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We encourage everyone to contribute | We encourage everyone to contribute their knowledge and experience to the DIME Wiki. This page provides resources detailing how to create and edit content. Note that DIME reserves the right to review edits.</onlyinclude> | ||
== Introduction to MediaWiki == | |||
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DIME Wiki uses [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] as its platform. All processes outlined on on MediaWiki (i.e. how to [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page create] and [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages edit] a page) are applicable to the DIME Wiki page as well. If you do not have any experience with Media Wiki, then you might consider starting with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8irbbwNo2E video tutorial]. | |||
== Creating a new page == | == Creating a new page == | ||
Before creating a new page on the DIME Wiki, | Before creating a new page on the DIME Wiki, ensure that there are no existing pages in which your contributions could fit. If no relevant page currently exists, then you may create a new one in several ways. You can search for the new page; if the page does not exist, you will be offered to create it. You can also [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help: make an internal link] to the page that does not exist yet. When you click the link to that page, you will be offered to create that page. | ||
== Adding content == | |||
Please refer to this [https://github.com/worldbank/DIMEwiki/raw/cssDevelop/Topics/DIME_Wiki_Contributions/DimeWiki_CheatSheet.pdf cheat sheet] on how to easily edit our Wiki. If you want more extensive resources on how to format your text, please refer to MediaWiki’s [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting formatting page]. | |||
Revision as of 21:21, 12 April 2019
We encourage everyone to contribute their knowledge and experience to the DIME Wiki. This page provides resources detailing how to create and edit content. Note that DIME reserves the right to review edits.
Introduction to MediaWiki
DIME Wiki uses MediaWiki as its platform. All processes outlined on on MediaWiki (i.e. how to create and edit a page) are applicable to the DIME Wiki page as well. If you do not have any experience with Media Wiki, then you might consider starting with a video tutorial.
Creating a new page
Before creating a new page on the DIME Wiki, ensure that there are no existing pages in which your contributions could fit. If no relevant page currently exists, then you may create a new one in several ways. You can search for the new page; if the page does not exist, you will be offered to create it. You can also make an internal link to the page that does not exist yet. When you click the link to that page, you will be offered to create that page.
Adding content
Please refer to this cheat sheet on how to easily edit our Wiki. If you want more extensive resources on how to format your text, please refer to MediaWiki’s formatting page.