User:Osprey1990/How to edit a wiki

= How to edit a wiki = Hello, if you’ve stumbled upon this, then you’ve probably been linked to it by me. You ask, “I want to learn how to edit a wiki! Can you please show me?”, then you’ve come to the right place. I’m going to try my hardest to teach you how to.

The text “language” Wikipedia and wikis in general use what’s called “Wiki markup”, which is kind of like HTML. Wiki markup includes some HTML but has its own symbols.

Bold text

 * This is bold text, it consists of three apostrophes (  ). In order for it to be "closed", it also has to end in three apostrophes (  ).
 * How to use: Bold text

Italic text

 * This is italic text, it consists of two apostrophes (  ). In order for it to be "closed", it also has to end in two apostrophes (  ).
 * How to use: Italic text

Bold italic text

 * This is bold italic text, it consists of five apostrophes (  ). In order for it to be "closed", it also has to end in five apostrophes (  ).
 * How to use: Bold iitalic text

Internal links

 * This is a link to an internal page. It requires two left square brackets ( [[ ) and two right square brackets .]]
 * How to use: Example link to a page


 * More advanced option: There's a way to link a page using different text. It will look like this: This is a link to an internal page. It requires two left square brackets and two right square brackets. Notice the "|" between the page name and the different text. I used it above.
 * Another advanced option: There's a way to link a subsection on a page! Naomi Onaona It will look like this: Naomi Onaona
 * Note: if the text is red, then the page doesn't exist. You're welcome to add it, if you'd like.



Files

 * Extremely similar to using an external link, but requires it to have "File:" before it.
 * How to use: Naomi Onaona fanart.png.|link=Naomi Onaona]]
 * File: the name of the image. Needs to be an existing image, otherwise you will have to upload it yourself.
 * The size of an image. For example: 200px, 150x150px. Must end in "px". Small images usually don't need this, but for the example image, it does need it.
 * Thumb: creates a border around the image. An image doesn't have to have a border.
 * Right, left, center: Forces the image into this position.
 * Caption: Captions your image. Links can be used in the caption as well.
 * Link: Creates a direct link. Try it! There's no square brackets needed!

Templates

 * Templates are a whole other ballgame and require some patience in order to get fancier templates to work. They are similar to internal links, but require two left curly brackets.
 * How to use: (This is just an example! There are tons of templates!)
 * Another example:

Paragraphs

 * This is a paragraph! No breaks needed. It consists of a colon.


 * How to use: : This is a paragraph! No breaks needed.
 * Note: Must be before the text, at the beginning!

Bulleted lists

 * A: This is a bulleted list. It consists of an asterisk (*).
 * B: This is the second part of a bulleted list. It consists of another asterisk (*).
 * BB: This is a subsection. It consists of two asterisks (**).
 * BBB: This is another subsection. It consists of three asterisks (***).
 * BBBB: This is an even further subsection! It consists of four asterisks (****).


 * How to use: * A: This is a bulleted list.
 * B: This is the second part of a bulleted list.
 * BB: This is a subsection.
 * BBB: This is another subsection.
 * BBBB: This is an even further subsection!


 * Note: A subsection must be below one asterisk (*) or you will end up with multiple bullets.


 * Like this! Doesn't it look silly?

Numbered lists

 * 1) This is a numbered list.
 * 2) This the second part of a numbered list.


 * How to use: # This is a number list.
 * 1) This the second part of a numbered list.

Breaks
This is a break, it can be used to make lists that aren't bulleted.

Now you don't need a space in between paragraphs!


 * How to use: ( This is a break, it can be used to make lists that aren't bulleted.

Now you don't need a space in between paragraphs! )

This is a level two header, it consists of two equals signs (
). In order for it to be "closed", it also has to end in two equals signs ( == ).==
 * How to use: ==Level two header==

This is a level three header, it consists of three equals signs (
). In order for it to be "closed", it also has to end in three equals signs ( === ).===
 * How to use: ===Level three header===

This is a level four header, it consists of four equals signs (
). In order for it to be "closed", it also has to end in four equals signs ( ==== ).====
 * How to use: ====Level four header====

This is a level five header, it consists of five equals signs (
). In order for it to be "closed", it also has to end in five equals signs ( ===== ).====
 * How to use: =====Level five header=====