Wiki

How to edit the Wiki

Creating a Page

To create a page, copy/paste this URL into your browser: https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/NameOfNewPage

Replace "NameOfNewPage" with the name of your new page. You will be prompted to create a new page. Do not use spaces in the name of your page.

Note that there are two wikis: "answers" and "evidences". If you are adding a page to the "evidences" wiki, you will replace the "answers" with "evidences" in the URL above. Any internal navigation will be only within the wiki you are in.

Editing a Page

Find the page you want to edit, and click "Edit" on the left menu, or anywhere else you see an "edit" link. You often will want to look at other similar pages to see how they format their pages.

Headers

To create a header for a page like "Headers" above, use "=" signs (above uses size 3):

== Header Size 2 ==

=== Header Size 3 ===

==== Header Size 4 ====

Some old pages use Header Size 1, but per current standards we should not use this for page titles. Use Size 2.

Formatting Scriptures

{{s||John|7|42}} results in: John 7꞉42

{{s|2|Nephi|3|14-15}} results in: 2 Nephi 3꞉14-15

Linking Outside the Wiki

To make a hyperlink to the outside internet, use this format:

[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/joseph-smith-translation?lang=eng JST from the church website]

(Notice the first space separates where the link goes from what is displayed.)

This shows a link like this: JST from the church website

Linking Inside the Wiki

To make a hyperlink to a page within the wiki you are in:

[[Brigham_Young|Click here for the awesome Brigham Young Main Page]]

Click here to go to Brigham Young Main Page

So "Brigham_Young" is the name of the page (after "answers" in the URL). "Click here to go to Brigham Young Main Page" is what the reader sees to click on.

Redirecting to another page

If the page you are on is old and there is a more updated page, it's better to "redirect" to it, and make it such that old page content will go to the new page when searched.

To do this, type this at the top of the page: #REDIRECT [[pagename]]

To edit a nagvigation box

If you see a navigation box like this:

V

Brigham Young

Teachings	Creation President of US? Adam-God theory Moon inhabited by Quakers? Words as scripture Science and education Word of Wisdom Need to know for ourselves Total submission to him?
History	1844 Succession to Joseph Smith Disagreements with Emma Smith Divine manifestations Freemasonry Lucy Mack Smith's Biography of Joseph Smith *Brigham Young and the Mountain Meadows Massacre The 'Mormon Reformation'
Race	Brigham Young's statements regarding race
Critics	Fabricated quotes from Brigham Young Quote mining JoD 13:95 Not witness of Christ? Reviews of books about Brigham Young

Click on the "V" on the left to edit.

To reference an existing navigation box, type this: {{Navigation:Brigham Young}}

More Formatting Options

This wiki software is called "MediaWiki". If you want to see many more formatting options, go to the MediaWiki website.