Help:Magic words

A "magic word" is a symbol recognized by MediaWiki software (which Wikia is built on), which triggers the software to do something special on the page.

Step-by-Step

 * To add a magic word, you need to first be in editing mode on an article.


 * Simply add the magic word to the content of the page somewhere. It will look like code, but after you save (or preview), it will work as intended.

Common Magic Words
Here are some of the magic words used most commonly at Wikia:


 * hides the table of contents on a page.
 * places the table of contents exactly where this is entered. It overrides the NOTOC switch.
 * , disables the rich text editor.
 * produces the current day of the week.
 * shows the number of articles on your wiki.
 * produces the name of the wiki.

Full list of Magic Words
For a full list of available magic words, see the Magic words help page on Media Wiki.

NOTE: Some magic words may function differently or not work on Wikia wikis unless they are the same version of the MediaWiki wikiengine as mediawiki.org or wikipedia.org.