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** See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting<br>
 
** See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting<br>
 
** For example:<br>
 
** For example:<br>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
|'''formatted text'''
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|'''what you type'''
|'''syntax'''
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|'''to see'''
 
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|<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>
 
|'''bold'''
 
|'''bold'''
|<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>
 
 
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|-
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|<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>
 
|''italic''
 
|''italic''
|<nowiki>''italic''</nowiki>
 
 
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* To find uploaded files see these links in bombaywiki left-panel:
 
* To find uploaded files see these links in bombaywiki left-panel:
** [[Special:ListFiles|All Files]] - list of all files uploaded to the wiki in a tabular format with title, metadata, description visible<br>
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** [[Special:ListFiles|All Files]]<br> - list of all files uploaded to the wiki in a tabular format with title, metadata, description visible<br>- can be sorted by any field by clicking on field heading.
** [[Special:NewFiles|Recent Files]] - thumbnail/icon with title list of recently uploaded files.
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** [[Special:NewFiles|Recent Files]]<br> - thumbnail/icon with title list of recently uploaded files.
  
 
* To Link and Display files see links in bombaywiki left-panel:
 
* To Link and Display files see links in bombaywiki left-panel:

Revision as of 22:32, 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.
  • 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, 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:
"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 populate. Once complete, "Save Changes".


Documentation and help links:

what you type to see
'''bold''' bold
''italic'' italic
  • 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
  • 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
      - can be sorted by any field by clicking on field heading.
    • Recent Files
      - thumbnail/icon with title list of recently uploaded files.