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YumeWiki uses MediaWiki, the same software that powers sites 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. Help pages tailored to YumeWiki can be found in the editing help category. For a comprehensive guide to preferred formatting, read the Style Guide.

Don't know where to start? Check pages listed in Basic Editing.

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.

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.

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.
References and notes in articles.

MediaWiki Tutorials

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

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-Yume Wiki uses MediaWiki, the same software that powers sites like Wikipedia and Fandom. 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.
+YumeWiki uses [[wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]], the same software that powers sites like [[wikipedia:Main Page|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 [[YumeWiki:wiki rules|wiki rules]]. Help pages tailored to YumeWiki can be found in the [[:Category:Editing help|editing help category]]. For a comprehensive guide to preferred formatting, read the [[YumeWiki:Style Guide|Style Guide]].
+Don't know where to start? Check pages listed in ''[[:Category:Basic Editing|Basic Editing]]''.
+YumeWiki supports three editing modes: the default mode when you press <code>{{MediaWiki:edit}}</code> is the '''[[YumeWiki:VisualEditor|Visual Editor]]''', the more robust mode when you press <code>{{MediaWiki:visualeditor-ca-editsource}}</code> is the '''wikieditor''' (also called '''source editor'''), and finally some pages have an <code>{{MediaWiki:formedit}}</code> 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.
+==Basic Wikitext<span id="Basics"></span>==
+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 [[YumeWiki:VisualEditor|Visual Editor]], as it functions similarly to a modern word processor.
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Function
+!Example
+!Output
+|-
+|Bold text
+|<nowiki>'''Text'''</nowiki>
+|'''Text'''
+|-
+|Italics
+|<nowiki>''Text''</nowiki>
+|''Text''
+|-
+|Hide under a spoiler
+|<nowiki><span class="spoiler">I'm hidden</span></nowiki>
+|<span class="spoiler">I'm hidden</span>
+|-
+|New paragraph
+|<pre><nowiki>Put two
+line breaks</nowiki></pre>
+|
+Put two
+line breaks
+|-
+|Bullet point list
+|<pre><nowiki>*One
+*Two
+**Sub-point
+*Three</nowiki></pre>
+|
+*One
+*Two
+**Sub-point
+*Three
+|-
+|Make new headings
+|<pre><nowiki>==Main==
+Text
+===Sub===
+Text</nowiki></pre>
+|''Can't show this''
+|-
+! colspan="3" | Links
+|-
+|Link to a page (''wikilink'')
+|<code><nowiki>[[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki|Madotsuki]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki|Madotsuki]]
+|-
+|Link to a section on a page
+|<code><nowiki>[[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki</nowiki><b>#Madotsuki's Dreams</b><nowiki>|her dreams]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki#Madotsuki's Dreams|her dreams]]
+|-
+|Link to a category
+|<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki><b>:</b><nowiki>Category:Yume Nikki FC Locations|List of FC Worlds]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[:Category:Yume Nikki FC Locations|List of FC Worlds]]
+|-
+|Link to wikipedia (''interwiki link'')
+|<code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:Main Page|Visit Wikipedia]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[wikipedia:Main Page|Visit Wikipedia]]
+|-
+|External link
+|<code><nowiki>[https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Cheatsheet MediaWiki's cheatsheet]</nowiki></code>
+|[https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Cheatsheet MediaWiki's cheatsheet]
+|-
+! colspan="3" | Images
+|-
+|Image with a caption
+|<code><nowiki>[[File:Yume favicon.png|70px|thumb|right|An image]]</nowiki></code>
+|[[File:Yume favicon.png|70px|thumb|right|An image]]
+|-
+|Image in a gallery
+|<pre><nowiki><gallery>
+Yume favicon.png|An image
+</gallery></nowiki></pre>
+|<gallery widths=70px>
+Yume favicon.png|An image
+</gallery>
+|-
+|Location map
+|Please use {{t|LocationMap}}
+|''N/A''
+|}
+{{big|'''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><nowiki>in nowiki&nbsp;tags like these</nowiki></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 {{MWButton|Show preview}} to review your edit before submitting.
 ==Help Pages==
-These are the help pages currently on {{SITENAME}}. The rest of this page is all 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!
+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!
-* [[Help:Files]] - currently, help on '''uploading files'''.
+*[[Help:Files|Files]] - creating, uploading, and using image and audio files.
+**[[Help:Embedding videos|Embedding videos]] on pages using different formats.
+**[[Special:Upload|Upload a file now]]
+**[[Special:NewFiles|View latest files]]
+*[[Help:Namespaces|Namespaces]] and how to use them.
+*[[Help:Formatting|Formatting]] text, tables, and images on the wiki page.
+*[[Help:References and notes|References and notes]] in articles.
-== Useful links ==
+==MediaWiki Tutorials==
-* [[Special:Upload|Upload a file]]
+===Useful links===
-** [[Special:NewFiles|Latest files]]
+* [[Special:Categories|List of categories]]
 * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Cheatsheet Wikitext cheatsheet]
 * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Glossary Glossary of wiki terms]
-== Basic tutorials ==
+===Basic tutorials===
 * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Creating new pages]
 ** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Bad_title What not to do with page titles]
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 ** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:SourceEditor/User_guide Using the source editor]
 * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Categories#Summary Adding a page to a category]
-** [[Special:Categories|List of categories]]
-=== Basic formatting ===
+====Basic formatting====
 When creating a new page or using the source editor, you'll need to use a special markup language called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext wikitext].
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 * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite Footnotes]
-== Intermediate tutorials ==
+===Intermediate tutorials===
 * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages Creating subpages for a page]
 * [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_summary Writing an edit summary]
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 ** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Signatures Signing a talk page]
-== Advanced tutorials ==
+===Advanced tutorials===
 * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates Creating templates]
 * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words Magic words]