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= Get started with editing the wiki. =
Anyone can edit any page and improve articles immediately for all readers. You just need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]]. The Let's RP Wiki uses two methods of editing: the simpler VisualEditor, and classic editing through source mode.
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|title1=Your first edits
|text1=A beginner's guide on how to use VisualEditor, a user-friendly system that allows you to edit without the need to learn wikitext.
|page1=Star Citizen:Editing/Your first edit
|pagetext1=Read this guide
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|title2=The basics of VisualEditor
|text2=Some more detailed tips on editing using VisualEditor, including how to add links and format bold and italic text.
|page2=Star Citizen:Editing/VisualEditor basics
|pagetext2=Read this guide
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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.
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|title1=Introduction to source mode
|text1=Editing using the classic source mode, which allows you to view and change wikitext directly.
|page1=Star_Citizen:Editing/Source mode basics
|pagetext1=Read this guide
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|title2=Cheat sheet for source mode
|text2=A short guide that lists the syntax needed to create font styles, links, templates, and headers in source mode.
|page2=Star_Citizen:Editing/Cheat_sheet
|pagetext2=Read this guide
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== Advanced guides ==
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|title1=Advanced guide to VisualEditor
|text1=Making more complicated edits using the default editor.
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|pagetext1=Read this guide
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|title2=What's possible with source mode
|text2=Examples of some of the more complicated types of edits that can be made on the wiki.
|page2=Star Citizen:Editing/Advanced editing
|pagetext2=Read this guide
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|title3=Citations
|text3=How to use cite properly and use citation templates.
|page3=Star_Citizen:Editing
|pagetext3=Coming soon
|title4=Tables
|text4=More details about editing tables in source mode.
|page4=Star_Citizen:Editing
|pagetext4=Coming soon
|title5=Using templates
|text5=How to use templates across the wiki.
|page5=Star Citizen:Templates
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|pagetext5=Read this guide
|title6=Finding images
|text6=How to find images online to use on the wiki.
|page6=Star_Citizen:Editing
|pagetext6=Coming soon
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{{Note|'''Note:''' A portion of the text above originated from the [https://runescape.wiki/ RuneScape Wiki] and [https://starcitizen.tools/ SC Tools wiki] under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ CC BY-NC-SA 3.0] license.}}
{{Note|'''Note:''' A portion of the text above originated from the [https://runescape.wiki/ RuneScape Wiki] and [https://starcitizen.tools/ SC Tools wiki] under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ CC BY-NC-SA 3.0] license.}}
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Revision as of 16:27, 16 January 2023

Get started with editing the wiki.

Anyone can edit any page and improve articles immediately for all readers. You just need to create an account. The Let's RP 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.
The basics of VisualEditor
Some more detailed tips on editing using VisualEditor, including how to add links and format bold and italic text.


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


Advanced guides

Advanced guide to VisualEditor
Making more complicated edits using the default editor.
What's possible with source mode
Examples of some of the more complicated types of edits that can be made on the wiki.
Citations
How to use cite properly and use citation templates.
Tables
More details about editing tables in source mode.
Using templates
How to use templates across the wiki.
Finding images
How to find images online to use on the wiki.


Note: A portion of the text above originated from the RuneScape Wiki and SC Tools wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.