Wiki Tutorial
From GMod Wiki
 | Editing the GMod Wiki give back to the Garry's Mod community! It is very easy, gives you a great sense of accomplishment, and helps out others who may have struggled with a problem before. This page outlines the techniques involved in editing a Wiki page. Have a read here and then try out some techniques in the Sandbox! |
Basic stuff
Opening pages for editing
If you want to edit a page, you have to open it for editing. You can to this by clicking the "edit" tab that is located on top of every page. If you want to experiment, do so in the Sandbox.
Creating new pages
Often it will be necessary to add new pages to the wiki. To do so, enter a name for the page you want to add into the search box in the navigation area, then click at "Go". If there isn't already a page under this name you will get the notice "You can create this page". Click on that link to create the page.
GMod Wiki Cheatsheet | ||||||||
| Works anywhere in the text - Text types | ||||||||
| Description | You type | You get | ||||||
| Italic text |
''italic'' |
italic | ||||||
| Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold | ||||||
| Bold and italic text |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic | ||||||
| Underlined Text
Depreciated - Avoid using this.
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<u>underlined</u> |
underlined | ||||||
| Striked Out Text
Depreciated on Article Pages.
Acceptable on Talk Pages.
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<strike>striked out</strike> |
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| Small Text |
<small>small</small> |
small | ||||||
| Big Text |
<big>big</big> |
big | ||||||
| Typewriter Text |
<tt>typewriter text</tt> |
typewriter text | ||||||
| Code
The difference between Typewriter text and Code is the white background, but it's not very noticeable on the standard Wiki pages.
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<code>code</code> |
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| Lua
Use this to add Lua code to a page.
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<lua>function foo(bar) return not bar end</lua> |
function foo(bar) return not bar end | ||||||
| Subscripts and Superscripts |
<sub>subscript</sub> <sup>superscript</sup> |
subscript superscript | ||||||
| Comments
Comments are not visable on the page, but are left for future editors, to help them understand the page in Edit view.
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<!--Comment--> | |||||||
| Works anywhere in the text - Links and images | ||||||||
| Description | You type | You get | ||||||
| Link to another GMod Wiki page |
[[Name of page]] | |||||||
| Link to an external webpage
Note the space between the URL and the descriptive text
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[http://example.com/ example.com] | |||||||
| Add an image
Thumbnail with caption
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[[File:Yarin_Kaul_Icon_Jumbo48.png|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]] |
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| Add an image
In-line with text
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Example example [[Image:Yarin_Kaul_Icon_Jumbo48.png]] example. |
Example example | ||||||
| Add an image
Galleries
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<gallery caption="The Icon Gallery"> Image:Yarin_Kaul_Icon_Trap48.png|Trap Image:Yarin_Kaul_Icon_Jumbo48.png|Airplane </gallery> |
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| Add a table |
{| border="1"
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| Add a page to a category | [[Category:Category name]] | Categories should be placed at the end of pages. The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
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| Signature
Only sign your contributions when posting to a Talk Page.
Do not sign when contributing to an article.
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~~~~ | |||||||
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| Description | You type | You get | ||||||
| Redirect to another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.
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#REDIRECT [[Target page]] | |||||||
| Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.
=Level 1= should not be used.
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== Level 2 == |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 | ||||||
| Bulleted list |
* One |
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| Numbered list |
# One |
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| Indenting text
This is generally used when replying on a Talk Page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.
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no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
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| Preview Boxes
Created by either using the <pre> & </pre> or putting a space (" ") first on a line.
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<pre>Fist Example</pre> |
First Example Second Example | ||||||
| For more details on how to edit a Wiki, see the help section on Wikipedia. | ||||||||
Garry's Mod Wiki specific
Templates
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Templates used on Wikipedia will not work on GMod Wiki! See a full list of GMod Wiki templates here. |
Templates are predefined, reusable text snippets. If you insert the name of a template between {{ and }} (no spaces) into a page, the wiki will replace it with the content of the template. Templates are used to save typing work and to reach a consistent look'n'feel.
You can also deliver parameters to some templates to fit it to your needs. Parameters are separated by |. Here is an example:
{{MyTemplate|FirstParam=moo|SecondParam=foobar}}
Some templates take unnamed parameters. They are used like this:
{{MyTemplate|moo|foobar}}
The wiki contains several templates you can use. A complete list can be found here.
