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How do I use Wikitext?[edit | edit source]

When you edit a page, you can switch between

Visual

visual editing and source editing

:

using the editor toolbar.

Screenshot: Visual Editor switch edit mode

Wikitext can be entered in source editing mode. When you are in visual editing mode, VisualEditor inserts Wikitext "behind the scenes". If VisualEditor doesn't format elements on a page correctly, you can always switch to source editing to correct the issues directly in Wikitext.

Examples of Wikitext[edit | edit source]

Here are some typical examples of Wikitext:

Formatting

Text formatting[edit | edit source]

This is '''bold'''
This is ''italic''
This is <u>underlined</u>

Structuring[edit | edit source]

This is a ==

Section

Heading==
This is an *unordered list

item (first level)Links / Embedding:

element
Table:

Table:

header 1	header 2
row 1, cell 1	row 1, cell 2
row 2, cell 1	row 2, cell 2

[[

                                {| class="wikitable"
|-
!header 1
!header 2
|-
|row 1, cell 1
|row 1, cell 2
|-
|row 2, cell 1
|row 2, cell 2
|}

Links / Embedded files[edit | edit source]

Insert a link:

Link to internal wiki page

                        [[Wikipage|Label]]
[[Pancake|Best

pancake

                         Pancake]]

- this creates a link to the page "Pancake" with the link description "Best pancake". see also the Mediawiki help page for links:

Link to external website

                        [url label]
[https://

www

                        wikipedia.

mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links and

and the help section about external links to internal pages https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links#External_links_to_internal_pages

links with parameters / links that open in a new tab: <span Images[[File:Someimage

                        org Wikipedia]

'Link with parameters

                        <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Edit this page]</span>

Embed an image:

This link opens the referenced page in edit mode in a new tab.

Embed image/file

[[Datei:image-or-pdf-name.png]] -

This embeds the image someimage.png on the page.

embedding only happens when a link points to the "File" namespace

the wiki checks if preview/thumbnail can be created automatically

- - Image/PDF is embedded on page
- the wiki checks, if a preview can be generated (e.g.

image formats like

- , for "png", "jpeg", "gif", "svg") and

then

- embeds

a

- the preview

into the page

- otherwise, a link

will be created

- to the

wikipage in the "File" namespace (aka "

- file description page

")Embed a file: [[Media:SomePDF.pdf]]

- is created
  - can be embedded: PDF, Tiff (

needs

- - with extension)
  - cannot be embedded: Microsoft Office

and

- - - und Libre Office

files

- - -Dateien; Shell-

Scripts

- - Skripte, ...
[[Media:image-or-pdf--name.png]] - - - - Links to image / PDF
[[:Datei:image-or-pdf--name.png]] - - - Links to file description page

Magic words[edit | edit source]

Magic words are strings of text that Mediawiki associates with a return value or function. Examples are:

"Behavior switch", aka "Double underscore", e.g.

Type of Wikitext	Example
Special character	`ã` → ã `ç` → ç UTF-8 is possible
Comment	`<!-- unnoticed -->`
No "wiki translation"	`<nowiki>` and `</pre>`
Table of contents	`__TOC__`

"Variables", e.g. {{FULLPAGENAME}}

"Tags", e.g. <gallery>

"ParserFunctions", e.g. {{#ifeq:x|y|true|false}}

External resources[edit | edit source]

For a more complete list of all Wikitext tags, you can refer to the Wikimedia page https://

and `__NOTOC__`
Signature	`--~~~`
Redirect	`#REDIRECT [[targetpage]]`
Template	`{{template name}}`

Related info

.

==What is Wikitext?==
            
            Wikitext <section begin="training-intro" /><div class="training">
            
            Wikitext is a simplified markup language that is used to format and structuretext structure text and other data. <section end="training-intro" /><section end="training-intro" />
            
            
            
            
        While HTML is the most common markup language for web pages, Wikitext is used in wiki systems. Like HTML, it uses tags to mark parts of tagstext or other data.
        
        
        
        ==How do I use Wikitext?==
        
        When you edit a page, you can switch between Visualvisual editing and source editing:
            
            
         using the editor toolbar.
            
            
        [[File:Manual:editing.png|alt=Screenshot: Visual Editor switch edit mode|center]]
        
        
        
        Wikitext can be entered in source editing mode. When you are in visual editing mode, VisualEditor inserts Wikitext "behind the scenes". If VisualEditor doesn't format elements on a page correctly, you can always switch to source editing to correct the issues directly in Wikitext.<br />
        
        
        
        ==Examples of Wikitext==
        
        Here are some typical examples of Wikitext:
        
        
        
            
            ===<span class="mw-headline" id="Formatting">Formatting</span>===
            
            
            
            
        <section begin="training" />
            
            ===Text formatting===
            
            
            <section begin="training-slide1" />
            
            
            
            
        *This is <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code>
        
        *This is <code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code>
        
        *This is <code><nowiki><u>underlined</u></nowiki></code>
            
            
            
            ===<span class="mw-headline" id="Structuring">Structuring</span>===
            
            
            
            
        <section end="training-slide1" />
            
            
            
            ===Structuring===
            
            
            <section begin="training-slide2" />
            
            
            
            
        *This is a <code>==Section Heading==</code>
        
        *This is an  <code>*unordered list item (first level)</code>
            
            *Table: Table:
            
            
            
             {| class="wikitable"
            
             |-
            
             !header 1
            
             !header 2
            
             |-
            
             element</code>
            
            *Table:<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
            
            {| class="wikitable"
            
            |-
            
            !header 1
            
            !header 2
            
            |-
            
            
        |row 1, cell 1
        
        
         |row 1, cell 2
        
        
         |-
            
             |-
            
            
        |row 2, cell 1
        
        
         |row 2, cell 2
        
        
         |}
            
            
            
            ===<span class="mw-headline" id="Linking_.2F_Embedding">Links / Embedding:</span>===
            
            
            
            *'''Insert a link:''' <code><nowiki>[[Pancake|Best pancake]]</nowiki></code> - this creates a link to the page "Pancake" with the link description "Best pancake".
            
