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===For [[WikiWriter]] (Formatting)===
 
===For [[WikiWriter]] (Formatting)===
 
#'''[[:Category:WikiWriter Review|Pages that need WikiWriter attention]]'''
 
#'''[[:Category:WikiWriter Review|Pages that need WikiWriter attention]]'''
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==STuff==
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__NOTOC__
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Is this your first visit to UOGuide? Be sure to read our [[UOGuide:Introduction|introduction page]] on how you can help out the site.
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===Ask a Question===
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If you need any help, add a comment to the [[Help_talk:Contents|Help Talk Page]]. A reply will be made to your comment, so check back regularly.
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===Sandbox===
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Feel free to use the [[UOGuide:Sandbox|Sandbox]] for getting a feel of the editing system. Don't worry about overwriting what is already there. It is meant as a playground to get you started.
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==Formatting==
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Need to do something besides plain text? It is really easy. Here are the basic tools to create what you want.
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{| class="purpletable" style="width:800px"
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|-
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! '''Description'''
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! '''You Type'''
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! '''You Get'''
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|-
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! colspan="3" style="font-weight:normal;" | Applies anywhere
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|-
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| Italicize text
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| {{Monospace|<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>}}
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| ''italic''
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|-
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| Bold text
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| {{Monospace|<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>}}
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| '''bold'''
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|-
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| Bold and italic
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| {{Monospace|<nowiki>'''''bold & italic'''''</nowiki>}}
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| '''''bold & italic'''''
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|-
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| Internal link{{Line Break}}(within UOGuide)
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| {{Monospace|<nowiki>[[Name of Page]]</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>[[Name of Page|Display
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Text]]</nowiki>}}
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| [[Name of Page]]{{Line Break}}[[Name of Page|Display Text]]
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|-
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| External link{{Line Break}}(to other websites)
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| {{Monospace|<nowiki>[http://www.example.com]</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>[http://www.example.com display text]</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>http://www.example.com</nowiki>}}
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| [http://www.example.com]{{Line Break}}[http://www.example.com display text]{{Line Break}}http://www.example.com
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|-
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| Escape wiki markup
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| {{Monospace|<nowiki>''markup''</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki><nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki></nowiki>}}
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| ''markup''{{Line Break}}<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
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| This text is not Monospace.{{Line Break}}{{Monospace|This text is Monospace.}}
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|-
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| Sign your posts <br />on talk pages
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| <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>
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| [[User:Username|Username]] {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
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|-
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| Image
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| <nowiki>[[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg]]</nowiki>
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| [[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg]]
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| Thumbnail image
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| <nowiki>[[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]</nowiki>
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| [[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]
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|-
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| Headings{{Line Break}}of different sizes{{Line Break}}''A Table of Contents will''{{Line Break}}''automatically be generated''{{Line Break}}''when four headings are''{{Line Break}}''added to an article.''
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| {{Monospace|<nowiki>==Level 1==</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>===Level 2===</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>====Level 3====</nowiki>{{Line Break}}<nowiki>=====Level 4=====</nowiki>}}
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==Level 1==
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===Level 2===
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====Level 3====
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=====Level 4=====
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Definition
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: item 1
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|-
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|Tables
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|
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<pre>
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{|
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!Weapon
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!Weight
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!Swing Delay
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|-
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|Katana
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|6 stones
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|2.5 seconds
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|-
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|Longsword
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|7 stones
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|3.5 seconds
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|}
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</pre>
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{| class="wikitable"
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|<nowiki>{|</nowiki>
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| Table start
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|-
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|<nowiki>|-</nowiki>
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| Table Row
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|-
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|<nowiki>!</nowiki>
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| Table Row for Header
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|-
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|<nowiki>|</nowiki>
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| Table Cell
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|-
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|<nowiki>|}</nowiki>
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| Table end
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|}
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|
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{|
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!Weapon
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!Weight
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!Swing Delay
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|-
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|Katana
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|6 stones
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|2.5 seconds
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|-
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|Longsword
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|7 stones
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|3.5 seconds
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|}
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|}
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==Editing Guidelines==
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If you become a regular contributor to the site it is recommended you familiarize yourself with the general editing guidelines. It will help keep pages consistent throughout the site and make editing easier for yourself and other people.
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* [[Help:Page Layout]] - How each page should be setup
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* [[Help:Creating an Item Page]] - A tutorial on creating a new page
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* [[Help:Images]] - All about images
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* [[Help:Categories]] - All about categories
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* [[Help:Templates]] - All about templates
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* [[Help: Guild Website Hosting]] - All a guild needs to know about their website
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* [[Help: User Page]] - All a user needs to know about their own page
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If you would like to help edit but don't know where to start, see the [[UOGuide:Priorities|UOGuide Priorities]] page.

