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| Link to an uploaded file without embedding it via prefixing "File" with a ':' character. | | Link directly to an uploaded file without embedding it via use of the "Media" pseudo-namespace. | ||
| <nowiki>[[:File:LookForAnswers.jpg| | | <nowiki>[[Media:LookForAnswers.jpg|dankamongwikis logo]]</nowiki> | ||
| [[:File:LookForAnswers.jpg| | | [[Media:LookForAnswers.jpg|dankamongwikis logo]] | ||
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| Link to another registered wiki by using the registered name and a ':' (other wikis must be registered by the MediaWiki administrator). | | Link to another registered wiki by using the registered name and a ':' (other wikis must be registered by the MediaWiki administrator). | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:34, 19 January 2010
Links
| Desire and solution | Example text | Example result |
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| Link directly to an uploaded file without embedding it via use of the "Media" pseudo-namespace. | [[Media:LookForAnswers.jpg|dankamongwikis logo]] | dankamongwikis logo |
| Link to an uploaded file's description page without embedding it via prefixing "File" with a ':' character. | [[:File:LookForAnswers.jpg|logo file page]] | logo file page |
| Link to another registered wiki by using the registered name and a ':' (other wikis must be registered by the MediaWiki administrator). | [[wikipedia:Tab_(soft_drink)|TaB at Wikipedia]] | TaB at Wikipedia |
| Make one page merely redirect to another using #REDIRECT. | #REDIRECT [[Pages]] | N/A |
| Generate a full link to a file as text using {{FILEPATH}}. | {{FILEPATH:LookForAnswers.jpg}} | 
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Disabling Markup
| Desire and solution | Example text | Example result |
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| Reformat and interpret special characters, but not wikitext, using <nowiki> | <nowiki>[[This will not become a link]]</nowiki> | [[This will not become a link]] |
| Interpret special characters only, and used fixed-width fonts, using <pre> | <pre>This will not be formatted</pre> | This will not be formatted |
See Also
- MediaWiki help page on Advanced editing
- MediaWiki help page on interwiki links
- MediaWiki help page on images
