MediaWiki Syntax Guide

This page summarizes the basic information you need to know to be able to structure and style a page on MediaWiki. MediaWiki syntax is easy to use with just a little practice!

Introduction

What is syntax? In the case of MediaWiki, it is basically a language of formatting shortcuts. By using certain symbols easily typed from your keyboard, you can change the way the page looks, add links, and organize the page content. No need to learn any complicated coding!

Later you may want to also to use HTML, but at first, it will not be neccessary.

Making and Account/Login

To make an account, click the 계정 만들기 button at the top. Select a username and password. We cannot get your password back! You must remember it yourself! Please write it down!! Then solve the simple math equation. This math equation is meant to make sure you are a real human being!

Preferences

If you prefer to change the language of the wiki, you can go to preferences/설정 to change which language the page is shown in. You can also change other settings there as well, if you so choose.

Making a New Page

There are two ways to make a new page.

1. Search for the page you want in the search bar, and then select the red link to make the page.
2. Make an [MediaWiki Syntax Guide#Links|internal link] in a page, and then click that link to be taken to a creation page.

Read, Edit, and History

On the top of each page, there are three tabs next to the search bar.

• Read: This is the actual wiki page people will read
• Edit: This is the page where you can edit the content of the wiki page.
• View history: This is a page where you can see which users made which edits and when they made those edits.

Sections / Table of Contents

You can create sections and sub-sections on a wiki page. These will automatically compile a table of contents that will appear at the top of the page.

To make a section use equal symbols around the section title, like this:

=Section Header=

To make a sub-section below that, keep adding. more equal signs, like this:

==Section Header==
===Section Header===
====Section Header====

Lists

There are two main ways to make lists: bullet points and numbered lists.

Bullets

To make a bullet point list, use the star symbol * and write the content of the bullet point after the star.

*Bullet

It will appear like this:

• Bullet

You can make multiple levels of the bullet points, as in the example below:

*Point 1
*Point 2
**Point 2.1
**Point 2.2
***Point 2.2.1
**Point 2.3
*Point 3

Which appears as:

• Point 1
• Point 2
  • Point 2.1
  • Point 2.2
    • Point 2.2.1
  • Point 2.3
• Point 3

Numbers

A number list is like a bullet point list, but uses the hashtag symbol # instead of the star symbol.

For example, the following syntax:

#Types of Computers
##Laptops
###MacBook Pro
### HP Spectre
##Desktops
##Servers 

Is rendered as:

1. Types of Computers
   1. Laptops
      1. MacBook Pro
      2. HP Spectre
   2. Desktops
   3. Servers

Bold and Italic

Bold and italic are applied using apostrophes. Two apostrophes around some content makes it italic. Three apostrophes around some content makes it bold. Five apostrophes (two plus three) around some content makes it bold-italic.

''Italic''
'''Bold'''
'''''Bold-italic'''''

Links

There are two kinds of links on a wiki page. External links redirect to another website. Internal links link to a page within the same wiki (in our case, the ~classics/wiki). Both types of links use the square bracket [] symbols, but there are some differences.

External

External links use single brackets and need a URL, as is shown.

[http://aks.ac.kr]

This results in a tiny, clickable link symbol:

[1]

However, if we want a word or multiple words to form a link, we should leave a space after the URL and the write the desired words as is shown:

This link redirects to the [http://aks.ac.kr Academy of Korean Studies homepage].

Which renders as:

This link redirects to the Academy of Korean Studies homepage.

Internal

Internal links use double brackets. Place the name of the wiki page between the brackets.

[[Name of Page Goes Here]] 

If the link appears as red, it means that no one has yet created a page with that name. If you click it, you will be redirected to a "Create page" page.

Uncreated Page in red.

If it is blue, then the page exists.

대문 in blue.

References

• Wiki