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= External links  =
 
= External links  =
  
*Link with no text (the code needed and an example):
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== Link with no text ==
  
<nowiki>[http://example.com/]</nowiki>
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This code produces a basic link to the example website: '''<nowiki>[http://example.com/]</nowiki>'''. It creates a link that looks like this:
 
 
  [http://example.com/]
 
  [http://example.com/]
  
*Link containing text:
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== Link containing text ==
 
 
[http://example.com/ The guide to adding a link example.com website]
 
  
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After pasting a link, hit the spacebar once and then type the text as you would like for it to appear in the link.
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'''<nowiki>[http://example.com/ The guide to adding a link]</nowiki>''' still takes you to example.com, but it looks like this:
 
  [http://example.com/ The guide to adding a link]
 
  [http://example.com/ 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.
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<br>
  
"The <nowiki>[[Adding a link]][http://example.com/ The guide to adding a link website]</nowiki>".
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= Internal links =
 
"The <nowiki>[[The guide to adding a link]] [http://example.com/ The guide to adding a link website]".</nowiki>
 
  
<br>
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== Linking to an internal wiki page ==
  
= Internal links =
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Notice the double brackets as opposed to the single brackets in the external link examples. '''<nowiki>[[Introduction]]</nowiki>''' now looks like this:
  
*Linking to an internal page (notice the double brackets as opposed to the single brackets in the external link examples?):
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[[Introduction]]
  
<nowiki>[[Introduction]]</nowiki>
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== Internal links with different wording ==
  
now looks like this:  
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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):  
  
[[Introduction]]  
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Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page. Let me '''<nowiki>[[Introduction|introduce]]</nowiki>''' myself, who we are and what we do!
  
*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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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 <nowiki>[[Introduction|introduce]]</nowiki> myself, who we are and what we do!"
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Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page. 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.
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== Link to a specific section of an internal wiki 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!"
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If you want to link to a specific section rather than an entire wiki page, this is the format you use:
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'''<nowiki>[[Introduction#Who_runs_it?|our wonderful volunteer moderators]]</nowiki>'''
  
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This takes you to the section titled "Who runs it?" but it will look like this:
  
*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]]  
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[[Introduction#Who_runs_it?|our wonderful volunteer moderators]]
  
*If you feel you just can't remember all of the rules and guidelines, try taking a peek at the [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Cheatsheet]]
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If you feel you just can't remember all of the rules and guidelines, try taking a peek at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 20 January 2016

External links

Link with no text

This code produces a basic link to the example website: [http://example.com/]. It creates a link that looks like this:

[1]

Link containing text

After pasting a link, hit the spacebar once and then type the text as you would like for it to appear in the link. [http://example.com/ The guide to adding a link] still takes you to example.com, but it looks like this:

The guide to adding a link


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. 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. 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 to a specific section rather than an entire wiki page, this is the format you use: [[Introduction#Who_runs_it?|our wonderful volunteer moderators]]

This takes you to the section titled "Who runs it?" but it will look like this:

our wonderful volunteer moderators

If you feel you just can't remember all of the rules and guidelines, try taking a peek at the Cheatsheet