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This page covers the basics of editing pages on Landrace.Wiki.
Landrace.Wiki uses wikitext markup. You do not need to learn it all at once. This page covers the essentials. For page structure, tables, and images, see Help:Formatting and layout. For citations and references, see Help:Sourcing.
Making an edit
- Click the Edit tab at the top of a page, or click the edit link next to a section heading.
- Make your changes in the editor.
- Write a short edit summary in the box below the editor explaining what you changed (e.g., "fixed typo in harvest dates" or "added reference for prohibition date").
- Click Save.
Every edit is saved in the page's history and can be reverted. You will not break anything with a good-faith edit.
If you want to practise without affecting real pages, use the sandbox.
Text formatting
| What you type | What it produces |
|---|---|
''italic text'' |
italic text |
'''bold text''' |
bold text |
'''''bold italic''''' |
bold italic |
<nowiki>literal wikitext</nowiki> |
Displays markup without processing it |
Headings
Headings create the section structure of a page and automatically generate a table of contents.
| What you type | Level |
|---|---|
== Section == |
Level 2 (top-level section) |
=== Subsection === |
Level 3 |
==== Sub-subsection ==== |
Level 4 |
Do not use = Single equals = (level 1). That is reserved for the page title.
Lists
Bulleted list:
* First item * Second item ** Indented sub-item * Third item
Produces:
- First item
- Second item
- Indented sub-item
- Third item
Numbered list:
# Step one # Step two # Step three
Produces:
- Step one
- Step two
- Step three
Links
Internal links
Link to another page on this wiki using double square brackets:
| What you type | What it produces |
|---|---|
[[Cambodia]] |
A link to the Cambodia page |
[[Cambodia|cannabis in Cambodia]] |
A link to Cambodia displayed as "cannabis in Cambodia" |
[[Help:Sourcing]] |
A link to a page in the Help namespace |
[[Landrace.Wiki:About]] |
A link to a project page |
If the target page does not exist, the link appears in red. Red links are normal on a growing wiki and indicate pages that need to be created.
External links
Link to an external website using single square brackets:
| What you type | What it produces |
|---|---|
[https://zomiacollective.com Zomia Collective] |
A link displayed as "Zomia Collective" |
https://zomiacollective.com |
A bare URL (displayed as-is) |
Note the space (not a pipe) between the URL and the display text.
Categories
Pages are organised into categories. To add a page to a category, place this at the bottom of the page:
[[Category:Growing regions]]
This does not display a visible link in the text. The category appears at the bottom of the rendered page.
References (basics)
To add an inline footnote, use <ref> tags:
Cannabis was prohibited in Cambodia in 1955.<ref>Martin (1975), p. 134.</ref>
Add a References section at the bottom of the page to display the footnotes:
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
For full citation formatting guidance, named references, and source quality standards, see Help:Sourcing.
Indentation and signatures
Indentation on talk pages uses colons:
Comment : Reply :: Reply to reply
Signatures on talk pages: always sign your messages with ~~~~. This inserts your username and a timestamp.
See also
- Help:Formatting and layout – Page structure, tables, and images
- Help:Sourcing – Citation formatting and source standards
- Help:Sandbox – Practice editing
- Help:Contents – Help directory