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 Allows you to link to an external page. You'll see an outward arrow indicating that you're leaving the website.
 == See Also ==
 * [[MediaWiki YouTube Extension]]

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	== Reference ==		== Reference ==

			You can add citation to a statement on your page by using the "ref" tag.

	Example wiki code:		Example wiki code:
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	~~Result:~~		Content inside the "ref" tag will appear on the bottom of the page. You'll want to add a section near the bottom of the page to capture all of your references like the following.

	~~Sigmund Freud dissected hundreds of eels hoping to find one with a male sex organ<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud Sigmund Freud]</~~ref>

	~~Note: If your page has references, the references,~~ will ~~automatically pool to~~ the bottom of the page. ~~It is recommended that you~~ add a ~~dedicated~~ section ~~for~~ your references like ~~so:~~

	<pre>		<pre>

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			== See Also ==

			* [[MediaWiki YouTube Extension]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	== Category ==		== Category ==

			Categories are like tags. You can mark several pages with a category. The marker would appear on the bottom of the page. You can click on the category to see a list of pages marked with the same category.

	<pre>		<pre>

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 '''bold'''

=== Headers === Use header 2 (== Header 2==), 3 (=== Header 3 ===), or 4 (==== Header 4 ====) in documents. Avoid going deeper, if you feel you need to, it could mean you should separate contents into another page. It is recommended to skip header 1 as it matches the header of the document on top of t..."

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== Introduction ==

Cheat sheet on MediaWiki Markup. Also known as wiki code.

== Basic ==

=== Bold ===

<pre>
'''bold'''
</pre>

=== Headers ===

Use header 2 (<code>== Header 2==</code>), 3 (<code>=== Header 3 ===</code>), or 4 (<code>==== Header 4 ====</code>) in documents. Avoid going deeper, if you feel you need to, it could mean you should separate contents into another page.

It is recommended to skip header 1 as it matches the header of the document on top of the page.

=== Italic ===

<pre>
''italic''
</pre>

== Alias ==

Allows you to put words on the page that is searchable by the search bar but doesn't actually appear on the page.

<pre>
<div style="display: none">
MediaWiki Markup Guide
</div>
</pre>

== Category ==

<pre>
[[Category:Certificate]]
</pre>

== Images ==

Template:

<pre>
[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]
</pre>

Extension have been added allowing you to reference any image from Wikimedia Commons<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia Commons]</ref>

Example wiki code:

<pre>
[[File:Ramsau_bei_Berchtesgaden_(DE),_Milchstraße_über_Hochkalter_&_Hintersee_--_2024_--_1018-50.jpg|100px|center|Night sky]]
</pre>

Result:

[[File:Ramsau_bei_Berchtesgaden_(DE),_Milchstraße_über_Hochkalter_&_Hintersee_--_2024_--_1018-50.jpg|100px|center|Night sky]]

=== Gallery ===

==== Gallery Template ====

<pre>
<gallery widths=700 heights=600 mode="packed-hover">
File:Zelle-age-error.png|frame|center|Have to be above 16
File:Invalid Address.png|frame|center|Invalid address error
</gallery>
</pre>

==== Gallery Types ====

* packed-hover
* slideshow

== Tables ==

Example wiki code:

<pre>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Caption text
|-
! Header text !! Header text !! Header text
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|}
</pre>

Result:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+ Caption text
|-
! Header text !! Header text !! Header text
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|-
| Example || Example || Example
|}

== Link ==

=== Link Page ===

Example wiki code:

<pre>
[[Link Name]]
</pre>

Result:

[[Link Name]]

Links to a page. If the page doesn't exist, the link text will be red. In this scenario, you can still click on the link to navigate to the page and start adding content to the page.

=== Link Page As ===

Example wiki code:

<pre>
[[Java (Programming Language)|Java]]
</pre>

Result:

[[Java (Programming Language)|Java]]

Use in cases where the context of the link makes sense with a shorter name. Also, if you want to format the text to make it fit better in a sentence, utilizing to change capitalization and pluralization.

=== External Links ===

Example wiki code:

<pre>
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]
</pre>

Result:

[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]

Allows you to link to an external page. You'll see an outward arrow indicating that you're leaving the website.

== Reference ==

Example wiki code:

<pre>
Sigmund Freud dissected hundreds of eels hoping to find one with a male sex organ<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud Sigmund Freud]</ref>
</pre>

Result:

Sigmund Freud dissected hundreds of eels hoping to find one with a male sex organ<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud Sigmund Freud]</ref>

Note: If your page has references, the references, will automatically pool to the bottom of the page. It is recommended that you add a dedicated section for your references like so:

<pre>
== References ==
<references />
</pre>

== References ==
<references />

== External Links ==

* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Formatting]
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links Links]
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Lists Lists]
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables Tables]