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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== General Help ==<br />
To edit a page, click the "Edit" button near the Page Title. This will open a text area with the page's source text. This can then be modified and when finished, a summary can be added and the "save changes" button can be pressed to save the changes. These can be found below the Edit Text Area.<br />
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== Categories ==<br />
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To add a page or uploaded file to a category, simply edit the page and add the following text (where Project is the name of the category you want to add it to).<br />
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[[Category:Project]]<br />
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To create a link to a category, use a leading colon before the category name (without this colon, the current page would be added to the category):<br />
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[[:Category:Project | Project Category]]<br />
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This will create a link with the text "Project Category" to the Project category page.<br />
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== Edit the Sidebar ==<br />
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To edit the sidebar, use the search bar to search for MediaWiki:Sidebar<br />
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then edit the page. here is the default text:<br />
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* navigation<br />
** mainpage|mainpage-description<br />
** recentchanges-url|recentchanges<br />
** randompage-url|randompage<br />
** helppage|help-mediawiki<br />
* SEARCH<br />
* TOOLBOX<br />
* LANGUAGES<br />
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== Help that used to be on the Main Page ==<br />
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Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br />
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== Getting started ==<br />
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]<br />
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]<br />
* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list]<br />
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]<br />
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki]</div>Mrtuttle