Forum:Learning wiki code?

Good way to become an expert in wiki coding?
Well you could start by clicking the sign up button and making an account.-- 22:59, April 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * A reference to simple wikitext can be found at Help:Wikitext. More details can be found at MW:Help:Editing. In case you are looking for really complicated wikitext, that can be found MW:Help:Extension:ParserFunctions. Some neat tools can be found at c:help:Category:New features. Beep21 23:30, April 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * Reading through good pages like those provided by Beep21, and actually using and editing wikis often (with the old/"source" editor rather than the rich text editor), is the best way to become familiarised with wikitext. The 888th Avatar   (talk)  08:51, April 14, 2010 (UTC)


 * I would also look at the following:
 * MetaWikipedia:Help:Editing
 * MW:Help:Magic words
 * MetaWikipedia:Help:Template
 * MW:Extension:StringFunctions
 * Also remember, most of these info pages are semi-specific to MediaWiki wikis and not all wikis, but the concepts should be helpful on most wikis.
 * Lots of formatting in MediaWiki wikis still requires CSS and HTML knowledge, so it would be good to brush up on that too. -- Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 4:06 PM PST 17 Apr 2010