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[[File:Location_Source VE.png|thumb|250px|Accessing source editor in Visual Editor]][[File:Location_Source.png|thumb|250px|How to access source mode in the classic editor]]
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{{UCP update}}[[File:Location_Source VE.png|thumb|250px|Accessing source editor in Visual Editor on UCP]]
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'''Source edit mode''' is the [[Help:Editing|editing]] mode of either the [[Help:VisualEditor#Accessing_source_mode|Visual Editor]] or the [[Help:Classic_editor#Editor_modes|classic editor]] that allows editing of pages via [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]] or some [[Help:HTML|HTML]].
 
'''Source edit mode''' is the [[Help:Editing|editing]] mode of either the [[Help:VisualEditor#Accessing_source_mode|Visual Editor]] or the [[Help:Classic_editor#Editor_modes|classic editor]] that allows editing of pages via [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]] or some [[Help:HTML|HTML]].
   
* In the VisualEditor, it is accessed via the toolbar menu.
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* In the VisualEditor on the UCP, it is accessed via the dropdown menu (top center).
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* In the VisualEditor on a non-UCP wiki, it is accessed via the toolbar menu.
 
* In the classic editor, click the Source tab above the edit area.
 
* In the classic editor, click the Source tab above the edit area.
   
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If you wish to ''always'' edit in source mode, you may wish to switch your preferences to the [[Help:Source editor|source editor]].
 
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Location_Source VE Non UCP.png|Source mode in Visual Editor on non-UCP wikis
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Location_Source.png|Source mode in the classic editor on non-UCP wikis
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Screenshot_2020-10-12-16-47-05-025.jpeg|Editing in a source editor
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If you wish to ''always'' edit in source mode, you may wish to switch your [[Help:Preferences|preferences]] to the [[Help:Editing#Choosing an editor|source editor]].
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Revision as of 01:32, 22 October 2020

Wikis based on the new Unified Community Platform (UCP) may look or behave differently to what is described below.
See this page for more information on the new platform.
Location Source VE

Accessing source editor in Visual Editor on UCP

Source edit mode is the editing mode of either the Visual Editor or the classic editor that allows editing of pages via wikitext or some HTML.

  • In the VisualEditor on the UCP, it is accessed via the dropdown menu (top center).
  • In the VisualEditor on a non-UCP wiki, it is accessed via the toolbar menu.
  • In the classic editor, click the Source tab above the edit area.

If you wish to always edit in source mode, you may wish to switch your preferences to the source editor.

Notes

  • Source mode of the classic editor includes syntax highlighting.
  • Switching to source mode in an editor may take a few moments, as it requires the contents of the editor to be turned back into wikitext.

See also

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