Editing
From Netherhall Archers
This page gives some simple details on how to edit this Wiki. Currently, only registered users can edit the Netherhall Archers Wiki. If you wish to register please send a mail to the webmaster (mailto:webmaster@netherhallarchers.org.uk)
To help users learn about editing the Wiki we have created our own sandbox where users can fiddle to their heart's content. If you do, then please tidy up after yourself.
General tip: If someone has done something cool and you want to be able to copy it a good first step is to look at the source-code for a page.
| Table of contents |
The basics of editing a wiki
At the top of this page is a tab entitled 'edit'. If you are a registered user and click edit you will see this page in wiki 'source-code' or markup. When viewed normally through a web-browser the wiki website translates this source code into something human readable.
If you are making only a small change to a page, for example correcting a typo thats been bugging you, then please make sure you tick the 'This is a minor edit' box next to the Save page button. This will allow users to distinguish new content from slight alterations when viewing the Recent changes page.
The wiki markup uses simple text characters to produce beautifying formating effects.
Free text
The most basic thing to do in a wiki is add text. Any text added to a Wiki simply appears as text on the web-site (Try it).
Sections, paragraphs, lists and lines
The table below describes the source-code for producing various effects. In the left column you can see the formating effect, and in the right column the source-code that was used to achieve it (Try it).
| What it looks like | What you type |
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Start your sections with header lines: Note: Single equal signs give the highest level heading, like the page title; usually projects have the convention not to use them.
New section Subsection Sub-subsection |
== New section == === Subsection === ==== Sub-subsection ==== |
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Newline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline): A single newline has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
A single newline has no effect on the layout. But an empty line starts a new paragraph. |
| You can break lines without starting a new paragraph. | You can break lines<br> without starting a new paragraph. |
A newline marks the end of the list.
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* Lists are easy to do: ** start every line with a star *** more stars means deeper levels *A newline *in a list A newline marks the end of the list. *Of course *you can *start again. |
Newline marks the end of the list.
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# Numbered lists are also good ## very organized ## easy to follow #A newline #in a list Newline marks the end of the list. #New numbering starts #with 1. |
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* You can even do mixed lists *# and nest them *#* like this<br>or have newlines<br>inside lists |
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* You can also **break lines<br>inside lists<br>like this |
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; Definition list : list of definitions ; item : the item's definition |
A manual newline starts a new paragraph.
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: A colon indents a line or paragraph. A manual newline starts a new paragraph. |
IF a line of plain text starts with a space THEN
it will be formatted exactly
as typed;
in a fixed-width font;
lines won't wrap;
ENDIF
this is useful for:
* pasting preformatted text;
* algorithm descriptions;
* program source code
* ASCII art;
* chemical structures;
WARNING If you make it wide,
you [force the whole page to be wide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_widening)] and
hence less readable.
(see also below)
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IF a line of plain text starts with a space THEN
it will be formatted exactly
as typed;
in a fixed-width font;
lines won't wrap;
ENDIF
this is useful for:
* pasting preformatted text;
* algorithm descriptions;
* program source code
* ASCII art;
* chemical structures; |
Centered text.
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<center>Centered text.</center> |
| A horizontal dividing line (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_dividing_line): above
and below. In most cases a section header is more useful. The horizontal dividing line should only be used if what follows is logically part of the same section; otherwise that part would be hidden in the Table of Contents. |
A horizontal dividing line: above ---- and below. |
Note: This table is taken from the WikiMedia (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing) website. A few simplifying changes have been made.
Table of Contents
The wiki will automatically produce a Table Of Contents once a certain number of headings have been added. As a user you do not need to worry about this.
It is possible to turn off Tables of Contents using the wiki markup. If you want to do this consult the MediaWiki documentation (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words)
Linking to other pages
When editing the wiki you will undoubtably want to link to other pages on the web.
The table below describes the source code for creating links.
| What it looks like | What you type |
|---|---|
Sue is reading Archery For Dummies.
