Help:Editing

YumeWiki uses MediaWiki, the same software that powers websites like Wikipedia. MediaWiki has extensive documentation on how to write and edit pages. If you're new to editing wikis, these are some resources you may find helpful.

Editors should first read the wiki rules.

Ways to edit

YumeWiki supports three editing modes: the default mode when you press Edit is the Visual Editor, the more robust mode when you press Edit source is the wikieditor (also called source editor), and finally some pages have an Edit with form option that uses page forms.

Help pages that deal with formatting will most likely describe using wikitext, which is the code used in source edits. This is because it's the most versatile, unlike other editors which have some limitations. However, for most edits, the Visual Editor will work just fine, and can be more intuitive for someone starting out.

Help pages

These are the help pages currently on YumeWiki. The rest of this page lists external links to MediaWiki help pages. The goal is to tailor the Help namespace to this wiki. If you're an editor who knows a thing or two about the wiki, please help with these articles!

Files – creating, uploading, and using image and audio files.
- Embedding videos on pages using different formats.
- Upload a file now
- View latest files
Namespaces and how to use them.
Formatting text, tables, and images on the wiki page.
- The Style Guide that outlines formatting choices and conventions used throughout the wiki.
Location maps – how to create and annotate map images of game locations.
References and notes in articles.
Special page features that are not so obvious.

Useful pages

Although not made especially for help, these pages can be useful to know more about Yume Wiki and how to use it.

Community page for general discussion.
Glossary of Yume Wiki and general YNFG community terms, for those uninitiated.
Contents portal which could help you find something new.
Basic Editing category, listing the most important pages for editors to work on.
Todo list to see the goals other editors have set.

Basic wikitext

There can be a lot to read if you want full knowledge on using MediaWiki. This section lists some basic wikitext tips. Wikitext is the input in source editor; if you are new to editing, you may want to stick to using Visual Editor, as it functions similarly to a modern word processor.

Function	Example	Output
Bold text	'''Text'''	Text
Italics	''Text''	Text
Hide under a spoiler	<span class="spoiler">I'm hidden</span>	I'm hidden
New paragraph	Put two line breaks	Put two line breaks
Bullet point list	One Two *Sub-point Three	One Two Sub-point Three
Make new headings	==Main== Text ===Sub=== Text	Can't show this
Links
Link to a page (wikilink)	`[[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki\|Madotsuki]]`	Madotsuki
Link to a section on a page	`[[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki#Madotsuki's Dreams\|her dreams]]`	her dreams
Link to a category	`[[:Category:Yume Nikki FC Locations\|List of FC Worlds]]`	List of FC Worlds
Link to wikipedia (interwiki link)	`[[wikipedia:Main Page\|Visit Wikipedia]]`	Visit Wikipedia
External link	`[https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Cheatsheet MediaWiki's cheatsheet]`	MediaWiki's cheatsheet
Images
Image with a caption	`[[File:Yume favicon.png\|70px\|thumb\|right\|An image]]`	An image
Image in a gallery	<gallery> Yume favicon.png\|An image </gallery>	An image
Location map	Please use {{LocationMap}}	N/A

Other tips:

Many things can be combined together: some examples are using bolding and italics together, using italics in link display text, and putting wikilinks in image captions.
Is your text being automatically converted into something else? Maybe your commas are turning into line breaks? Wrap the text <nowiki>in nowiki tags like these</nowiki> to escape any wiki markup or template changes.
The functions in the edit toolbar can help you do all of these and more. Try to experiment with it!
You can take a look at how other pages are formatted to get an idea on what to write.
Always remember to click Show preview to review your edit before submitting.

MediaWiki Tutorials

These are MediaWiki's own tutorials, which are likely much more rich in content, although not focused to the efforts of Yume Wiki.

Useful links

Basic tutorials

Basic formatting

When creating a new page or using the source editor, you'll need to use a special markup language called wikitext.

Intermediate tutorials

Advanced tutorials