Help:Editing BoyWiki 101
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This pages is intended to be a basic overview of editing pages on BoyWiki.
Page layout
The Body sections'''Page layout'''
==References== {{reflist}}
==See also==
==External links==
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Italics, bold, and both |
''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both''''' |
italics, bold, and both | |||
Link to a section |
[[Frog#Jumping]] |
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Red link |
[[something missing]] |
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References and footnotes
sources in the article will appear where {{reflist}} is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page; text between {{}} is for a template
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Hello,<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/about/ Library of Congress]</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref>
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Signature
sign your contributions when posting to a talk page
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~~~~ |
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Plain website |
http://www.wikipedia.org |
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Link a website |
[http://www.wikipedia.org] |
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Link and name a website |
[http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] |
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Strike your talk page comment
to show your previous comment is outdated
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<s>This topic isn't [[WP:N|notable]].</s> |
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Hide text somewhere for editors
consensus is how things are decided
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<!--This had consensus, discuss at talk page--> |
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Show an image
for uploading, see the intro to uploading images
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[[File:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption]] |
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Template:Citation needed
one of many cleanup templates
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This statement is true.{{cn}} |
This statement is true.Template:Cn | |||
Add a page to a categoryTemplate:Anchor | [[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 | |||
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Description | You type | You get | |||
Redirect to another pageTemplate:Anchor
redirects must be placed at the start of the first line
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#REDIRECT [[Target page]] |
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Redirect to a section of another page |
#REDIRECT [[Target page#anchorName]] |
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Section headingsTemplate:Anchor a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article
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==Level 2== |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 | |||
Bulleted listTemplate:Anchor |
* One |
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Numbered listTemplate:Anchor |
# One |
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Indenting text
this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations.
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no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
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