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Links can be used on Destinypedia to, as their name suggests, link to other pages. There are both external (outside of wiki) and internal (inside wiki) links. | Links can be used on Destinypedia to, as their name suggests, link to other pages. There are both external (outside of wiki) and internal (inside wiki) links. | ||
====Internal | ====Internal links==== | ||
To do an internal link, you simply put the name of the page inside of two pairs of brackets. For example, to link to the article about Bungie, you do the following: <nowiki>[[Bungie]]</nowiki>, and you get: [[Bungie]]. | To do an internal link, you simply put the name of the page inside of two pairs of brackets. For example, to link to the article about Bungie, you do the following: <nowiki>[[Bungie]]</nowiki>, and you get: [[Bungie]]. | ||
==== | ====Interwiki links==== | ||
Interwiki links link from one wiki to another. For instance, to link to the [[mariowiki:Main Page|Mario Wiki]] article on the Wii from Destinypedia, you do: <nowiki>[[mariowiki:Wii]]</nowiki>, and you get: [[mariowiki:Wii]]. To link to another wiki instead of the Mario Wiki, simply replace "mariowiki" with another interwiki code from [[Special:Interwiki|this list]]. | Interwiki links link from one wiki to another. For instance, to link to the [[mariowiki:Main Page|Mario Wiki]] article on the Wii from Destinypedia, you do: <nowiki>[[mariowiki:Wii]]</nowiki>, and you get: [[mariowiki:Wii]]. To link to another wiki instead of the Mario Wiki, simply replace "mariowiki" with another interwiki code from [[Special:Interwiki|this list]]. | ||
====External | ====External links==== | ||
To make an external link, you copy the address of the web page you want to make a link to, and put it inside one pair of brackets. Example: <nowiki>[http://www.destinypedia.com/Main_Page]</nowiki> makes [http://destinypedia.com/Main_Page], which sends you to the main page of Destinypedia. | To make an external link, you copy the address of the web page you want to make a link to, and put it inside one pair of brackets. Example: <nowiki>[http://www.destinypedia.com/Main_Page]</nowiki> makes [http://destinypedia.com/Main_Page], which sends you to the main page of Destinypedia. | ||
If you want to make a link to a page on [www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], you do <nowiki>[[wikipedia:Destiny (video game)]]</nowiki>. This will appear as [[wikipedia:Destiny (video game)]]. | If you want to make a link to a page on [www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], you do <nowiki>[[wikipedia:Destiny (video game)]]</nowiki>. This will appear as [[wikipedia:Destiny (video game)]]. | ||
==Customizing | ==Customizing links== | ||
As you may have noticed, regular links look rather bland and unattractive. But it doesn't ''have'' to be that way. To learn more, read on. NOTE: a certain amount of HTML knowledge may be necessary to garner the desired results. | As you may have noticed, regular links look rather bland and unattractive. But it doesn't ''have'' to be that way. To learn more, read on. NOTE: a certain amount of HTML knowledge may be necessary to garner the desired results. | ||
===Internal | ===Internal links=== | ||
To change the appearance of an internal link, just put a pipe (|) after the link, and then use HTML or wiki formatting to alter to your preference. Example: | To change the appearance of an internal link, just put a pipe (|) after the link, and then use HTML or wiki formatting to alter to your preference. Example: | ||
<br />'''Before: '''<nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki> -- [[Main Page]] | <br />'''Before: '''<nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki> -- [[Main Page]] | ||
<br />'''After: '''<nowiki>[[Main Page|Our homepage]]</nowiki> -- [[Main Page|Our homepage]] | <br />'''After: '''<nowiki>[[Main Page|Our homepage]]</nowiki> -- [[Main Page|Our homepage]] | ||
=== | ===Interwiki links=== | ||
To customize inter-wiki links, use the same process as the one for internal links; putting a pipe after the link, and then how you want the link to appear afterwards. | To customize inter-wiki links, use the same process as the one for internal links; putting a pipe after the link, and then how you want the link to appear afterwards. | ||
===External | ===External links=== | ||
For external links, no divider is necessary, simply a space after the link, and then the desired HTML, etc. | For external links, no divider is necessary, simply a space after the link, and then the desired HTML, etc. | ||
{{Helplist}} | {{Helplist}} | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] |