Regular linking means that you just enclose the name of the article in the square brackets, and that is then the way it will be presented in the article.
A label is a text-string added to a link, so that one can link to an article, but have the link say something other than the name of the article. There are basically two ways of labeling; Piped Labeling and Add-On Labeling.
Add-On Labels is text "added on" to the link. It is written directly after the two closing square brackets of a link.
[[User:Hecko X]]pqrs links to User:Hecko X, but the label appears as User:Hecko Xpqrs, looking like User:Hecko Xpqrs.
However, Add-On Labeling is, due to its restrictions, usually only used for adding plural "s"es or "ing" suffixes to a link, i.e. writing [[Dingo]]s instead of [[Dingo|Dingos]] or [[Petrify]]ing instead of [[Petrify|Petrifying]]. The restrictions are that any symbol, even uppercase letters, can break the label.
User:Hecko XpqRs (case of an uppercase letter breaking the label)
It is possible to mix both types of labeling, but there really is no point, since what is written as the Add-On Label might as well be a part of the Piped Label.
It is possible to mix links with other coding. Most coding can be done like with regular text, while others (HTML based codes) must be mixed with the Piped Label.
To make an external link, just write the URL. Please note that this means that the http:// part is needed. Simply starting the link with www. will not work.
However, if you wish to label the link, you must enclose it in single square brackets and write the label after a space as opposed to after a pipe. It has the same properties as a Piped Label though.
[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/ FFWiki main page] (note the space between the URL and the label) becomes FFWiki main page
Add-On Labeling is not possible with external links.
[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/ FFWiki main page]blah gives FFWiki main pageblah (note that "blah" is not part of the label)
Sections of a page are determined by the use of "="s as headers in a page. In order to direct a link towards a certain section of a page, the "#" symbol must be used inside the link. To do this, link to a page as normal, but immediately after the page name, insert an # and the name of the section desired.
Piped linking is usually utilized when linking to sections of a page in mainspace articles.
[[Chocobo#Final Fantasy XII|Chocobo]] gives Chocobo
Sometimes in an article, multiple section headers will have the same name. To specify which section you want the link to direct towards, type a space after the section name, followed by a number which corresponds to the placement of the desired section in relation to other sections with the same name.
The Pipe Trick is a variation of normal piped linking. It serves to cut down the amount of piping needed for linking to disambigs, other spaces and titles with colons or commas. For example, if you wished to link to the page Black Mage (Job) and show it as Black Mage, you can type [[Black Mage (Job)|Black Mage]]. Using the pipe trick, you would only need to type [[Black Mage (Job)|]]. When saved, the MediaWiki software automatically expands the latter example to the former. This saves a lot of time and effort if you're fixing a lot of links.
The pipe trick works with other things as well. Thus:
Type this
Result
[[Potion (Item)|]]
Potion
[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children|]]
Advent Children
[[Forum:Pipe Trick|]]
Pipe Trick
[[User:Yuanchosaan|]]
Yuanchosaan
[[Final Fantasy Wiki:Manual of Style|]]
Manual of Style
[[Category:Final Fantasy Wiki|]]
Final Fantasy Wiki
[[Forum: Okay, I found this game in a book...|]]
Okay
Please note that the pipe trick does not cut down on actual content, it simply reduces typing. The link expands automatically when the page is saved. If you have any difficulties or questions, please contact me or read this page.
To create a link, you must be in edit mode. Begin by highlighting the text you want to link.
Then click on the button on the toolbar. (If you don't see this button, there are other options. See below.)
A window will pop up that gives you two options for linking: an internal link or an external link. Internal links are pages within the wiki (or to another wiki on Wikia). External links are to pages outside of Wikia. Select which one you need.
Enter the target of the link. For an Internal link, enter the name of the page (see "Types of Internal Links" below for more detail). For an external link, enter the full URL (including the "http://" part).
Make sure the text that should display for the link looks correct (it should be displaying the text you highlighted earlier).
Click "OK". Your link will appear!
Types of Internal Links
An internal link is a link that goes from one page on Wikia to another, and can be in any of the following forms:
To link to an article page, just enter the name of the article in the link field.
Example: Season One
To link to a page in a namespace, enter the name both the namespace and the page in the link field, with a colon (":") between them. This should match how the same text appears at the end of that page's URL.
Example: Characters:Joe_Smith
To link to a page on a different wiki, enter "w:c:" followed by the domain of that wiki, followed by the namespace and pagename.
Preview your changes, and Save when you are sure that you are finished.
If your new link is red in the Preview, either that destination does not exist, or you typed it incorrectly. If you click on the red link, you will be asked to create the page.
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button on the toolbar. (If you don't see this button, there are other options. See below.)
