Help:Editing basics

This article will teach you the basics of editing BG3Wiki.

To edit an existing page, click either Edit (opens Visual Editor) or Edit source (opens Source Editor) above the page. Within either editor view, you can switch between the Visual Editor and the Source Editor at any time via the upper-right menu button.

When you've finished editing, feel free to add a brief Summary of your changes and click the Save changes button.

Which editor to use?

Visual Editor and Source Editor buttons

Switching between editor types

The Visual Editor is helpful for contributors who are new or not yet familiar with wiki markup, but it doesn't allow you to directly manipulate wiki markup.
The Source Editor is more powerful and flexible, but requires at least a basic understanding of wiki markup.

Discussion pages

An article's Discussion page, or Talk Page is used to settle disagreements about an article. Use an article's Discussion page to discuss the article's contents and edits. Sign your comments using ~~~~.

Page history

Click the View history button above a page to see a history of edits performed on that page. Each line describes a revision of the page, including date/time, the contributor who made that edit, and (ideally) the reason for the edit. This can be helpful if you're not sure why an edit was made.

How to use categories

Example of a Category

Category pages list all the pages within that Category.

Browsing categories

The Everything search option includes Categories in the search results. You can also find them on the Special:Categories page. Categories can prove useful when looking for a specific image or page, particularly when you don't know the exact name of the thing you're looking for.

Adding a page to a category

Adding Categories in the Visual Editor

Some templates will automatically add the correct category to the page it is used on. However, in some cases, you'll want to manually add pages to additional categories.

To add a page to a category:

When using the Visual Editor, you can add a page to a category by clicking on the upper-right menu and selecting Categories. Start typing a category name in the provided box, and the editor will suggest autocomplete options for the category, if any exist.
When using the Source Editor, use the markup [[Category:Name of category here]] at the bottom of the page. You can repeat this as many times as needed for additional Categories.

Templates

A Template is a special type of page designed to be included within other pages. Templates are often used as 'shorthand' to automatically insert frequently-used images, code, and formatting on a page. We use templates extensively on bg3.wiki.

See the Template Quick Reference for an overview of the most commonly-used templates.

Additional resources