Help:Introduction to editing with Wiki Markup/3

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Wikilinks are one of the key components of Justapedia and website built with the MediaWiki software. Wikilinks connect pages to each other, and links words in text to other Justapedia articles tying the whole encyclopedia together. Help pages are also often linked to each other.

In general, wikilinks should be added for the first mention of important or unfamiliar concepts in an article. However, do not link common English words to their article just because an article exists. For example, do not link the word article - we all know by now what 'article' means!

Typically, wikilinks use square brackets, like this: [[target page]]. You can also insert them by clicking the Chain icon icon.

If you want to link to an article, but display some other text for the link, you can use a pipe | divider (⇧ Shift+\):
[[target page|display text]]

You can also link to a specific section of a page using a hash #:
[[Target page#Target section|display text]]

Here are some examples:

You may also encounter templates, which allow frequently used elements to be included on multiple pages. These are designated by curly brackets like: {{template name|parameters}}

For instance, to insert the [citation needed] tag, you can type this code: {{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}. The Puzzle piece icon icon works, too.

Users who want a more detailed tutorial for editing with Wikitext, please click the Full Manual button below.