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| − | To see mediawiki's help article on creating a new page, [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page click here]. | + | To see mediawiki's help article on creating a new page, [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page click here]. |
| − | + | == Log In == | |
| − | + | To create a new wiki page, you must first [http://www.straightrazorplace.com/srpwiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Special:UserLogout log in] to the wiki using your SRP username and password. | |
| − | + | == Create a Title == | |
| − | + | Once you are logged in, type this into the browser address bar: <font color=Blue>www.straightrazorplace.com/srpwiki/index.php/New Wiki Page Title</font> where "New Wiki Page Title" is the title you'd like to use. Then press enter and you will be shown the message "There is currently no text in this page, you can search for this page title in other pages or edit this page." | |
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Near the top of the page, you will see the following option tabs: Page, Discussion, Create, Watch. Click the "Create" tab, and you will be taken to an edit page where you can write your new page text | Near the top of the page, you will see the following option tabs: Page, Discussion, Create, Watch. Click the "Create" tab, and you will be taken to an edit page where you can write your new page text | ||
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At the bottom of the page you're creating will be the options: Save page, Preview, Changes. Click "Preview" to see how your new article will look like once it is saved. If you see anything you need to edit before you save the page to the Wiki, scroll down below the preview and make your changes in the editing area. | At the bottom of the page you're creating will be the options: Save page, Preview, Changes. Click "Preview" to see how your new article will look like once it is saved. If you see anything you need to edit before you save the page to the Wiki, scroll down below the preview and make your changes in the editing area. | ||
Repeat as often as necessary until you are satisfied with your page. | Repeat as often as necessary until you are satisfied with your page. | ||
| − | + | == Save it to the Wiki == | |
| − | Click on "Save page" | + | Click on "Save page" |
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| − | + | That's it! If you want to insert your own file into your new page, [http://www.straightrazorplace.com/srpwiki/index.php/Special:Upload upload it] to the wiki first and then insert into your page using whatever wiki commands are appropriate. | |
| − | === Adding an | + | == Advanced Topics == |
| + | === Adding an Image Gallery === | ||
Especially when writing a [[:Category:Tutorials | Tutorial]], adding images will be useful. You will need to do 2 things: | Especially when writing a [[:Category:Tutorials | Tutorial]], adding images will be useful. You will need to do 2 things: | ||
# Upload the images to the Wiki using the [[Special:Upload | Upload page]]. Remember the name of the image, because you will need it in the next step. | # Upload the images to the Wiki using the [[Special:Upload | Upload page]]. Remember the name of the image, because you will need it in the next step. | ||
# Use code like the following to create the gallery: | # Use code like the following to create the gallery: | ||
| − | <pre><gallery caption=" | + | : <pre><gallery caption="The beginning, the razor looks good from this angle..." widths="350px" heights="300px" perrow="2"> |
| − | Image:Illustrated_Guide_to_Fixing_Warped_Scales_-_002.jpg | Image 1 | + | : Image:Illustrated_Guide_to_Fixing_Warped_Scales_-_002.jpg | Image 1 |
| − | Image:Illustrated_Guide_to_Fixing_Warped_Scales_-_004.jpg | Image 2 | + | : Image:Illustrated_Guide_to_Fixing_Warped_Scales_-_004.jpg | Image 2 |
| − | Image:Illustrated_Guide_to_Fixing_Warped_Scales_-_005.jpg | Image 3 | + | : Image:Illustrated_Guide_to_Fixing_Warped_Scales_-_005.jpg | Image 3 |
| − | Image:Illustrated_Guide_to_Fixing_Warped_Scales_-_018.jpg | Image 4 | + | : Image:Illustrated_Guide_to_Fixing_Warped_Scales_-_018.jpg | Image 4 |
| − | </gallery></pre> | + | : </gallery></pre> |
The above code and its components is explained in more detail in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_tutorial#.3Cgallery.3E_tag Mediawiki documentation]. | The above code and its components is explained in more detail in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_tutorial#.3Cgallery.3E_tag Mediawiki documentation]. | ||
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; <tt>perrow</tt> : How many images will go into one row of the gallery. The image dimensions above with 2 images per row yield a good result without forcing the user to actually click on the images to enlarge them. | ; <tt>perrow</tt> : How many images will go into one row of the gallery. The image dimensions above with 2 images per row yield a good result without forcing the user to actually click on the images to enlarge them. | ||
; <tt>Image:... | Image...</tt> : The actual images, whose names you will get once you have uploaded your image. The text after the pipe symbol (<tt>|</tt>) will be the image caption. | ; <tt>Image:... | Image...</tt> : The actual images, whose names you will get once you have uploaded your image. The text after the pipe symbol (<tt>|</tt>) will be the image caption. | ||
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