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Internal Link[edit | edit source]
A link from one page of the Family Search Wiki to another page of the Family Search Wiki[edit | edit source]
How to create an internal link[edit | edit source]
- Using the "Rich Editor", see Help:Create an Internal Link:
- Using Wikitext, do the following:
- Type double square brackets [[
- Then type the name of the article you want to link to, without leaving any space. This is the title of the actual article you want the link to go to.
- If you want the link text to read differently from the actual article title, type the pipe symbol | and then type the text that you want to appear as the link. This step is optional.
- Finally type double square brackets ]] without leaving any space between the text and brackets.
Tip: To enter the pipe symbol (|), hold the "Shift" key down and then press the \ (the shift and the backslash keys).
Examples of various Internal Links[edit | edit source]
| Description | You type | You get |
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| Internal link | [[Main Page]] |
FamilySearch Research Wiki |
| Piped link | [[Main Page|different text]] |
different text |
| Shortened sort-of-piped link | [[Main Page]]s |
Main Pages |
| Redirect See also Redirects |
#REDIRECT [[Main Page]] |
→ FamilySearch Research Wiki |
| Internal link to an anchor at another page | [[Help:User page#See also]] |
FamilySearch Wiki:User Page |
| Internal link to a category page | [[:Category:Help]] |
Category:Help |
| Internal link to an image or a file of other types | [[media:example.jpg]] [[Media:Swedish Parishes.pdf]] |
Media:Example.jpg |
| Internal link to an anchor on the current page Section headings and the top of the page are automatically anchored. |
[[#See also]] |
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| Internal link to the current page's talk page See also Magic words |
[[{{TALKPAGENAME}}]]
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Help talk:Advanced Linking |
External Links[edit | edit source]
A link from a page in the Family Search Wiki to a website on the Internet[edit | edit source]
How to create an external link[edit | edit source]
- Using the "Rich Editor" see Create an external link.
- Using Wikitext, do the following:
- If you want the URL or web address visible on the page, type or paste it onto the page. Remember, the URL must begin with "http://" or "https://". This is not good editing practice. Instead, use the following steps to create link text different from the URL.
- Type a single right-facing square bracket [
- Type or paste the URL immediately after the single square bracket, without leaving a space. Remember, the URL must begin with "http://" or "https://" and include the actual path to the website wanted.
- Then type one space and the link text.
- Next type a single, left-facing square bracket ] without leaving a space.
Examples of various types of External Links[edit | edit source]
| Description | You type | You get |
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| External link | http://mediawiki.org |
http://mediawiki.org |
| External link with different label | [http://mediawiki.org MediaWiki] |
MediaWiki |
| External link numbered | [http://mediawiki.org] |
[1] |
| External link to the same host | [http://{{SERVERNAME}}/pagename]
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[2] |
| External link to other host passing the pagename | [http://google.com/search?q={{PAGENAME}}]
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Linking |
| Mailto link | [mailto:info@example.org email me] |
email me |
| Mailto named with subject line and body | [mailto:info@example.org?Subject=URL%20Encoded%20Subject&body=Body%20Text info] |
info |
Other links[edit | edit source]
Category Links[edit | edit source]
[[:Category:NAME]] This creates a link to a category. Be sure to use a leading colon before the category name, otherwise it will add the current page to the category. [[:Category:NAME|DISPLAY TEXT]] This changes the display text, write the text inside the link tag after a pipe.
Redirected categories must also use the colon, otherwise they will be added to the category instead of redirecting.
Language Links[edit | edit source]
Links to other language versions of this wiki can be created using the {{H-langs}} template. The following example shows multiple links to various languages
Template Links[edit | edit source]
Links to other wikis are generally not used on this wiki. Links to other wikis are usually created by using standard methods for creating External Links or by using the following templates:
*Family History Library Catalog (FHLC). Instructions: {{FHL}}
*Record Search. Instructions: {{RecordSearch}}
*WorldCat/OCLC (English Language). Instructions: {{WorldCat}}
*Wikipedia (English Language) - Inline link. Instructions: {{Wpd}}
*Wikipedia (English Language) - Wikipedia box. Instructions: {{Wikipedia}}
*Internet Archive (Wayback machine). Instructions: {{Wayback}}
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Tip for wiki admins: See Manual:Interwiki for the management of interwiki links of your wiki. |
Image Links[edit | edit source]
Single link
[[File:FamilySearch Logo.jpg|100px|link=FamilySearch]] This will make a 100px width picture of Family Search Logo with a link to the page 
Multiple links from the same image
An image can also be used to link to different pages when a user clicks on different parts of the image. See Help:Image maps for more information.
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