Thus the link (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Link) above is to http://www.netherhallarchers.org.uk/Wiki/index.php?title=Archery_For_Dummies, which is the page with the name "Archery For Dummies". |
Sue is reading [[Archery For Dummies]]. |
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Link to a section on a page, e.g. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_country#Morocco. When section linking does not work the link is treated as link to the page, i.e. it will link to the top; this applies for:
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[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_country#Morocco]. |
| Link target and link label are different: answers.
(This is called a piped link (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Piped_link)). |
Link target and link label are different: [[Home|answers]]. |
| Endings are blended into the link: bows and arrows |
Endings are blended into the link: [[bow]]s and [[arrow]]s |
| When adding a comment or information to the website,
you have the option to sign it. You can do this by adding three tildes for your user name: or four for user name plus date/time:
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When adding a comment or information to the website, you have the option to sign it. You can do this by adding three tildes for your user name: : ~~~ or four for user name plus date/time: : ~~~~ |
| You can also easily put in external links: Nupedia (http://www.nupedia.com), [1] (http://www.nupedia.com) | You can also easily put in external links: [http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia], [http://www.nupedia.com] |
Or just give the URL: http://www.nupedia.com.
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Or just give the URL: http://www.nupedia.com. |
| Use links for dates, so everyone can set their own display order. Use Special:Preferences to change your own date display setting. | [[July 20]], [[1969]] , [[20 July]] [[1969]] and [[1969]]-[[07-20]]will all appear as 20 July 1969 if you set your date display preference to 1 January 2001. |
How to create new pages
Creating a new page is as simple as creating a link to something in the wiki that doesn't exist yet.
For example, the following will produce a new page:
This will point to an [[Undefined page]]
Which will look like this:
This will point to an Undefined page
Note that new pages are highlighted in red. Once created, new pages can only be deleted by someone with the appropriate site permissions. Periodically, all unlinked to sites will be deleted by the webmaster (mailto:webmaster@netherhallarchers.org.uk) and people with Sysop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sysop) permisions.
Have a go at creating a new page in the Sandbox
How to include images in your webpages
To include images in the wiki you will need to upload them on to the web site using the Upload file page located in the bottom-left toolbox.
Please try and upload only small images (less than 150k) otherwise we will overrun our quota on our webhost
Follow the instructions on this page to upload your image. These consist of the following steps:
- Before you upload your image you will need to name it appropriately on your home computer, without spaces in the name. For example, something along the lines of MyShoot_1stFeb2003.jpg would do nicely.
- Click the Browse button on the Upload file page
- Select the renamed file using the windows pointy-clicky interface.
- Write a short summary of what the image contains. For example, whos in it, and where when it was taken. Other users of the site will be able to see this information
- Click the confirmation regarding the copyright box
- Click Upload file
and thats it! The file is now on the Netherhall Archers website, all you need to do now is include it in your webpage.
Note that when uploading files please pay particular attention to the Image_use_policy.
If you wish to view other images already on the website you can see all of them here. This index is also accessable from the Upload file page.
Once your image is uploaded you can include it in a wiki page by:
[[Image:MyImage.jpg]]
However, you will rarely add it using just this because you want to ensure good formating of the page. I would recommend something along the following:
[[Image:MyImage.jpg|left|100px|Title]]
- left signifies that the image will be included to the left of text. Options include: left, right, top, bottom.
- 100px is the size of the image. Any whole numerical value (interger) followed by px works.
- Title is the subtitle for the image.
Images can be included using some or all of these options.
See these sites for more details about adding images to MediaWiki.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax
The Photo gallery
If you've been to a shoot or other event and have pictures you would like to share with others at Netherhall Archers please consider putting them in our Photo gallery.
If add images to the Photo gallery then please try and adhere to the Photo_Gallery_Styles page.
How to edit the navigation bar
This link contains the details of the navigation bar. Editing it will cause links and other information to appear and disappear,
Only users with Sysop authority will be able to do this
Please do not change this as users will find it confusing
External links
The basic guide to editing a Wiki that this page is based on can be found here (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing) and more complete details at the WikiMedia (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents) site.
A general sandbox (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Sandbox) for playing around with wiki formats and editing is also available.
