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== Submitting New Information == | == Submitting New Information == | ||
=== Editing a Page === | === Editing a Page === | ||
==== Visual Editor ==== | |||
==== | To use the visual editor, click the "Edit" button on the left of the search bar. For most people, the visual editor is the most intuitive way to add content to a page. | ||
==== | ==== Source Editor ==== | ||
To use the source editor, click the "Edit source" button on the left of the search bar. This editor gives you access to the source content. If you are familiar with editing Wikipedia, you may prefer this over the Visual Editor. | |||
=== Creating a Page === | === Creating a Page === | ||
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== Content == | == Content == | ||
=== | === Images === | ||
Want to upload an image? There are | Want to upload an image? There are three different ways you can do this: | ||
====Images from Wikipedia/WikiMedia Commons (Preferred)==== | |||
The preferred way to display images is to get the image from the MediaWiki Commons. | |||
* | |||
====Link Method:==== | |||
*All you have to do is paste the Image URL. To get this on Google Chrome, right-click the image and select "Open image in new tab" and copy the URL at the top. | *All you have to do is paste the Image URL. To get this on Google Chrome, right-click the image and select "Open image in new tab" and copy the URL at the top. | ||
====Upload Method==== | |||
#Upload the image via the [[Special:Upload|Upload]] page. | #Upload the image via the [[Special:Upload|Upload]] page. | ||
#Take note of the title of the page. (For example, ''File: Image.png''). | #Take note of the title of the page. (For example, ''File: Image.png''). | ||
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#**Optional: Add modifiers after <nowiki>[[File: Image.png]]</nowiki>. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images#Syntax Complete syntax guide]. | #**Optional: Add modifiers after <nowiki>[[File: Image.png]]</nowiki>. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images#Syntax Complete syntax guide]. | ||
=== Flag Next to | === Flag Next to Link === | ||
Having the flag next to a country name can make it easier to navigate your page. To do this, reference the [[Template: | Having the flag next to a country name can make it easier to navigate your page. To do this, reference the [[Template:FlagLink]] template using: | ||
<pre><nowiki>{{FlagLink| | <pre><nowiki>{{FlagLink|link =</nowiki> ''link''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></pre> | ||
'''''<nowiki>{{FlagLink| | '''''<nowiki>{{FlagLink|link =</nowiki> United States<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''''' looks like {{FlagLink|link = United States}} | ||
== Infoboxes == | == Infoboxes == | ||
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This is the Infobox that should be used on Country pages. | This is the Infobox that should be used on Country pages. | ||
To put this on a page, copy and populate the following parameters: | |||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
{{CountryIB | {{CountryIB | ||
| title = | | title = | ||
| country = | | country = | ||
| img | |||
| region = | | region = | ||
| language = | | language = | ||
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| wikipedia = | | wikipedia = | ||
| capital = | | capital = | ||
| largest = | |||
| domain = | | domain = | ||
| phone = | | phone = | ||