TAMS Wiki:Intro to Wiki

Welcome to the TAMS Wiki page! Eager to start contributing but you aren't sure how to? You've come to the right place! The following page will cover the common features and tricks used on this Wiki. For full coverage, please visit the MediaWiki help page.

An account is no longer required to make any edits, but you can create an account here. If you make any edits without an account, they'll show up under your IP address. In the future, email verification will be enabled.

Pages

Pages are what hold the content for the Wiki! Pretty straight forward.

Create a new page by searching for its name.

Creating a page

There are two methods for creating a page:

1. If you search for a page that doesn't exist (using the search box and "Go" button on the left of the page) then you will be provided with a link to create the new page.
2. Type "http://tamswiki.org/wiki/ARTICLE" into your address bar, but replace ARTICLE with your desired page name.

Editing a page

You can edit a page using the Visual Editor (default) or source. Simply, click on "Edit" or "Edit source" to edit a page. When saving changes, add a simple description of what you added.

Want to change a page's name? Start here.

Rename the page here.

Changing the name of a page

To change the name of a page, you must move the page to its new name location. To do so, click "Move" under "More" in the top right corner, which will take you to a renaming page. Then, type the page's new name under "New title", and give your reason for renaming the page under "Reason". Keep "Leave a redirect behind" selected. Unless you really need to, you can usually leave the dropdown box as "Main".

Note: you need an account to do this.

Categories

Categories are used to group together relevant pages, such as the categories for classes. (See Category:Class of 2022) Please avoid making categories for specific pages (has less than 10-20 pages).

Creating a category

Creating a category can be similar to creating a page, but there is an easier method.

1. While editing a page in Visual Editor (default editor), click the three dash lines. Then click Categories. Type in the name of the category you wish to create. Press Enter and click Apply changes.
2. Search for "Category:CATEGORY", but replace CATEGORY with your desired category name. If the category does not exist, the search result will give you an option to create the category.
3. Type "https://tamswiki.org/wiki/Category:CATEGORY" into your address bar, but replace CATEGORY with your desired category name.

Adding a page to a category

While editing a page in Visual Editor (default editor), click the three dash lines. Then click Categories. Type in the name of the category you wish to add your page to. Press Enter and click Apply changes.

Infoboxes

An example infobox

Creating an infobox

There should be very few reasons to create a new infobox template. However, if one is necessary, either message Jeongwoo or look at existing infoboxes to learn how they are created.

Adding an infobox to a page

Infoboxes can be added to a page through Template under the Insert menu. Search "Infobox TYPE" and click Add template. Once added, add the necessary/relevant information.

Current available infoboxes include:

• Building
• Club
• Event
• Faculty
• Room
• Staff
• Student

To learn about how to use an infobox or template, visit http://tamswiki.org/wiki/Template:TEMPLATE/doc. (For example, http://tamswiki.org/wiki/Template:Incomplete/doc)

Adding an image to an infobox

To add an image to an infobox, you must upload the image on the Upload File page. Once uploaded, copy the name of the file and paste it into the image field. Your image should now appear.