Difference between revisions of "Howto"
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* Blue links - links to pages already populated, open to editing. | * Blue links - links to pages already populated, open to editing. | ||
| − | To contribute: | + | === To contribute: === |
| − | * Register on [ | + | * Register on [[Index|bombaywiki.with.camp]]: Top-right, click "Guest" -> "Create Account" |
* Send us an email to grant you edit access to the wiki, mention your username | * Send us an email to grant you edit access to the wiki, mention your username | ||
| − | * Entries are to be added alphabetically per section to the main page which serves as an index of the site. | + | * Entries are to be added alphabetically per section to the main page which serves as an index of the site. |
| − | + | ** Each entry on this page is a link to a page of that name. | |
| − | + | ** For example to create a new entry called "New Entry", click "Edit" on top, scroll to appropriate heading and alpahabetical position. | |
| − | + | ** Type as below then 'Save':<br> | |
| − | + | <nowiki>[[New Entry]]<br></nowiki> | |
| − | + | ** This creates a link. Click on it, you will see this message:<br> | |
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"There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, search the related logs, or create this page"<br> | "There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, search the related logs, or create this page"<br> | ||
| − | + | ** Click on "create this page" and and populate. Once complete, "Save Changes". | |
| − | Documentation and help links: | + | === Documentation and help links: === |
* Formatting: You can format your text by using wiki markup.<br>See (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting)<br> | * Formatting: You can format your text by using wiki markup.<br>See (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting)<br> | ||
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* Uploading files: | * Uploading files: | ||
| − | + | ** Files (png, gif, jpg, jpeg, webp, pdf, webm, mp4, mp3) can be uploaded, to embed or link-to as required on relevant pages.<br> | |
| − | + | ** Filename should be complete and informative. (example: Books should have author, title, publication year in the title)<br> | |
| − | + | ** Prepare the file, go to "Upload File" button, top-left on bombaywiki.<br> | |
| − | + | ** Add useful information in the "Summary" section of the upload file form - a blurb, tags, or metadata like Book Author, etc.<br> | |
| − | + | ** More help here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Managing_files | |
* To find uploaded files see these links in bombaywiki left-panel:<br> | * To find uploaded files see these links in bombaywiki left-panel:<br> | ||
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* To Link and Display files see links in bombaywiki left-panel: | * To Link and Display files see links in bombaywiki left-panel: | ||
| − | + | ** [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Display Images] | |
| − | + | ** [[PDF_help|Link and Embed PDF]] | |
| − | + | ** [[AVembed|Embed Audio-Video files]] | |
* Embedding video from external sites like pandora based https://pad.ma or https://indiancine.ma (https://wiki.pad.ma/wiki/embed) | * Embedding video from external sites like pandora based https://pad.ma or https://indiancine.ma (https://wiki.pad.ma/wiki/embed) | ||
Revision as of 20:05, 20 November 2017
bombaywiki.with.camp is a collaborative, wiki type, subjective encyclopedia of Bombay.
- Red links - link created, page auto-created by clicking on a red link, to then be populated and edited.
- Blue links - links to pages already populated, open to editing.
To contribute:
- Register on bombaywiki.with.camp: Top-right, click "Guest" -> "Create Account"
- Send us an email to grant you edit access to the wiki, mention your username
- Entries are to be added alphabetically per section to the main page which serves as an index of the site.
- Each entry on this page is a link to a page of that name.
- For example to create a new entry called "New Entry", click "Edit" on top, scroll to appropriate heading and alpahabetical position.
- Type as below then 'Save':
[[New Entry]]<br>
- This creates a link. Click on it, you will see this message:
- This creates a link. Click on it, you will see this message:
"There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, search the related logs, or create this page"
- Click on "create this page" and and populate. Once complete, "Save Changes".
Documentation and help links:
- Formatting: You can format your text by using wiki markup.
See (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting)
eg: bold - 3 single quotes enclosing text '''bold'''
- Adding links: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links
- Uploading files:
- Files (png, gif, jpg, jpeg, webp, pdf, webm, mp4, mp3) can be uploaded, to embed or link-to as required on relevant pages.
- Filename should be complete and informative. (example: Books should have author, title, publication year in the title)
- Prepare the file, go to "Upload File" button, top-left on bombaywiki.
- Add useful information in the "Summary" section of the upload file form - a blurb, tags, or metadata like Book Author, etc.
- More help here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Managing_files
- Files (png, gif, jpg, jpeg, webp, pdf, webm, mp4, mp3) can be uploaded, to embed or link-to as required on relevant pages.
- To find uploaded files see these links in bombaywiki left-panel:
All Files - list of all files uploaded to the wiki in a tabular format with title, metadata, description visible
Recent Files - thumbnail/icon with title list of recently uploaded files.
- To Link and Display files see links in bombaywiki left-panel:
- Embedding video from external sites like pandora based https://pad.ma or https://indiancine.ma (https://wiki.pad.ma/wiki/embed)
