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.

Adding Video Embeds

How to Use <vidtabs> Feature

The <vidtabs> feature allows you to create dynamic tabs that can display various types of video embeds. This guide will walk you through the process of using this feature on all lolcow.city wiki pages.

Basic Syntax

To use the <vidtabs> feature, you need to wrap your video links with the <vidtabs> tag. Each link should be on a separate line.

<vidtabs>
  [video link 1] [optional link title]
  [video link 2]
  [video link 3]
</vidtabs>

Example Usage

Here are some examples of how to use the <vidtabs> tag with different video services:

YouTube Example

<vidtabs>
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ Clip 1
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JZ_D3ELwOQ
</vidtabs>

Mixed Services Example

You can (and should) mix different video services within the same <vidtabs> tag.

<vidtabs>
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
  https://vimeo.com/123456789 Some Title
  https://soundcloud.com/artist/track 
  https://odysee.com/@channel:identifier/video:identifier
</vidtabs>

Supported Video Services

The following video services are supported:

• Archive.org
• Bilibili
• KakaoTV
• Naver TV
• Niconico
• SoundCloud
• Spotify (Album, Artist, Track)
• Twitch
• Vimeo
• YouTube
• Odysee
• Rumble
• Bitchute

EmbedVideo Extension Integration

For the video services supported by the EmbedVideo extension, <vidtabs> automatically utilizes this extension to handle the embedding process. This ensures that videos are embedded efficiently and reliably, leveraging the capabilities of the EmbedVideo extension.

Services Supported Natively by EmbedVideo

• Archive.org
• Bilibili
• KakaoTV
• Naver TV
• Niconico
• SoundCloud
• Spotify (Album, Artist, Track)
• Twitch
• Vimeo
• YouTube

Custom Services Supported by the lolcow.city Cyraxx Wiki

• Odysee
• Rumble
• Bitchute

YouTube playlists are not supported with the lolcow.city <vidtabs> extension.

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.