Difference between revisions of "Wiki editing guidelines"
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To make a page easy to navigate internally it is advisable to use sensibly nested headings and sub headings. This will result in neat table of contents at the top of your page. It also makes the document more readable. | To make a page easy to navigate internally it is advisable to use sensibly nested headings and sub headings. This will result in neat table of contents at the top of your page. It also makes the document more readable. | ||
| − | If your page is very short you may want to remove the table of contents by placing the <code> <nowiki> | + | If your page is very short you may want to remove the table of contents by placing the <code> <nowiki></nowiki> </code> directive at the top of the page. |
Revision as of 11:00, 8 June 2010
This is a guide to best practices when editing the EPrints wiki.
The EPrints wiki uses a standard installation of MediaWiki. A basic guide to understanding wiki markup for formatting pages can be found here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
The main aim of these guidelines is to help keep information stored on the wiki usable, organised and discoverable. This means that other users will be able to get the best use of out you help.
Page Formatting
Headings
To make a page easy to navigate internally it is advisable to use sensibly nested headings and sub headings. This will result in neat table of contents at the top of your page. It also makes the document more readable.
If your page is very short you may want to remove the table of contents by placing the directive at the top of the page.
