User talk:Betsythedevine/WikiCode

There are certain things I tend to do again and again that need boilerplate code. Why have to type this stuff in from scratch every time? betsythedevine (talk) 14:51, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2011-01-12T14:51:00.000Z","author":"Betsythedevine","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Betsythedevine-2011-01-12T14:51:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Useful stuff for building better articles

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If the only tool you know is a hammer
then everything looks like a nail.
  • Put this on the article talk page if it isn't there already:
{{Notice|{{find}}}}
  • Another useful template is "Find3," which lets you fill in the text to be searched for, e.g. a maiden name that is not the article name:
{{Find3|fillinwhattolookfor}}
  • Another useful resource:
Wikipedia's List of online newspaper archives
  • If you are really starting an article from scratch:
WP:DEV
  • And everybody needs this sometimes:
WP:HELP
  • Will I ever get good at this? Manual of style rules for formatting dates, numbers, etc.
WP:MOSNUM

Useful templates to welcome or warn new users

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  • This is my favorite of the welcome templates: {{subst:Wel}}
  • This is my favorite of the warning templates: {{subst:Uw-vandalism1|article|additional text}}

Wikicode for using images

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click to open and use

Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Images is a good place to start for basic information.

  • Sample left-aligned image box:

[[File:filename
|left
|thumb
|replacewithcaption]]

  • Sample right-aligned image box

[[File:filename
|right
|thumb
|replacewithcaption]]

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Wikicode for adding references

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  • <ref>{{cite web |url= xxx
    |title= xxx
    |accessdate=2025-01-13
    |quote= xxx
    |publisher= xxx }}</ref>
  • <ref>{{cite book |author= xxx
    |coauthors= xxx
    |title= xxx
    |year= xxx
    |publisher= xxx
    |page= xxx
    |quote= xxx
    | url= xxx
    |isbn= xxx}}</ref>
  • <ref>{{cite news
    |author= xxx
    |coauthors= xxx
    |title= xxx
    |url= xxx
    |quote= xxx
    |newspaper=[[New York Times]]
    |date= xxx
    |accessdate=2025-01-13 }}</ref>
even more, click to open and use
  • <ref>{{cite encyclopedia
    |author= xxx
    |coauthors= xxx
    |editor= xxx
    |encyclopedia= xxx
    |title= xxx
    |url= xxx
    |isbn= xxx
    |pages= xxx
    |quote= xxx
    | accessdate=2025-01-13 }}</ref>
  • <ref>{{cite journal
    | author = xxx
    | coauthors = xxx
    | date = xxx
    | year = xxx
    | month = xxx
    | title = xxx
    | journal = xxx
    | volume = xxx
    | issue = xxx
    | pages = xxx
    | publisher = xxx
    | location = xxx
    | issn = xxx
    | pmid = xxx
    | doi = xxx
    | bibcode = xxx
    | oclc =xxx
    | id = xxx
    | url = xxx
    | language = xxx
    | format = xxx
    | accessdate = xxx
    | laysummary = xxx
    | laysource = xxx
    | laydate = xxx
    | quote = xxx
    }}</ref>

I have copied this code, modifying it only slightly, from User:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )/Useful wikicode. What a great idea on his part! betsythedevine (talk) 15:06, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2011-01-12T15:06:00.000Z","author":"Betsythedevine","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Betsythedevine-2011-01-12T15:06:00.000Z-Wikicode_for_adding_references","replies":[]}}-->