Resources/wikicheatsheet
what was the syntax again?
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Description | You type | You get |
Italics, bold, and both |
''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both''''' |
italics, bold, and both |
Link to another page |
[[copy edit]] |
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"Pipe" a link to change the link's destination |
[[People | The People involved in Digital Craft]] |
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Link to a section |
[[People#Students]] |
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Red link
Red links show references to pages that don't exist yet ( they don't have content). Click them to add content to that page.
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[[something missing]] |
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References and footnotes
sources in the article will appear where <references /> is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page.
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Hello,<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref>
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References: |
SignatureTemplate:Anchor
sign your contributions when posting to a talk page
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~~~~ |
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Plain website |
http://www.wikipedia.org |
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Link a website |
[http://www.wikipedia.org] |
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Link and name a website |
[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] |
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Strike your talk page comment
to show your previous comment is outdated
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<s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s> |
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Hide text somewhere for editors
consensus is how things are decided
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<!--This had consensus, discuss at talk page--> |
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Show an image
for uploading, see the intro to uploading images
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[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]] |
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Template:Citation needed
one of many cleanup templates
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This statement is true.{{cn}} |
This statement is true.Template:Cn |
Add a page to a categoryTemplate:Anchor | [[Category:Category name]] place near the bottom of a page |
shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved |
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Description | You type | You get |
Redirect to another pageTemplate:Anchor
redirects must be placed at the start of the first line
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#REDIRECT [[Target page]] |
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Redirect to a section of another page |
#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]] |
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Section headingsTemplate:Anchor a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article
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==Level 2== |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
Bulleted listTemplate:Anchor |
* One |
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Numbered listTemplate:Anchor |
# One |
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Indenting textTemplate:Anchor
this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.
After a string of indents, or to revive a discussion, an outdent {{Outdent|n}} (Template:Outdent) can be used to reset the paragraph to the left margin. |
no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
Template:Outdent (return to left margin) |