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This page provides answers to commonly asked questions on how to use this wiki. For a more extensive Help resource, visit the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents official Mediawiki.org help pages]. Note that not everything documented there will apply to this wiki.
This page provides answers to commonly asked questions on how to use The Portal Wiki. For a more extensive Help resource, visit the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents official Mediawiki.org help pages]. Note that not everything documented there will apply to this wiki.


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== How do I embed a Tweet? ==
== How do I embed a Tweet? ==
[[File:TweetEmbedExample.png|right|thumb|''A Tweet's id.'']]
[[File:TweetEmbedExample.png|right|thumb|''A Tweet's id.'']]
Inserting the following Widget code on a wiki page will embed a Tweet. The '''id''' parameter is the number after <code>/status/</code> in the Tweet's URL (see the image). You can find more detailed documentation on the [[Widget:Tweet|Widget's page]].
Inserting the following Widget code on a wiki page will embed a Tweet. The '''id''' parameter is the number after <code>/status/</code> in the Tweet's URL (see the image). You can find more detailed documentation on the [[Widget:Tweet|Widget's page]].
<syntaxhighlight lang="html+handlebars">{{#widget:Tweet|id=}}</syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="html+handlebars">{{#widget:Tweet|id=}}</syntaxhighlight>
== How do I embed YouTube videos? ==
[[File:YouTube ID Example.jpg|right|thumb|''A YouTube video's id.'']]
Inserting the following Widget code on a wiki page will embed a YouTube video. The '''id''' parameter is the number after <code>?v=</code> in the video's URL (see the image). You can find more detailed documentation on the [[Widget:YouTube|Widget's page]].
<syntaxhighlight lang="html+handlebars">{{#widget:YouTube|id=}}</syntaxhighlight>


== How do I add a page to a category? ==
== How do I add a page to a category? ==


You can add any <code>page</code> to a category by using the <code>[[category:]]</code> tag.
You can add any page to a category by using the <code><nowiki>[[category:]]</nowiki></code> tag.


=== Examples ===
=== Examples ===


* <nowiki>[[category:Ericisms]]</nowiki>
<syntaxhighlight lang="html+handlebars">[[category:Ericisms]]</syntaxhighlight>
 
== How do I make a redirect? ==
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="html+handlebars">#REDIRECT [[20: Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy]]</syntaxhighlight>
 
== What is a Stub? ==
<div class="stub" style="margin-top: 10px">[[File:MW-Icon-Warning.png]] This article is a stub. You can help us by '''editing''' this page and expanding it.</div>
 
Pages with the <code><nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki></code> label need development. Typically, this is due to a lack of content, transcript, or an insufficiently deep treatment of the page's subject.
 
== Where are those dang Admin pages we always forget? ==
* https://theportal.wiki/wiki/MediaWiki:Sidebar
* https://theportal.wiki/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.css
* https://theportal.wiki/wiki/MediaWiki:Mobile.css
* https://theportal.wiki/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.js


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Latest revision as of 18:46, 7 August 2021

This page provides answers to commonly asked questions on how to use The Portal Wiki. For a more extensive Help resource, visit the official Mediawiki.org help pages. Note that not everything documented there will apply to this wiki.

How do I embed a Tweet?[edit]

A Tweet's id.

Inserting the following Widget code on a wiki page will embed a Tweet. The id parameter is the number after /status/ in the Tweet's URL (see the image). You can find more detailed documentation on the Widget's page.

{{#widget:Tweet|id=}}

How do I embed YouTube videos?[edit]

A YouTube video's id.

Inserting the following Widget code on a wiki page will embed a YouTube video. The id parameter is the number after ?v= in the video's URL (see the image). You can find more detailed documentation on the Widget's page.

{{#widget:YouTube|id=}}

How do I add a page to a category?[edit]

You can add any page to a category by using the [[category:]] tag.

Examples[edit]

[[category:Ericisms]]

How do I make a redirect?[edit]

#REDIRECT [[20: Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy]]

What is a Stub?[edit]

MW-Icon-Warning.png This article is a stub. You can help us by editing this page and expanding it.

Pages with the {{Stub}} label need development. Typically, this is due to a lack of content, transcript, or an insufficiently deep treatment of the page's subject.

Where are those dang Admin pages we always forget?[edit]