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Help:Editing

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Contents

Sections/Headers

Use the equal symbol (=) on each side of the text for each "level" (font size decrease):

==Section==

To do another section that was a part of the first one:

===Next Section===

Avoid using just one = as the article title itself should be considered the "top section". However, since sections show up in the optional auto-generated table of contents (TOC), use HTML code to increase the font size of the page title without it appearing in the TOC.


Bullet Points & Lists

Bullet points

*List item 1

  • List item 1

Add another bullet point below that by adding an asterisk for each "level".

**List item 1.2

  • List item 1
    • List item 1.2


Numbered Lists

#List item

  1. List item

More items are added to numbered lists by simply grouping them together:

#Banana #Apple

  1. Banana
  2. Apple

To do a numbered list within a numbered list, use the following:

#Fruits ##Orange ##Apple

  1. Fruits
    1. Orange
    2. Apple


Code

For pasting in code such as LSL scripts, it's useful to put a space before text (preformatted):

llSay(0,"Hello!");

llSay(0, "Hello!");

Note: text that uses this is not line-wrapped. Any extremely long text will force the page to be lengthened horizontally. Avoid this when possible. Optionally, use the <tt></tt> HTML tags to make the text monospace.

To do more than one line, just add a space before each line:

state_entry() { llSay(0, "Hello!"); }

state_entry()
{
  llSay(0, "Hello!");
}


Quoting Text

MediaWiki doesn't have any syntax built-in that's good for quoting text. However, there is a suggested hack:

<blockquote>"This is quote text"</blockquote>

"This is quote text"

Note: a space is used before the blockquote tag.


Links

Internal

Internal links are done by using two brackets ([[ ]])on either side of the title. User is done with [[User]]. You can also provide alternative text to the link by separating the title and text with a pie (|). A user is done with [[User|A user]].

External

External links can be made with one bracket on either side of the link, like [1]. Text for the link can be given by using a space between the link and the text. official SL website is done with [http://secondlife.com official SL website]. When possible, provide text for the link, as not doing so produces the "[1]" style links which aren't very helpful. The link can also just be typed without using brackets at all for a "bare link", such as http://secondlife.com. This is acceptable for simple links (like short domains) that can be easily recognized.


Redirects

A page can redirect to another wiki page (like for an acronym or for capitalization issues) by putting this on the page (which will override any other text):

#redirect [[newpage]]

Note: External redirects will display the link but won't automatically redirect (and MediaWiki won't allow the HTML <meta http-equiv=refresh content="0; url=http://externallink.com/"> refresh tag).

Images

Internal

Internal links to images are done in much the same way as other internal links, but add Image: (or lowercase image:) before the image's title: [[Image:Oz Spade.jpg]]

Add other properties to the image, like adjusting its size or adding a description: [[Image:Oz Spade.jpg|thumb|left|This is the user Oz Spade]]

  • thumb: Turns the image into a thumbnail and puts the image on the right side of the page. Replacing thumb with a pixel size like 120px will shrink the image to 120 pixels without producing a border or description below (but the description will be visible in the mouseover tooltip).
  • left: Puts the image on the left side of the page with the rest of the text as the description.
  • right: default thumbnail position

To add a link to an image without actually showing the image: [[:Image:Oz Spade.jpg]] Result: Image:Oz Spade.jpg

If images are cutting into headers or otherwise distorting the page, attempt to use HTML tables or use the HTML tags <br style="clear:both" /> or <br clear="all" /> which will force a page break.

See Wikipedia: Extended image syntax for more options.

External

Links to external images should be avoided where possible but, if necessary, just paste in the link to the image and it will display it: http://secondlife.com/_img/promos/gift.jpg or to link without showing the image (use this for large images): [http://secondlife.com/_img/promos/gift.jpg]


Misc

Nowiki

"Nowiki" tags are used to make it so that wiki-syntax will not be used for the text between the tags, example: <nowiki>#Hi</nowiki>

Seperators

You can add separators between text without creating headers by using:

----


Signature

When adding a comment to a discussion page it is good practice to "sign" your name at the end of the text, a good way of doing this is to use: ~~~~

Oz Spade 18:03, 26 May 2006 (EDT)


More Editing Help

For greater detail in how to edit a page see Wikipedia: How To Edit A Page

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