This page tells you how to edit (change) or make new pages on Wikipedia. Anyone can make pages. If you are learning how to make pages, or just want to...

unintentional technical concept. For deliberate conflicts, see Wikipedia:Edit war. The template for Change conflict is Template:Cc. This page is about...

original edit that you are reverting will be hidden from the default Recentchanges display. It does this by marking the edits as "bot edits" (edits by a robot)...

A minor change on Simple Wikipedia means that the changes you make to an article are very small and no one would argue with them. For example, fixing grammar...

with the archive. Enter (or re-enter) editing mode by clicking on Change source. Paste the content into the edit box (after any existing content). You...

big edit to a page, you might choose to watch the page to see if anyone changes what you wrote. There is a "Watch this page" box to click on the edit screen...

m:Help:Patrolled edit This page is a soft redirect....

when you save that page; the copy of the template contents can then be edited normally (and separately from the original in the template page). Note:...

be accessed by clicking the Discussion tab at the top of the page. Simply edit the page as normal to add your comment. A talk page is actually very similar...

Category, simply put the following at the very bottom of the page you are editing: [[Category:NAME OF THE CATEGORY]] Any number of category tags may be added...

What is an article? Changing on Wikipedia How to change pages How to copy-edit How to use images How to redirect Marking your changes as minor Reverting...

work in the editing box. As a general rule, it is best to avoid using a table unless you need one. Table markup often complicates page editing. Wiki table...

even though the page is listed in one of the tracking categories. A null edit will resolve that issue. To hide normally-displayed error messages: .mw-parser-output...

consistent style. WP:CITEVAR additionally states: If the article you are editing is already using a particular citation style, you should follow it; if...

opted in, you can use either VisualEditor or classic editing through wiki markup (wikitext) to edit most pages. The directions on this page, especially...

It is not necessary to log in before viewing or editing pages. It does provide additional features and is generally recommended. If you do not wish to...

KML file (edit • help)...

format a page. To learn how to see this markup, and to save an edit, see: Help:Editing. There is a short list of markup and tips at Help:Cheatsheet. Instructions...

namespace. For example, the article "D-Terminal" contains an infobox. Simply edit the article page to determine which one: {{Infobox connector ... }} The start...

page numbers Guidance on source reviewing at FAC Template documentation {{Edit refs}} {{Refref}} {{Refref2}} {{Refstart}} Tools Wikipedia Library Deprecated...

will be colored red, like this. Clicking a red link will take you to the edit page for the new article. Simply type your text, click save and the new page...

for Wikipedia.) Editing You can set the size of editbox by changing the value of its rows and columns. You can enable section editing, and set many other...

using the 'Move' feature, you also move the editing history, which is desirable in most situations. The editing history allows people to see how the contents...

Pages in this namespace are permanently full-protected and may only be edited by administrators. For a list of these messages, see Special:AllMessages...

To experiment with editing, use the sandbox For a guide to editing, see How to change pages For a PDF, printable guide, see m:WMDOC/Cheatsheet or the...

Wikis are often set up to be freely and openly editable. This means anyone can edit the pages, often without even registering/logging in. This is only...

(max) heights of the images. perrow={integer}: sets the number of images per row. {{Gallery}} Manual of Style: Images Wikipedia:Copyright Help:How to edit...

Depending on its level of protection, editing on the page has been restricted to either autoconfirmed users or administrators. We regret any inconvenience...

its raw (wikitext) form - i.e., it searches the text that appears in the edit box when you click “change this page”, not the rendered page. This means...

changes shown, the number of days or restrict it to edits to a certain namespace. You can also hide edits marked as minor. But major changes may be flagged...

articles. Signatures do not work in edit summaries (they do not change from ~~~~ to your username). If you edit without logging in, your IP address will...

on either the edit this page button in the article space, or click on the red link that it shows you, it will take you to the editing screen. When people...

a page where normal users are prevented from editing at all. Only a user with sysop permissions can edit a protected page. Likewise only sysop users can...

registered users. This only restricts user-to-user e-mail. You can log in, edit pages, etc. without confirming your address (and you are not required to...

subpages are enabled. Reverse pipe trick If the title of the article you are editing includes a term in parentheses or a comma, placing a pipe at the start...

03, 2003 (edit) Tim Starling (talk | contribs) (Edit summaries in diffs are great) ← Previous edit Revision as of 00:10, Aug 18, 2003 (edit) (undo) Angela...

size, user who created the page, and first edit summary. It also provides links to patrol these new edits when that feature is enabled. This feature is...

the user or IP address from editing. When a user gets blocked, the user cannot change pages. If you are blocked, you can edit your talk page to make an...

check before proceeding with deleting. These related pages will need to be edited for their links to reflect the change. Normal users cannot permanently delete...

the wiki rules. This is performed in order to quickly undo undesirable edits, link spam, copyright violations and vandalism. After reviewing a change...

once, but with less wasted effort (different people checking the same page) Help:Patrolled edits Wikipedia:Patrollers Further reading on the Meta-Wiki...

Description Page' within the wiki (even if it isn't an image). You should edit this page to provide more information about the file. For example, many public...

creation date and time, current size, user who created the page, and first edit summary. It also provides links to patrol these new pages when that feature...

vandalism and a user could be blocked. Likewise engaging another editor in an edit war over deleting a page is not allowed. As with all disagreements between...

prevent them from editing, creating new accounts, sending email through the wiki interface, et cetera. Registered accounts editing from these IP addresses...

(Special:Log) if you don't remember it. You should then see a link to "View or restore n deleted edits". Tick the box next to the revision you wish to restore....

for such special situation only. If your wiki is completely locked for editing, and you need freedom for embedding HTML use [$wgRawHtml = true;] in your...

a background image. This method also has some security, as it requires editing the site-wide CSS files, meaning only sysops have access to modify the...

can also use #: #: which might feel more intuitive #: because you get to edit on multiple lines # three ## three point one ## three point two one two spanning...