Help:Contents/Editing Wikipedia

Editing Wikipedia To learn how to keep track of your edits (or other people's), see keeping track of changes. For lists of stub types, categories and infoboxes, etc., see resources and lists. To use an image, see images and media. To learn the rules of Wikipedia, see policies and guidelines. Introduction to the project. Contributing to Wikipedia – For a guide on ways to get involved on Wikipedia. Tutorial – For a tutorial on how to edit Wikipedia Cheatsheet – An editing reference card. Basic Wiki markup. Simplified ruleset – Essential information to understand when editing articles (for new editors). Basic editing Experiment with editing pages in the sandbox. You can also carry out editing experiments "in situ" by editing the page itself and using the Show preview button. Be careful not to accidentally save the page though! If you do, then revert your changes. How to edit a page Editing sections Creating links Advanced Wiki markup Making categories Editing tips – For the most common tasks. Use easy timeline syntax Valid HTML codes in wikitext "Magic words" and variables – These allow you to change default behaviour or automate text. For example, you can disable a Table of Contents, move its position or insert constants and timestamps. Saving your edits "Show preview" – Always use this to avoid errors. Edit summary – To explain your edits. Minor edits – Check this for typos and small corrections. Edit conflict – How to handle one. Article objects Lists Tables Redirects Infoboxes Using templates List of templates Creating templates Pictures and videos Mathematical formulas Footnotes and references New pages Article Wizard – A guide for starting a new article. Name a page Naming conventions in general – (full list of specific naming conventions) Disambiguation, create pages for topics with several different definitions Starting a new page – for creating pages other than articles Create subpages How to write an article Your first article Article standards Be bold! Biographies of living persons Citing sources Copyrights Editing External links Image use Using redirects Include only verifiable information Deletion Manual of Style Neutral point of view What Wikipedia is not Article maintenance Use talk pages (discussion pages) Archive a talk page Tagging pages for problems Merge two or more pages Move or rename a page Requested moves Delete pages/images/categories Stub articles List of stub types Revert a page to an earlier version Dealing with vandalism Protect and unprotect pages (Administrators only) Link together Wikipedia articles in different languages Link words in articles to Wikimedia sister projects Use page names Use namespaces Use headings as anchors to link to Translate articles Do a purge Editing with a text editor Test edits and other things Editing shortcuts Style