UniWiki:Editing Guide: Difference between revisions

Everyone is welcome to contribute to the UniWiki! To begin editing you need to log in with your EVE account  by clicking on the [[EVE SSO]] button [[File:Eve-sso-login-black-small.png||link=https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/index.php?title=Special:OAuth2Client/redirect&returnto=UniWiki%3AWelcome]] in the top right corner.

Most pages on the UniWiki are editable by anyone who is logged in. Only a few [[Special:ProtectedPages|important or sensitive pages]] are restricted to being edited by [[Special:ListUsers|administrators]]. If you want to edit a restricted page, but can't, use the [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Talk pages|Talk Page]] to explain to the administrator what you want to edit.  

Every registered user has [[Special:MyPage|their own user page]] (you can access yours at the top-right of the screen, by clicking on your user name). This is your personal page, which you can use however you see fit. Most people use it to talk about themselves, or to save drafts of articles they are working on. This can be useful if you're working on a major new page (or are heavily rewriting an existing page), as you can work on it at your own pace without leaving the original page in a completely disjointed state. Note that this page isn't technically "private" (anyone can read and edit it), although you generally shouldn't edit other people's user pages without their consent.  

You also have a "user discussion page" (the "my talk" link next to your user name, at the top-right of the screen), where other people can leave you messages. Alternatively, if you want to contact someone, you can go to the #wiki channel on the EVE Uni [[Discord]] or send them a [https://forum.eveuniversity.org/ucp.php?i=pm&folder=inbox private message] via the E-UNI forum.

If you feel a certain page requires discussion prior to major changes, each page comes with its own discussion page (the link is at the top-left of a page). This is really just a regular wiki page, so adding comments to it works exactly the same way as adding to any other wiki article. To sign the message with your name, end your message with four tildes. <nowiki>( ~~~~ )</nowiki>

If a page is protected and locked from editing by normal users, please use that page's Discussion tab to propose simple or obvious changes. This makes it straightforward for a manager or director to copy the wiki code, if provided. More complex discussions about page content typically occur on the EVE Uni #wiki [[Discord]] channel or [https://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewforum.php?f=54 in the Forums].

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.

To edit any page, go to that page and click the 'Edit' tab at the top of the page or the 'Edit' link to the right of each section (if you don't see the 'Edit' you need to login first).

The editing toolbar now in use by the UniWiki is the standard mediawiki version.

 

The enhanced toolbar has instant Preview and Changes functionality, and the "Show" buttons below the edit window perform the same actions. Due to the style-sheets in use, the toolbar panes are configured to be compatible with the black background of the UniWiki's default theme. If you choose to use a different color scheme, the buttons below should function with better visibility for you.

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

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

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

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

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: <pre><nowiki>[[Link topic|link text]]</nowiki></pre> For example: <pre><nowiki>[[Main Page|Example]]</nowiki></pre> becomes [[Main Page|Example]].

In order to make external links, you can use single square brackets like so: <pre><nowiki>[http://www.google.com]</nowiki></pre> 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]: <pre><nowiki>[http://www.google.com like so]</nowiki></pre>

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<pre><nowiki>#Ordered

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In order to include images (or other files) in your article, simply link them like <pre><nowiki>[[File:filename.ext]]</nowiki></pre> For example, the first image in this guide is linked as <pre><nowiki>[[File:wiki1.png]]</nowiki></pre>

To upload your image without first creating a link to it:

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| style="padding: 5px;" | table '''caption''', ''optional;'' only between '''table start''' and '''table row'''

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| style="padding: 5px;" | '''table header''' cell, ''optional.'' Consecutive '''table header''' cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<code>!!</code>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<code>!</code>).

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| style="padding: 5px;" | '''table data''' cell, ''optional''. Consecutive '''table data''' cells may be added on same line separated by double marks (<code><nowiki>||</nowiki></code>) or start on new lines, each with its own single mark (<code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code>).

| style="padding: 10px;"| <big><nowiki>|}</nowiki></big>

| style="padding: 5px;" | '''table end''', ''required''

====See Also====

===References===

If you would like to cite a source to support your text, place <nowiki><ref> </ref></nowiki> tags around the citation and add a <nowiki><references /></nowiki> tag at the end of the article.

Place the <nowiki><references /></nowiki> tag at the bottom of the article and it will list all references used in the article. You can also use the {{Tl|Reflist}} instead.

It is important we categorize our articles properly. This allows our category pages to automatically list all articles in their category, which makes it easy for people to see the collection of articles in the same category.

Categories should be used as collection mechanic instead of custom-made pages where we have to manually add links to new articles.

<pre><nowiki>[[Category:CategoryName]]</nowiki></pre> anywhere in the article (categories are usually listed either at the start or end of an article). CategoryName should obviously be replaced with the name of the category. For an example, see the source of this article and note that it includes: <pre><nowiki>[[Category:Guides]]</nowiki></pre>

If you wish to link to a category page, use the following syntax: <pre><nowiki>[[:Category:CategoryName]]</nowiki></pre> Note the first colon. Example [[:Category:Guides|Guides]]: <pre><nowiki>[[:Category:Guides|Guides]]</nowiki></pre>

{{Banner|color= #153E7E|'''This article should be cleaned up or improved.'''}}

<pre><nowiki>{{Cleanup}}</nowiki></pre>

There are many templates which you can use to improve your pages, from status messages (e.g. {{Tl|Cleanup}}, or {{Tl|Deletion}}), to help with links (e.g. {{Tl|Sk}} for linking skills), to beautifully crafted information boxed (e.g. {{Tl|Ship}} or {{Tl|Skill}}). For help on using a particular template, click its link, which will take you to the template's documentation page. For instance, if you would like to add a new ship fitting, but are unsure how to use the {{Tl|ShipFitting}} template, go to [[Template:ShipFitting]] and read the documentation (or go to a page which currently uses the template to see what parameters they used; most are fairly self-explanatory).  

== Watch Lists ==

You can add any page to your watch list by simply clicking on the "watch" button located on the same row as the "page" and "discussion" buttons but to the far right. When you click "watch" the button will change to "unwatch" and wiki will give you a notice letting you know that the page has been added to your watch list and a few details as to what it will do.

To view if any changes have been made to those pages you have put in your watch list; you only need to click on the "my watchlist" link located in the top right hand corner of the wiki page.  This page will list any and all changes applied to the pages you've defined in your watch list and highlight the ones that you have not recently visited (so that you can find them easier).

Should you, in the future, wish to remove a page from your watch list; simply navigate back to the page and click the "unwatch" button.

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