First off:
- Find the 'Edit' button and click it.
- Find the 'Visual Editor' button, click it, and select 'Source Editor'.
Now, you don't have to deal with MediaWiki's garbage visual editor.
(If you have an account, you can set the 2017 or 2012 source editors as default in your account preferences.)
Basic Formatting[]
Headings (ctrl+2 to 6): == text == - Two equals signs is the largest, and more signs make smaller headings.
Bold (ctrl+b): '''text''' --> text
Italics (ctrl+i): ''text'' --> text
Underline (ctrl+u): <u>text</u> --> text
- Add unordered lists with *
- Add ordered lists with #
- Add more asterisks/hashes to indent the list
- They can be mixed and matched to nest ordered and unordered lists
Use <br clear=all /> to move text under the bottom of previous images/floating elements on the page.
Links[]
Link to wiki pages: [[Krolmar|desert continent]] --> desert continent
Link to external pages: [https://google.com search engine] --> search engine
- You don't need to include the label section if you don't need it.
Categories[]
Include pages in categories: [[Category:Browse]]
- Put a : at the start to link to the category page without including the current page in it.
- Several types of page need to be placed in certain categories (e.g. blocks need to be placed in Category:Blocks and whatever block subcategory they belong to). See the Style Guide for more details.
Images[]
Add images: [[File:WikiEdit.png|270px|thumb|Here's the edit button]]
- Most images on this wiki use 270px width and right floating position (thumb).
- You can add images to the wiki using the 'Media' or 'Mass Upload' buttons in the toolbar.
Add a gallery with <gallery></gallery> tags.
- For each image, put the filename and caption on separate lines between the tags:
File:WikiEdit.png|Here's the edit button
File:WikiSource.png|Here's the visual/source dropdown - Set width, height, and mode with attributes inside the opening tag: <gallery widths="270" heights="150" mode="nolines">
Templates[]
Add templates: {{Navbox Zone}}
- These are prewritten bits of page which can be included from a central page, which saves on time and maintenance costs.
- You don't need to worry too much about these outside of when they're mentioned on the Style Guide. If you do find yourself needing them, look in Templates.
You now know everything you need to know about editing wikis!
If you have any other questions, drop a message on the wiki discord server.