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==Creating new encyclopaedic entries== | ==Creating new encyclopaedic entries== | ||
===Logging in=== | |||
To create of edit a page in wiki, you will first in to log in. Click 'Log in' in the top right corner of the page. | |||
===Creating a new entry page=== | ===Creating a new entry page=== | ||
To create a new page in | To create a new page, type in the title of the new page as you want it to appear in the search box and press enter. Choose 'Create this page' from the results page. The name of the page should contain the local spelling of the name of the practice, followed by the country where it originates, like so: | ||
<nowiki>Štela (Bosnia and Herzegovina)</nowiki> | <nowiki>Štela (Bosnia and Herzegovina)</nowiki> | ||
===Infobox === | ===Adding an Infobox === | ||
First, paste the code below to insert an infobox into an encyclopaedic entry. | |||
<nowiki>{{infobox | <nowiki>{{infobox | ||
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</nowiki> | </nowiki> | ||
For 'definition', provide a single sentence summarising the entry or copy the description from the Glossary in the Encyclopaedia. To display a map of the location of the practice, enter the name of the country or region before 'map.png'. To enter keywords under 'categories' formatted with the appropriate markup, paste them into the [http://www.in-formality.com/wiki/inf-files/INF_Entry_categories.html '''category formatting tool'''], press the Definition button and copy the result into the table. | Then, fill in the details of the practice. For 'definition', provide a single sentence summarising the entry or copy the description from the Glossary in the Encyclopaedia. To display a map of the location of the practice, enter the name of the country or region before 'map.png'. To enter keywords under 'categories' formatted with the appropriate markup, paste them into the [http://www.in-formality.com/wiki/inf-files/INF_Entry_categories.html '''category formatting tool'''], press the Definition button and copy the result into the table. | ||
=== | Conceptual chapters, comparative essays or other pages normally do not require an infobox. | ||
===Adding categories=== | |||
Paste the keywords from the entry into the [http://www.in-formality.com/wiki/inf-files/INF_Entry_categories.html '''category formatting tool'''], press the Categories button and paste the output immediately below the byline. The result should look like this: | Paste the keywords from the entry into the [http://www.in-formality.com/wiki/inf-files/INF_Entry_categories.html '''category formatting tool'''], press the Categories button and paste the output immediately below the byline. The result should look like this: | ||
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</nowiki> | </nowiki> | ||
=== | ===Inserting first paragraphs=== | ||
For a quick overview of the practice in the entry, the beginnings of every entry are emphasised. Put the first paragraph or two between the following lines of code: | For a quick overview of the practice in the entry, the beginnings of every entry are emphasised. Put the first paragraph or two between the following lines of code: | ||
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<nowiki>{| class="wikitable" | <nowiki>{| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="font-size:1.1em;"| | |style="font-size:1.1em;"| PARAGRAPHS | ||
|} | |} | ||
</nowiki> | </nowiki> | ||
=== | ===Formatting the rest of the text and referencing=== | ||
Paste the rest of the text. Use two single straight quotes for ''italic'' like so: <nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>. When cross-referencing, use double square brackets to link to [[another entry]] like so: <nowiki>[[another entry]]</nowiki>. Envelop titles in <nowiki>==Title==</nowiki> for level 1, <nowiki>===Title===</nowiki> for level 2 and <nowiki>====Title====</nowiki> for level 3 headings. If you need further formatting options, see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki's help page]. | Paste the rest of the text. Use two single straight quotes for ''italic'' like so: <nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>. When cross-referencing, use double square brackets to link to [[another entry]] like so: <nowiki>[[another entry]]</nowiki>. Envelop titles in <nowiki>==Title==</nowiki> for level 1, <nowiki>===Title===</nowiki> for level 2 and <nowiki>====Title====</nowiki> for level 3 headings. If you need further formatting options, see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki's help page]. | ||
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See further formatting options of the Cite extension [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite here]. | See further formatting options of the Cite extension [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite here]. | ||
=== | ===Placing photographs or illustrations=== | ||
First, upload the visual material (JPG or PNG) on a separate page, by using the [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] page in the sidebar on the left. Use a memorable name for the uploaded file. Then, paste either line of the below code to where you would like the illustration to appear and replace the capitalized words with information about the material. Delete the last section if the picture should not include a caption. When illustrations appear in a group, they should either be of the same width or the same height. | First, upload the visual material (JPG or PNG) on a separate page, by using the [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] page in the sidebar on the left. Use a memorable name for the uploaded file. Then, paste either line of the below code to where you would like the illustration to appear and replace the capitalized words with information about the material. Delete the last section if the picture should not include a caption. When illustrations appear in a group, they should either be of the same width or the same height. | ||
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When you wish to size them to a certain height, as in [[Global_Book_Launch_Events#Zurich.2C_Switzerland|this]] example, use this (note the '''x''' before the file dimension): | When you wish to size them to a certain height, as in [[Global_Book_Launch_Events#Zurich.2C_Switzerland|this]] example, use this (note the '''x''' before the file dimension): | ||
<nowiki>[[File:NAME.JPG|thumb| | <nowiki>[[File:NAME.JPG|thumb|</nowiki>'''x'''<nowiki>250px|left|CAPTION. Source: AUTHOR. © AUTHOR.]]</nowiki> | ||
===Embedding videos=== | |||
Videos hosted on large video-sharing websites can be embedded into the page by adjusting the following code example. Insert the URL of the video and the desired dimension. For further formatting options, see the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo extension's manual]. | |||
<nowiki>{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXXXXXX|dimensions=x320x}}</nowiki> | |||
===Creating redirect pages=== | ===Creating redirect pages=== | ||
Since it contains non-Western characters, [[Štela (Bosnia and Herzegovina)]] is difficult to search for. To ease the search and cross-referencing on other pages, | Since it contains non-Western characters, [[Štela (Bosnia and Herzegovina)]] is difficult to search for. To ease the search and cross-referencing on other pages, create redirect pages with non-Western characters and country origins omitted from the title. A useful redirect for the above example would be a page called [[Stela]]. For some entries, more than one redirect page might be useful. | ||
Create the redirect page in the same way you would a normal | Create the redirect page in the same way you would create a normal new page. In the body of the page paste the following. | ||
<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[pagename]]</nowiki> | <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[pagename]]</nowiki> | ||
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==Managing the Main page== | ==Managing the Main page== | ||
==Installing extensions== | |||
== | ==Ideas for future development== | ||