Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (internal links) - Revision history

LIMAFOX76: add FR link

2009-11-05T13:30:43Z

add FR link

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			[[fr:Battlestar Wiki:Tutoriel (Liens internes)]]

Shane at 19:43, 29 January 2008

2008-01-29T19:43:57Z

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	~~[[Category:Wikipedia tutorial\|*3]]~~

Catrope: updating

2008-01-07T16:46:25Z

updating

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__

	'''Links''' are important in '"Battlestar Wiki'' articles.		'''Links''' are important in ''Battlestar Wiki'' articles.

	== Internal links ==		== Internal links ==
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	{{next box\|before=[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Formatting)\|Formatting]]\|title=~~Wikipedia~~ links\|after=[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Related site links)\|Related site links]]}}		{{next box\|before=[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Formatting)\|Formatting]]\|title=Internal links\|after=[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Related site links)\|Related site links]]}}
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	[[Category:Wikipedia tutorial\|*3]]		[[Category:Wikipedia tutorial\|*3]]

Catrope: adding some stuff about the pipe trick and linking to cats/images/other languages

2008-01-07T16:32:49Z

adding some stuff about the pipe trick and linking to cats/images/other languages

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	=== How to link ===		=== How to link ===
	When you want to make a link to another ''Battlestar Wiki'' page (called a ~~<em>~~wiki link~~</em>~~) you have to put it in double square brackets, like this:		When you want to make a link to another ''Battlestar Wiki'' page (called a ''wiki link'') you have to put it in double square brackets, like this:
	:<tt><nowiki>[[~~Battlestar Wiki:Contributing to Wikipedia~~]]</nowiki></tt>		:<tt><nowiki>[[Karl Agathon]]</nowiki></tt>

	For example, if you want to make a link to, say, the ''Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox'' page, it would be:		For example, if you want to make a link to, say, the ''Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox'' page, it would be:
	:<tt><nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox]]</nowiki></tt>		:<tt><nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox]]</nowiki></tt>

	(The 'Battlestar Wiki:' part signifies that the target page is in the ''Battlestar Wiki'' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:namespace\|namespace]], rather than the ~~Main~~ namespace, where normal articles go.)		(The 'Battlestar Wiki:' part signifies that the target page is in the ''Battlestar Wiki'' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:namespace\|namespace]], rather than the main namespace, where normal articles go.)

	Also remember that in ''Battlestar Wiki'' the links are created automatically,		Also remember that in ''Battlestar Wiki'' the links are created automatically,
	so if you put double square brackets around a word, it becomes a link, and because of that you have to be careful about [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Disambiguation\|disambiguation]].		so if you put double square brackets around a word, it becomes a link, and because of that you have to be careful about [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Disambiguation\|disambiguation]].

			==== Piped links ====
	If you want to use words other than the article title as the text of the link, you can add an alternative name by adding after the pipe "\|" divider (SHIFT + BACKSLASH on English-layout and other keyboards). For example, if you wanted to make a link to this page's sandbox, but wanted it to say "my text" you would write it as such:		If you want to use words other than the article title as the text of the link, you can add an alternative name by adding after the pipe "\|" divider (SHIFT + BACKSLASH on English-layout and other keyboards). For example, if you wanted to make a link to this page's sandbox, but wanted it to say "my text" you would write it as such:
	:<tt>To view the article, <nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox\|my text]]</nowiki>...</tt>		:<tt>To view the article, <nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox\|my text]]</nowiki>...</tt>
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	:To view the article, [[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox\|my text]]...		:To view the article, [[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox\|my text]]...
	...but would link to the sandbox.		...but would link to the sandbox.

			==== Pipe trick ====
			The pipe trick is a handy shortcut for when you want to link e.g. "Viper" to [[Viper (RDM)]]. Normally, you'd need:
			:<tt><nowiki>[[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]]</nowiki></tt>
			But in this special case, you can also use:
			:<tt><nowiki>[[Viper (RDM)\|]]</nowiki></tt>

	=== Alternate endings ===		=== Alternate endings ===
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	== Categories ==		== Categories ==
	You can also put the article in a category with others in a related topic. Just type <nowiki>[[Category:]]</nowiki>, and put the name of the category between the colon and the brackets. For more information, refer to the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Categories\|Categories]] page.		You can also put the article in a category with others in a related topic. Just type <nowiki>[[Category:]]</nowiki>, and put the name of the category between the colon and the brackets. For more information, refer to the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Categories\|Categories]] page.

			== Linking to categories, images and pages in other languages ==
			If you want to link to [[:Category:A to Z]], you can't use:
			:<tt><nowiki>[[Category:A to Z]]</nowiki></tt>
			as that would add the page to the A to Z category rather than displaying a link. If you just want to link to the category page, use:
			:<tt><nowiki>[[:Category:A to Z]]</nowiki></tt>
			Adding a colon to the beginning is also necessary to link to images (without the colon, you'd include the image itself) and pages in other languages (like [[:de:Hauptseite]]).

