Help:Links
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[edit] Internal
| Explanation | Code to Add | Visible Result |
|---|---|---|
| Link to another BaltoCo article. This is known as an internal link. | [[ Edgar Allan Poe ]] | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Link to another BaltoCo article, but display the text you want, rather than the exact page name. | [[ Edgar Allan Poe | Display Text ]] | Display Text |
| Link to a category page | [[:Category:name of category]] | Category:name of category |
[edit] Color (Red or Blue)
| Red | Describes a link to a page that does not exist yet. |
| Blue | Describes a link to a page that does exist. |
[edit] External
| Explanation | Code to Add | Visible Result |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Link | http://www.wikipedia.org | http://www.wikipedia.org |
| Link with different display text | [[ http://www.wikipedia.org Free Encyclopedia ]] | http://www.wikipedia.org Free Encyclopedia |
[edit] Interwiki
| Code to Add | Visible Result |
|---|---|
| [[w:name of article]] | w:name of article |
| [[wiki:name of article]] | wiki:name of article |
| [[wiki:name of article|display text]] | display text |
[edit] MailTo
- Clicking on a mailto link will open the user's system default email client (e.g. Outlook, Thunderbird) with the email address automatically filled out.
| Code to Add | Visible Result |
|---|---|
| mailto:info@example.org | mailto:info@example.org |
| [mailto:info@example.org] | [1] |
| [mailto:info@example.org Email Somebody!] | Email Somebody! |
[edit] See also
- Help:Link from Wikipedia.org: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Link
- Help:Link from Meta.WikiMedia.org: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Link
- How do I make Links? from Wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_FAQ#How_do_I_make_links.3F
- Links & References from Wikipedia.org: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Links
- Links & URLs from Wikipedia.org: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Links_and_URLs
- More MediaWiki Help links: http://baltoco.org/wiki/Help:Help:pages
