Help:Starting a new page

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There are several ways to start a new page:

[edit] Option 1: Fill Out A Form

We are always trying to make it easier for anybody to contribute to RichmondWiki, so we have created simple forms for the following:

• Add a Bar or Restaurant
• Add a Business
• Add a Church
• Add a Nonprofit

Continue to check back often for new forms!

Video: How to add a business to RichmondWiki in under 90 seconds on Vimeo.com.

[edit] Option 2: From the search page

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. (Note that this technique doesn't work if you use the 'search' button).

[edit] Option 3: Using Wikilinks

MediaWiki makes it very easy to link wiki pages together using a standard syntax (see Links). If you (or anyone else) creates a link to an article that doesn't exist yet, the link will be colored red, like this.

Clicking a red link will take you to the edit page for the new article. Simply type your text, click save and the new page will be created.

Once the page has been created, the link will change from red to blue (purple for pages you've visited) indicating that the article now exists.

[edit] Option 4: Using the URL

You can use the wiki's URL for creating a new page. The URL to an article of the wiki is usually something like this:

• http://www.RichmondWiki.org/wiki/ARTICLE

If you replace ARTICLE with the name of the page you wish to create, you will be taken to a blank page which indicates that no article of that name exists yet. Clicking the "edit" page tab at the top of the page will take you to the edit page for that article, where you can create the new page by typing your text, and clicking Save Page.

For more help, see Help Contents.