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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 page (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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*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):  
  
 
"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!"  
  
  
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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*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/guidelines/demans, 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/guidelines/demans, try taking a peek at the [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet|Cheatsheet]]

Revision as of 02:12, 21 October 2009

External links

  • Link with no text (the code needed and an example):
[http://example.com/]

[1]
  • Link containing text:

The guide to adding a link example.com website</nowiki>

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 [[The guide to adding a link]] [http://example.com/ The guide to adding a link website]".


Internal links

  • Linking to an internal page (notice the double brackets as opposed to the single brackets in the external link examples?):

[[Introduction]]

now looks like this:

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):

"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!"


  • 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/guidelines/demans, try taking a peek at the Cheatsheet