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== Page Names Rules == | == Page Names Rules == | ||
Before knowing how to make pages, we'll | Before knowing how to make pages, we'll say which names are valid or not. Please follow these guidelines, it will ease everyone's life. The goal is to avoid conflicts and duplicate pages for same idea. | ||
About case in titles : | About case in titles: | ||
* The first letter will always be an uppercase letter. If you put a lowercase, it'll be converted into uppercase. | * The first letter will always be an uppercase letter. If you put a lowercase, it'll be converted into uppercase. | ||
* When a page doesn't exist, please always click on search link to be sure that page doesn't exist with another case. | * When a page doesn't exist, please always click on search link to be sure that page doesn't exist with another case. | ||
* All words should start with a capital letter ( | * All words should start with a capital letter (Windows-tans) - that allows to differentiate words. | ||
* All acronyms should be in capital letters. ( | * All acronyms should be in capital letters. (Windows 95 OSR 2.5) | ||
== Using Wikilinks == | == Using Wikilinks == | ||
MediaWiki makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see [[Help:Links|Links]]). If you (or anyone else) creates a link to an article that doesn't exist yet, the link will be | MediaWiki makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see [[Help:Links|Links]]). If you (or anyone else) creates a link to an article that doesn't exist yet, the link will be colored red, <span style=color: #ba0000>like this</span>. | ||
Clicking a red link, will take you to the edit page for the new article. Simply type your text, click save and the new page will be created. | Clicking a red link, will take you to the edit page for the new article. Simply type your text, click save and the new page will be created. | ||
Once the page has been created, the link will change from span style=color: # | Once the page has been created, the link will change from <span style=color: #ba0000>red</span> to <span style=color: #002bb8;>blue</span> (<span style=color: #5a3696;>purple</span> for pages you've visited) indicating that the article now exists. | ||
== Using the URL == | == Using the URL == | ||
You can use the wiki's URL for creating a new page. The URL to an article of the wiki is usually something like this: | You can use the wiki's URL for creating a new page. The URL to an article of the wiki is usually something like this: | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>http://www.my-wiki.org/index.php/</nowiki>'''ARTICLE'''</code> or | ||
* | *<code><nowiki>http://www.my-wiki.org/wiki/</nowiki>'''ARTICLE'''</code> | ||
If you replace code'''ARTICLE'''/code with the name of the page you wish to create, you will be taken to a blank page which indicates that no article of that name exists yet. Clicking the ''edit'' [[Help:Navigation#Page Tabs|page tab]] at the top of the page will take you to the edit page for that article, where you can create the new page by typing your text, and clicking submit. | If you replace <code>'''ARTICLE'''</code> with the name of the page you wish to create, you will be taken to a blank page which indicates that no article of that name exists yet. Clicking the ''edit'' [[Help:Navigation#Page Tabs|page tab]] at the top of the page will take you to the edit page for that article, where you can create the new page by typing your text, and clicking submit. | ||
== From the search page == | == From the search page == | ||
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Don't forget to setup redirects when you create a page. If you think another person may search for the page you've created by using a different name or spelling, please create the proper redirect(s). | Don't forget to setup redirects when you create a page. If you think another person may search for the page you've created by using a different name or spelling, please create the proper redirect(s). | ||
To create a redirect, the '''first line''' of the page should read nowiki#REDIRECT [[Destination]]/nowiki where Destination is the page to which people should be redirected. This must appear as the very first line of the page. | To create a redirect, the '''first line''' of the page should read <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Destination]]</nowiki> where Destination is the page to which people should be redirected. This must appear as the very first line of the page. | ||
== Protect your new page == | == Protect your new page == | ||