Help:Editing

Everyone is welcome to contribute to Yume Wiki.

Yume Wiki 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, this page lists resources you may find helpful.

Editors should first read the wiki rules. Following the rules is mandatory.

Reading the wiki Style Guide is also heavily encouraged. It outlines choices and conventions used throughout the wiki. If you are unsure if you can follow the Style Guide or not, please submit your edit anyway, but ask for review in the edit summary. An edit that goes against the guidelines is almost always better than no edit at all. Be bold with your contributions.

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, the Visual Editor will work just fine for most edits, and it can be more intuitive for someone starting out.

Help pages

These are the help pages currently on Yume Wiki. They explain how to edit in a way that is relevant to the wiki.

Files – creating, uploading, and using image and audio files.
- Location maps – how to create and annotate map images of game locations.
- Embedding videos on pages using different formats.
Namespaces and how to use them. Namespaces are used to group the wikis, and they are necessary for linking to pages.
Formatting text, tables, and images using wikitext in the source editor. The page covers all kinds of formatting options, including some advanced ones. The table on this page provides an overview.
References and notes in articles. Useful for sourcing trivia.
Special page features that are useful to the average editor.

Meta 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
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\|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 in <nowiki>nowiki tags like these</nowiki> to escape any wiki markup or template changes.
The buttons in the edit toolbar can help you with many features. Try to experiment with it!
You should 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