Revision as of 06:24, 20 August 2014

Our Wiki Help Pages
General Mediawiki Helpguides

Contributing to the Wiki

  1. Getting Started: always best to start at the beginning
  2. Article Setup Guide: because you should get familiar to the basic layout
  3. Check out all the links in the Help Header! because they are useful

Wiki Cleanup Tasks

Because the Wiki is not a single person's job to maintain, here are some things you can help out with

Remember to add Tags onto pages for easy sorting, specially if you don't have time to fix the problem on the spot

Any Contributors Task

  1. Pages that need fixing! Outdated/Incorrect information! Of course nothing should be in this category if you can help it
  2. Redirects and DoubleRedirects easy task to fix
  3. List of tiny things to do

For WikiWriter (Formatting)

  1. Pages that need WikiWriter attention

STuff

Is this your first visit to UOGuide? Be sure to read our introduction page on how you can help out the site.

Ask a Question

If you need any help, add a comment to the Help Talk Page. A reply will be made to your comment, so check back regularly.

Sandbox

Feel free to use the Sandbox for getting a feel of the editing system. Don't worry about overwriting what is already there. It is meant as a playground to get you started.

Formatting

Need to do something besides plain text? It is really easy. Here are the basic tools to create what you want.

Description You Type You Get
Applies anywhere
Italicize text ''italic'' italic
Bold text '''bold''' bold
Bold and italic '''''bold & italic''''' bold & italic
Internal linkTemplate:Line Break(within UOGuide) [[Name of Page]]Template:Line Break[[Name of Page|Display Text]] Name of PageTemplate:Line BreakDisplay Text
External linkTemplate:Line Break(to other websites) [http://www.example.com]Template:Line Break[http://www.example.com display text]Template:Line Breakhttp://www.example.com [1]Template:Line Breakdisplay textTemplate:Line Breakhttp://www.example.com
Escape wiki markup ''markup''Template:Line Break<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki> markupTemplate:Line Breakno ''markup''
Line Break one{{Line Break}}two oneTemplate:Line Breaktwo
Monospace text This text is not Monospace.Template:Line Break{{Monospace|This text is Monospace.}} This text is not Monospace.Template:Line BreakThis text is Monospace.
Sign your posts
on talk pages
~~~~ Username 10:44, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
Image [[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg]] File:Kingdom reborn icon.jpg
Thumbnail image [[File:Kingdom_reborn_icon.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]
Applies only at the beginning of the line
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Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4
Bulleted list * oneTemplate:Line Break* twoTemplate:Line Break** two point oneTemplate:Line Break** two point twoTemplate:Line Break* three
  • one
  • two
    • two point one
    • two point two
  • three
Numbered list # oneTemplate:Line Break# twoTemplate:Line Break## two point oneTemplate:Line Break## two point twoTemplate:Line Break# three
  1. one
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    1. two point one
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  3. three
Indenting Text DefinitionTemplate:Line Break: item 1Template:Line Break: item 2

Definition

item 1
item 2
Tables
{|
!Weapon
!Weight
!Swing Delay
|-
|Katana
|6 stones
|2.5 seconds
|-
|Longsword
|7 stones
|3.5 seconds
|}
{| Table start
|- Table Row
! Table Row for Header
| Table Cell
|} Table end
Weapon Weight Swing Delay
Katana 6 stones 2.5 seconds
Longsword 7 stones 3.5 seconds

Editing Guidelines

If you become a regular contributor to the site it is recommended you familiarize yourself with the general editing guidelines. It will help keep pages consistent throughout the site and make editing easier for yourself and other people.

If you would like to help edit but don't know where to start, see the UOGuide Priorities page.