Add new pages to your MediaWiki site

What is a wiki page?

MediaWiki is the program behind Wikipedia. A wiki is a website where people can write and edit pages together. Every page has a title, and the title is part of its web address. You make a new page by giving it a title and then typing text.

Method 1: Use the search box

1. Log in to your wiki.
2. Click the search box.
3. Type the title you want, for example Garden Tools.
4. Press Enter.
5. If the page does not exist, you see a message with a red link that says create the page. Click it.
6. Type your text in the editing box.
7. Click Save page.

Method 2: Use a red link

A link in the wiki can point to a page that does not exist yet. These links are red.

1. Open any page and click Edit.
2. Type a link in double square brackets, like this:

[[Garden Tools]]

This makes a link to a page called Garden Tools.

3. Click Save page.
4. The link shows in red. Click it. The editor for the new page opens.
5. Write your text and click Save page.

Method 3: Type the address

1. Click in your browser address bar.
2. Type your wiki address, then /index.php?title=Garden_Tools&action=edit.
3. Press Enter. The editor opens.
4. Write your text and click Save page.

Use underscores in place of spaces in the address. Page names are case-sensitive after the first letter, so Garden tools and Garden Tools are two different pages.

Put your page in a category

A category groups related pages. At the bottom of the page text, add this line:

[[Category:Tools]]

MediaWiki then lists the page in the Tools category.

Quick recap

• A new page needs a title.
• Search for the title and click create the page.
• Or add a [[Page Name]] link and click the red link.
• Always click Save page.
• Add a [[Category:Name]] line to group pages.