StrategyWiki:Guide/Wiki markup

This page explains basic wiki markup and provides links to pages explaining advanced features. For a more complete guide, you may want to see Help:Editing on Wikimedia.org.

Basic Formatting
Plain text appears the same way that it was entered. A single newline inside the editing window will not affect the appearance of the text, but two consecutive newlines (one blank line) will cause a paragraph break. You can also use bold, italics, and bold italics formatting on blocks of text.

Headings
Use headings to divide up a page into logical sections. A table of contents will automatically appear at the top of pages with four or more headings for easy navigation. See Help:Heading for information about using headings.

Links
Link from one page to another to help readers navigate your guide. You can link to any page on the wiki or any external web page. To link to a page in another wiki namespace, use the full page name (i.e. Help:Contents ).

Lists
You can create bulleted or numbered lists and sublists by prefixing lines with a special character.

Indenting
You can indent paragraphs by prefixing the paragraph with a colon. This is helpful for lining up items under a bullet point or for quoting big blocks of text.

No Formatting/No Wiki
There are several methods to keep your text from being formatted and keep its contents from being parsed for wiki markup.

Images
Use of images can really help an explanation and can help to spice up a dull guide. See the Help:Image page for detailed instructions about uploading and using images in your pages.

Templates
You can use templates to insert pre-created content into your pages. By inserting a simple tag into your pages, you can achieve some nice effects and simplify editing. When a page is viewed, the tags are expanded out to their original form. See the Help:Template page for detailed information about creating and using templates.

Categories
You can place your page into categories that group it with related pages and make it easier for readers to find. See the Help:Category page for information about adding your page to categories and linking to category listings.