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The basics of the Wiki Markup.

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[edit] As a general rule...

If you don't find these pages helpful, it's always a good idea to learn by example. When you press the edit tab, you can see all the source code and learn how the page works.

[edit] Signature

To sign your comments, all you need to do is write four tildes after each other, i.e. ~~~~. The signature will consist of a link to you userpage as well as a date and time stamp. You can also sign using simply your name by using three tildes, i.e. ~~~ or simply with the timestamp using five tildes, i.e. ~~~~~, however, the latter two are considered slightly rude.

Here are some visual examples:
~~~ = Hecko X
~~~~ = Hecko X 14:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
~~~~~ = 14:09, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bold/Italics

To make something bold or italic you need to write a certain number of apostrophes at the beginning and end of your sentence, word or letter. Italics require two apostrophes, bold requires three, and bold+italics (referred to as "bolics" from this point on) requires five.

[edit] Examples on italics

Please note that it is two apostrophes next to eachother, and not quotation marks

  • ''An entire sentence in italics'' = An entire sentence in italics
  • A single ''word'' in italics = A single word in italics
  • A single le''t''ter in italics = A single letter in italics

[edit] Examples on bold

  • '''An entire sentence in bold''' = An entire sentence in bold
  • A single '''word''' in bold = A single word in bold
  • A single le'''t'''ter in bold = A single letter in bold

[edit] Examples on bolics

  • '''''An entire sentence in bolics''''' = An entire sentence in bolics
  • A single '''''word''''' in bolics = A single word in bolics
  • A single le'''''t'''''ter in bolics = A single letter in bolics

[edit] New Lines

This is written in a special
box to show that a single new line
has no effect on a text. A double

new line does. If you don't want
the 1½ line-seperation, you can<br>
break the text instead.

The above is written in a special box to show that a single new line has no effect on a text. A double

new line does. If you don't want the 1½ line-seperation, you can
break the text instead.

[edit] Headers/Sections

The effect of the following can be seen in the table of contents. Headers are defined by the number of equal signs used on either side of a word or sentence, similar to when making something bold or italic. The only difference is that headers cannot isolate a single letter, in which case, it just look like jum==bled tex==t. For the same reason, a header must be the only thing written on a line, else, the coding will be messed up. The following should give a basic idea of how sections work.

==Section (example)==
===Subsection (example)===
====Sub-subsection (example)====

It gives the following results

[edit] Section (example)

Biggest font, normal, has a line seperating the actual header from the rest of the section.

[edit] Subsection (example)

Medium sized font (of the three), bold, does not have a line seperating the header and the rest of the section.


[edit] Sub-subsection (example)

Smallest sixed font of the three, yet still slightly bigger than regular text, also bold and also without the seperating line.

While entirely possible to have a single-equation header (=Like This=), it is forbidden to use, at it tends to mess up a lot of things and is generally reserved for the article namespace.

[edit] Separation/Horizontal line

It is possible to manually create a separation line (called a "Horizontal line"), like the one use in the section header. While rarely used, it's worth mentioning. It's done in a way similar to when adding a signature, but instead of tildes, you use four hyphens. So this ----, yields:


However, it cannot be used in the middle of a sentence, in which case it just remains as it is, four hyphens. The four hyphens must be the first thing written on a new line for it to work. Everything written after, even if on the same line, while be pushed beneath the separation Line.

[edit] Lists

There are two types of lists that can be created: bulleted and numbered.

To create bulleted lists, simply type the asterisk (*) by pressing Shift+8 on your keyboard before each item. Double asterisk will push the indent of the list. By typing:

;Title of List
*Item 1
*Item 2
**Item 2.1
**Item 2.2
*Item 3

it gives the following result:

Title of List
  • Item 1
  • Item 2
    • Item 2.1
    • Item 2.2
  • Item 3

For numbered lists, simply type the hash symbol (#) by pressing Shift+3 on your keyboard before each item. Double hash will push the indent of the list. By typing:

;Title of List
#Item 1
#Item 2
##Item 2.1
##Item 2.2
#Item 3

it gives the following result:

Title of List
  1. Item 1
  2. Item 2
    1. Item 2.1
    2. Item 2.2
  3. Item 3

Contents

You can edit any page where you can see an edit link. The changes that you make will show on the page as soon as you save.

In pictures

Click edit at the top of the page you want to edit.


An "edit box" will open, type your new sentences or corrections.
Please note: on newer wikis you may see the new editor.


Click Preview to check what you have written.


Click Save page to save your writing.


Video walkthrough


Editing

Ready to put your flavor on things? Learn how here!

Also check out our editing Tips and Tricks

For more videos please see our online demos page.

Some other editing tips

  • Explain your edit in the 'Summary' box between the edit window and the bottom row of grey buttons. By filling it the summary box, it allows you to tell members of your wiki community why you made a certain change to an article, making communication easier. You only need to type a short message here, for example 'added introduction'.
  • Use the 'Show preview' button to check your edit before saving. Remember to save your preview before moving on. The preview button gives you a chance to check your edit for formatting and typos before it's up on the wiki for all to see. It also spares you the grief of having to go back and make another change after saving an article.
  • If you are logged in, you can mark an edit as minor by checking the 'This is a minor edit' box. This lets other editors know your edit is very small.
  • Pages that start with 'User:' are personal pages. While it's considered impolite to make major edits to other people's user pages without permission, feel free to leave messages for people on their User_talk pages.
  • Always remember to sign your talk page comments with four tildes ( ~~~~). That way, the person you're writing to will know who sent him/her the message.

Formatting

Most text formatting is usually done with wiki markup, so you don't have to learn HTML.

See Help:Formatting and Help:HTML.

Links

Links are important on wikis to help readers navigate your site. The more your pages are linked to each other, the easier it is for readers to find what they're looking for.

See Help:Links, Help:External link and also Category:Link help on Wikia Help.

Wiki variables and templates

Use {{SITENAME}} to see the current Wikia. For instance, {{SITENAME}} on this site prints out as Wikia Help.

That and a few other templates are common to MediaWiki sites. For a complete list of these "magic words", see magic words on Meta.

You can create templates. After you create the page Template:XXX, using the command {{XXX}} will include that content in your current page. So, if you have something that needs to be included on many other pages, you might want to use a template.

Most templates available on the Central Wikia can be used on individual Wikia wikis with just "wikia:" prefixed to the name. See Help:Shared templates.

See also