Valoriem:Namespaces
This document provides an overview of the namespaces currently in use on this website. Namespaces in MediaWiki define the structural areas of the site, such as company and brand profiles, user pages, templates, and project-related content. Custom namespaces have been added to support specific functions and governance structures, such as pages related to The Valoriem Collective.
Please note that this page is manually maintained and may not always reflect the most current namespace configuration on the live site.
Regular Namespaces
The standard MediaWiki installation defines sixteen namespaces that can contain user-generated content. These are organized in pairs, with each pair consisting of a subject namespace (for primary content) and a discussion namespace (for related talk pages). Namespaces are numbered starting from zero, with all subject namespaces assigned even numbers and their corresponding discussion namespaces assigned the next odd number.
The table below lists both the standard namespaces and any custom namespaces defined on this wiki. Names shown reflect the localized names in use on the site, which may differ from MediaWiki’s canonical defaults. Custom namespaces appear in the reserved range of 3000–4999, consistent with MediaWiki best practices for site-specific extensions.
| Index | Content | Discussion | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | no prefix (main) | Talk | 1 |
| 2 | User | User talk | 3 |
| 4 | Valoriem | Valoriem talk | 5 |
| 6 | File | File talk | 7 |
| 8 | MediaWiki | MediaWiki talk | 9 |
| 10 | Template | Template talk | 11 |
| 12 | Help | Help talk | 13 |
| 14 | Category | Category talk | 15 |
| 3004 | Valoriem Collective | Valoriem Collective talk | 3005 |
Description of Namespace Content
- Main
- The primary content area of the Valoriem directory. This is where company and brand profiles are created and maintained.
- User
- Personal pages for registered users. Often used for notes, drafts, or information about the contributor.
- Valoriem
- Project-related pages for the Valoriem platform itself, including editorial policies, contribution guidelines, and site-wide documentation.
- File
- Pages that describe and host uploaded media files, such as images or documents. Each file has a dedicated page with metadata and usage info.
- MediaWiki
- System interface messages and site-wide configuration text. Only editable by users with interface-admin rights.
- Template
- Reusable content blocks (such as infoboxes or citation formats) used across multiple pages for consistency and structure.
- Help
- Help documentation and usage guides for contributors. Typically covers how to edit, format, and navigate the site.
- Category
- Classification pages used to group related content. Pages added to categories appear in index lists for easy browsing.
- Valoriem_Collective
- Pages related to the governance, mission, and activities of The Valoriem Collective — the non-profit organization that manages the Valoriem directory and related public-interest projects.
Special Namespaces
In addition to the regular namespaces, the standard MediaWiki installation includes two special namespaces that are reserved for system-generated content. These are not intended for user-created pages. Instead, they contain pages that are created dynamically “on the fly” by the MediaWiki software to support search, navigation, system configuration, and other administrative functions.
| Index | Name |
|---|---|
| -2 | Media |
| -1 | Special |
Aliases
MediaWiki supports namespace aliases, which are alternative names that resolve to existing localized namespace names. Aliases provide flexibility in linking and are often used for backward compatibility or user convenience. For example, by default, Image is an alias for the File namespace, so a link like [[Image:MediaWiki-2020-logo.svg]] is functionally equivalent to [[File:MediaWiki-2020-logo.svg]]. Aliases do not create new namespaces but simply redirect references to an existing one.
| Alias | Target Index | Target Name |
|---|---|---|
| Image | 6 | File |
| Image talk | 7 | File talk |
| ValCol | 3004 | Valoriem Collective |
| ValCol_talk | 3005 | Valoriem Collective talk |
