Wiki Usage FAQ

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.

ExamplesEdit

[[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

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