Latest revision as of 11:46, 3 April 2022

Get started with editing the wiki.

Anyone can edit any page and improve articles immediately for all readers. You just need to login and request edit permissions in #rtgame_wiki on the Discord. The RTGame Wiki uses two methods of editing: the simpler VisualEditor, and classic editing through source mode.

Your first edits

A beginner's guide on how to use VisualEditor, a user-friendly system that allows you to edit without the need to learn wikitext.

Read this guide

The basics of VisualEditor

Some more detailed tips on editing using VisualEditor, including how to add links and format bold and italic text.

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Using source mode

Source mode allows you to see all of the wikitext on a page and to edit it directly. If you are trying to make more complex changes, you should switch to the source mode in the editor.

Introduction to source mode

Editing using the classic source mode, which allows you to view and change wikitext directly.

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Cheat sheet for source mode

A short guide that lists the syntax needed to create font styles, links, templates, and headers in source mode.

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Advanced guides

Advanced guide to VisualEditor

Making more complicated edits using the default editor.

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What's possible with source mode

Examples of some of the more complicated types of edits that can be made on the wiki.

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Citations

How to use cite properly and use citation templates.

Coming soon

Tables

More details about editing tables in source mode.

Coming soon

Using templates

How to use templates across the wiki.

Read this guide

Finding images

How to find images online to use on the wiki.

Coming soon

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