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The Wikipedia example wasn't working since it was Template:Wikipedia instead of Template:Wp. Updated category and talk page examples with working blue links instead of red links. Updated Neo to Justin.
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#Click "show preview" and make sure that everything is working as it should. | #Click "show preview" and make sure that everything is working as it should. | ||
#Click "save page". | #Click "save page". | ||
== Basic Wiki Coding == | == Basic Wiki Coding == | ||
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|When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding four tildes to add your user name plus date/time: | |When adding a comment to a Talk page, you should sign it by adding four tildes to add your user name plus date/time: | ||
: [[User: | : [[User:Justin|Justin]] 18:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC) | ||
Other, less recommended alternatives are: | Other, less recommended alternatives are: | ||
*Three tildes to add user name alone: | *Three tildes to add user name alone: | ||
: [[User: | : [[User:Justin|Justin]] | ||
*Five tildes gives the date/time alone: | *Five tildes gives the date/time alone: | ||
: 18:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC) | : 18:08, 30 January 2010 (UTC) | ||
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=== Link Formatting === | === Link Formatting === | ||
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|A direct link and a piped link (one that shows different text than its actual link):<br>[[Fox McCloud]] is the main character of [[Star Fox (series)| | |A direct link and a piped link (one that shows different text than its actual link):<br>[[Fox McCloud]] is the main character of [[Star Fox (series)|the Star Fox Series]]. | ||
Any type of link can be a piped link. | Any type of link can be a piped link. | ||
|<pre>[[Fox McCloud]] is the main character of [[Star Fox (series)| | |<pre>[[Fox McCloud]] is the main character of [[Star Fox (series)|the Star Fox series]].</pre> | ||
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|[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.<br> | |[[This is a link to a page that doesn't exist]]. If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.<br> | ||
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If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.</pre> | If you want to create that page, you could do so by clicking the link.</pre> | ||
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|Linking to a different namespace that '''is not Category''':<br>[[Talk: | |Linking to a different namespace that '''is not Category''':<br>[[Talk:Lylat Wiki]] | ||
|<pre>[[Talk: | |<pre>[[Talk:Lylat Wiki]]</pre> | ||
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|Linking to the category namespace:<br>[[:Category: | |Linking to the category namespace:<br>[[:Category:Locations]] | ||
|<pre>[[:Category: | |<pre>[[:Category:Locations]]</pre> | ||
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|Linking to a subpage:<br>[[User: | |Linking to a subpage:<br>[[User:Justin/sig]] | ||
|<pre>[[User: | |<pre>[[User:Justin/sig]]</pre> | ||
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|External links: | |External links: | ||
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[[Wikipedia:Star Fox]]<br> | [[Wikipedia:Star Fox]]<br> | ||
'''OR''' | '''OR''' | ||
{{ | {{Wp|Star Fox}} | ||
|<pre>[[Wikipedia:Star Fox]]<br> | |<pre>[[Wikipedia:Star Fox]]<br> | ||
'''OR''' | '''OR''' | ||
{{ | {{Wp|Star Fox}}</pre> | ||
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|To have a page automatically send a user to a different page, use this code.<br>''(See [[Help:Redirects]] for more information)'' | |To have a page automatically send a user to a different page, use this code.<br>''(See [[Help:Redirects]] for more information)'' | ||