WikiIndex:Wikilink: Difference between revisions

One of the fundamentals of the internet or 'web' is being able to link to other pages or sites on the web.  This is especially true for [[wiki]]s.  This '''WikiIndex:Wiki Links''' page describes how to create these types of links.

If you want to display a different phrase than the page name, you can use a pipe (<tt>|</tt> – next to the left shift key on your keyboard).  The text before the pipe (|) is the actual page name.  The text after the pipe is the displayed label for that particular link.  For example:

:[[Brand New Page|my article page]] — hover your mouse cursor over this link, and it will still display 'Brand New Page'.

*If the term that is double bracketed is ''not'' an existing page in the wiki, the link is "dangling" and shows in red.  In a typical website, this might be considered a "broken" or dead link, but in a wiki, it is simply an invitation for someone to create that needed article by clicking on the red link.  Check the [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted Pages]] for a list of 'red link' articles that this wiki needs.

Large or long web pages may usually be sub-divided into 'sections' by using section headings.  If you wish to link to a particular section (rather than the whole page), you can do so by using the hash (<tt>#</tt>).  So for example, if you wanted to link to the 'Redirects' section at the foot of this page, you would type:

While editing a wiki page, put single square brackets around the URL; and the description text you wish to become a link.  Example:

; <tt><nowiki>[http://WikiIndex.com Official WikiIndex website]</nowiki></tt>  

:[http://WikiIndex.com Official WikiIndex website] — note the 'double arrow' at the end of this; indicating that it is an 'off-site' link.

Sometimes there may be two or more names, or similar names for the same article.  For example, ISOC and Internet Society.  It is the practice here, and at most [[wiki]] to [[Special:ListRedirects|'redirect one to another']]. To create a '''[[redirect]]'', click on <code>#REDIRECT</code> at the foot of the page or type <tt>#redirect</tt> – followed by a link to the page to be redirected to in a blank page.  Redirects are automatically created when pages are moved using the "move" tab at the top of the screen for existing pages.