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CMagnani: /* Links */ minor edit for clarification

2026-08-09T05:58:41Z

Links: minor edit for clarification

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	<div class="tf-note"><span class="tf-lbl">Note</span><br>A '''red link''' means the page does not exist yet. That is not a mistake; it is an invitation to create it. A '''blue link''' means the page is already there.</div>		<div class="tf-note"><span class="tf-lbl">Note</span><br>A '''red link''' means the page does not exist yet. That is not a mistake; it is an invitation to create it. A '''blue link''' means the page is already there.</div>

	For more complex linking, and some nity-gritty technical details, MediaWiki's detailed lists of the various linking methods provide everything you'll need beyond the ~~list~~ above.		For more complex linking, and some nity-gritty technical details, MediaWiki's detailed lists of the various linking methods provide everything you'll need beyond the information in the table above.

	===Headings and sections===		===Headings and sections===

CMagnani: /* Links */ added some references to some detailed link information on MediaWiki's Help:Links page

2026-08-09T05:56:58Z

Links: added some references to some detailed link information on MediaWiki's Help:Links page

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 {| class="wikitable"
 ! You type !! What it does
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MDGarcia: Add Editor's Handbook read-in-order side navbox

2026-07-17T09:03:53Z

Add Editor's Handbook read-in-order side navbox

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			{{Editor handbook}}
	<div class="tf-lead">This page covers the basics of editing a page: the simple text codes you type to make links, headings, lists, and more. Once you have these, see the [[TenthFleet:Contributor's guide\|Contributor's guide]] for how to build specific kinds of articles.</div>		<div class="tf-lead">This page covers the basics of editing a page: the simple text codes you type to make links, headings, lists, and more. Once you have these, see the [[TenthFleet:Contributor's guide\|Contributor's guide]] for how to build specific kinds of articles.</div>

MDGarcia: Create editor documentation page

2026-07-17T02:34:18Z

Create editor documentation page

New page

<div class="tf-lead">This page covers the basics of editing a page: the simple text codes you type to make links, headings, lists, and more. Once you have these, see the [[TenthFleet:Contributor's guide|Contributor's guide]] for how to build specific kinds of articles.</div>

==How to edit a page==
Every page has an '''Edit''' tab at the top. You need to be logged in to see it.

# Click '''Edit'''.
# Change the text in the box.
# Write a short '''summary''' of what you changed.
# Click '''Show preview''' to check your work.
# Click '''Save changes'''.

<div class="tf-tip"><span class="tf-lbl">Tip</span><br>Always fill in the edit summary. It tells other editors what you changed, and it shows up in the page history next to your edit.</div>

==The markup you will use most==
Wiki markup is plain text with a few special characters. These are the ones you need day to day.

===Bold and italic===
{| class="wikitable"
! You type !! You get
|-
| <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code> || '''bold'''
|-
| <code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code> || ''italic''
|}

===Links===
{| class="wikitable"
! You type !! What it does
|-
| <code><nowiki>[[HMS Medusa (SD-316)]]</nowiki></code> || Links to another page on this wiki.
|-
| <code><nowiki>[[HMS Medusa (SD-316)|the flagship]]</nowiki></code> || The same link, showing different words.
|-
| <code><nowiki>[https://forums.trmn.org Forums]</nowiki></code> || Links to an outside website.
|}

<div class="tf-note"><span class="tf-lbl">Note</span><br>A '''red link''' means the page does not exist yet. That is not a mistake; it is an invitation to create it. A '''blue link''' means the page is already there.</div>

===Headings and sections===
Wrap a heading in equals signs. Two for a main section, three for a sub-section:
<pre>==Main section==
===Sub-section===</pre>
The software builds the table of contents from your headings, so you never make one by hand.

===Lists===
<pre>* a bullet point
* another bullet point

# a numbered item
# the next number</pre>

===References (citations)===
To add a source, wrap it in <code><nowiki><ref>...</ref></nowiki></code> right after the fact, then put <code><nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki></code> in a References section at the foot of the page:
<pre>The barony was created in 2018.<ref>[https://forums.trmn.org/... announcement]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}</pre>

===Tables===
Tables start with <code>{|</code> and end with <code>|}</code>. This is the fiddliest markup, so the easiest way to make one is to copy a table from a similar page and change the contents:
<pre>{| class="wikitable"
! Column one !! Column two
|-
| a cell || another cell
|}</pre>

==Adding an image==
First upload the file with '''[[Special:Upload]]''', then place it with <code><nowiki>[[File:Yourfile.png|200px]]</nowiki></code>.

<div class="tf-warn"><span class="tf-lbl">Before you upload</span><br>Make sure the image is under 12.5 megapixels. Above that size the wiki cannot build a thumbnail, and the page shows an "Error creating thumbnail" message instead of the picture. Resize large images first.</div>

==Where to go next==
* [[TenthFleet:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]], the rules for how articles should look and read.
* [[TenthFleet:Template guide|Template guide]], the toolbox of ready-made templates.
* [[TenthFleet:Contributor's guide|Contributor's guide]], the full starting path.

{{Editor documentation}}
[[Category:Metawiki]]
[[Category:Wiki documentation]]