Editing Wiki Usage FAQ

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== How do I embed a Tweet? ==
[[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]].

<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? ==

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

=== Examples ===

<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 or an insufficient depth on the page's subject.

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