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We encourage everyone to contribute with their experiences to the DIME Wiki. We have collected instructions and resources for how to contribute on this page.
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== Introduction to MediaWiki ==
We use Media Wiki as the platform for our Wiki. There are a lot of good resources on how to create content in Media Wiki online. All features that you read about in any of these resources should be possible to use on the DIME Wiki.
 
We reserve the right to review edits.
 
== General introduction to Media Wiki ==
 
If you do not have any experience with Media Wiki, then we would recommend that you start by looking at a YouTube tutorial. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8irbbwNo2E Here] is one example.
 
== General resources when adding content on a Media Wiki ==
We drafted a cheat sheet for how to easily edit our Wiki :[https://github.com/worldbank/DIMEwiki/raw/cssDevelop/Topics/DIME_Wiki_Contributions/DimeWiki_CheatSheet.pdf] .
 
If you want more extensive resources on how to format your text, please click [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting here]


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, make sure that there are no similar pages where your contributions could fit.
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.


There are several ways to create a new page. You can either search for a new page, and if the page does not exist you are offered to create it. You can also make an internal link (see formating reource in section above) 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.