The Wyoming Authors Wiki

Using the Wiki

Adding an author

Before you add an author, we ask that you

make sure they're not already in here. Use the "Search Here" box in the upper right corner, or browse by author.
make sure they meet our Author Inclusion Standards
read the information in the New Author Instructions and on our Add an Author pages.

Creating Pages

There are three ways you can create a new page in the Wyoming Authors Wiki:

In the normal page view (not the edit box), click on the "New Page" button.
Create a link on another page by typing in a name in CamelCase, that is, mixed upper and lower case, no spaces.
Create a link by putting your [Page Name] in brackets.

If you use method 2 or 3, when you save the page you'll see your new page name with a dashed line underneath it. Click on it, and it will open up your new page's edit box.

If you use method 1, your new page won't be linked to anywhere, so it will be tough for other people to find it. If you use the "New Page" button, after you create your page and save it, find another page you want it linked from and put your [Page Name] in brackets. For example, if you create a page with details about an author appearance, you might want to put it on the Book Events page.

Editing pages

At the top left of every page, you will see an "Edit Page" Button. This will bring up the editing box.

You can use the buttons on the top left of the edit box just like you would in a word processing program to bold, italicize, underline, etc. These buttons will create your wiki syntax, a simple form of mark-up that tells the wiki how to display your text. See Style Help to learn more about wiki syntax.

Creating headlines

One things the buttons won't do is create headlines. In wiki syntax, an exclamation point creates a headline, and more exclamation points create smaller headlines. Just like this:

!Big headline

!!Smaller headline

!!!Even smaller headline |

Adding pictures

PLEASE NOTE: We have a lot of people adding pictures! Please give your picture file a distinctive, easily recognizable name! "Susan_Vittitow.jpg" is much preferred to "sev076.jpg."

You can add pictures by linking to an existing picture on the web or by uploading a picture file. Caution: photos and images on web sites are protected by copyright. Please get permission if you don't hold copyright on the image. Linking to images without permission is a violation of our Contributor Agreement.

We recommend you use .jpg, .png or .gif images if you upload. INSTRUCTIONS for adding pictures.