            **see also the Mediawiki help page for links:  https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links and
            
            **and the help section about external links to internal pages https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links#External_links_to_internal_pages
            
            **links with parameters / links that open in a new tab:  <code><nowiki>|}</syntaxhighlight><section end="training-slide2" />
            
            
            
            
            
            ===Links / Embedded files===
            
            
            <section begin="training-slide3" />
            
            
            
            '''Link to internal wiki page'''
            
            
            <syntaxhighlight lang="text">
            
            [[Wikipage|Label]]
            
            [[Pancake|Best Pancake]]
            
            
            </syntaxhighlight>
            
            '''Link to external website'''
            
            
            <syntaxhighlight lang="text">
            
            [url label]
            
            [https://wikipedia.org Wikipedia]
            
            
            </syntaxhighlight>
            
            '''Link with parameters''
            
            
            <syntaxhighlight lang="text">
            
            
        <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} Edit this page]</nowiki><nowiki></span></nowiki></code>
            
            *'''Embed an image:''' <code>Images<nowiki>[[File:Someimage.png]]</nowiki></code> - This embeds the image ''someimage.png'' on the page.
            
            **embedding only happens when a link points to the "File" namespace
            
            **the wiki checks if preview/thumbnail can be created automatically (e.g. image formats like 
            
            
            </syntaxhighlight>
            
            This link opens the referenced page in edit mode in a new tab.
            
            
            <section end="training-slide3" />
            
            
            
            '''Embed image/file'''
            
            
            
            
            <br />
            
            
            <section begin="training-slide4" />
            
            
            
            *<code>[['''Datei:'''<nowiki>image-or-pdf-name.png]]</nowiki></code> - - - '''Image/PDF is embedded on page'''<section end="training-slide4" />
            
            **the wiki checks, if a preview can be generated (e.g., for "png", "jpeg", "gif", "svg") and then embeds athe preview
        
        
        into the page
            
            **otherwise a link will be created to the wikipage in the "File" namespace (aka "file description page")
            
            
            
            *'''Embed a file:''' <code><nowiki>[[Media:SomePDF.pdf]]</nowiki></code>
            
            **can  **otherwise, a link to the file description page is created
            
            ***can be embedded: PDF, Tiff (needswith extension)
        
        ***cannot be embedded: Microsoft Office and- und Libre Office files-Dateien; Shell-Scripts, ...
            
            
            
            ===<span class="mw-headline" id="MagicWords">Magic words</span>===
            
            [[MagicWords|Magic words]] are strings of text that  Mediawiki associates with a return value or function. Examples are:
            
            
            
            *"Behavior switch", aka "Double underscore", e.g. <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code>
            
            *"Variables", e.g. <code><nowiki>{{FULLPAGENAME}}</nowiki></code>
            
            *"Tags", e.g. <code><nowiki><gallery></nowiki></code>
            
            *"ParserFunctions", e.g. <code><nowiki>{{#ifeq:x|y|true|false}}</nowiki></code>
            
            
            
            == External resources ==
            
            For a more complete list of all Wikitext tags, you can refer to the Wikimedia page Skripte, ...<section begin="training-slide4" />
            
            *<code>[['''Media:'''<nowiki>image-or-pdf--name.png]]</nowiki></code> - - - - '''Links to image / PDF'''
            
            *<code>[[''':Datei:'''<nowiki>image-or-pdf--name.png]]</nowiki></code> - - - '''Links to file description page'''
            
            
            <section end="training-slide4" /></div>
            
            
            <section end="training" />
            
            
            
            ===Magic words===
            
            {| class="contenttable"
            
            !Type of Wikitext
            
            !Example
            
            |-
            
            |Special character
            
            |'''<code>&amp;atilde;</code>  &rarr; &atilde;'''
            
            '''<code>&amp;ccedil;</code> &rarr; &ccedil;'''
            
            
            
            UTF-8 is possible
            
            |-
            
            |Comment
            
            |<code>'''<nowiki><!-- unnoticed --></nowiki>'''</code>
            
            |-
            
            |No "wiki translation"
            
            |<code>'''&lt;nowiki'''&gt;</code> and <code>'''</pre'''></code>
            
            |-
            
            |Table of contents
            
            |<code>'''<nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki>'''</code> and <code>'''<nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki>'''</code>
            
            |-
            
            |Signature
            
            |<code>'''<nowiki>--~~~</nowiki>'''</code>
            
            |-
            
            |Redirect
            
            |<code>'''<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[targetpage]]</nowiki>'''</code>
            
            |-
            
            |Template
            
            |<code>'''<nowiki>{{template name}}</nowiki>'''</code>
            
            |}
            
            
            <section end="wikitextTraining" />
            
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            |Topic2=[[MagicWords|Magic words]]}}
            
            
            
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