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The table below gives an overview of the Transcribe Bentham wiki architecture, as a guide to which features are implemented where, and who can edit what. Wiki security features (page locking, namespace-based permissions) will be used to implement restrictions where possible.
| Layer | Description | Who can change or update? |
| Transcription Content Pages | User supplied transcription text. Uses Namespace "Main". E.g. JB/088/002/001 | Registered User |
| Transcription Content Talk Pages | Per-folio discussions, notes, observations | Registered User |
| User settings | Personalised preferences, including Watch List, List of Contributions. Also Personal Profile settings. | Registered User |
| Discussion Forum Content | Discussions posted on the Wiki Discussion Forums. | Registered User |
| Discussion Forum Settings | Settings and management actions for Wiki Discussion Forums. | Wiki Administrator |
| Wiki Content and Navigation Pages | General wiki content, navigation, news, advice, etc. Uses "Project" Namespace. | Wiki Administrator |
| Wiki Help Pages | Help information for users, editors and administrators. Some generic Mediawiki help has been imported; instructions specific to Transcribe Bentham should be added project staff. Uses Namespace "Help" (and Category:Help). | Wiki Administrator |
| Wiki Admin Settings | Configuration options available through the Web interface for customising Wiki behaviour. Mainly in Namespace "Special". | Wiki Administrator, Wiki Bureaucrat |
| Bentham Folio Metadata Pages | Metadata for each Folio item. This is kept separate from the Transcription Content pages for convenience. Uses Namespace "Metadata". Default metadata uploaded automatically; scope to update it in wiki if necessary. Metadata is specially marked up to support Semantic Property pages, and Category settings to automatically support Box/Folio navigation. | Wiki Administrator, System Developer |
| Bentham Folio Image Pages | Images batch-loaded into the Wiki. These are embedded into the main transcription editing pages. | Wiki Administrator, System Developer |
| Wiki Template Pages | Templates used in Help and Content pages. Uses Namespace "Template". | Wiki Administrator, System Developer |
| Wiki Semantic Property Pages | Metadata search and classification pages, automatically generated by Semantic Mediawiki extension based on properties embedded in the metadata pages. Uses namespace "Property". | |
| Wiki Special Pages | Automatically generated pages, e.g. lists of users, pages, images, categories. Mainly in Namespace "Special". | n/a |
| Wiki Skin | PHP/CSS/HTML developed for look-and-feel | Systems Manager, System Developer |
| Wiki Extensions for Transcribe Bentham Project | PHP modules developed specifically for Transcribe Bentham. The "Bentham Transcription Editor" extension adds the foli | Systems Manager, System Developer |
| Wiki Extensions (3rd Party) | Open Source PHP modules extending general Wiki functionality. See System_software_information for details of installed extensions.
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Systems Manager, System Developer |
| Wiki Settings | Configuration options ("Local Settings") available in PHP for customising wiki behaviour | Systems Manager, System Developer |
| Wiki Software | Open Source MediaWiki distribution: PHP-based Software Package | Systems Manager |
| Web Server Infrastructure | Linux, Apache, PHP Interpreter, MySQL Database | Systems Manager |