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Adding some templates and creating links to official MediaWiki documentation
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(→‎Adding Videos: redundant as our current forum system supports all wiki markup)
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(Adding some templates and creating links to official MediaWiki documentation)
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==Credits==
==Credits==
''Main Article: [[CLG Wiki:Credits]]''
{{Main|CLG Wiki:Credits}}


==Boilerplate==
==Boilerplate==
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== Page Templates ==
== Page Templates ==
''Main Article: [[CLG Wiki:Page Templates]]''
{{Main|CLG Wiki:Page Templates}}


== Adding Videos ==
== Adding Videos ==
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==Adding Images==
==Adding Images==
''Main article: [[CLG Wiki:Adding Images]]''
{{Main|CLG Wiki:Adding Images}}


==Linking==
==Linking==
{{further|mw:Help:Links}}
If your page mentions a company which has its own article on this wiki, please add a link to said article by wrapping the name in square brackets- for example: <nowiki>[[20th Century Studios]]</nowiki> produces [[20th Century Studios]]. This allows users to browse through the wiki more effectively and helps tie our site together. For more information on this see [[w:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking]].
If your page mentions a company which has its own article on this wiki, please add a link to said article by wrapping the name in square brackets- for example: <nowiki>[[20th Century Studios]]</nowiki> produces [[20th Century Studios]]. This allows users to browse through the wiki more effectively and helps tie our site together. For more information on this see [[w:Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking]].


==Categories==
==Categories==
{{Further|mw:Help:Categories}}
Once you've finished your page, you should add it to our category system. You can add a page to a category by adding <code><nowiki>[[Category:Your Category Here]]</nowiki></code>. You can see this in action at the bottom of this page, where you will note that this page is in the "Tutorials" Category.  
Once you've finished your page, you should add it to our category system. You can add a page to a category by adding <code><nowiki>[[Category:Your Category Here]]</nowiki></code>. You can see this in action at the bottom of this page, where you will note that this page is in the "Tutorials" Category.  


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==Moving your page==
==Moving your page==
{{further|mw:Help:Moving a page}}
If your page title has a typo in it or the subject of your page has changed their name, you may wish to move your page to a new title. To do this, simply go to the "More" menu at the top of the page and select the move button. You will be prompted to provide your changed title. If you are simply moving your page to a new namespace, click on the dropdown that says (Main) and select the namespace you want.
If your page title has a typo in it or the subject of your page has changed their name, you may wish to move your page to a new title. To do this, simply go to the "More" menu at the top of the page and select the move button. You will be prompted to provide your changed title. If you are simply moving your page to a new namespace, click on the dropdown that says (Main) and select the namespace you want.


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==Creating a redirect manually==
==Creating a redirect manually==
{{further|mw:Help:Redirects}}
If the subject of your page is known by another title or an abbreviation, you might like to create a redirect so that any user who searches or links using this alternate name will easily find your page. To make one, simply create a new page with the desired alternate name and put the following on the page:
If the subject of your page is known by another title or an abbreviation, you might like to create a redirect so that any user who searches or links using this alternate name will easily find your page. To make one, simply create a new page with the desired alternate name and put the following on the page:


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