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= Get started with editing the wiki =
= Get started with editing the wiki =


Anyone can edit the contents of the wiki. You just need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]]. The Veloren wiki can be edited with the simpler Visual Editor or the more complex Source Editor.
Anyone can edit the contents of the wiki. You just need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]]. The Veloren can be edited with the simpler Visual Editor or the more complex Source Editor.
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|title=Your first edits
|title=Your first edits
|text= A beginner's guide on how to use VisualEditor, a user-friendly editor that allows you to edit the wiki without learning wikitext.
|text= A beginner's guide on how to use VisualEditor, a user-friendly editor that allows you to edit the wiki without learning wikitext.
|link= Veloren Wiki:Editing/Your first edit
|link= Help:Editing/Your first edit
|linktext= Read this guide
|linktext= Read this guide
}}
}}


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|title=The basics of VisualEditor
|title=The basics of VisualEditor
|text= Some more detailed tips on editing using the VisualEditor, including how to add links format bold and italic text.
|text= Some more detailed tips on editing using the VisualEditor, including how to add links format bold and italic text.
|link= Veloren Wiki:Editing/VisualEditor basics
|link= Help:Editing/VisualEditor basics
|linktext= Read this guide
|linktext= Read this guide
}}
}}
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== Using source mode ==

Source mode allows for you to see all the wikitext on the page and edit it directly. If you need to make more complex changes, you should switch to the source editor.
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|title=Introduction to source mode
|text= Editing using source mode, which allows you to directly see and change the wikitext.</br></br>
|link= Help:Editing/Source mode basics
|linktext= Read this guide
}}

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|title=Cheat Sheet for source mode
|text= A short guide that lists the syntax needed to create font, styles, links, templates and headers in source mode.
|link= Help:Editing/Source mode cheat sheet
|linktext= Read this guide
}}
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== Creating images ==

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|title=Taking screenshots in-game </br> </br>
|text= The types of images we need on the wiki, how to take them and how to upload.
|link=Help:Editing/Taking screenshots ingame
|linktext= Read this guide
}}

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|style=width: 25em;
|title=Taking screenshots in MagicaVoxel
|text= The types of images we need on the wiki, how to take them and how to upload.
|link=Help:Editing/Taking screenshots MagicaVoxel
|linktext= Read this guide
}}

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|style=width: 25em;
|title=Screenshot guidelines
|text= A short guide on how to setup Veloren for taking screenshots and video for the wiki.
|link= Help:Editing/Screenshot guidelines
|linktext= Read this guide
}}

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|style=width: 25em;
|title=How to add transparency
|text= How to cut out the background of images and other unnecessary parts of an image.
|link= Help:Editing/Image transparency
|linktext= Read this guide
}}
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== Advanced editing ==


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|title=Creating infoboxes
|text= How to create infoboxes and which infobox template to use for a given article.
|link=Help:Editing/Creating infoboxes
|linktext= Read this guide
}}
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|title= Adding categories
|text= How to add categories to pages, templates and how to search through categories.
|link=Help:Editing/Adding categories
|linktext= Read this guide
}}
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== Community ==

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|title=Accounts and user pages
|text= The basics of managing your account, preferences, user page and signatures.
|link=Help:Editing/Accounts and user pages
|linktext= Read this guide
}}
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== Policies ==

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|title=Style guides
|text= Style guides are to make the wiki easy to read, write and edit by establishing a certain formats and maintaining consistency.
|link=Help:Style guide
|linktext= Read the style guides
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{{Note|'''Note:''' A portion of the text above is originated from the [https://starcitizen.tools Star Citizen Wiki] under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0]}}
{{Note|'''Note:''' A portion of the text above is originated from the [https://runescape.wiki/ RuneScape Wiki] under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ CC BY-NC-SA 3.0] license.}}

Latest revision as of 10:01, 13 May 2022

Get started with editing the wiki

Anyone can edit the contents of the wiki. You just need to create an account. The Veloren can be edited with the simpler Visual Editor or the more complex Source Editor.

Your first edits

A beginner's guide on how to use VisualEditor, a user-friendly editor that allows you to edit the wiki without learning wikitext.

Read this guide


The basics of VisualEditor

Some more detailed tips on editing using the VisualEditor, including how to add links format bold and italic text.

Read this guide

Using source mode

Source mode allows for you to see all the wikitext on the page and edit it directly. If you need to make more complex changes, you should switch to the source editor.

Introduction to source mode

Editing using source mode, which allows you to directly see and change the wikitext.

Read this guide


Cheat Sheet for source mode

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

Read this guide

Creating images

Taking screenshots in-game

The types of images we need on the wiki, how to take them and how to upload.

Read this guide


Taking screenshots in MagicaVoxel

The types of images we need on the wiki, how to take them and how to upload.

Read this guide


Screenshot guidelines

A short guide on how to setup Veloren for taking screenshots and video for the wiki.

Read this guide


How to add transparency

How to cut out the background of images and other unnecessary parts of an image.

Read this guide

Advanced editing

Creating infoboxes

How to create infoboxes and which infobox template to use for a given article.

Read this guide

Adding categories

How to add categories to pages, templates and how to search through categories.

Read this guide

Community

Accounts and user pages

The basics of managing your account, preferences, user page and signatures.

Read this guide

Policies

Style guides

Style guides are to make the wiki easy to read, write and edit by establishing a certain formats and maintaining consistency.

Read the style guides



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