Adding a new page to the wiki: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:38, 26 August 2020

Use one of the following ways to create a new wiki page:

Create a link to a non-existent page

If you want to create a link to a new page from an existing page, you can create a new page by adding a link.

In the editor menu bar, click the link icon and type the name of the new page, for example <New page>.
Pages that do not exist are displayed in red text.
Click the <New page> link.
Click create this page.

The Creating <New page> page is displayed.
Click Save page to save your new page.

Search for a page

You can also search for a page and then create it if it doesn't already exist.

In the Search bar, type the name of the page you want to create, for example <new page> and click .

The Search results page is displayed.

Pages that do not exist are displayed in red text.
Click the <New page> link. The Creating <new page> page is displayed.
Click Save page to save your new page.

Type the page title in your web browser address bar

The quickest way to create a new page is to edit the URL in your web browser address bar.

In the web browser address bar, delete the current page title after '...title=' and then type the required title of the new page, for example <new page>.
Click the create this page link.
The Creating <New page> page is displayed.
Click Save page to save your new page.

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-Use one of the following ways to create a new wiki article:
+Use one of the following ways to create a new wiki page:
+* [[Adding a new page to the wiki#create link|Create a link to a non-existent page]]
+* [[Adding a new page to the wiki#search|Search for a page]]
+* [[Adding a new page to the wiki#url|Type the page title in your web browser address bar]]
+<span id="create link"></span>
+=== Create a link to a non-existent page ===
+If you want to create a link to a new page from an existing page, you can create a new page by adding a link.
+# In the editor menu bar, click the link icon and type the name of the new page, for example '''<New page>'''.
+#:{{Info|Pages that do not exist are displayed in red text.}}
+#:[[File:Create a link.png|621x621px]]
+#Click the '''<New page>''' link.
+#:[[File:New_page.png|alt=|frameless]]
+# Click '''create this page'''.
+#:[[File:Create_this_page.png|alt=|713x713px]]
+#:The Creating '''<New page>''' page is displayed.
+#:[[File:Add text.png|frameless|974x974px]]
+# Click '''Save page''' to save your new page.<span id="search"></span>
+===Search for a page===
+You can also search for a page and then create it if it doesn't already exist.
+# In the '''Search''' bar, type the name of the page you want to create, for example '''<new page>''' and click .[[File:Watchlist star.png|none|thumb|621x621px]]The Search results page is displayed.
+#:[[File:Search results.png|none|thumb|614x614px]]{{Info|Pages that do not exist are displayed in red text.}}
+# Click the '''<New page>''' link. The '''Creating <new page>''' page is displayed.[[File:Create new page.png|none|thumb|612x612px]]<br />
+#Click '''Save page''' to save your new page.
+<span id="url"></span>
+===Type the page title in your web browser address bar===
+The quickest way to create a new page is to edit the URL in your web browser address bar.
+# In the web browser address bar, delete the current page title after '<nowiki/>'''...title='''<nowiki/>' and then type the required title of the new page, for example '''<new page>'''.[[File:Url bar.png|none|thumb|607x607px]]<br />
+# Click the '''create this page''' link.
+#:The Creating '''<New page>''' page is displayed.
+#:[[File:Add text.png|frameless|974x974px]]
+# Click '''Save page''' to save your new page.<span id="search"></span>
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