Help:Getting started

What is a Wiki
A wiki (Hawaiian for "fast") is an interactive archive of information. Every page, unless specifically protected, can be altered by anyone visiting, whether or not they are logged in.

How do I create an account on Wikia?
You can create an account by clicking the yellow "join now" button at the top of the page. This will show a box, where you can choose a user name and a password. You will also need to type in the word you see in the image shown The "captcha". This tells us you are a real person! It's a good idea to enter your email here too, if you don't do this you will not be able to recover you account if you forget your password. More... Why create an account?

How do I log in?
Just click the "log in" link at the top left of any page, next to the Wikia logo. This will show a box where you can enter your username and password. You might want to leave "Remember me" unchecked if using a public computer. If you don't have an account, you can create one right away. More... Log in problems?

How do I change a page on Wikia?
Editing any page is easy. Just click the "edit" link next to any article, and type your changes in the text box. To save your changes, scroll down to find the "save" button and click to save. more...Editing tips

How do I make my text bold and italic?
To make a work bold, surround it with three single quotation marks ('). To make a word italic use two quotation marks ('). you can combine this to make text bold and italic with five quotation marks ('). more...Fancy formats

How do I start a new page?
To start a page, you can click "Create a new article" in the expert tools box on the right of any page. Just type in your title, enter the text in the main text box, and click "save" more...Other ways to get started

I used the wrong title, how do I rename a page?
All you need to do here is move the page to the right title. The "move" link is in the article box, under the "discussion" link. Click "move", enter the correct title and then click move. It's a good idea to explain your move first in the box provided. A moving experience...

What are templates? And how do they work?
A template is a page with text ready to be used on many pages without having to type it in each time. It looks like a normal page, but the title starts with "Template:"

To use a template, you just need to type its title inside curly brackets. So will add the text from the page Template:Name.

Templates can get very complex, but all are just pages that can be used many times using a simple form. more... Template basics

How do I change my email, password and other options?
Almost everything you might want to change can be found in your preferences. This can be found by clicking the link just above the article. more...Preferences explained

How do I add an image?
There are two ways of adding an image. The first is to upload it to the wiki using the upload link in the expert tools box. You will be able to choose an image from your computer, and save it on the wiki. Then you can add it to an article by editing a page to add the image name in the form.

You can also add an image while you are editing an image. Just click on the upload button http://communitytest.wikia.com/skins/common/images/button_upload.gif and you will see a form to upload and insert your image. more...How do I format an image?

How do I add a category to a page?
Categories are added in a similar way to making links. Just add to the article. This will add the category to the bottom of the page. If you want to link to a category, rather than add a page to it, you need to add a semi-colon inside the brackets: Category:Name. continuing categories...

How do I find articles?
Wikia has a search feature that allows you to search a single wiki, all our wikis, Wikipedia, or the whole Web. You will find the search box in the left menus. Just enter the word or words you want to search for, and click go. The results page will show you the results for the wiki you are on, with tabs for other options. more... Searching Wikia

What is recent changes?
Recent changes is one of the most important pages on a wiki. It lists every edit that made, tells you who made the change, and shows you what edit comments they added. So it's a great way to get an idea of what's going on on a wiki and what pages are most active. more... the riddles of recent changes

How can I tell who wrote an article?
Every page has a "history" page to go with it. This lists the usernames of everyone who has edited the page, and tells you when it was edited. It also gives you links to old versions... nothing is lost when a page is changed, you can always recover previous versions. To see the history of a page, look for the "history" link in the "article" box on the right of the page. more...How history works

I want to know when a page is changed, how do I do this?
You can "watch" any page, but adding it to a list of pages kept for your username. To do this, click the "watch" link when you are viewing the page. This is in the "article" box on the right of the page. You can set your preferences to have an email sent to you each time a page on your watchlist is edited. More... Watching Wikia