Help:Basic wiki editing guide
Creating and editing pages on the wiki is very easy, First create a wiki account this is linked to alter aeon and requires the name of a registered character and email address. Once verified click the edit tab on an existing page or create tab on a new page. Type any text and markup into the edit box and hit submit.
To create a new page
There are three ways to start a new page either search for the page or create a link on an existing page and click it or open the page in the browser by typing it into the address bar http://wiki.alteraeon.com/index.php/<new page title>. Warning the page title is case sensitive so Town of Vermarken is not the same as town of vermarken. Only the first letter of the title is automatically capitalized.
Basic wiki syntax
Wiki markup can be used in the text to format how the page is displayed.
Headings
To add a heading surround the text with equal signs. Ensure the same number on each side. The number of equal signs indicate the level of the heading, level one is the page title, so always start with two equal signs and add additional signs for sub headings. example ==heading 1==
Wiki links
To create a link to another page on the wiki enclose the text with two square brackets. If the text and the link differ, first add the link name followed by a pipe and then the text to display example [[The City of Gad's Landing|Gad's]]. Remember pages are case sensitive and only the first letter is automatically capitalized.
External links
To setup an external hyperlink surround the link with single square brackets, adding any display text to the end seperated by a space. example [http://www.alteraeon.com main alteraeon website]
Bullets and numbered lists
Bullets and numbered list can be created by prefixing the line with an asterisk and hash respectively. Each can have sub levels by adding additional symbols. example * bullet 1 ** bullet 1.1. #number 1 ## number 1.1
Categorizing a page
Pages can be put into one or more categories. It usually a good idea to add a least one category at the bottom of each page to help people find it. Type [[category:<category name>]] to add a category to the page. If you wish to setup a hyperlink to a category without categorizing the page use a colon before link example [[:category:<category name>]]. ==Categorizing a page== Pages can be put into one or more categories. It usually a good idea to add a least one category at the bottom of each page to help people find it. Type <nowiki>[[category:<category name>]] to add a new category to the page.
What should I write about
You can write about pretty much anything you want to as long as it relates to alter aeon. For ideas check out Special:WantedPages these are pages that other editors have linked to that do not yet exist. Another option is click Random Page, read what others have written and see if you can add to or make corrections. Also anything covering the three newbie training islands, areas, quests, mobs, items etc would be much appreciated.
Tips
- Always try and keep the content as objective as possible when writing in the main wiki space.
- Click on a newly added category to add text detailing what it's all about.
