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	== ~~Differences from~~ Markdown ==		== Markdown syntax does not work with wikis ==

	* Internal links is: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Page title]]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[text](url)</syntaxhighlight>.		* Internal links is: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Page title]]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[text](url)</syntaxhighlight>.

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	* Internal links ~~use double square brackets~~: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Page title]]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[text](url)</syntaxhighlight>.		* Internal links is: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Page title]]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[text](url)</syntaxhighlight>.
	* External links ~~put the URL first:~~ <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[https://example.com label]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[label](https://example.com)</syntaxhighlight>.		* External links is <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[https://example.com label]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[label](https://example.com)</syntaxhighlight>.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	Without the colon, <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[File:…]]</syntaxhighlight> embeds the file and <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Category:…]]</syntaxhighlight> ~~adds the~~ page to the ~~category — the two most common link mistakes~~. Embedding images and media is covered in [[Help:Contributing/richMediaContent~~\|rich media content~~]].		Without the colon, <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[File:…]]</syntaxhighlight> embeds the file and <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Category:…]]</syntaxhighlight> is treated as a plain page under the <code>Category</code> namespace.
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			Embedding images and media is covered in [[Help:Contributing/richMediaContent]].
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New help page: link syntax for editors (internal, section, external, interwiki, file/category links) (via create-page on MediaWiki MCP Server)

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Links connect the pages of this wiki to each other and to the outside world. This page covers the link syntax you will use day to day: [[#Internal links|internal links]], [[#Links to sections|links to sections]], [[#External links|external links]] and [[#Interwiki links|interwiki shortcuts]].

== Internal links ==

A wikilink points to another page on this wiki. Write the page title inside double square brackets.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! What you want !! What you type !! What you get
|-
| Link to a page
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Main Page]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[Main Page]]
|-
| Link with your own label — the part after the pipe is shown
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Help:Contributing|the contributor hub]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[Help:Contributing|the contributor hub]]
|-
| Link to an item — entity pages are ordinary pages here
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Item:Q162|Blue Marble (photograph)]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[Item:Q162|Blue Marble (photograph)]]
|-
| Link to a property
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Property:P1|instance of]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[Property:P1|instance of]]
|-
| Link to a page that does not exist — a red link
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[My new page]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[My new page]]
|}

Following a red link opens the editor for that page: a red link is an invitation to create the page.

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The first letter of the target is not case-sensitive — <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[main Page]]</syntaxhighlight> and <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Main Page]]</syntaxhighlight> are the same link. Every later letter must match the page title exactly: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Item:q162]]</syntaxhighlight> is a red link, not the item. Spaces in a title are interchangeable with underscores.
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Linking to the page you are editing renders as bold text, not as a link.
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Prefer an internal link whenever the target lives on this wiki. A red link invites someone to create the page; an external link to the same page does not.
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A piped link with an empty label shows an abbreviated title — the namespace is dropped: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Item:Q162|]]</syntaxhighlight> shows [[Item:Q162|Q162]].

To make one title an alias of another, put <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>#REDIRECT [[Main Page]]</syntaxhighlight> as the first line of the page — it then redirects to the target. See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Redirects Help:Redirects] (official).

== Links to sections ==

Every heading is an automatic anchor, so a link can point straight at a section.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! What you want !! What you type !! What you get
|-
| A section on another page
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Help:Contributing/code#House rules|house rules]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[Help:Contributing/code#House rules|house rules]]
|-
| A section on the same page
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[#See also|jump to the end]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[#See also|jump to the end]]
|-
| The top of the page
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[#top|back to top]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[#top|back to top]]
|}

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The anchor is the heading text as written: if the heading is renamed, links to that section break.
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== External links ==

External links point to other websites. The URL comes first, the label after, inside single square brackets.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! What you want !! What you type !! What you get
|-
| Labelled link
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[https://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]</syntaxhighlight>
| [https://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki]
|-
| Bare URL — linked automatically, no brackets needed
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>https://www.mediawiki.org</syntaxhighlight>
| https://www.mediawiki.org
|-
| No label — numbered automatically
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[https://www.mediawiki.org]</syntaxhighlight>
| [https://www.mediawiki.org]
|}

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The URL and its label must stay on one line: a line break inside the brackets breaks the link, and the <code>[</code> shows up literally.
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External links carry a small arrow icon to show they leave this wiki.

== Interwiki links ==

Interwiki links are shortcuts to other wikis, written like internal links with a prefix. This wiki comes with the standard prefixes: <code>wikipedia</code>, <code>wikidata</code>, <code>commons</code>, <code>mw</code>, and more.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! What you want !! What you type !! What you get
|-
| A Wikipedia article
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[wikipedia:Sunflower|sunflower]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[wikipedia:Sunflower|sunflower]]
|-
| A Wikidata item
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[wikidata:Q42|Q42]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[wikidata:Q42|Q42]]
|-
| A MediaWiki help page
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[mw:Help:Links|MediaWiki help]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[mw:Help:Links|MediaWiki help]]
|}

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Remote pages always render blue — interwiki links do not check whether the target page exists on the other wiki. The full list of prefixes is on [[Special:Interwiki]].
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The language versions of this wiki's pages are linked with the <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>{{Languages}}</syntaxhighlight> bar, not interlanguage markup — see [[Help:Contributing/languages|Languages and translation]].
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== Files and categories ==

A leading colon makes a file or category link visible as text instead of performing its action.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! What you want !! What you type !! What you get
|-
| A text link to a file page
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[:File:Example.png|Example.png]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[:File:Example.png|Example.png]]
|-
| A text link to a category
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[:Category:HowItWorks]]</syntaxhighlight>
| [[:Category:HowItWorks]]
|}

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Without the colon, <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[File:…]]</syntaxhighlight> embeds the file and <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Category:…]]</syntaxhighlight> adds the page to the category — the two most common link mistakes. Embedding images and media is covered in [[Help:Contributing/richMediaContent|rich media content]].
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== Differences from Markdown ==

* Internal links use double square brackets: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[[Page title]]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[text](url)</syntaxhighlight>.
* External links put the URL first: <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[https://example.com label]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="text" inline>[label](https://example.com)</syntaxhighlight>.

== See also ==

* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links Help:Links] (MediaWiki official) — the complete link reference
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Redirects Help:Redirects] (MediaWiki official)
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Piped_link Help:Piped link] (MediaWiki official)
* [[Help:Contributing/code|Code blocks and syntax highlighting]]
* [[Help:Contributing/entities|Items and properties]]
* [[Help:Contributing]] — the contributor hub

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