Changes: Help:Editing

Latest revision as of 18:09, 10 July 2023

Editing on Fandom is as simple as clicking the "Edit" button on a page. Doing so will take you to an edit page. This is where you can make changes to the page and add new information and media, correct errors, or update the formatting.

Help:VisualEditor: Most anonymous or new users will see the VisualEditor. It is an editing experience based around showing you an accurate visual representation of your changes.

Help:Source editor

Other users will see a source editor, which supports basic source wikitext editing. There are two types of source editors:

2017 wikitext editor (VisualEditor - source mode)
2010 wikitext editor (Source editor).

Quick tips

The Edit button

Once you are in an editor, you can use the available tools to quickly add and remove information, change the formatting, add new images and videos, update the page's layout and much more! Once you're done making your changes, just click the "Save changes" for the source editor or "Save" for the VisualEditor button to update the page.
Don't be afraid if you "break" anything. All edits to a page are stored in the page history, and if something does go wrong you can simply revert to an older version.
If you want to edit a page without clicking the "Edit" button, you can press the E-key on your keyboard, (desktop computer only) and the page will automatically load the preferred editor.
Editing is not yet possible through the Fandom app.

Choosing an editor

Setting	Meaning
VisualEditor	Shows the VisualEditor on all communities.
VisualEditor - source mode	Shows the 'source mode' of VisualEditor. This editor is also known as the 2017 wikitext editor.
Source editor	Shows the basic source editor on all communities. This editor is also shown when editing JavaScript or CSS pages. Alongside that, this editor is also known as the 2010 wikitext editor.

Additionally, the alternative editors can still be found under the Edit button dropdown - for example, you can still access the 2017 source editor from the dropdown even if the VisualEditor is the default.

Using the editors

Show changes, Preview and Save can be found at the bottom of the editor window.

Once you are on the edit page, you can see the editor that you're using on top of the edit window. You can also use the drop-down menu to switch to another editor, your preferred editor can be chosen in Special:Preferences → Editing → Preferred editor. If a visual editor is set as your preference, switching to source editor will take you to the 2017 VisualEditor source mode.

Edit summary

Before you save a change, you can enter a short note in the "Summary:" box describing your changes. Don't worry too much about this, or spend too much time thinking about it: just put in a short description of what you just changed. For example, you might say "fixed this typo" or "added more information about this thing".

This summary gets stored alongside your edit and allows people to track changes in the wiki more effectively.

