==Expert SSI FAQ== ...Q_Basic|Basic SSI FAQ]]' and '[[SSI_FAQ_Advanced|Advanced SSI FAQ]]'. This FAQ has commonly asked SSI questions as well as some tips and tricks.

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==Advanced SSI FAQ== ...assuming you have already read the '[[SSI_FAQ_Basic|Basic SSI FAQ]]'. This FAQ has commonly asked SSI questions as well as tips and tricks.

...k of changing things during the approval process. Many of these rules make it easier for the customization team to examine and test customizations, which ...to use and redistribute them. Just because they can be found in a search, it doesn't mean they can be freely used.

...ual wiki is the SMF Online Manual that anyone can edit. Want to talk about it? Start a new thread in the Documentation Help board [http://www.simplemachi That's OK. Most wiki editing is actually pretty easy, and it is pretty hard to break anything.

==Basic SSI FAQ== ...he basics of whats SSI, whether it can be used to your needs and how. This FAQ has commonly asked SSI questions as well as tips and tricks.

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...ts to make the documentation clear and easy for everyone to understand. So it has settled on these guidelines. Everyone who works on SMF documentation at *'''Keep it on topic''' - Link elsewhere for more information.

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