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This page is for all future wiki editors and wiki geeks (me). Enjoy![[User:Spdskatr|Spdskatr]] ([[User talk:Spdskatr|talk]]) 06:58, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
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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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|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS--> style="padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"
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! style="width:30%" | Description
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! You type
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! style="width:30%" | You get
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|-<!--1ST ROW 1ST COLUMN-->
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|Italics, bold, and both
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|<!--2ND COLUMN-->
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<code><nowiki>''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''</nowiki></code>
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''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''
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|-<!--HORIZONTAL LINE-->
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|colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid #cee0f2;"|
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|-<!--2ND ROW 1ST COLUMN-->
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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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"Pipe" a link to change the link's destination
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<code><nowiki>[[Help:Editing pages|Edit a page]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Help:Editing pages|Edit a page]]
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Link to a section
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<code><nowiki>[[Flak vest#Acquisition]]</nowiki></code><br>
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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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|Red link
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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''red links in articles help by showing desired pages to be created''</div>
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<code><nowiki>[[Test Broken Link]]</nowiki></code>
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[[Test Broken Link]]
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|Signature
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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''sign your contributions when posting to a [[mw:Help:Talk_pages|talk page]]''</div>
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<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>
  
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==Basic Markup==
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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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|Plain website
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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]</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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|Hide text somewhere for editors
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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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|colspan="3" |
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|Show an image
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<code><nowiki>[[File:Bedroll east.png|thumb|Caption]]</nowiki></code>
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[[File:Bedroll east.png|thumb|Caption]]
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|Add a page to a category
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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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<code><nowiki>[[:Category:Help]]</nowiki></code><br />
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<code><nowiki>[[:File:Medicine industrial a.png]]</nowiki></code>
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| [[:Category:Help]]<br />[[:File:Medicine industrial a.png]]
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'''Works only at the beginning of lines'''
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|-<!--COLUMN HEADINGS--> style="padding:0.3em; font-size: 0.9em; text-align:center;"
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! style="width:30%" | Description
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! You type
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! style="width:30%" | You get
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|Redirect to another page
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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''redirects must be placed at the start of the first line''</div>
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<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[About RimWorld]]</nowiki></code>
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'''&#x21AA;'''  [[About RimWorld]]
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<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[About RimWorld#The tactics engine]]</nowiki></code>
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|[[Help:Formatting#Level 2|Section headings]]<br>
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<code><nowiki>==Level 2==</nowiki></code><br>
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<code><nowiki>===Level 3===</nowiki></code><br>
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<code><nowiki>====Level 4====</nowiki></code><br>
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<code><nowiki>=====Level 5=====</nowiki></code><br>
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<code><nowiki>======Level 6======</nowiki></code>
  
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! Effect !! What you type !! What shows up
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==Level 2==
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===Level 3===
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====Level 4====
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=====Level 5=====
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======Level 6======
 
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<code>* One</code><br>
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<code>* Two</code><br>
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<code>** Two point one</code><br>
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|[[Help:Formatting|Numbered list]]
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<code># One</code><br>
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<code># Two</code><br>
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<code>## Two point one</code><br>
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<code># Three</code>
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# One
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## Two point one
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<div style="padding: 0.7em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.''</div>
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<code><nowiki>no indent (normal)</nowiki></code><br>
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<code><nowiki>:first indent</nowiki></code><br>
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<code><nowiki>::second indent</nowiki></code><br>
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== See also ==
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* [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Reference_card MediaWiki reference card]
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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) 17:25, 22 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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