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== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikitext Wikitext] markup == | == [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikitext Wikitext] markup == | ||
===Formatting=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #666666; background-color: #efefef; width: " cellpadding="5" | |||
|- | |||
! What you type || What it looks like | |||
|- | |||
|<pre>''italic text''</pre> || ''italic text'' | |||
|- | |||
|<pre>'''bold text'''</pre> || '''bold text''' | |||
|- | |||
|<pre> | |||
no ident | |||
:single ident | |||
::double ident | |||
:::triple ident | |||
</pre> | |||
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no ident | |||
:single ident | |||
::double ident | |||
:::triple ident | |||
|} | |||
===Links=== | |||
{| border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #666666; background-color: #efefef; width: " cellpadding="5" | |||
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! What you type || What it looks like | |||
|- | |||
|<pre>[[canned soup]]</pre> || [[canned soup]] | |||
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|<pre>[http://projectzomboid.com Project Zomboid]</pre> || [http://projectzomboid.com Project Zomboid] | |||
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== Minor edits == | == Minor edits == |
Revision as of 11:52, 5 June 2011
Introduction
PZwiki uses Mediawiki, a free software wiki engine licensed under the GNU General Public License. On this help page, you will find a user guide to help you start creating and updating pages on this wiki.
Editing basics
Start editing
- To start editing a MediaWiki page, click on the "Edit this page" (or just "edit") link at the top of the page. This will bring you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the wikitext: the editable source code from which the server produces the webpage.
Summarize your changes
- You should write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box. You may use shorthand to describe your changes, as described in the legend.
Preview before saving
- When you have finished, press preview to see how your changes will look -- before you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click "Save" and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.
Wikitext markup
Formatting
What you type | What it looks like |
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''italic text'' |
italic text |
'''bold text''' |
bold text |
no ident :single ident ::double ident :::triple ident |
no ident
|
Links
What you type | What it looks like |
---|---|
[[canned soup]] |
canned soup |
[http://projectzomboid.com Project Zomboid] |
Project Zomboid |
Minor edits
A user who is logged-in can mark an edit as "minor". Minor edits are generally spelling corrections, formatting, and minor rearrangement of text. Users may choose to hide minor edits when viewing Recent Changes.
Marking a significant change as a minor edit is considered bad Wikiquette. If you have accidentally marked an edit as minor, make a dummy edit, verify that the "[ ] This is a minor edit" check-box is unchecked, and explain in the edit summary that the previous edit was not minor.
Specific PZwiki editing
Use a template
- We have several templates (known as Boilerplates) set up for you to make use of when creating a new page. These boilerplates make adding a new page quick and easy and makes sure all of the pages stick to consistent look. To see our current boilerplates see this page.
Mediawiki help
PZwiki uses a version of the same software that powers wikipedia. For more comprehensive help on anything to do with Mediawiki, see Wikipedia's own help section.