Patton at 13:03, 3 August 2014

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{{Wiki Aside}}

'''Wiki markup''' is the system that the wiki software uses to generate a page's layout. You can experiment with it at the [[Argonath RPG wiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]], but if you're new to wiki markup or need to find a wiki markup command that you need, read below.

: ''Adopted from [[wikipedia:Help:Wiki markup|Wikipedia's markup help page]].''

== Layout ==
=== Sections ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|
Sections
These divide articles into sections, which can be included in the Table of Contents.

Subsections
More = signs creates smaller subsections.

Smaller subsections
Like this.
|
<pre>
=Sections=
These divide articles into sections, which can be included in the Table of Contents.

==Subsections==
More = signs creates smaller subsections.

===Smaller subsections===
Like this.
</pre>
|}

=== Line breaks ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|
A single newline
doesn't do anything.

Two newlines do, though.
|
<pre>
A single newline
doesn't do anything.

Two newlines do, though.
</pre>
|-
|You can also break lines without creating a new paragraph.
|<pre>You can also break lines without creating a new paragraph.</pre>
|}

=== Indentation ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|
:A colon at the beginning of the line
::indents the line.
:::More colons creates more indentation.
|
<pre>
:A colon at the beginning of the line
::indents the line.
:::More colons creates more indentation.
</pre>
|}

=== Center text ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|<center>This text is centered.</center>
|<pre><center>This text is centered.</center></pre>
|}

=== Lists ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|
* This
** is
*** a
** list
|<pre>* This
** is
*** a
** list</pre>
|-
|
# This
## is
## an
# ordered
# list
|<pre># This
## is
## an
# ordered
# list</pre>
|-
|
* A
** new
line
** ends
* a
* list
|<pre>* A
** new
line
** ends
* a
* list</pre>
|}

== Text Formatting ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|''Two apostrophes on each side of a phrase'' italicizes it.
'''Three apostrophes''' bolds it.

'''''Five apostrophes''''' bolds and italicizes it.
;A semicolon at the beginning of a line bolds the entire line.
|<pre>''Two apostrophes on each side of a phrase'' italicizes it.
'''Three apostrophes''' bolds it.

'''''Five apostrophes''''' bolds and italicizes it.
;A semicolon at the beginning of a line bolds the entire line.</pre>
|-
|<tt>Teletype can be used as well. It supports ''italics'', but not '''bold.'''</tt>
|<pre><tt>Teletype can be used as well. It supports ''italics'', but not '''bold.'''</tt></pre>
|}

== Links ==
=== Linking to other articles ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|[[Main Page]]
|<pre>[[Main Page]]</pre>
|-
|[[Main Page|Renamed article title]]
|<pre>[[Main Page|Renamed article title]]</pre>
|}

=== Linking to sections of other articles ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|[[Argonath Rules#Basic Rules]]
|<pre>[[Argonath Rules#Basic Rules]]</pre>
|}

=== External links ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|[http://www.argonathrpg.eu/index.php]
|<pre>[http://www.argonathrpg.eu/index.php]</pre>
|-
|[http://www.argonathrpg.eu/index.php Argonath RPG portal]
|<pre>[http://www.argonathrpg.eu/index.php Argonath RPG portal]</pre>
|}

=== Redirects ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | Description
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|''Redirect to an article''
|<nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Main Page]]</nowiki>
|}

=== Categories ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:33%" | Description
! style="width:33%" | What it looks like
! style="width:33%" | What you type
|-
|''Include article in category''
|
|<nowiki>[[Category:Category name]]</nowiki>
|-
|''Link to category''
|[[:Category:Locations]]
|<nowiki>[[:Category:Locations]]</nowiki>
|-
|''Link to category, without prefix''
|[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]
|<nowiki>[[:Category:Locations|]]</nowiki>
|}

== Images ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | What it looks like
! style="width:50%" | What you type
|-
|[[File:Arlogo150.png]]
|<nowiki>[[File:Arlogo150.png]]</nowiki>
|-
|[[File:Arlogo150.png|frame]]
|<nowiki>[[File:Arlogo150.png|frame]]</nowiki>
|-
|[[File:Arlogo150.png|frame|Argonath RPG]]
|<nowiki>[[File:Arlogo150.png|frame|Argonath RPG]]</nowiki>
|-
|[[File:Arlogo150.png|thumb]]
|<nowiki>[[File:Arlogo150.png|thumb]]</nowiki>
|-
|[[File:Arlogo150.png|right]]
|<nowiki>[[File:Arlogo150.png|right]]</nowiki>
|-
|[[File:Arlogo150.png|frame|left]]
|<nowiki>[[File:Arlogo150.png|frame|left]]</nowiki>
|-
|[[:File:Arlogo150.png]]
|<nowiki>[[:File:Arlogo150.png]]</nowiki>
|}

== Magic Words ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:50%" | Magic word
! style="width:50%" | Output
|-
|<nowiki>{{CURRENTWEEK}}</nowiki>
|{{CURRENTWEEK}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{CURRENTDOW}}</nowiki>
|{{CURRENTDOW}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTH}}</nowiki>
|{{CURRENTMONTH}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}</nowiki>
|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}</nowiki>
|{{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}}</nowiki>
|{{CURRENTDAY}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}</nowiki>
|{{CURRENTDAYNAME}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}</nowiki>
|{{CURRENTYEAR}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{CURRENTTIME}}</nowiki>
|{{CURRENTTIME}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}</nowiki>
|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}</nowiki>
|{{NUMBEROFPAGES}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}</nowiki>
|{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki>
|{{PAGENAME}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{NAMESPACE}}</nowiki>
|{{NAMESPACE}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{REVISIONID}}</nowiki>
|{{REVISIONID}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{REVISIONUSER}}</nowiki>
|{{REVISIONUSER}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{localurl:pagename}}</nowiki>
|{{localurl:pagename}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{localurl:My Page|action=edit}}</nowiki>
|{{localurl:My Page|action=edit}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename}}</nowiki>
|{{fullurl:pagename}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{fullurl:pagename|query_string}}</nowiki>
|{{fullurl:pagename|query_string}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{SERVER}}</nowiki>
|{{SERVER}}
|-
|<nowiki>{{SITENAME}}</nowiki>
|{{SITENAME}}
|}

== Tables ==
: ''See [[wikipedia:Help:Table|Wikipedia's Help:Table]].

== HTML ==
Many (but not all, for security reasons) HTML tags can be used in addition to and mixed with Wiki markup. Don't worry yourself about HTML unless you know it.

== Miscellaneous ==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! style="width:33%" | Description
! style="width:33%" | What it looks like
! style="width:33%" | What you type
|-
|''You should sign comments by adding four tildes to the comment, which adds your signature (username) and date/time.
|[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]]) {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>
|-
|''Three tildes only adds your signature (username).
|[[Special:Mypage|Username]] ([[Special:Mytalk|talk]])
|<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>
|-
|''Five tildes only adds the date/time.
|{{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} (UTC)
|<nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>
|-
|The '''<nowiki>''' tag ignores Wiki markup.
|<nowiki>[[See the difference?]]</nowiki>
|<pre><nowiki>[[See the difference?]]</nowiki></pre>
|}

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Patton at 13:03, 3 August 2014