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Anthony moved page Quick Start/Editing to Guidebook/Quick Start/Editing

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{{MainPageHeader
| title = Quick Start > Edit & Contribute
| subtitle = Help improve the wiki one edit at a time
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| notice = Not sure if an edit is appropriate? Leave a note on the Talk page first and ask.
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<div class="guide-tabs-nav"><span class="guide-tab-nav-item is-active" data-tab="e1">1 · Finding Pages to Edit</span><span class="guide-tab-nav-item" data-tab="e2">2 · Making Edits</span><span class="guide-tab-nav-item" data-tab="e3">3 · Wiki Markup Basics</span></div>

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{{GuideStep
| step = 1
| title = Browse and find something to improve
| text = The easiest way to start contributing is to read pages and fix what you notice. Typos, broken links, outdated information, or unclear wording are all fair game. Go to [[Special:RecentChanges]] to see what's been edited lately, or visit [[Special:Random]] to land on a random page.
| note = Small edits are just as valuable as large ones. Fixing a single broken link is a real contribution.
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{{GuideStep
| step = 2
| title = Use Special:WantedPages
| text = [[Special:WantedPages]] lists pages that are linked to but don't exist yet — red links throughout the wiki. If you have knowledge on one of those topics, creating the page is one of the most impactful contributions you can make.
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{{GuideStep
| step = 3
| title = Check a project or tutorial page for gaps
| text = Visit any project in [[:Category:Projects]] or tutorial in [[Tutorials]]. Many pages are stubs — they were submitted via form but never had full content added. If you're familiar with the project or topic, adding detail directly helps the whole community.
| note = Always check the Talk page first to see if the creator has left notes about what they want added.
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<div class="guide-nav"><span></span><span class="guide-nav-center">1 of 3</span><span class="guide-tab-nav-item guide-nav-btn guide-nav-btn--next" data-tab="e2">Next: Making Edits →</span></div>
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{{GuideStep
| step = 1
| title = Click the Edit tab
| text = Every page has an '''Edit''' tab at the top (or a pencil icon depending on your skin settings). Click it to open the wikitext editor. You'll see the raw markup that makes up the page — don't be alarmed, it looks more complex than it is.
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{{GuideStep
| step = 2
| title = Make your change and preview it
| text = Edit the text directly. Before saving, click '''Show preview''' to see how your changes will look. This is the most important habit to build — always preview before saving, especially when editing templates or formatted content.
| warning = Never save an edit without previewing it first. A broken template can affect every page that uses it.
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{{GuideStep
| step = 3
| title = Write an edit summary
| text = Before clicking Save, fill in the '''Edit summary''' field with a brief note about what you changed — for example, ''Fixed broken link'' or ''Added project description''. This helps other editors and the page creator understand what changed and why.
| note = Edit summaries show up in [[Special:RecentChanges]] and the page's history. Good summaries build trust with other contributors.
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{{GuideStep
| step = 4
| title = Save the page
| text = Click '''Save changes'''. Your edit is now live. If you made a mistake, don't worry — every edit is stored in the page history and can be undone. Go to the page's '''History''' tab and click '''undo''' next to any revision to revert it.
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<div class="guide-nav"><span class="guide-tab-nav-item guide-nav-btn guide-nav-btn--prev" data-tab="e1">← Back</span><span class="guide-nav-center">2 of 3</span><span class="guide-tab-nav-item guide-nav-btn guide-nav-btn--next" data-tab="e3">Next: Wiki Markup Basics →</span></div>
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{{GuideStep
| step = 1
| title = Text formatting
| text = The most common formatting you'll need: <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code> renders as '''bold''', <code><nowiki>''italic''</nowiki></code> renders as ''italic'', and <code><nowiki>== Heading ==</nowiki></code> creates a section heading. Headings automatically generate a table of contents on longer pages.
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| title = Links
| text = Internal links use double square brackets: <code><nowiki>[[Page Name]]</nowiki></code> links to another wiki page. To use custom display text: <code><nowiki>[[Page Name|display text]]</nowiki></code>. External links use single brackets: <code><nowiki>[https://example.com display text]</nowiki></code>. A red link means the target page doesn't exist yet.
| note = If you're linking to a category page, prefix it with a colon to prevent the page being added to that category: <code>[[:Category:Projects]]</code>
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| step = 3
| title = Lists and line breaks
| text = Start a line with <code><nowiki>*</nowiki></code> for a bullet list, or <code><nowiki>#</nowiki></code> for a numbered list. A blank line between paragraphs creates a new paragraph. A single line break without a blank line is ignored by the parser — use <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code> if you need a forced line break within a paragraph.
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| step = 4
| title = When in doubt, look at the source
| text = The fastest way to learn wiki markup is to click '''Edit''' on a page that looks the way you want yours to look, and study how it's written. You can cancel without saving. The [[Guidebook]] also links to the full [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki formatting reference] for anything more advanced.
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{{SectionHeader|title=Keep Going|icon=mimetypes-x-office-presentation}}
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{{NavCard
| icon = mimetypes-package-x-generic
| name = Submit a Project
| link = Quick Start/Projects
| description = Share your creative or technical work with the community.
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{{NavCard
| icon = actions-edit-paste
| name = Write a Tutorial
| link = Quick Start/Tutorials
| description = Share your knowledge with step-by-step guides.
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{{NavCard
| icon = actions-bookmark-new
| name = Community Customs
| link = Quick Start/Customs
| description = Learn the norms and etiquette that keep the community healthy.
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Guidebook/Quick Start/Editing - Revision history

Anthony: Anthony moved page Quick Start/Editing to Guidebook/Quick Start/Editing

Anthony at 09:40, 16 March 2026