Help:Contributing
Access and accounts
- Who can do what — logging in, getting an account
Contributing to classic wiki pages
Page management: creating, moving, deleting pages
Creating content
Learning the MediaWiki syntax
The MediaWiki syntax is easy to learn. However, it is unique and can be confusing at first even for editors familiar with markdown and HTML.
To get started:
- MediaWiki syntax 101
- More help on links
- Code blocks and syntax highlighting
- Languages and translation
Write in style
Working with semantic data
- Items and properties — the data model, creating and editing entities, statements, merging and deleting
- Importing from external authorities — fetch authors, sources and collectives from public services
- Querying with SPARQL — analyse the data with the query service
House rules
API and bulk editing
- API and bulk editing — scripting and batch tools