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| VisualEditor | Source editor |
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This page is intended to serve as a quick guide to editing with the source editor.
Simple editing
To edit a page with the source code editor, click the "Edit source" button above the article or add ?action=edit to the end of a page URL. Once the editing suite appears, make the desired additions or changes then click "Save changes".
In more detail: Wiki markup
If you want to add more than plain text, you'll need to learn markup code. Don't worry, it's really simple, easy to type and easy remember.
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| Italic text | ''Italic text''
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Italic text |
| Bold text | '''Bold text'''
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Bold text |
| Bold and italic text | '''''Bold and italic text''''''
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Bold and italic text |
| Strike text | <s>Strike text</s>
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| Underlined text | <u>Underlined text</u>
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Underlined text |
| More formatting - only at the beginning of the line | ||
Section headings Skip level one, it is page name level.
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== Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ====== |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
| Horizontal rule | Text before ---- Text after |
Text before
Text after |
| Bullet list | * Start each line * with an [[Wikipedia:asterisk|asterisk]] (*). ** More asterisks give deeper *** and deeper levels. * Line breaks <br />don't break levels. *** But jumping levels creates empty space. Any other start ends the list. |
Any other start ends the list. |
| Numbered list | # Start each line # with a [[Wikipedia:Number_sign|number sign]] (#). ## More number signs give deeper ### and deeper ### levels. # Line breaks <br />don't break levels. ### But jumping levels creates empty space. # Blank lines # end the list and start another. Any other start also ends the list. |
Any other start also ends the list. |
| Indent text | : Single indent :: Double indent ::::: Multiple indent> |
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For more detailed formatting, visit Help:Formatting on MediaWiki.
Adding links
| Description | What you type | What you get |
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| Simple link | [[Kingda Ka]]
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Kingda Ka |
| Piped link | [[Kingda Ka|Different text]]
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Different text |
| Pipe trick | [[Viper (Six Flags Magic Mountain)|]] [[Help:Contents|]] |
Viper |
| Link-trailing | [[Help]]s [[Help]]ing [[Help]]ers [[Help]]almostanylettersyoulikehere |
Helps |
| External links | ||
| Basic link A plain URL automatically turns into a link.
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https://google.com/
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https://google.com/ |
| Link with a title | [https://google.com/ Google]
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Images
Any image that has been uploaded to Coasterpedia may be included in an article. To create an image thumbnail, type the following:
[[File:Infusion (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) 2019 01.jpg|thumb|A caption can go here]]
Notice that "File:Infusion (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) 2019 01.jpg" is the name of a file which has already been uploaded to Coasterpedia.
Simple gallery syntax is as follows:
<gallery> File:Infusion (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) 2019 01.jpg|Optional captions here File:Infusion (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) 2019 02.jpg|[[Infusion]] at [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]] File:Infusion (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) 2019 03.jpg </gallery>
This creates the following:
Optional captions here
_2019_01.jpg)
_2019_02.jpg)
_2019_03.jpg)
Templates
Templates are added using curly brackets. For example, {{Cedar Point}} creates the following:
