Help:Editing basics
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Most articles on BG3Wiki can be edited either by directly manipulating wikitext via the Source Editor, or by using the Visual Editor, which functions as a word proccessor, allowing for a more visually intuitive means of editing wikitext. However, it cannot directly manipulate wiki markup.
How to edit
Visual Editor and Source Editor.
Switching between editor types.
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.
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.
Categories
Category pages list all the pages within that Category.
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 categories in Visual Editor.
Example of a category page.
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.
How to create a new page
A new page can be created simply by opening a link to a page that have yet to be created, such as by clicking a red link, or by searching for the page on the wiki. If it doesn't yet exist, it can be created. Most pages on BG3Wiki are created with the help of templates, which may seem daunting at first, but they are actually quite easy to use.
Creating redirects
If a page exists but users may search for it using multiple terms, a redirect page can be created using #REDIRECT [[article link]].
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. Templates are used extensively on BG3Wiki, and a basic understanding of how to use templates is often necessary to create new pages. Luckily, using templates is easy, and the next step of this guide Using templates will cover the basics of template usage on BG3Wiki.