{"id":2159,"date":"2013-01-09T18:24:33","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T18:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/01\/09\/formatting-text-mediawiki\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:25:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:25:44","slug":"formatting-text-mediawiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/mediawiki\/formatting-text-mediawiki\/","title":{"rendered":"How to format content in MediaWiki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After you learn how to <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/mediawiki\/create-edit-delete-pages\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to learn how to create MediaWiki pages\" rel=\"noopener\">create<\/a> and <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/mediawiki\/edit-format-mediawiki-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to learn how to edit MediaWiki pages\" rel=\"noopener\">edit<\/a> pages in MediaWiki, you will want to add and format the content in your wiki site. This article is not an exhaustive resource for formatting content in MediaWiki and will only touch on the basic functions like bold, headline, and numbering the text.<\/p>\n<h2>Wiki format editing functions<\/h2>\n<p>Editing a MediaWiki site is much different than your standard CMS program. Wiki code is designed specifically to use special characters format text in the content. The following section will explain the formatting options available in MediaWiki and what their functions are.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/mediawiki\/login-username-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for more information\" rel=\"noopener\">Log into MediaWiki<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_default-main-page-mediawiki.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_default-main-page-mediawiki.gif\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"Default main page in MediaWiki\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Click<\/strong> the <strong>Main Page <\/strong>link. <\/p>\n<p>The Default Main Page will look like the snapshot to the right.<\/p>\n<p>Clicking the edit button will load the Edit capabilities. <strong>Click Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The following table will explain what code and what each formatting option is used for.<\/p>\n<p> <br style=\"clear: both;\"> <\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" class=\"article_table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" style=\"background: #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\">MediaWiki Formatting Options<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Bold<\/th>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_bold.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bold Text button in MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_bold.png\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"23\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Bolds text. <br> <strong>Code syntax:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">'''Bold text'''<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Italic<\/th>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_italic.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Italics buton in MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_italic.png\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"23\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Makes Text Italic. <br> <strong>Code syntax:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">''Italic text''<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Internal Link<\/th>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_link.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Internal page link MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_link.png\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"23\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Creates pages and links to internal pages. <br> <strong>Code syntax:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">[[Link title]]<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">External link<\/th>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_extlink.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"External link button MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_extlink.png\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"23\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>External Link. Must contain the https:\/\/ prefix. <br> <strong>Code syntax:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">[https:\/\/www.example.com link title]<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Level 2 Headline<\/th>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_headline.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Headline button in MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_headline.png\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"23\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Separates sections and labels as a Header. <br> <strong>Code syntax:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">== Headline text ==<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Ignore Wiki Formatting<\/th>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_nowiki.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No Wiki Code in MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_nowiki.png\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"23\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Negates any code that may contain Wiki formatting. <br> <strong>Code syntax:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">&lt;nowiki&gt;Insert non-formatted text here&lt;\/nowiki&gt;<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Signature<\/th>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_sig.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Signature button in MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_sig.png\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"23\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Adds Your signature with timestamp to your talk. <br> <strong>Code syntax:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">--~~~~<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"top\">Horizontal line<\/th>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_hr.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Horizontal rule in MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_101_create-edit-pages_button_hr.png\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"23\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Adds a Horizontal line to separate content MediaWiki says to use this sparingly. <br> <strong>Code syntax:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 30px;\">----<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Bolding and Headlining text in MediaWiki<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/mediawiki\/login-username-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for more information\" rel=\"noopener\">Log into MediaWiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select the page<\/strong> you want to add content to or create a new page and edit the content.<br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-1-headline.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Headline format in mediawiki\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-1-headline.gif\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; float: right;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Enter text<\/strong> for the headline. <strong>Highlight<\/strong> the text and <strong>click the Level 2 Headline<\/strong>icon. <\/p>\n<p>MediaWiki will render that text as a headline.<\/p>\n<p> <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-2-bold-text.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bolding Text in MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-2-bold-text.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Add text<\/strong> and <strong>highlight text<\/strong> to make the text bold. <strong>Click the Bold Icon<\/strong>in the editor. <\/p>\n<p>This text will now be bolded.<\/p>\n<p> <br style=\"clear: both;\"> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-3-bold-headline-view.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Code sample of bold and headline MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-3-bold-headline-view.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>The code for the bold and headline will look like the image to the right. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-4-users-view.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bold and HEadline preview in MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-4-users-view.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>The view the user will see looks like the snapshot to the right. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How to make a numbered list<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/mediawiki\/login-username-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for more information\" rel=\"noopener\">Log into MediaWiki<\/a> and select the page to add the numbered list to.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-5-ordered-list.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Code view of the ordered list in MediaWIki\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-5-ordered-list.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>MediaWiki does not have a bulleted or numbered list code in the editor so the HTML code will need to be used. <strong>Add the following code to your page.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>For a numbered list add the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">&lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;First&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Second&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Third&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Forth&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Fifth&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;\/ol&gt;<\/pre>\n<p><strong>For a bulleted list add the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;First&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Second&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Third&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Forth&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Fifth&lt;\/li&gt; &lt;\/ul&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>Just change the First, Second, Third, etc. with your bulleted or numbered points.<\/p>\n<p> <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-6-user-list-view.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The numbered list for the users view MediaWiki\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-6-user-list-view.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Save the page<\/strong> and the numbered list will look like the snapshot to the right.. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How to create subsections in a wiki page<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/mediawiki\/login-username-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for more information\" rel=\"noopener\">Log into MediaWiki<\/a> and navigate to the page you want to add a subsection to.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-7-add-section.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Adding a section in a MediaWiki page\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-7-add-section.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Enter the text<\/strong> for your subsection and <strong>apply the Level 2 Heading to it<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Add text below the second header you created for the subsection.<\/p>\n<p> <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-8-added-action-preview.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Section in MediaWiki page preview\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_formatting-content_format-text-mediawiki-8-added-action-preview.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Save the page <\/strong>and you will see a second section with sub content in the page. <\/p>\n<p>See image to the right.<\/p>\n<p> <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After you learn how to create and edit pages in MediaWiki, you will want to add and format the content in your wiki site. 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