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=== Categories === | === Categories === | ||
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Category Help:Category] MediaWiki | * [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Category Help:Category] MediaWiki | ||
| − | * | + | * Categories are made by adding [ [Category:Gardening] ] at the bottom of a page (for the category 'Gardening') |
| + | To add other categories, simply add a new line, for example [ [Category:Trees] ] | ||
| + | If you want to the category 'Trees' to be a subcategory of the category 'Gardening' then simply add [ [Category:Gardening] ] to the page that was generated for the Category:Trees. | ||
| + | The software automatically generates pages with alphabetical lists of all subcategories and pages in a category. | ||
| + | ''Note: where i wrote [ [ you have to leave out the space in-between the two ['s or ]'s.'' | ||
=== Images === | === Images === | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 18 January 2012
Here you find some links to information about editing pages on this site.
Specific editing help pages
- WikiMedia Reference Card A one page summary of important MediaWiki editing commands, intended to be printed out and used next to the computer. - MediaWiki
- Help:Editing MediaWiki - The most common editing functions
- Help:Advanced editing MediaWiki - Making your page look the way you want, organizing your writing — sections, paragraphs, lists and lines, links, text formatting, special characters, etc.
- How to edit a page MediaWiki - Minor and major edits, links, URLs, images, character - and limited formatting, table of contents, variables, templates
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking
- Wikipedia:Moving a page Wikipedia - Also for changing the name of a page
- Customize page layout MediaWiki
- Help:List For example: Multi-column bulleted list - MediaWiki
Categories
- Help:Category MediaWiki
- Categories are made by adding [ [Category:Gardening] ] at the bottom of a page (for the category 'Gardening')
To add other categories, simply add a new line, for example [ [Category:Trees] ] If you want to the category 'Trees' to be a subcategory of the category 'Gardening' then simply add [ [Category:Gardening] ] to the page that was generated for the Category:Trees. The software automatically generates pages with alphabetical lists of all subcategories and pages in a category. Note: where i wrote [ [ you have to leave out the space in-between the two ['s or ]'s.
Images
- Help:Images and other uploaded files MediaWiki
- Help:Image page MediaWiki
References
- Help:References Eagle Rock Wiki
Tables
- Help:Table MediaWiki
- Wiki color formatting help Codes for adding colors to texts and background - MediaWiki
Manuals
- All help pages in the Wikimedia: Category:Editor handbook MediaWiki
- You can also use the Wikimedia User's Guide MediaWiki
Install enhanced WikiMedia edit toolbar
:Main article: Help:Install enhanced WikiMedia edit toolbar
Trying out things
- If you want to try out things without danger of doing any harm, you can do so in the Wikimedia Meta:Sandbox MediaWiki
