Help:Beginner editing guide

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This page is a step-by-step walkthrough on editing the wiki. It is intended to help first time contributors with their first edit.

Creating a page

There are several options to create a new page.

1. You can go to Portal:Create a page where you can input the name of the page, and select what type of page you want to create.
2. Click an empty wikilink (i.e. a red link) to go to the empty page. On all empty pages, buttons are provided to create a page using different templates.
3. Search the page name using the search bar. If the page doesn't currently exist, click the appropriate button to create the page and begin editing.

Editing a page

Click the "Edit" or "Edit source" button on the top right of the page. "Edit" brings you to the visual editor and "Edit source" lets you edit the wikitext markdown directly. You can switch freely between both edit modes.

For beginners, it is recommend to use the visual editor.

Using the visual editor

For help on how to use the VisualEditor, a comprehensive guide can be found on Wikipedia's VisualEditor help page.

Categorisation

Ensuring each page is properly categorised is crucial for pages to be findable by users. Refer to similiar pages to find the exact category names that match, or create a new category if it doesn't exist yet.

You can categorise a page by adding the following text anywhere on the page:

[[Category:Insert category name here]]

For beginners, we suggest using the templates provided (see next section) to start a page. These templates have the appropriate categories pre-inserted.

Templates

Templates have been provide for some types of pages. These templates serve as a starting point, and editors are encouraged to liberally adjust and revise the headings and structure to suit the content.