Further help and feedback

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+[[File:VisualEditor.png|thumb|250px|The '''VisualEditor''']]
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+'''Editing''' on Fandom is as simple as clicking the "'''{{int:edit}}'''" button on a page. Doing so will take you to an edit page. This is where you can make changes to the page and add new information and media, correct errors, or update the formatting.
-[[File:VisualEditor.png|thumb|250px|The VisualEditor]]
-[[File:Wikia_editor2.png|thumb|250px|The classic editor]]
-'''Editing''' on Fandom is as simple as clicking the "'''Edit'''" button on a page. Doing so will take you to an edit page where you can make changes to the page and add new information and media, correct errors, or update the formatting.
+;<div style="font-size:bigger;">[[Help:VisualEditor]] </div>
-Depending on whether you are [[Help:Logging in|logged in]] or not, you may receive a different editing experience:
+: Most anonymous or new users will see the '''{{int:visual-editor-fandom-option-visual-editor}}'''. It is an editing experience based around showing you an accurate visual representation of your changes.
+; <div style="font-size:bigger;">[[Help:Source editor]]</div>
-;<big>[[Help:VisualEditor|Help:VisualEditor]]</big>
+: Other users will see a source editor, which supports basic source [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]] editing. There are two types of source editors:
-: Most anonymous and newer users will see the '''VisualEditor'''. It's an editing experience based around showing you an accurate visual representation of your changes.
+:* 2017 wikitext editor ('''{{int:visual-editor-fandom-option-visual-editor-source-mode}}''')
+:* 2010 wikitext editor ('''{{int:visual-editor-fandom-option-source-editor}}''').
-;<big>[[Help:Classic editor|Help:Classic editor]]</big>
-: Other users will see the classic editor, including the older visual editing experience and basic source [[Help:wikitext|wikitext]] editing.
 == Quick tips ==
+[[File:EditButton.png|thumb|right|The Edit button]]
-* Once you are in an editor, you can use the available tools to quickly add and remove information, change the formatting, add new images and videos, update the page's layout, and much more! Once you're done making your changes, just click the "'''Publish'''" button to update the page.
+* Once you are in an editor, you can use the available tools to quickly add and remove information, change the formatting, add new images and videos, update the page's layout and much more! Once you're done making your changes, just click the "'''{{int:savechanges}}'''" for the source editor or "'''{{int:visualeditor-savedialog-label-save-short}}'''" for the VisualEditor button to update the page.
 * Don't be afraid if you "break" anything. All edits to a page are stored in the [[Help:Page history|page history]], and if something does go wrong you can simply [[Help:Reverting|revert to an older version]].
-* If you want to edit a page without clicking the "'''Edit'''" button, you can press {{Hotkey|E}} on your keyboard, and the page will automatically load the preferred editor.
+* If you want to edit a page without clicking the "'''{{int:edit}}'''" button, you can press the {{Hotkey|E}}-key on your keyboard, (desktop computer only) and the page will automatically load the preferred editor.
-* Editing is not yet possible through the [[Help:Fandom app|Fandom app]] or [[Help:Community Apps|Community Apps]].
+* Editing is not yet possible through the [[Help:Fandom app|Fandom app]].
 == Choosing an editor ==
-Logged in users can choose their default editor from a dropdown list in their [[Help:Preferences|user preferences]] (found [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|here]]).
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+! {{int:visual-editor-fandom-option-visual-editor}}
-! VisualEditor
 | Shows the VisualEditor on all communities.
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+! {{int:visual-editor-fandom-option-visual-editor-source-mode}}
-! Classic rich-text editor<br />(where available)
-| Shows the classic rich-text editor where available.<br />If not, the source editor is shown.
+| Shows the 'source mode' of VisualEditor.<br/>This editor is also known as the 2017 wikitext editor.
 |-
+! {{int:visual-editor-fandom-option-source-editor}}
-! Source editor
-| Shows the basic source editor on all communities.
+| Shows the basic source editor on all communities. This editor is also shown when editing JavaScript or CSS pages.<br/>Alongside that, this editor is also known as the 2010 wikitext editor.
 |}
-Anonymous users will almost always see the '''VisualEditor''' by default. In a few specific cases, the '''VisualEditor''' may not be available on a particular community.
-Additionally, the alternative editors can still be found under the ''Edit'' button dropdown - for example, you can still access the classic editor from the dropdown even if the '''VisualEditor''' is the default.
+Additionally, the alternative editors can still be found under the ''{{int:edit}}'' button dropdown - for example, you can still access the 2017 source editor from the dropdown even if the '''{{int:visual-editor-fandom-option-visual-editor}}''' is the default.
-<gallery bordercolor="transparent" hideaddbutton=true>
+<gallery widths="240" heights="240">
-Editbuttonwhenclassicisdefault.png|Accessing the VisualEditor, when the classic source editor or the classic rich-text editor is default.
+Edit button when source is default.png|Accessing the VisualEditor, when the 2017 source editor is the default.
-VE-ClassicEditor.png|Accessing the classic editor, when the VisualEditor is default.
+Edit button when VisualEditor is default.png|Accessing the 2017 wikitext editor, when the VisualEditor is the default.
 </gallery>
+== Using the editors ==
+'''{{int:visual-editor-fandom-summary-panel-label-show-changes}}''', '''{{int:visual-editor-fandom-summary-panel-label-preview}}''' and '''{{int:visualeditor-savedialog-label-save-short}}''' can be found at the bottom of the editor window.
+Once you are on the edit page, you can see the editor that you're using on top of the edit window. You can also use the drop-down menu to switch to another editor, your preferred editor can be chosen in [[Special:Preferences]] → Editing → Preferred editor. If a visual editor is set as your preference, switching to source editor will take you to the 2017 VisualEditor source mode.
+<gallery widths="240" heights="240">
+VisualEditor.png|The VisualEditor
+New Source Editor.png|The VisualEditor - source mode (2017 wikitext editor)
+editor.png|The source editor (2010 wikitext editor)
+Source editor on mobile.png|The source editor on a mobile device
+</gallery>
+== Edit summary ==
+Before you save a change, you can enter a short note in the "'''{{int: summary}}'''" box describing your changes. Don't worry too much about this, or spend too much time thinking about it: just put in a short description of what you just changed. For example, you might say "''fixed this typo''" or "''added more information about this thing''".
+This summary gets stored alongside your edit and allows people to track changes in the wiki more effectively.
 == Further help and feedback ==
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