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# You can start the article by clicking on the link that says something like Start the Name/sig article. In reality, you can call the article anything you like
 
# You can start the article by clicking on the link that says something like Start the Name/sig article. In reality, you can call the article anything you like
 
# Copy and/or modify this sample custom signature or view other's custom signatures for ideas (e.g. [[User:Vader/Sig|Vader]]:
 
# Copy and/or modify this sample custom signature or view other's custom signatures for ideas (e.g. [[User:Vader/Sig|Vader]]:
# '''<nowiki>[[User:Name|<strong>Your Name or Nickname</strong>]] <sup> [[User talk:Name|talk]] [[Special:Contributions?target=Name|contribs]] </sup></nowiki>'''
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# '''<nowiki>[[User:Name|<strong>Your Name or Nickname</strong>]] <sup> [[User talk:Name|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Name|contribs]] </sup></nowiki>'''
## This sample would produce a signature similiar to this: --[[User:Name|<strong>Your Name or Nickname</strong>]] <sup> [[User talk:Name|talk]] [[Special:Contributions?target=Name|contribs]] </sup> 12:00, 31 January 2007 (CET)  
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## This sample would produce a signature similiar to this: --[[User:Name|<strong>Your Name or Nickname</strong>]] <sup> [[User talk:Name|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Name|contribs]] </sup> 12:00, 31 January 2007 (CET)  
 
# Paste your modified version in your /sig article and save the page
 
# Paste your modified version in your /sig article and save the page
 
# Go to your preferences page
 
# Go to your preferences page
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Added by: --[[Image:Necromancer-icon.png|16px]] <small>[[User:Vader|<strong>Darth Vader</strong>]]</small> <sup>[[User_talk:Vader|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Vader|contribs]]</sup> 16:45, 5 February 2007 (CET)
Added by: [[Image:Necromancer-icon.png|16px]] <small>[[User:Vader|<strong>Darth Vader</strong>]]</small> <sup>[[User_talk:Vader|talk]] [[Special:Contributions?target=Vader|contribs]]</sup> 15:16, 31 January 2007 (CET)
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PS: I made a blunder in the contributions linking.. That is fixed now
 
 
  
 
== Purging cache (WYSINWYE <font size="1">What You See Is Not What You Expected</font>) ==
 
== Purging cache (WYSINWYE <font size="1">What You See Is Not What You Expected</font>) ==
  
 
If you edit or go to a page and it does not show up as expected, use the 'show preview' mode after edit to verify how it looks. If you are still annoyed with it, you can use this trick to [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_purge_a_cached_page.3F force a purge of the page cache]
 
If you edit or go to a page and it does not show up as expected, use the 'show preview' mode after edit to verify how it looks. If you are still annoyed with it, you can use this trick to [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ#How_do_I_purge_a_cached_page.3F force a purge of the page cache]

Revision as of 16:45, 5 February 2007

So, you want to add stuff to DotB-wiki. Here's how:

Pressing the edit tab above let's you see the source of a page. Thus seeing how it has been made and enabling you to "borrow" the code from that page. So if you want to add a character, just go to any of the already made characters (as seen below on this page. And copy that text in the page you want to create yourself, then replace the information by your own information and you're good to go.

To create a page you can simply add the name of the page (Wiki's are case-sensitive) in the search box and press "go", if the page doesn't excist yet you will get a link saying "create this page" besides the results your search generated.

General tips

  • Wiki support it's own coding and HMTL so those with knowledge of HTML can go a long way.
  • There's a help button in the navigation area.
  • You can ask questions here, just press edit to add a message to the talk page.


To post a link to a page, simply add the name between brackets like this:

[[Gonzo Salvato]]

which turns out like this Gonzo Salvato.


To post a link to a page, but with a different name then the page is, add a | between the page and the name. Like this:

[[Gonzo Salvato|Mr. Aggro the World]]

which turns out like this Mr. Aggro the World.


interwiki: add interwiki tags for easy referencing other wiki's

Referencing guildwiki (http://www.guildwiki.org) pages: [[guildwiki:Curses|Curses]] [[gw:Necromancer|Necromancer]]

Referencing guildwiki (http://www.guildwiki.org) pages: Curses Necromancer

Note: both 'guildwiki' and 'gw' link to the same wiki

Referencing wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com) pages: [[wikipedia:Guild Wars|Guild Wars]] [[w:Necromancer|Necromancer]]

Referencing wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com) pages: Guild Wars Necromancer

Note: both 'wikipedia' and 'w' link to the same wiki

tag: sort

Added a new extension that creates a tag to sort lists: <sort>

see Sort

It works like this:

<sort>
all
your
base
are
belong
to
us
</sort>

Will produce this:

  • all
  • are
  • base
  • belong
  • to
  • us
  • your


Enjoy!


Create your own signature

Custom signature:

  1. Go to your user page. It should be something like http://dotb-wiki.vader.dk/index.php/User:Name, where Name is your username
  2. Create an article by typing /sig after your user name in your browser's address bar. For example: http://dotb-wiki.vader.dk/index.php/User:Name/sig
  3. This should prompt you to create a new article User:Name/sig
  4. You can start the article by clicking on the link that says something like Start the Name/sig article. In reality, you can call the article anything you like
  5. Copy and/or modify this sample custom signature or view other's custom signatures for ideas (e.g. Vader:
  6. [[User:Name|<strong>Your Name or Nickname</strong>]] <sup> [[User talk:Name|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/Name|contribs]] </sup>
    1. This sample would produce a signature similiar to this: --Your Name or Nickname talk contribs 12:00, 31 January 2007 (CET)
  7. Paste your modified version in your /sig article and save the page
  8. Go to your preferences page
  9. Under User data, look for the box that says "Your nickname:"
  10. Type {{User:Name/sig}} in that box, check the box that reads "Raw signatures (without automatic link)," and save your preferences
  11. Now whenever you are talking on a discussion page and press the signature button on the editing bar, it will have your custom signature on it


Added by: --Necromancer-icon.png Darth Vader talk contribs 16:45, 5 February 2007 (CET) PS: I made a blunder in the contributions linking.. That is fixed now

Purging cache (WYSINWYE What You See Is Not What You Expected)

If you edit or go to a page and it does not show up as expected, use the 'show preview' mode after edit to verify how it looks. If you are still annoyed with it, you can use this trick to force a purge of the page cache