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Edits to List of largest mosques - replacing sources
Hello,

I wanted to mention that, if you're replacing outdated sources with new information on an article, it might be easier to use the visual editor.

You can access this via the pencil dropdown menu in the upper right corner of the edit window. Generally speaking, the visual editor is easier to use. It will also prevent you from inadvertently causing coding issues by usurping an existing citation space and adding in a new source without changing all of the necessary fields.

In the visual editor, you would simply select the particular citation within the article itself that you wanted to replace - for example, if the citation appeared as [3] behind Grass is green.[3] you would click on the [3] one time, delete it, then click on "Cite" at the top bar of the editing window.

A pop-up will prompt you to click Okay if you're not logged in to an account, then another pop-up will provide a space for you to paste a URL.

The first tab is automatic, which most users find convenient, and is recommended if you aren't able to spend time adding all of the details to a citation. Wikipedia will attempt to read the referenced page, and if it is successful, will create a citation.

You would then be able to select and copy this new citation to any additional spots where you might use it, e.g.: Grass is green.[4] The blades can be sharp.[4]

This creates a new citation, leaving the old one in place elsewhere in the article, if it was used more than once. Using the visual editor in this way can help prevent issues that might otherwise be encountered within the source code in replacing citations. OIM20 (talk) 07:24, 28 March 2024 (UTC)