Wikitext

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! =BBCode and Wikitext= 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. (A guide to BBCode can be found here)

BBCode
Main Article: BBCode BBCode is the abbreviated form of bulletin board code. It is the code you use for posts on the [scioly.org forums]

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 codes 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 codes 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 !! Code !! Example of the Code !! Result
 * Italics || Example || WIDI || WIDI
 * Bold || Example || MagLev || MagLev
 * Link to another page on the Wiki (internal link)|| PageName || BBCode || BBCode
 * Internal Link with Description|| Description || A helpful guide || A helpful guide
 * Link to a page outside of the Wiki (external link)|| [PageAddress] || [soinc.org] || [soinc.org]
 * External Link with Description|| [PageAddress Description] || [soinc.org Science Olympiad] || [soinc. org Science Olympiad]
 * Inserting an Image on the Wiki || filename.extension]] || [[File:SNR0509675.jpg]]
 * Adding citations (don’t plagiarize!) || References:  to make your tables look nice.
 * Link to a page outside of the Wiki (external link)|| [PageAddress] || [soinc.org] || [soinc.org]
 * External Link with Description|| [PageAddress Description] || [soinc.org Science Olympiad] || [soinc. org Science Olympiad]
 * Inserting an Image on the Wiki || filename.extension]] || [[File:SNR0509675.jpg]]
 * Adding citations (don’t plagiarize!) || References:  to make your tables look nice.
 * Inserting an Image on the Wiki || filename.extension]] || [[File:SNR0509675.jpg]]
 * Adding citations (don’t plagiarize!) || References:  to make your tables look nice.
 * Adding citations (don’t plagiarize!) || References:  to make your tables look nice.
 * Adding citations (don’t plagiarize!) || References:  to make your tables look nice.

Code: Result:

Sorted Table
Use  to make your tables sortable on each column.

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Image Thumbnails
Sometimes you want to thumbnail the image, since it will be too big by itself.

Code: Result

=Headings=

Code: =Heading= Result: =Heading=

Code: ==Fake Heading1== Result:

Fake Heading1
Code: ===Fake Heading2=== Result:

Fake Heading2
=Redirections= Code:
 * 1) REDIRECT PageRedirectedTo

=See Also= How To Edit A Page Cheatsheet (a more complete listing) Displaying Formulas