension for mediawiki)
* Have it automatically generated through Google news RSS (needs RSS extension for mediawiki)
* Update it with only external links (easy)
* Update it with only external links (easy)
* Update while saving extracts of news on the site. This involves the most work but the advantages of this option are:
* Update while saving extracts of news on the site. This involves the most work but the advantages of this option are:
** It's like our very own news site/blog (like how Wikipedia's news section links to WikiNews).
#It is like WikiIslam's very own news site/blog (similar to how Wikipedia's news section links to WikiNews).
** We want WikiIslam to be an all-in-one resource. This helps us achieve that. When it had been updated regularly, many readers have commented positively on it, mentioning how WikiIslam is the only site they need.
# It keeps visitors on the site rather than directing them to an external link
** When news is added about LGBT issues, converts, apostates, statistics etc., it can also be added it to the relevant articles ("Persecution of...", "Converts to Islam" etc.)
# It helps WikiIslam achieve its goal to be an all-in-one resource. When it is updated regularly, many readers comment positively on it, mentioning how WikiIslam is the only site they need
# When news is added about LGBT issues, converts, apostates, statistics etc., it can also be added to the relevant articles ("Persecution of...", "Converts to Islam" etc.)
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