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[edit] Understanding TCM Wiki
Chinese Medicine Tools uses MediaWiki Software. MediaWiki is the same software that Wikipedia uses.
What is a wiki? Wiki is a generic term describing a collaborative website that can be edited by its visitors. For example, Wiki-Pedia is a Wiki of an Encyclopedia.
TCM Wiki, is database of Oriental Medicine created by the users of chinesemedicinetools.com
Everyone is encouraged to edit our TCM wiki in a respectfull manner. By choosing the "Edit" button at the top of each page, the content can be changed.
[edit] Using TCM Wiki
Learning how to edit wiki can be a little bit difficult at first, but we are here to give you a hand. Also, don't forget to check back here often for more "help" updates.
Learning the first few basic commands of wiki will get you started.
[edit] Create a New Page
There are two ways to create a new page. The first way, is the search the page name in the search bar. Each page in TCM wiki is named for its topic.
For example:
The page about dogs is titled, "Dogs"
Once you have have searched the title (and providing it doesnt already exsist), choose create this page. Volia. A new page.
[edit] Links
[edit] Creating a Link
Creating a wiki link is simple. When you create a wiki link, it will automatically link to the TCM Wiki page with that name. If there is no page with that name, you can click the link you made to create that page. Ie. If you make a link called "dogs", it will automatically link to the page called "dogs".
First, choose "Edit" from the top menu to start editing any page.
Then, type in your desired text. For example:
"Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by every one who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing that she would not have given to the child. "
The choose which word you would like to be a link and surround it by "Camel Humps". [[wordhere]] ''Ie. Once upon a time there was a dear [[little girl]].''
This will look like:
Once upon a time there was a dear little girl.
Easy right?
[edit] Creating a Link with a Different Name
Now that you can create a simple link, you can create a more complicated link.
In this link, it will say one thing, but go to another page.
For example.
I love [[Poodles]] Here, we have a link that goes to the page "poodles". But what if we want the word "poodles" to go to the page "dogs"?
We use a bar.
The syntax looks like this [[destination|link name]] For example. [[dogs|Poodles]]
Try my Poodles link and see where it goes...
[edit] Table of Contents
Making a table of contents for larger pages is easy. The first thing you need to learn how to do is break up the pages.
[edit] Breaking Up Pages
By using the
== Title ==
sytax breaking up pages is easy. Entering the name of each section surrounded by two equal signs on each side, gives you a bar with the name of that section in it.
For example this section is called
== Table of Contents ==
To make subsection, use three equal signs
=== Breaking Up Pages ===
[edit] Placing a Table of Contents
Placing a table of contents is even easier. A table of contents is only nessesary for larger pages of information. For a table of contents to work, you must have the pages broken up by section using the == Section == syntax
Once that is done, wiki automatically generates the table of contents when you place the __TOC__ command. Use two underscores before and after the words TOC at the top of any page you want to have a table of contents.
Only one TOC can be placed per page.
[edit] Page Redirects
Sometimes you want one page to redirect to another.
For example:
You want the page "moxa" to go to "moxibustion"
Then use the code:
#REDIRECT [[moxibustion]] on the page "moxa".
This will automatically redirect the page moxa to moxibustion.
[edit] Making Lists
Lists can be made on TCM wiki by placing the * before your list item
For example:
Food I like:
*Icecream
*Pizza
*Tacos
This looks like:
Food I like:
- Icecream
- Pizza
- Tacos
[edit] Editing Text
Editing text in wiki is fairly simple. Simple commands similar to HTML can be used.
[edit] Line Breaks
Forcing a line break in wiki can be done by using the <br> command.
For example:
There is a <br>
here.
New paragraphs can be made just by using the enter (return) key, just as you would when normally typing. No special command is needed.
