Difference between revisions of "How to add stuff to a wiki"
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* clicking the '''Add new page''' link in the menu on the left | * clicking the '''Add new page''' link in the menu on the left | ||
* typing a title inside double square brackets (e.g. <nowiki>[[my title]]</nowiki>) when you edit a page. This makes a link to it: [[ooh look, a page to edit]], which you can click on and edit | * typing a title inside double square brackets (e.g. <nowiki>[[my title]]</nowiki>) when you edit a page. This makes a link to it: [[ooh look, a page to edit]], which you can click on and edit | ||
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=== What you can put in it === | === What you can put in it === | ||
* you put what you like in it | * you put what you like in it | ||
| − | * probably the easiest way to learn '''how''' to do things is by clicking on the '''View source''' | + | * probably the easiest way to learn '''how''' to do things is by clicking on the '''View source / Edit''' tab at the top of pages that do what you want to do, and copying the relevant bits & pieces from there. |
* format the text, organise subsections, make lists and lots of other things - see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext wiki formatting guide] | * format the text, organise subsections, make lists and lots of other things - see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext wiki formatting guide] | ||
* put pages in categories by typing <nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>''some category''<nowiki>]]</nowiki> somewhere in them. These are then listed in special index pages, accessed on the left or listed in your wikipages. | * put pages in categories by typing <nowiki>[[Category:</nowiki>''some category''<nowiki>]]</nowiki> somewhere in them. These are then listed in special index pages, accessed on the left or listed in your wikipages. | ||
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* there are lots of useful extensions people have written and are pretty easy to get working - see e.g. [[Making it more useful]] | * there are lots of useful extensions people have written and are pretty easy to get working - see e.g. [[Making it more useful]] | ||
* consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for more information | * consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for more information | ||
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| + | ===Discussion pages=== | ||
| + | * to leave comments or discuss pages, click the '''Discussion''' tab at the top of that page | ||
| + | * '''Edit''' that Discussion by adding whatever you want to say | ||
| + | * "sign" and date your comment by typing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>, which makes: [[User:Gav|Gav]] ([[User talk:Gav|talk]]) 10:01, 28 November 2018 (GMT) | ||
| + | * you can use a user's '''Discussion''' page in a similar way (they can access it at "Talk", top right when they're logged in) | ||
| + | * But remember, <span style="color:red;">'''this isn't email!!'''</span> '''These are all public pages, so everyone can see who said what when.''' | ||
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[[Category:Wiki]] | [[Category:Wiki]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 28 November 2018
Add a new page by
- clicking the Add new page link in the menu on the left
- typing a title inside double square brackets (e.g. [[my title]]) when you edit a page. This makes a link to it: ooh look, a page to edit, which you can click on and edit
- search for a title, and if it's not there, click create the page ..
What you can put in it
- you put what you like in it
- probably the easiest way to learn how to do things is by clicking on the View source / Edit tab at the top of pages that do what you want to do, and copying the relevant bits & pieces from there.
- format the text, organise subsections, make lists and lots of other things - see wiki formatting guide
- put pages in categories by typing [[Category:some category]] somewhere in them. These are then listed in special index pages, accessed on the left or listed in your wikipages.
- add links to pages already in the wiki by typing the title inside double square brackets - e.g. Why I think a wiki would be good for the school
- add external links by putting a url, then a space, then a title in single square brackets - e.g. What on earth is {!ctf}?
- upload files like images and videos (under Tools on the left) onto the wiki, and put them in pages by typing [[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing.
- see Help with Images for all the stuff you can do with them.
- embed external images in pages using a url or an html <img src=url> tag
Doing fancy things
- use extensions to embed video and sound. For example, use <html5media height="720" width="1280">File:Example.mp4</html5media> -
- I love text-to-speech programs:
- This is what {!ctf} is trying to do:
- there are lots of useful extensions people have written and are pretty easy to get working - see e.g. Making it more useful
- consult the User's Guide for more information
Discussion pages
- to leave comments or discuss pages, click the Discussion tab at the top of that page
- Edit that Discussion by adding whatever you want to say
- "sign" and date your comment by typing ~~~~, which makes: Gav (talk) 10:01, 28 November 2018 (GMT)
- you can use a user's Discussion page in a similar way (they can access it at "Talk", top right when they're logged in)
- But remember, this isn't email!! These are all public pages, so everyone can see who said what when.
