As demonstrated with the interface elements in Chapter 3, you can add and remove elements directly from the interface. You can move the content blocks and elements around, too, to create a different layout.
Note
The editinterface permission:
The "editinterface" permission needs to be enabled by you to edit the interface elements through MediaWiki pages. By default, users having administrator privileges are able to edit these pages.
MediaWiki Interface Element Pages
In MediaWiki 1.5 and above, you can change your wiki's navigation, and a host of other interface elements' content. You can do this without having to sift through PHP, by editing the content of certain pages in your wiki's namespace.
Wiki Navigation: MediaWiki:Sidebar
The MediaWiki:Sidebar page in your wiki controls the navigation links. The wiki-syntax for editing this page is as follows:
The navigation element in the...
