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==Guidelines==

==Stylistic Guide==

* Please use [[wikipedia:list of common misspellings | correct spelling]] and do not use slang, [[wikipedia:texting language | 'txtspk']] or [[wikipedia:leet speak | 'leet speak']]. Example: 'You need to', not 'U need 2'.

* If you aren't a spelling and grammar pro, use a spell checker. ([http://www.iespell.com/ IE] [http://www.svarteper.com/ff/aspellfox/ FF] [http://aspell.net/ Opera]).

* Excluding proper nouns, words in page titles should '''not''' be capitalized. Use "Small metal shield" or "small metal shield"^[1], and not "Small Metal Shield". Also, don't capitalize nouns in the middle of sentences, unless they're proper nouns.

* Don't use underscores in links - you don't need them! Example: <nowiki>[[</nowiki><font style="background:#E6FFE6;">item creation</font><nowiki>]]</nowiki> is equivalent to <nowiki>[[</nowiki><font style="background:#E6FFE6;">item_creation</font><nowiki>]]</nowiki>, and looks twice as neat.

* Use wikitext instead of HTML when possible. Example: * lists instead of &lt;br&gt; lists

* Use the [[Special:Categories|categories]] and [[:Category:Template|templates]] when appropriate. Look at a similar page and see what it uses for hints.

* Use <nowiki>[[links]]</nowiki> when referring to other pages (refrain from linking the same page multiple times in the same article.)

* Do not post suggestions. They belong in the forums or on IRC - not here.

=== Breadcrumbs ===

For items with only one possible size (same weight, no combine), note the number of items needed with the suffix 'x', e.g. "15x [[stone brick]]". If the item can be reduced in weight (e.g. [[shaft]]), also include the minimum weight possible for use. For other items specify the total weight needed and avoid listing the "normal" number of items used.

===Itembox===

==Namespaces==

* Appearance: Here you can change the wiki skin (I hate all the other ones!), change the way dates and times are displayed, as well as your time zone, among some other things.

* Editing: The editing preferences contain many highly useful and awesome features that you can enable to help with your editing. You can Enable section editing by right clicking on section title, Edit pages on double click, Mark all edits minor by default, warn me when I leave an edit page with unsaved changes, side-by-side preview (shown below), and more.

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===Recent Changes, Watchlist, Search===

* Recent changes: You can view the recent changes, which shows articles and files recently edited, in the Recent changes page (linked on the sidebar, as shown below). In your preferences, you can change how this page will display by default, including how many days to show, number of edits to show, you can group changes by page, hide minor edits, hide patrolled edits, and more.

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==Special Pages==

It is a good idea to check through some of these pages, especially if you are looking for something to edit but are having trouble figuring out what to do.

The right column includes your edits. Text is highlighted where you have made changes.

The Wurmpedia uses wiki markup, a type of coding language used to format text and images in a custom way. You can do anything from making text bold and italic, to making text appear only if certain conditions are met (for example, if the item is made of wood, display text indicating the types of wood that item can be made from). For this introductory course, you will be introduced to formatting text in bold and italics, creating headers, and linking to other articles or webpages. These are the most common markup codes you will use in editing.

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|Link to the Wurm Online forums that says forums||<nowiki>Link to the [https://forum.wurmonline.com forums]</nowiki>||Link to the [https://forum.wurmonline.com forums]

|}

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Showing the preview before saving a page is a great habit to get into.

To include a file in a page, use a link in one of the following forms:

<nowiki>[[File:File.jpg]]</nowiki> to use the full version of the file

Click the red link to be taken to the not yet created article, where you can begin editing.

When creating a page, it can be helpful to find a similar page to kind of copy from. You don't always, and will rarely, need to create an article totally from scratch. In our Purple unicorn example, we may find useful information on the Unicorn page. If most information is the same, you could find it easier to go into the Unicorn article's Edit page, copy everything, paste it into your new article, then modify it to match the info you have about the Purple unicorn. (Note: I regret to tell you, but I don't think purple unicorns are in the works for Wurm Online at this time. I'm sorry!!!)

If you do choose to do this when making an article, make sure that every reference to the current page (aside from <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki>, which will give the name of whichever page it is currently on) is changed to that of your current article. Also be sure to check the categories, as some may be in categories that are not relevant to the new article.

One useful thing that you'll find on most Wurmpedia articles is a header of links which shows what categories the item is a part of.

<nowiki>[[CDB|Main]] / [[:Category:Bestiary|Bestiary]] / '''{{PAGENAME}}'''</nowiki>

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'''Fun Fact''': You can create a clickable link to get to that category page by adding a colon to the beginning. To link to the Blacksmithing items category, you would add <nowiki>[[:Category:Blacksmithing items]]</nowiki>.

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===Creating a Template===

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We want the template to tell pages "This is a <colour> unicorn". For the basic text, you can just add it within the tags.

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Any content written directly into the template will show on both the template’s page as well as any pages using the template.

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For those who are not familiar with coding, an if statement is something that is used to do a certain thing if the statement is true, and something else if it is false. For example:

If this was your code, it would result in Say yes.

In templates, we sometimes want to add an if statement so that we can make the template work in many different articles. For example, in the Fence template, here is a sample of an if statement:

<pre>{{#if:{{{gate|}}}|[[Iron fence gate]]|[[Iron fence]]}}</pre>

'''Tip:''' You can place if statements within if statements for more complex scenarios. For example, maybe you want an if statement that does something like this:

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Getting started with if statements is enough on your plate!

The next if statement we should talk about is the '''#ifeq''' statement. This is used when you want to ask if something matches something else. In our case, we will just about always use it to ask if an inputted variable is something specific. For example, you may have "material" as a variable in your template, where a user would put what material it is made of. Let's say you want the page to display that a pottery bowl is used in cooking if the material given is "clay", and otherwise display "Cannot be used in cooking."

===Table Construction Markup===

This *could* be useful in some cases, but generally when making a table, you'll probably want it to look like a table and not just a bunch of floating words. For example, on the Animals article, there is a giant table that looks like this:

To make your table look like a table, you need to tell it that you'd like there to be a border, for example. We'll take a look at some different formatting options available for tables now.

To align the table to the right, you'll add

Below is the code to create this table:

To align the table to the center, you'll add

to your table start line.

Finally, you can float the table alongside the article text by adding the following to your table start line:

</pre>

To align to the left, right or center, use

<pre>

style="text-align:center;"

</pre>

<pre>

</pre>

Vertical alignment can be set to top, middle, or bottom with, at cell or row level.

style="vertical-align:bottom;"

</pre>

The first row is vertically aligned to the top, the second to the middle, and the third to the bottom. In this example, the code is applied to the whole row.

{| class="wikitable"

|- style="vertical-align:top;"

| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:right;" | I

|}

You can use the code at the cell level as well, which will modify the individual cell.

{| border="1" style="width:300px; height:200px;"

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|Row 2||Row 2||Row 2

|}

Note: When adding styling code such as this to the cell level, you need to add a vertical bar after your code, dividing it from the text your cell contains.