Options for updating news
There are different options for updating news on the main page:
- Turn the news section off
- Have it automatically generated through Google news RSS (needs RSS extension for mediawiki)
- Update it with only external links (easy)
- Update while saving extracts of news on the site. This involves the most work but the advantages of this option are:
- It is like WikiIslam's very own news site/blog (similar to how Wikipedia's news section links to WikiNews).
- It keeps visitors on the site rather than directing them to an external link
- It helps WikiIslam achieve its goal to be an all-in-one resource. When it is updated regularly, many readers comment positively on it, mentioning how WikiIslam is the only site they need
- When news is added about LGBT issues, converts, apostates, statistics etc., it can also be added to the relevant articles ("Persecution of...", "Converts to Islam" etc.)