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This is a simple guide about the special markup language used to edit RimWorld Wiki, and is not a full guide. RimWorld Wiki runs [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] with the [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic] extension.
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{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="width:100%;"
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<h2 style="margin:.5em; margin-top:.1em; margin-bottom:.1em; border-bottom:0; font-weight:bold;">Wiki markup cheatsheet</h2>
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'''Works anywhere in the text'''
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<code><nowiki>''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''</nowiki></code>
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''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''
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|[[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style|Link]] to another page
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<code><nowiki>[[Help:Starting a new page]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Help:Starting a new page]]
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[[Help:Editing pages|Edit a page]]
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<code><nowiki>[[Flak pants#Acquisition|acquisition of flak pants]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Flak vest#Acquisition]]<br>
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[[Flak pants#Acquisition|acquisition of flak pants]]
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==Creating Pages==
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<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''do not sign in an article, only on talk pages''</span>
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[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
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Check out the [[Special:SpecialPages|Special Pages]] area to see articles that could use links, pictures, categories, etc. Fixing up grammar and spelling on pages is always appreciated as well, and is also an easy way to get your 10 edits.
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==Basic Markup==
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<code><nowiki>https://www.mediawiki.org</nowiki></code>
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! Effect !! What you type !! What shows up
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https://www.mediawiki.org
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<code><nowiki>[https://www.mediawiki.org]</nowiki></code>
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[https://www.mediawiki.org]
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<code><nowiki>[https://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]</nowiki></code>
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[https://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]
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|[[Wikipedia:STRIKE|Strike]] your [[Wikipedia:TALK|talk page]] comment
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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''to show your previous comment is outdated''</div>
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<code><nowiki><s>This page is missing important information.</s></nowiki></code>
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<s>This page is missing important information.</s>
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| <code><nowiki>'''foo''' </nowiki></code> || | '''foo'''
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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Essentially leaving comments in an article''</div>
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<code><nowiki><!--Check the help section for assistance with templates!--></nowiki></code>
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Bedroll east.png|thumb|Caption]]</nowiki></code>
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|<code><nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki></code><br><br><span style="font-size:0.9em;">''place near the bottom of a page''</span>
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|<span style="font-size:0.9em;">''shows''</span> "Category name" <span style="font-size:0.9em;">''in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved''</span>
 
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|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS--> style="padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"
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* [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Reference_card MediaWiki reference card]
  
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[[Category:Help pages]]
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[[Category:Help]]

Latest revision as of 23:45, 19 March 2023

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Introduction
Basics


Wiki markup cheatsheet

Works anywhere in the text

Description You type You get
Italics, bold, and both

''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''

italics, bold, and both

Link to another page

[[Help:Starting a new page]]

Help:Starting a new page

"Pipe" a link to change the link's destination

[[Help:Editing pages|Edit a page]]

Edit a page

Link to a section

[[Flak vest#Acquisition]]
[[Flak pants#Acquisition|acquisition of flak pants]]

Flak vest#Acquisition
acquisition of flak pants

Red link
red links in articles help by showing desired pages to be created

[[Test Broken Link]]

Test Broken Link

Signature
sign your contributions when posting to a talk page

~~~~

do not sign in an article, only on talk pages

Username (talk) 09:16, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Plain website

https://www.mediawiki.org

https://www.mediawiki.org

Link a website

[https://www.mediawiki.org]

[1]

Link and name a website

[https://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]

MediaWiki

Strike your talk page comment
to show your previous comment is outdated

<s>This page is missing important information.</s>

This page is missing important information.

Hide text somewhere for editors
Essentially leaving comments in an article

<!--Check the help section for assistance with templates!-->

Show an image

[[File:Bedroll east.png|thumb|Caption]]

Caption
Add a page to a category [[Category:Category name]]

place near the bottom of a page 		shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved
Link to a category or file

[[:Category:Help]]
[[:File:Medicine industrial a.png]]

Category:Help
File:Medicine industrial a.png

Works only at the beginning of lines

Description You type You get
Redirect to another page
redirects must be placed at the start of the first line

#REDIRECT [[About RimWorld]]

↪ About RimWorld

Redirect to a section of another page

#REDIRECT [[About RimWorld#The tactics engine]]

↪ About RimWorld#The tactics engine

Section headings
a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article

==Level 2==
===Level 3===
====Level 4====
=====Level 5=====
======Level 6======


do not use  =Level 1=  as it is for page titles

Level 2[edit]

Level 3[edit]

Level 4[edit]

Level 5[edit]
Level 6[edit]
Bulleted list

* One
* Two
** Two point one
* Three

  • One
  • Two
    • Two point one
  • Three
Numbered list

# One
# Two
## Two point one
# Three

  1. One
  2. Two
    1. Two point one
  3. Three
Indenting text
this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.

no indent (normal)
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent
::::fourth indent

no indent (normal)

first indent
second indent
third indent
fourth indent

See also[edit]

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