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This "Getting started" page aims to provide an easy to follow introduction on how to install and work with Semantic MediaWiki (aka SMW) for users unfamiliar with this MediaWiki extension.
* [[Help:Getting started/Part 0 (Download and install)|Part 0 (Download and install)]]
* [[Help:Getting started/Part 1 (Working with annotations)|Part 1 (Working with annotations)]]
* [[Help:Getting started/Part 2 (Working with templates to add annotations)|Part 2 (Working with templates to add annotations)]]
* [[Help:Getting started/Part 3 (Working with queries)|Part 3 (Working with queries)]]

For a more in-depth description about what SMW can do and where it can help, please read the following [[Help:Introduction to Semantic MediaWiki|introductory]] text. If you are unsure about terms like [[Property]], [[Subject]], or [[RDF]] when reading material related to SMW then the following may help:
* [[Help:Getting started/Part 4 (Understanding the Graph Data Model)|Part 4 (Understanding the Graph Data Model)]]
* [[Help:Category vs. property|Part 5 (Understanding the difference between a category and a property)]]
* [[Help:Property naming|Part 6 (Property naming)]]

Additional tutorial examples include (which may require additional extensions):
* [[Help:Getting started/Using geographic coordinates|Part X.1 Using geographic coordinates]] 
* [[Help:Getting started/Using mathematical operations|Part X.2 Using mathematical operations]]

== Examples ==
* TODO

== "Starter kit" ==
If you want to start quickly and run some tests without having to declare all properties by yourself then we suggest you [[Special:Import|import]] the following [https://gist.github.com/mwjames/2f83d3d775cbcc42b4ed XML] into your wiki. After the import you should be able to use properties like [[Property:Has wattage]] (see [https://gist.github.com/mwjames/2f83d3d775cbcc42b4ed#file-smw-sandbox-import-xml-L785-L805 property list]) with content pages such as [[Berlin]].

== Step-by-step-tutorial ==
* [[SMWCon Fall 2017/Introduction_to_Semantic_MediaWiki|Introduction to Semantic MediaWiki]] - Shows how to create properties, annotations and queries around an example.

== See also ==
* '''[[Help:User manual|User manual]]'''
* [[Help:Maintenance]] summarizes maintenance tasks required by a Semantic MediaWiki instance
* [[SMW reference]]
* [[Sandbox tests|Try out SMW online]]
* [[Help:Introduction to Semantic MediaWiki|Introduction to SMW]]
* [[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]

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