Help:Getting Started (old)
This is a basic guide to getting started with editing WiKirby. We're glad you decided to help out, so here's everything you need to begin editing right away!
Editing Pages
So you've found a page that you want to edit. To do this, go to the top of the page and click the little button that says "edit". This pulls up the editing screen, where you can make changes to pages. From here, edit the article how you see fit (as long as it is within the realm of WiKirby's Quality Standards). But don't save just yet! You'll want to make sure that the edit is okay, and that there are no broken images or that nothing else is messed up.
From here, click "Show preview". This will allow you to see the edits before you save them. Check to make sure that everything is in order (and sometimes spelling errors are easier to notice here). It is also preferred for the "Edit summary" to be used — simply type a short summary of the edit you've made (i.e. "Fixed 'als' to 'also'", etc.), then click "Save page". This will save your edits for everyone to see!
In a nutshell, the basic steps for editing are:
- Click "edit" and make the changes in the edit box.
- Change the edit summary to detail the edit you've made.
- Click "show preview" and make sure that everything is working as it should.
- Click "save page".
Basic Wiki Coding
Wikis have their own special coding system. This is a short list of some of the most-used Wiki markup:
Text Formatting
What you see | What you type |
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Bold Text | '''Bold Text''' |
Italic Text | ''Italic Text'' |
Bold and Italic Text | '''''Bold and Italic Text''''' |
Underlining works, as does |
<u>Underlining</u> works, as does <s>striking out</s>. |
A line break won't be registered with only one new line. This line appears to be in the same paragraph as the previous line. Two new lines, however, begins a new paragraph. |
A line break won't be registered with only one new line. This line appears to be in the same paragraph as the previous line. Two new lines, however, begins a new paragraph. |
You can break lines |
You can break lines<br/> without starting a new paragraph. |
This makes '''all''' of the [[wiki]] coding not display. | <nowiki>This makes '''all''' of the [[wiki]] coding not display.</nowiki> |
Small text | <small>Small text</small> |
Superscript or subscript | <sup>Superscript</sup> or <sub>subscript</sub> |
Hidden page comments: not shown when viewing page |
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A typewriter font for monospace text
or for computer code:
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A typewriter font for <tt>monospace text</tt> or for computer code: <code>int main()</code> |
Signing Posts
When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding four tildes to add your user name plus date/time:
Other, less recommended alternatives are:
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When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding four tildes to add your user name plus date/time: : ~~~~ Other, less recommended alternatives are: *Three tildes to add user name alone: : ~~~ *Five tildes gives the date/time alone: : ~~~~~ |
Link Formatting
A direct link and a piped link (one that shows different text than its actual link): Kirby is the main character of The Kirby Series. Any type of link can be a piped link. |
[[Kirby]] is the main character of [[Kirby (series)|The Kirby series]]. |
This is a link to a page that doesn't exist. If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link. |
[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link. |
Linking to a different namespace that is not Category: Talk:Main Page |
'''Talk:Main Page''' |
Linking to the category namespace: Category:Abilities |
[[:Category:Abilities]] |
Linking to a subpage: User:Neo/sig |
[[User:Neo/sig]] |
External links:
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*[http://www.wikirby.com] (very bad) *http://www.wikirby.com (bad) *[http://www.wikirby.com WiKirby] (good) |
Linking to Wikipedia:
Wikipedia:Kirby |
[[Wikipedia:Kirby]]<br/> '''OR''' {{Wikipedia|Kirby}} |
To have a page automatically send a user to a different page, use this code. (See Help:Redirects for more information) |
#REDIRECT [[page name]] |
Kirby#Kirby's Adventure is a link to a section within another page. #Links and URLs is a link to a section on the current page. #example is a link to an anchor that was created using an id attribute
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[[Kirby#Kirby's Adventure]] is a link to a section within another page. [[#Links and URLs]] is a link to a section on the current page. [[#example]] is a link to an anchor that was created using <div id="example">an id attribute</div> |
Automatically hide stuff in parentheses: Kirby. Automatically hide namespace: Abilities.
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Automatically hide stuff in parentheses: [[Kirby (series)|]]. Automatically hide namespace: [[:Category:Abilities|]]. |
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[[Category:Character sets]]
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Linking to other wikis:
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