Wiki syntax

Help wiki syntax

The default wiki editor, available in edit mode, contains a number of edit functions in buttons above the free text window. In this wiki you will add a lot of content via forms. The buttons will not function in a form and consequently you will have to add style code manually. Remember to use style codes only when necessary. Use headers to divide your text in sections and use them in a hierarchy without gaps, e.g use 'h2' style syntax with subsections in for example 'h3' style syntax.

Semantic wiki manual

Entry to smw manual: smw help

Styling syntax

In the following table the standard styling syntax is summarized.

Style element	Syntax	Shows as
Headers	== header 2 ==	header 2
	=== header 3 ===	header 3
Bulleted list	* bullet 1 * bullet 2 ** nested bullet	bullet 1 bullet 2 nested bullet
Ordered list	# first item #second item ## nested item ##* nested bullet	first item second item nested item 1 nested bullet
Indentation	: indent	indent
Change text style	'''Bold text''' (3 single quotes) ''Italic text'' (2 single quotes)	Bold text Italic text
New paragraph	paragraph 1\n\n paragraph 2	} For detailed info see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Link syntax In the following table the standard link syntax is summarized. Link type Syntax Shows as Internal link to another page in the wiki [[Welcome]] Welcome [[Welcome| Home page IMAGE wiki]] Home page IMAGE wiki External link http://www.pbl.nl http://www.pbl.nl [http://www.pbl.nl Home page PBL] Home page PBL For detailed info see: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links Help pictures/images/files http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Help tables Avoid tables! They are cumbersome and most likely too detailed. Do not use them to layout your text, it is against the accessability guidelines and most of the the time there is an alternative solution for the problem. In case of a data table which is necessary for the text, consider a picture of this data table. For detailed info see: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables