Forum:Founded a wiki, but unsure about Admin

I founded a wiki, but I am unsure how to access my admin privleges. According to help pages that I have read I am supposed to get admin priveleges when I found a wiki. Is this true? If not, how am I supposed to manage the admin-only things on my wiki?

Thanks,

Crislyn Anessa Waryn 16:18, July 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * If you're the founder, you're automatically a sysop + bureaucrat on the wiki. Special:ListGroupRights on your wiki will list what extra things you can do, here's a convenient list of the most important things:


 * Revert a user's edits to a page in one click (rollback)
 * Block a user from editing the wiki (block)
 * Change other's access to the wiki, giving any user any of the flags: Sysop, Rollback, Bureaucrat (at Special:UserRights)
 * Protect a page from being edited or created by users who are not logged in, or not an admin (protect)
 * Delete any page (Delete)
 * Edit pages in the MediaWiki namespace (for a list, go to Special:Allmessages)
 * Undelete a page (Undelete)
 * There's no "admin control panel" as such, but - as an admin, the delete, block and protect buttons will automatically be added to the wiki interface in relevent pages. -- Random Time  16:43, July 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, so then if I am the sysop/admin, how do I change the sidebar and such? And shouldn't it say that I am a sysop + bureaucrat under my preferences where it says 'Member of groups' ?
 * Crislyn Anessa Waryn 17:05, July 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * It should do, might need to update or something. Special:Listusers/Sysop should have you on the list. To edit the sidebar, you need to edit MediaWiki:Sidebar for the monobook (Wikipedia-like) skin and MediaWiki:monaco-sidebar for the monaco (wikia default) skin -- Random Time  17:12, July 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * As always, it is easier to help, if you give a link to your wiki. No one seems to read the pointers. -- Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 10:17 AM PST 16 Jul 2010
 * Waryn Family Wiki is the link. Also, it seems there are two userpages for my user.. one is the admin and shows that I haven't logged in since July 3rd and then the other one which shows all my contributions. So.. I am seriously confused..
 * Waryn Family Wiki is the link. Also, it seems there are two userpages for my user.. one is the admin and shows that I haven't logged in since July 3rd and then the other one which shows all my contributions. So.. I am seriously confused..
 * Waryn Family Wiki is the link. Also, it seems there are two userpages for my user.. one is the admin and shows that I haven't logged in since July 3rd and then the other one which shows all my contributions. So.. I am seriously confused..


 * User:Crislyn_Anessa_Waryn - Admin version


 * User: Crislyn_Anessa_Waryn - Version that is most up-to-date


 * -- Crislyn Anessa Waryn 17:35, July 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * It looks like you accidently made 2 accounts, User:Crislyn Anessa Wayn and User:Crisyn Anessa Waryn - my guess is you made a typo the first time you created, then you tried to login again, using your real name, but couldn't - so you made a new account. To give your real account admin rights, login to Crislyn Anessa Wayn and go to Special:Userrights, and give User:Crislyn Anessa Waryn Sysop and Bureaucrat, log out, and don't use Crislyn Anessa Wayn again -- Random Time  18:07, July 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * I feel like an idiot now.. -_- I can't believe I missed that, thank you so much! -- Crislyn Anessa Wayn 18:18, July 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * I feel like an idiot now.. -_- I can't believe I missed that, thank you so much! -- Crislyn Anessa Wayn 18:18, July 16, 2010 (UTC)


 * How do I put the admin, chat moderator, spam team etc. badges next to peoples names?
 * I am so confused because I say to people "you are being considered for parts" but no-one ever gets them. What do I do? Glee Rocks! 06:45, September 6, 2011 (UTC)Glee Rocks!


 * You can change peoples rights by using the Special:UserRights page. Just type in there name and tick the box beside the rights you want to give them, then hit "save user groups". Or you can go to there user page an go to the contributions tab and there will be a link that says "user rights management", hit that and it will load up the UserRights page but with there name already filled in. Gracey91   ✉  19:21, September 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * The "badges" you are referring to - the profile pages are only designed to show one such designation, showing the superlative rank (ex. Founder displays over Admin). So even if you do as Gracey91 does, you can only show one block next to the name. --daNASCAT http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 19:52, September 6, 2011 (UTC)