Wikitext

*Under Construction* A Guide to Wikitext & Wiki Markup

Written by: fishman100 As you know just from reading this, our forum has a Wiki for events, user pages, and more. Sometimes you might see a user post on the forums that “the Wiki is updated” or “the Wiki needs to be updated.” If you’ve ever gone to the Wiki and tried to edit it, chances are you had no idea what “all those little symbols” meant. This guide is meant for describing Wikitext, Wiki Markup, and it’s relation to BBCode. Hopefully, after reading this, you’ll know enough about the Wiki to help contribute and edit the Wiki! =Read This First!= BBCode, Wikitext (henceforth called “WT”), and Wiki Markup (WM) are closely related. The tags used are similar, so if you have a good understanding of BBCode then you shouldn’t have too much trouble with WM/WT. If you haven’t read my BBCode guide yet, I suggest you do so before you read this guide. Personally, I found WM/WT to be more confusing than BBCode, despite the fact that they are similar. =Summary of WM, WT, and BBCode=

BBCode
BBCode is the abbreviated form of bulletin board code. A BBCode guide can be found by clicking on the link.

Wikitext (WT)
WT is a language that is used to write pages in wiki websites, including this Wiki. It is almost the same as HTML (hypertext markup language). In fact, one of its main goals is to be converted into HTML so that non-Wiki websites can copy and paste the text.

Wiki Markup (WM)
Wiki markup is the syntax used to format a page. If you’ve ever edited a Wiki page before, you might have seen various versions of keywords used to edit the appearance of the text. This is because there is no standardized syntax used in Wikis. Therefore, some pages might include an assimilation of different syntaxes, but they all have the same function. =Editing a Page Using WM= Now comes the seemingly tricky part of a Wiki: editing a page. Chances are that the page you edit will have been edited already, so expect to see a lot of syntaxes and symbols being used. Don’t let that confuse you; focus on the section you’re trying to edit instead! WM and BBCode use a similar format when editing. They both use tags, but in some cases the “tags” in Wikitext won’t appear as brackets ([]) but as a series of apostrophes to change the text. Additionally, while BBCode usually uses one pair of brackets as tags, special WM tags (such as image tags) use two pairs. WM does have many keystrokes that can be used, giving it the general perception that WM is confusing and editing is nearly impossible, but the variety of keystrokes that can be utilized creates the arguable point that Wiki pages are more organized in appearance and structure. For example, BBCode (at least the ones currently implemented on Scioly’s forum) only has text for formatting the position of text (centering, etc.) but WM has keystrokes for creating headings and sub-headings. The next section provides a list of common keystrokes that can be used in literally any page of Scioly’s Wiki. =Common WM= 'Note: The   tag means to end the current line and start a new one.' {| class="wikitable" ! Desire !! Keystroke !! Example of the Keystroke !! Result
 * Italics || Example || Example || Example
 * Bold || Example || Example || Example
 * Link to another page on the Wiki || PageName || BBCode || BBCode
 * Inserting an Image on the Wiki || filename.extension]] || [[File:SNR0509675.jpg]]
 * Placing a Category (Assigns the page to a specific subject area) || ||  || Cagtegory:BBCode
 * Adding redirections to a page || #REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo || #REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo || #REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo
 * Headings || =Page Title=
 * Inserting an Image on the Wiki || filename.extension]] || [[File:SNR0509675.jpg]]
 * Placing a Category (Assigns the page to a specific subject area) || ||  || Cagtegory:BBCode
 * Adding redirections to a page || #REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo || #REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo || #REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo
 * Headings || =Page Title=
 * Adding redirections to a page || #REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo || #REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo || #REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo
 * Headings || =Page Title=
 * Headings || =Page Title=

Subheading2

 * = Title=

Point2

 * = Title=

Point2

 * List: Bullets|| *A
 * B
 * C
 * *ABC
 * DEF
 * GHI
 * *ABC
 * DEF
 * GHI
 * GHI


 * List: Numbers || #A
 * AB
 * C
 * #ABC
 * 1) DEF
 * GHI
 * #ABC
 * 1) DEF
 * GHI
 * Indentations || :Example
 * Example
 * Example
 * :Example1
 * Example2
 * Example3
 * :Example1
 * Example2
 * Example3
 * Example2
 * Example3


 * Adding citations (don’t plagiarize!) || References: || References:  || References: http://www.scioly.org/phpBB3/index.php
 * }
 * }