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Catrope: Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Wikipedia links) moved to Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (internal links): Moving to proper name

2008-01-07T16:20:39Z

Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Wikipedia links) moved to Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (internal links): Moving to proper name

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Serenity: /* Alternate endings */

2007-07-08T15:48:37Z

Alternate endings

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	For example, you would write:		For example, you would write:
	:<tt>Colonial craft such as <nowiki>[[~~raptor~~]]s</nowiki>....</tt>		:<tt>Colonial craft such as <nowiki>[[Raptor]]s</nowiki>....</tt>
	:<tt>Various <nowiki>[[~~centurion~~]]s</nowiki>...</tt>		:<tt>Various <nowiki>[[Centurion]]s</nowiki>...</tt>

	It would appear as:		It would appear as:
	:Colonial craft such as [[~~raptor~~]]s....		:Colonial craft such as [[Raptor]]s....
	:Various [[~~centurion~~]]s...		:Various [[Centurion]]s...

	== Categories ==		== Categories ==

BklynBruzer at 16:40, 4 October 2006

2006-10-04T16:40:37Z

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	=== How to link ===		=== How to link ===
	When you want to make a link to another ''Battlestar Wiki'' page (called a <em>wiki link</em>) you have to put it in double square brackets, like this:		When you want to make a link to another ''Battlestar Wiki'' page (called a <em>wiki link</em>) you have to put it in double square brackets, like this:
	:<tt><nowiki>[[~~Battelstar~~ Wiki:~~Sandbox~~]]</nowiki></tt>		:<tt><nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:Contributing to Wikipedia]]</nowiki></tt>

	For example, if you want to make a link to, say, the ''Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox'' page, it would be:		For example, if you want to make a link to, say, the ''Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox'' page, it would be:
	:<tt><nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:~~Contributing to Wikipedia~~]]</nowiki></tt>		:<tt><nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox]]</nowiki></tt>

	(The 'Battlestar Wiki:' part signifies that the target page is in the ''Battlestar Wiki'' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:namespace\|namespace]], rather than the Main namespace, where normal articles go.)		(The 'Battlestar Wiki:' part signifies that the target page is in the ''Battlestar Wiki'' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:namespace\|namespace]], rather than the Main namespace, where normal articles go.)

Shane at 19:24, 30 August 2006

2006-08-30T19:24:44Z

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			{{Project\|Tutorial\|image=BSG WIKI Tutorial.png\|shortcut=BW:T<br/>BW:TUT}}

	{{tutorial}}		{{tutorial}}
	~~'''Links''' are important in Wikipedia articles.~~

	~~==Internal links==~~		__NOTOC__
	One of the things that makes Wikipedia useful (and addictive) is extensive cross-listing by [[Wikipedia:internal links\|internal links]]. These easily-created links allow users to access information related to the article they'~~re reading~~.
			'''Links''' are important in '"Battlestar Wiki'' articles.

	==~~=When to link=~~==		== Internal links ==
	~~The easiest way to learn when to link~~ is ~~to look at~~ Wikipedia ~~articles for examples~~. ~~If you~~'re ~~trying to decide whether to make a link or not, ask yourself "If I were~~ reading ~~this article, would the link be useful to me?"~~		One of the things that makes Mediawiki useful (and addictive) is extensive cross-listing by [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:internal links\|internal links]]. These easily-created links allow users to access information related to the article they're reading.

	===~~How~~ to link===		=== When to link ===
	~~When~~ you ~~want~~ to make a link ~~to another Wikipedia page (called a <em>wiki~~ link~~</em>) you have~~ to ~~put it in double square brackets, like this:~~		The easiest way to learn when to link is to look at ''Battlestar Wiki'' articles for examples. If you're trying to decide whether to make a link or not, ask yourself "If I were reading this article, would the link be useful to me?"
	~~:<tt><nowiki>[[Sandbox]]</nowiki></tt>~~

	~~For example, if~~ you want to make a link to~~, say, the~~ ''~~Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia~~'' page, ~~it would be~~:		=== How to link ===
	:<tt><nowiki>[[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Contributing to Wikipedia~~]]</nowiki></tt>		When you want to make a link to another ''Battlestar Wiki'' page (called a <em>wiki link</em>) you have to put it in double square brackets, like this:
	~~(The 'Wikipedia:' part signifies that the target page is in the Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:namespace\|namespace]], rather than the Main namespace, where normal articles go.)~~		:<tt><nowiki>[[Battelstar Wiki:Sandbox]]</nowiki></tt>

	~~Also remember that in wikipedia the links are created automatically~~,		For example, if you want to make a link to, say, the ''Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox'' page, it would be:
	so if you ~~put double square brackets around~~ a ~~word~~, it ~~becomes a link, and because of~~ that ~~you have to be careful about~~ [[Wikipedia:~~Disambiguation~~\|~~disambiguation~~]].		:<tt><nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:Contributing to Wikipedia]]</nowiki></tt>
			(The 'Battlestar Wiki:' part signifies that the target page is in the ''Battlestar Wiki'' [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:namespace\|namespace]], rather than the Main namespace, where normal articles go.)

