Help:Rich text editor

Beta

Welcome to Wikia's new rich text editor, currently in heavy development.

For this first beta, only the most basic formatting elements can be done using the new toolbar. Over the next few weeks/months we will be building in ability to do more complicated formatting using this new editor. Eventually you should be able to do almost anything without knowing any wiki markup.

What does this editor do?

 * The editor allows you to use a "word-processor" type toolbar to format an article in the following ways without any wikimarkup.
 * Basic formatting, including bold, italic, and strikethough.
 * Lists, with numbers or with bullet points.
 * Tables.
 * Links, including both interwiki and external links.
 * When in the default mode, the article will appear in the edit box just as it will on the saved page, like an instant preview.
 * Users can switch to "source" mode to view and edit the article using wikimarkup. To get to this mode, click the "Source" button on the far left of the toolbar.

What does this editor not do?

 * The editor is active for articles, userpages, and image description pages. All other pages (including all talk pages) will use the old editor for now.
 * You can view but not edit templates, images, or parser functions. These elements will still appear in wikitext in edit mode but will marked by a grey background and disabled for editing. To  add or edit these elements you must switch to "Source" mode by clicking the toggle at the far left of the toolbar.
 * In a few specific cases (see list below), the new editor cannot be turned on at all. In these cases, the old editor will be used. This will happen if:
 * There are HTML comments in the text.
 * There are triple curly brackets within an article (these are usually only on template pages).
 * There are links within templates.
 * There are external links within an image's caption.
 * The special word  has been used.

How do I turn off the new editor

 * To disable this editor for yourself, go to Special:Preferences and select the "Editing" tab. Tick the option to "Disable Rich Text Editing".
 * To disable the new editor for a single article you can use the special word

Feedback
If you have feedback about the new editor, please visit the Central Forums or email [mailto:community@wikia.com community@wikia.com].