Guidebook/Quick Start/Editing
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1 · Finding Pages to Edit2 · Making Edits3 · Wiki Markup Basics
1Browse and find something to improve
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 Typos, broken links, outdated information, or unclear wording are all fair game.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.
💡 Small edits are just as valuable as large ones. Fixing a single broken link is a real contribution.
2Use Special:WantedPages
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.
3Check a project or tutorial page for gaps
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.
💡 Always check the Talk page first to see if the creator has left notes about what they want added.
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1Click the Edit tab
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.
2Make your change and preview it
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.
⚠️ Never save an edit without previewing it first. A broken template can affect every page that uses it.
3Write an edit summary
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.
💡 Edit summaries show up in Special:RecentChanges and the page's history. Good summaries build trust with other contributors.
4Save the page
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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1Text formatting
The most common formatting you'll need:
'''bold''' renders as bold, ''italic'' renders as italic, and == Heading == creates a section heading. Headings automatically generate a table of contents on longer pages.2Links
Internal links use double square brackets:
[[Page Name]] links to another wiki page. To use custom display text: [[Page Name|display text]]. External links use single brackets: [https://example.com display text]. A red link means the target page doesn't exist yet.💡 If you're linking to a category page, prefix it with a colon to prevent the page being added to that category:
Category:Projects3Lists and line breaks
Start a line with
* for a bullet list, or # 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 <br> if you need a forced line break within a paragraph.4When in doubt, look at the source
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 MediaWiki formatting reference for anything more advanced.
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