Adding links to your page is a helpful way to connect wiki pages, expand content and help readers move through your wiki.
To link text you must be in edit mode, and start by highlighting the text you want to link. Then click on the 
button on the toolbar. A window will pop up that gives you two options for linking: an internal link or an external link.
Adding an Internal Link
- An internal link is a link that goes from one page on your wiki to another.
- The article name is the name of the page you would like to link to. You do not need to enter the http, www or full wiki (i.e. foo.wikia.com/wiki/Article_name) address before the article name. Simply add the article name from the top of the page.
- The link text is the text you would like to have hyper linked (this is generally what you have highlighted).
- For internal links, the article name and link text are often the same, but this is not a requirement.
Adding an External Link
- An external link is a link to a page outside of your wiki. This may be to another Wikia wiki, wikipedia or to any other website.
- The URL is the link for the page you want to link to. You must include the full URL.
- The link text is the text you would like to show as the link (this is generally what you have highlighted). You can also choose to create a numbered link if you do not want to use text.
Linking to another wiki
If you are interested in linking to another wiki (called an Interwiki link), a short cut exists. Use the Internal link option.
Type in w:c:Wikiname:Page name in the URL space, and whatever link text you would like. This will create a link that appears like an internal link, but will go to the wiki you specified.
See Help:Interwiki link/technical for more details.
Links to the Wikimedia wikis are formed thus:
- wikipedia:en:John Doe, English Wikipedia - preferably "piped" as [[wikipedia:en:John Doe|John Doe]] which renders as John Doe
- wikipedia:de:John Doe, Deutsch Wikipedia
- [[wikipedia:commons:Page name|link text]], Commons as in The Royal Earlswood Asylum for Idiots
Adding links to categories
In order to link your page to or from a Category page, you need to add a Category tag. Please see Help:Category for more information on how to do this.
Remember
- Preview your changes, and Save when you are sure that you are finished.
- If your new link is red in the Preview, either that destination does not exist, or you typed it incorrectly. If you click on the red link, you will be asked to create the page.
Next Steps
- How to add mouse-over tool-tips
- How to create a new article
- How to use user and talk pages
- How to sign up for a username
More Help
- Ask other users on the Wikia Forum
- Visit advanced help