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= Internal links =
 
= Internal links =
  
*Linking to an internal page (notice the double brackets as opposed to the single brackets in the external link examples?):
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== Linking to an internal wiki page ==
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Notice the double brackets as opposed to the single brackets in the external link examples.
  
 
<nowiki>[[Introduction]]</nowiki>  
 
<nowiki>[[Introduction]]</nowiki>  
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[[Introduction]]  
 
[[Introduction]]  
  
*Links containing text different from the title page you are referencing (example: Maybe you don't want to say "Introduction" as it does not read well, but you DO want it to link to the Introduction page):  
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== Internal links with different wording ==
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If you want the link to contain text that is different from the page you are referencing (example: Maybe you don't want to say "Introduction" as it does not read well, but you DO want it to link to the Introduction page):  
  
 
  Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page where you can learn all about why we are here. Let me <nowiki>[[Introduction|introduce]]</nowiki> myself, who we are and what we do!  
 
  Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page where you can learn all about why we are here. Let me <nowiki>[[Introduction|introduce]]</nowiki> myself, who we are and what we do!  
  
*Your page will look like this when completed with the proper wiki lingo; the brackets AND the bar *|*. Notice this bar is NOT the capital letter *I* or lowercase *l*. The bar is normally found above the *\* bar.  
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Your page will look like this when completed with the proper wiki lingo; the brackets AND the bar *|*. Notice this bar is NOT the capital letter *I* or lowercase *l*. The bar is normally found above the *\* bar.  
  
 
  Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page where you can learn all about why we are here. Let me [[Introduction|introduce]] myself, who we are and what we do!  
 
  Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page where you can learn all about why we are here. Let me [[Introduction|introduce]] myself, who we are and what we do!  
  
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== Link to a specific section of an internal wiki page ==
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If you want to link with a specific section rather than an entire wiki page, this is the format you use:
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<nowiki>[[Page_name#Section_heading|optional text]]</nowiki>
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This takes you to the part of the page titled "Section heading" but it will look like this:
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optional text
  
 
*If you're really having way too much fun working on your section of the wiki, but would like wiki tools to assist, check [[wikipedia:Tools/Editing%20tools|here]]  
 
*If you're really having way too much fun working on your section of the wiki, but would like wiki tools to assist, check [[wikipedia:Tools/Editing%20tools|here]]  
  
 
*If you feel you just can't remember all of the rules and guidelines, try taking a peek at the [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Cheatsheet]]
 
*If you feel you just can't remember all of the rules and guidelines, try taking a peek at the [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Cheatsheet]]

Revision as of 20:26, 20 January 2016

External links

  • Link with no text (the code needed and an example):
[http://example.com/]
[1]
  • Link containing text:
[http://example.com/ The guide to adding a link example.com website] 
The guide to adding a link
  • After pasting your link, you would then hit the spacebar once and then write the title of the link.
The [[Adding a link]][http://example.com/ The guide to adding a link website]. 
The Adding a link The guide to adding a link website.


Internal links

Linking to an internal wiki page

Notice the double brackets as opposed to the single brackets in the external link examples.

[[Introduction]]

now looks like this:

Introduction

Internal links with different wording

If you want the link to contain text that is different from the page you are referencing (example: Maybe you don't want to say "Introduction" as it does not read well, but you DO want it to link to the Introduction page):

Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page where you can learn all about why we are here. Let me [[Introduction|introduce]] myself, who we are and what we do! 

Your page will look like this when completed with the proper wiki lingo; the brackets AND the bar *|*. Notice this bar is NOT the capital letter *I* or lowercase *l*. The bar is normally found above the *\* bar.

Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page where you can learn all about why we are here. Let me introduce myself, who we are and what we do! 

Link to a specific section of an internal wiki page

If you want to link with a specific section rather than an entire wiki page, this is the format you use: [[Page_name#Section_heading|optional text]]

This takes you to the part of the page titled "Section heading" but it will look like this:

optional text
  • If you're really having way too much fun working on your section of the wiki, but would like wiki tools to assist, check here
  • If you feel you just can't remember all of the rules and guidelines, try taking a peek at the Cheatsheet