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--- recent_changes [2009-03-30 15:23] – add note for administrators, referencing config:recent setting ChrisS
+++ recent_changes [2022-10-14 20:07] (current) – old revision restored (2022-02-16 08:11) Klap-in
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 ====== Recent changes ======
-This is a special wiki page, that shows a list of pages in the wiki that were changed recently. For each page it lists
+DokuWiki provides a special page, that shows a list of pages in the wiki that were changed recently. Recent changes page lists following records for each relevant page:
   * the modification time
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 :!: Only the most recent change for each page is listed, regardless of how many times that page was changed.
-In the default [[:Template|template]] you can reach this page by clicking on the button labeled "Recent changes" in the header next to the [[search]] field.  It can also be reached using the shortcut key combination ''ALT+R''.  (For more DokuWiki shortcut keys, see [[accesskeys]].)
+In the default [[:Template|template]] you can reach this page by clicking on the button labeled "Recent changes" in the header below the [[search]] field.  It can also be reached using the shortcut key combination ''ALT+R''.((For more DokuWiki shortcut keys, see [[accesskeys]].))
 The URL that the button and shortcut key direct to is ''/?do=recent''.  The info displayed on this page is read from the [[devel:changelog]].
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 ===== Difference between recent changes and old revisions =====
-The ''recent changes'' button lists the changes performed on //all// pages (in the wiki).
+The ''recent changes'' feature lists the changes performed on //all// pages (in the wiki).
-The ''old revisions'' button lists changes to the page from which it is invoked .
+The ''old revisions'' button lists changes to the page from which it is invoked.
 ===== Information for Administrators =====
   * the number of changes shown per page is controlled by the [[config:recent]] setting.
+  * the maximum age of changes kept is controlled by the [[config:recent_days]] setting (excepting that changes aren't discarded if there are less than one page of changes (per [[config:recent]] setting)).
   * users are only shown pages to which they have read access (see [[acl]]).