This page is a cheat sheet to help users learn the basics of editing and formatting. The Adventure Communist uses a markup language called wikitext to create particular elements of the page. This language is used on websites that run the MediaWiki software, including Wikipedia and all Wikia sites, and is designed to be a simplified alternative to HTML.
Cheat sheet[edit source]
Description | Markup | Renders as | |
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Italics, bold, and bold italics |
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Italics | |
Linking to other pages
"Pipe" a link to change the link's text (Bottom) |
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Linking to images |
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How to sign your name on a talk page. |
do not sign in an article, only on talk page |
Username (talk) 10:58, 25 January 2021 (UTC) | |
Strike your talk page comment
to show your previous comment is outdated |
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Add a page to a Category |
place near the bottom of a page |
shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or published | |
Using templates | {{Main}}
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Creating bulleted lists | * Item * Item ** Item ** Item |
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Creating numbered lists | # Item # Item ## Item ## Item |
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Creating headers | ==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4==== |
Level 2[edit source]Level 3[edit source]Level 4[edit source] | |
Displaying Code | Add <pre>{{Template here}}</pre> |
{{Template:Infobox resource}} |
Copied from WP:Help:Cheatsheet
See also[edit source]
Coming soon when more is added!