	If you ~~want to use words other than the article title as the text of the~~ link, you ~~can add an alternative name by adding after the pipe "~~\|~~" divider (SHIFT + BACKSLASH on English-layout and other keyboards)~~.		Also remember that in ''Battlestar Wiki'' the links are created automatically,
			so if you put double square brackets around a word, it becomes a link, and because of that you have to be careful about [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Disambiguation\|disambiguation]].

	For example, if you wanted to make a link to this page's sandbox, but wanted it to say "my text" you would write it as such:		If you want to use words other than the article title as the text of the link, you can add an alternative name by adding after the pipe "\|" divider (SHIFT + BACKSLASH on English-layout and other keyboards). For example, if you wanted to make a link to this page's sandbox, but wanted it to say "my text" you would write it as such:
	:<tt>To view the article, <nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:~~Tutorial_(Wikipedia_links)/sandbox~~\|my text]]</nowiki>...</tt>		:<tt>To view the article, <nowiki>[[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox\|my text]]</nowiki>...</tt>

	It would appear as:		It would appear as:
	:To view the article, [[~~/sandbox~~\|my text]]...		:To view the article, [[Battlestar Wiki:Sandbox\|my text]]...
			...but would link to the sandbox.
	but would link to the sandbox.

	===Alternate endings===		=== Alternate endings ===
	When you want to use the plural of an article title (or add any other suffix) for your link, you can add the extra letters directly outside the double square brackets.		When you want to use the plural of an article title (or add any other suffix) for your link, you can add the extra letters directly outside the double square brackets.

	For example, you would write:		For example, you would write:

	:<tt>Colonial craft such as <nowiki>[[raptor]]s</nowiki>....</tt>		:<tt>Colonial craft such as <nowiki>[[raptor]]s</nowiki>....</tt>
	:<tt>Various <nowiki>[[centurion]]s</nowiki>...</tt>		:<tt>Various <nowiki>[[centurion]]s</nowiki>...</tt>

	It would appear as:		It would appear as:

	:Colonial craft such as [[raptor]]s....		:Colonial craft such as [[raptor]]s....
	:Various [[centurion]]s...		:Various [[centurion]]s...

	~~==Linking dates==~~		== Categories ==
	Linking dates may not seem useful; however, please do link dates since it enables the use of a user preference in how dates are displayed. An unlinked date, like July 13, 2004, will always be displayed in that manner. If you link the date:
	~~:<tt><nowiki>[[July 13]], [[2004]]</nowiki></tt>~~
	~~Wikipedia will display it in one of the following ways:~~
	~~:July 13, 2004~~
	~~:13 July 2004~~
	~~:2004 July 13~~
	~~:2004-07-13~~
	~~-according to the preference set by the individual user. (This feature is only available to logged-in users. It only works if the date is linked.)~~

	==Categories==
	You can also put the article in a category with others in a related topic. Just type <nowiki>[[Category:]]</nowiki>, and put the name of the category between the colon and the brackets. For more information, refer to the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Categories\|Categories]] page.		You can also put the article in a category with others in a related topic. Just type <nowiki>[[Category:]]</nowiki>, and put the name of the category between the colon and the brackets. For more information, refer to the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Categories\|Categories]] page.

	=~~=Experiment==~~		{{start box}}
	~~Try it! Here's the~~ [[~~sandbox~~]] ~~for this page.~~		{{next box\|before=[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Formatting)\|Formatting]]\|title=Wikipedia links\|after=[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Related site links)\|Related site links]]}}
			{{end box}}
	[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Related site links)\|~~Continue~~]] ~~with the tutorial.~~

	[[Category:Wikipedia tutorial\|*3]]		[[Category:Wikipedia tutorial\|*3]]

Steelviper: /* Experiment */ fixed sandbox link

2006-01-25T20:34:26Z

Experiment: fixed sandbox link

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	==Experiment==		==Experiment==
	Try it! Here's the [[/sandbox/]] for this page.		Try it! Here's the [[sandbox]] for this page.

	[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Related site links)\|Continue]] with the tutorial.		[[Battlestar Wiki:Tutorial (Related site links)\|Continue]] with the tutorial.

	[[Category:Wikipedia tutorial\|*3]]		[[Category:Wikipedia tutorial\|*3]]

Steelviper: changed examples

2006-01-17T18:27:47Z

changed examples

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	For example, you would write:		For example, you would write:

	:<tt>Colonial craft such as <nowiki>[[~~viper~~]]s</nowiki>....</tt>		:<tt>Colonial craft such as <nowiki>[[raptor]]s</nowiki>....</tt>
	:<tt>Various <nowiki>[[~~battlestar~~]]s</nowiki>...</tt>		:<tt>Various <nowiki>[[centurion]]s</nowiki>...</tt>

	It would appear as:		It would appear as:

	:Colonial craft such as [[~~viper~~]]s....		:Colonial craft such as [[raptor]]s....
	:Various [[~~battlestar~~]]s...		:Various [[centurion]]s...

	==Linking dates==		==Linking dates==