Wiki Editing Guide

This guide provides an introduction to editing pages on this wiki, covering basic formatting, useful templates, and tips for creating clear and consistent content.

Getting Started

Editing the wiki is simple and requires no prior coding knowledge. Follow these steps to make your contributions:

1. Navigate to the page you want to edit.

2. Click the "Edit" button at the top or section you want to modify to use Visual Editor. Alternatively click "Edit Source" to modify the source directly.

3. Make your changes using the provided editor.

4. Preview your changes.

5. Once satisfied, save your changes with a brief summary of what you’ve edited.

Basic Formatting

Use the following formatting options to structure your content:

• Section: Use equal signs to create headings == Example Heading ==.
• Links: Use square brackets for links:
  • Internal link: [[PageName]] or [[PageName|DisplayText]]
  • External link: [https://example.com Example]
• Images: [[File:File_name.svg|20px|link=]]. Adjust px size as you see fit.
• Lists:
  • Unordered: Use asterisks :* Item. Use :** or :*** for nested lists.
  • Ordered: Use numbers :1. Item.
• Bold text: '''text'''
• Italic text: ''text''

Useful Templates

Templates help maintain consistency across the wiki. Here are some commonly used ones:

Item Icon Template

The `Item icon` template is used to reference in-game items and skills with an icon +/− hyperlink.

For the examples below, File:frost staff.svg was used as the icon for a page called Frost Staff.

Code	Result
{{Item icon|Frost Staff}}	Frost Staff
{{Item icon|Frost Staff|Frost Staves}}	Frost Staves
{{Item icon|Frost Staff|Frost Staves|iconSize=30px}}	Frost Staves
{{Item icon|Frost Staff|notext}}
{{Item icon|Missing Item}} (Missing Page Icon)	? Missing Item

Best Practices

• Use clear and concise language.
• Avoid duplicating information that exists on other pages; instead, link to those pages.
• Preview your changes before saving to ensure formatting is correct.
• If you are using a table or formatting data in a way that will be used in many different places on the same page, or across many pages, create a template and use that.
• If you need help creating templates or coming up with ideas on how to best organize data feel free to ask in the Discord

Need Help?

If you're unsure about how to do something, ask for help on #wiki-discussion on the Milky Way Idle Discord server.