Editor's Guide

Editor's Guide

Welcome to the Wiki! This guide will help you get started with editing and contributing to our wiki.

Getting Started

To start editing, you will need to:

1. Create an account if you don't have one.
2. Log in to your account.

Editing a Page

1. Navigate to the page you want to edit.
2. Click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the page.
3. You will enter the editing interface where you can make changes to the text.

VisualEditor Guide

The VisualEditor allows you to edit pages in a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface, similar to a word processor.

= Basic Editing

1. Navigate to the page you want to edit. 2. Click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the page (this will open the VisualEditor). 3. Make changes directly to the text on the page. 4. Use the toolbar at the top to format text (bold, italic, headings), add links, and insert images.

Creating Links

• To link to another wiki page, highlight the text you want to link, click the "Link" button (🔗), and type the page name.
• To create an external link, highlight the text, click the "Link" button, and enter the URL.

Adding Images (request permission on our discord first)

1. Click the "Insert" menu (usually represented by a "+" sign) and select "Media." 2. Search for the image you want to use, or upload a new one. 3. Click "Use this image" to insert it into the page. 4. Add a caption if necessary.

Adding References

1. Place your cursor where you want to add the reference. 2. Click the "Cite" button and select the appropriate citation template. 3. Fill in the details and click "Insert."

Source Editor Guide

The Source Editor allows you to edit the raw wikitext code.

Basic Editing

1. Navigate to the page you want to edit. 2. Click on the "Edit source" tab at the top of the page. 3. You will enter the wikitext editing interface where you can make changes directly to the code.

Formatting Text

• To bold text, use three apostrophes before and after the text: '''bold text'''
• To italicize text, use two apostrophes before and after the text: ''italic text''
• To create a heading, use equal signs. For example: == Heading == creates a level 2 heading.

Creating Links

• To link to another wiki page, use double square brackets: [[PageName]]
• To create a link with different text, use a pipe: [[PageName|Link Text]]
• To link to an external site, use single square brackets: [http://example.com] or [http://example.com Link Text]

Adding Images (request permission on our discord first)

1. To add an image, first upload it using the Upload file page. 2. Use the following syntax to insert the image into a page: [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|Caption]]

Adding References

• To add a reference, use the <ref>Reference text</ref> tags where you want the reference to appear.
• Ensure you have a <references /> tag where you want the references list to appear, usually at the bottom of the page.

Advanced Editing

Templates

• Templates are reusable content snippets. To use a template, include it with double curly braces: {{TemplateName}}
• Parameters can be passed to templates: {{TemplateName|param1=value1|param2=value2}}

Categories

• To add a page to a category, include the category link at the bottom of the page: [[Category:CategoryName]]

Saving Your Changes

1. Once you've made your edits, click the "Show preview" button to review your changes.
2. If everything looks good, provide a brief summary of your changes in the "Summary" box.
3. Click the "Save changes" button to save your edits.