UniWiki:Editing Guide: Difference between revisions

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Creating a page is very easy, as all pages exist ''in potentia''. This means in order to create a page, all you need to do is go to that page and add content. Confused? Don't worry, we have pictures!

First, you'll need to go to the page you want to create. This example shows how this guide was made. You can navigate to the page you wish to make by manually adjusting your browser URL and click 'edit', or - as shown in this example - simply do a search on our wiki for the name of the page you wish to create, and then click 'Create this page'.

First, you'll need to go to the page you want to create. This example shows how this guide was made. You can navigate to the page you wish to make by manually adjusting your browser URL and click 'edit', or - as shown in this example - simply do a search on our wiki for the name of the page you wish to create, and then click 'Create this page'. You can use spaces if the page you wish to create contains multiple words.

[[File:wiki1.png]]

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==== Headings ====

The use of headings not only makes for readable text but also automatically generates a table of contents. Headings are very easy to add, simply surround the title of the paragraph with equal signs ( '=' ).

<nowiki>= Heading level 1 (top) =

<nowiki>= Heading level 1 (top) =</nowiki>

== Heading level 2 ==

<nowiki>== Heading level 2 ==</nowiki>

=== Heading level 3 ===

<nowiki>=== Heading level 3 ===</nowiki>

==== Heading level 4 ====

<nowiki>==== Heading level 4 ====</nowiki>

etc..~~/</nowiki>~~

etc...

Heading 1 is the same as the page heading, so it is recommended to start with heading level 2 on your page.

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Linking is one of the most powerful aspects of a wiki, so it is important that it is understood well. First you must realise there is a difference between intra-wiki links (links to other articles on this wiki) and external links (links to external websites/pages).

The basic intra-wiki link has the following syntax: <nowiki>[[Link topic]]</nowiki> where '''Link topic''' is a page on the wiki. For example, if we wish to link to [[Main Page]] we use <nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki>.

The basic intra-wiki link has the following syntax: <nowiki>[[Link topic]]</nowiki> where '''Link topic''' is a page on the wiki. For example, if we wish to link to [[Main Page]] we use <nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki>. As you can see, these topics can include spaces. The wiki will automatically reformat spaces to underscores.

As you can see, the text inside the double square brackets is both the destination (the page it links to) and the description (the text that shows up as link). In order to change the description you can use the pipe ('|') in the following syntax: <nowiki>[[Link topic|link text]]</nowiki>. For example: <nowiki>[[Main Page|Example]]</nowiki> becomes [[Main Page|Example]].

In order to make external links, you can use single square brackets like so: <nowiki>[http://www.google.com]</nowiki>. ~~Just as with intra-wiki links~~ you ~~can use~~ the ~~pipe character to set a different~~ description text ~~for~~ your [www.google.com~~|link~~]: <nowiki>[www.google.com~~|link~~]</nowiki>.

In order to make external links, you can use single square brackets like so: <nowiki>[http://www.google.com]</nowiki>. If you want to change the description text of your external link, separate the url from the description with a space [http://www.google.com like so]: <nowiki>[http://www.google.com like so]</nowiki>.

=== Proper categorization ===

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 Creating a page is very easy, as all pages exist ''in potentia''.  This means in order to create a page, all you need to do is go to that page and add content. Confused? Don't worry, we have pictures!
-First, you'll need to go to the page you want to create. This example shows how this guide was made. You can navigate to the page you wish to make by manually adjusting your browser URL and click 'edit', or - as shown in this example - simply do a search on our wiki for the name of the page you wish to create, and then click 'Create this page'.
+First, you'll need to go to the page you want to create. This example shows how this guide was made. You can navigate to the page you wish to make by manually adjusting your browser URL and click 'edit', or - as shown in this example - simply do a search on our wiki for the name of the page you wish to create, and then click 'Create this page'. You can use spaces if the page you wish to create contains multiple words.
 [[File:wiki1.png]]
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 ==== Headings ====
 The use of headings not only makes for readable text but also automatically generates a table of contents. Headings are very easy to add, simply surround the title of the paragraph with equal signs ( '=' ).
-<nowiki>= Heading level 1 (top) =
+<nowiki>= Heading level 1 (top) =</nowiki>
-== Heading level 2 ==
+<nowiki>== Heading level 2 ==</nowiki>
-=== Heading level 3 ===
+<nowiki>=== Heading level 3 ===</nowiki>
-==== Heading level 4 ====
+<nowiki>==== Heading level 4 ====</nowiki>
-etc../</nowiki>
+etc...
 Heading 1 is the same as the page heading, so it is recommended to start with heading level 2 on your page.
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 Linking is one of the most powerful aspects of a wiki, so it is important that it is understood well. First you must realise there is a difference between intra-wiki links (links to other articles on this wiki) and external links (links to external websites/pages).
-The basic intra-wiki link has the following syntax: <nowiki>[[Link topic]]</nowiki> where '''Link topic''' is a page on the wiki. For example, if we wish to link to [[Main Page]] we use <nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki>.
+The basic intra-wiki link has the following syntax: <nowiki>[[Link topic]]</nowiki> where '''Link topic''' is a page on the wiki. For example, if we wish to link to [[Main Page]] we use <nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki>. As you can see, these topics can include spaces. The wiki will automatically reformat spaces to underscores.
 As you can see, the text inside the double square brackets is both the destination (the page it links to) and the description (the text that shows up as link). In order to change the description you can use the pipe ('|') in the following syntax: <nowiki>[[Link topic|link text]]</nowiki>. For example: <nowiki>[[Main Page|Example]]</nowiki> becomes [[Main Page|Example]].
-In order to make external links, you can use single square brackets like so: <nowiki>[http://www.google.com]</nowiki>. Just as with intra-wiki links you can use the pipe character to set a different description text for your [www.google.com|link]: <nowiki>[www.google.com|link]</nowiki>.
+In order to make external links, you can use single square brackets like so: <nowiki>[http://www.google.com]</nowiki>. If you want to change the description text of your external link, separate the url from the description with a space [http://www.google.com like so]: <nowiki>[http://www.google.com like so]</nowiki>.
 === Proper categorization ===