User:David Nind/Knowledge Base

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A work in progress - my notes on working with the various Wikimedia projects and tools.

Topics

Commons

• Image usage: using the Global Usage Badges gadget to quickly see how many times images listed on a media category page are used

Wikisource

• Cheat sheet (October 2024) | Older version

• Example pages for ways to do things:
  • Eclipses: {{...|4}}
  • Errata: The Life and Work of Richard John Seddon
• Legislation:
  • For older legislation with subtitles on left or right-hand side use {{outside L}} and {{outside R}}, within {{sidenotes begin}} and {{sidenotes end}}.
  • Use anchor tags for paragraph linking: {{anchor+|6|6.0}} (visible when linked to) and {{anchor|6|6.0}} (for invisible).
  • For the transcluded pages, add {{default layout|Layout 2}}.
  • Aviation Security Act 1982 (UK)
  • New Zealand Institute Act 1867 (NZ)

Guides

• Not yet started - Adding publications to the Internet Archive: how to upload individual and multiple documents to the Internet Archive