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= External links = | = External links = | ||
| − | + | == Link with no text == | |
| − | + | 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 == | |
| − | + | After pasting a link, hit the spacebar once and then type the text as you would like for it to appear in the link. | |
| + | '''<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] | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
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== Linking to an internal wiki page == | == Linking to an internal wiki page == | ||
| − | Notice the double brackets as opposed to the single brackets in the external link examples. | + | Notice the double brackets as opposed to the single brackets in the external link examples. '''<nowiki>[[Introduction]]</nowiki>''' now looks like this: |
| − | + | [[Introduction]] | |
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== Internal links with different wording == | == 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): | 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 | + | Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page. 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. | 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 | + | Welcome to our Freecycle wiki page. Let me [[Introduction|introduce]] myself, who we are and what we do! |
== Link to a specific section of an internal wiki page == | == Link to a specific section of an internal wiki page == | ||
| − | If you want to link | + | If you want to link to a specific section rather than an entire wiki page, this is the format you use: |
| − | <nowiki>[[ | + | '''<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: | |
| − | + | [[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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet] | |
Latest revision as of 22:11, 20 January 2016
Contents
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
