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Pages have no particular order, so to help sort them they are organised into '''categories'''. Pages can belong to multiple categories, so there are many ways to sort a page. To find which categories a page belongs to, scroll down to the very bottom of that page. (However, note that this page doesn't belong to any category!) You'll find a '''category bar''' showing which categories the page balongs to: | Pages have no particular order, so to help sort them they are organised into '''categories'''. Pages can belong to multiple categories, so there are many ways to sort a page. To find which categories a page belongs to, scroll down to the very bottom of that page. (However, note that this page doesn't belong to any category!) You'll find a '''category bar''' showing which categories the page balongs to: | ||
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Clicking on any of the blue links will take you to a '''category page''', which lists all the pages and/or sub-categories which belong to that category. These have the "Category:" prefix in their title. Here are a couple of different kinds of category pages: | Clicking on any of the blue links will take you to a '''category page''', which lists all the pages and/or sub-categories which belong to that category. These have the "Category:" prefix in their title. Here are a couple of different kinds of category pages: | ||
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Most pages belong to a sub-category of one or more '''top-level categories'''. The top-level categories are: document type, domain, keyword, project, and theme. You can always find these in the navigation bar to the left. Pages usually don't belong directly to top-level categories, but rather to a more specific sub-category. Click the little triangles next to the top-level categories to show their sub-categories. Remember that the [[Main Page|Main Page]] contains a more complete listing of categories, and more space to fold them open! | Most pages belong to a sub-category of one or more '''top-level categories'''. The top-level categories are: document type, domain, keyword, project, and theme. You can always find these in the navigation bar to the left. Pages usually don't belong directly to top-level categories, but rather to a more specific sub-category. Click the little triangles next to the top-level categories to show their sub-categories. Remember that the [[Main Page|Main Page]] contains a more complete listing of categories, and more space to fold them open! | ||
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'''That's it!''' With this you should be able to find your way around the wiki. If you feel that you would like more help, don't hesitate to contact us at manager@envri.eu! This manual will also be expanded with time, including images and video material. | '''That's it!''' With this you should be able to find your way around the wiki. If you feel that you would like more help, don't hesitate to contact us at manager@envri.eu! This manual will also be expanded with time, including images and video material. | ||
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What makes a wiki different is that anyone can edit the pages – so the good news are that you can get started right away! You can edit the page you're on by using the '''"Edit" tab''' in the top right corner (next to the search bar). You can find all previous edits of a given page under the "View history" tab. | What makes a wiki different is that anyone can edit the pages – so the good news are that you can get started right away! You can edit the page you're on by using the '''"Edit" tab''' in the top right corner (next to the search bar). You can find all previous edits of a given page under the "View history" tab. | ||
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<div class="mbox">⚠️ Be aware that anonymous edits may be revoked! If you want to contribute more, and in your own name, please contact us and get a permanent user name.</div> | <div class="mbox">⚠️ Be aware that anonymous edits may be revoked! If you want to contribute more, and in your own name, please contact us and get a permanent user name.</div> | ||
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| For external links, simply paste the URL: https://www.envri.eu/. For a custom link text, use only a single bracket containing [https://www.envri.eu/ the URL and desired link text]. | | For external links, simply paste the URL: https://www.envri.eu/. For a custom link text, use only a single bracket containing [https://www.envri.eu/ the URL and desired link text]. | ||
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− | | <nowiki> | + | | <nowiki><ref>An (automatically numbered) in-text citation, which will appear in the "References" section.</ref></nowiki> |
− | | | + | | <ref>An (automatically numbered) in-text citation which will appear "References" section.</ref> |
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− | | <nowiki>The "References" section appears wherever the... < | + | | <nowiki>The "References" section appears wherever the... <References/> ...tag is placed on the page.</nowiki> |
− | | The "References" section appears wherever the < | + | | The "References" section appears wherever the <References/> tag is placed on the page. |
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For '''more options''', you can refer to MediaWiki's own manuals on [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Formatting] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Links Links]. | For '''more options''', you can refer to MediaWiki's own manuals on [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Formatting] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Links Links]. | ||
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==📊 Figures and tables== | ==📊 Figures and tables== | ||
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For a '''more detailed explanation''' of tables, see MediaWiki's manual [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables Help:Tables] or Wikipedia's even more extensive manual, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Table Help:Table]. | For a '''more detailed explanation''' of tables, see MediaWiki's manual [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables Help:Tables] or Wikipedia's even more extensive manual, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Table Help:Table]. | ||
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+ | ==🏷️ (Re-)categorising pages== | ||
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+ | Do you think a page is missing from a category, or has been mis-categorised? Nice catch! You can re-categorise the page changing its '''category tags'''. | ||
+ | # Start by looking inside the top-level categories for a more suitable sub-category. | ||
+ | # Edit the page which you want to (re-)categorise, and look for the category tags. They are generally (but not always) found at the bottom of the page, and look something like this: <nowiki>[Category: Report] [Category: Solid Earth] [Category: ENVRIplus]</nowiki>. | ||
+ | # Delete the wrong categories and add the rights ones. Save your edits. | ||
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+ | ==🌱 Creating new pages and categories== | ||
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+ | So you want to create a completely '''new page''', or perhaps even a completely '''new category?''' | ||
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+ | # Write the title of your new page into the search bar. For a category, use the "Category:" prefix, so, eg. "Category:My New Category". | ||
+ | # Click the '''bold, red link''' after "Create the page . . . on this wiki". | ||
+ | # Enter your content, add the correct category tags, and save your edits. | ||
+ | # Done! | ||
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=🎨 Style guidelines= | =🎨 Style guidelines= | ||
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MediaWiki supports regular HTML and CSS markup, but use this sparingly! Avoid <span> tags and inline CSS, and instead familiarize yourself with the classes available in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]. | MediaWiki supports regular HTML and CSS markup, but use this sparingly! Avoid <span> tags and inline CSS, and instead familiarize yourself with the classes available in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]. | ||
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===mbox and mbox small=== | ===mbox and mbox small=== | ||
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===figure and tablecaption=== | ===figure and tablecaption=== | ||
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===navFrame and Infobox=== | ===navFrame and Infobox=== | ||
− | See | + | See next section on templates. Edit these to change the look of navFrames and infoboxes across the wiki. |
==🖇️ Understanding templates== | ==🖇️ Understanding templates== | ||
− | One of MediaWiki's most useful features is '' | + | One of MediaWiki's most useful features is ''transclusion'' – moving the template |
− | + | ''Coming soon: what are templates? List of common templates in use on the ENVRI wiki, links to more resources.'' | |
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− | + | <!--TODO: what are templates? list of important templates on this wiki, links to external resources, creating new templates--> | |
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− | + | Here are some commonly used templates on the ENVRI wiki: | |
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=📖 About this manual= | =📖 About this manual= |