User talk:Betsythedevine/WikiCode

There are certain things I tend to do again and again that need boilerplate code. Why have to type this stuff in from scratch every time? betsythedevine (talk) 14:51, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Useful stuff for building better articles

 * Put this on the article talk page if it isn't there already:


 * Another useful template is "Find3," which lets you fill in the text to be searched for, e.g. a maiden name that is not the article name:


 * Another useful resource:
 * Wikipedia's List of online newspaper archives


 * If you are really starting an article from scratch:
 * WP:DEV


 * And everybody needs this sometimes:
 * WP:HELP


 * Will I ever get good at this? Manual of style rules for formatting dates, numbers, etc.
 * WP:MOSNUM

Useful templates to welcome or warn new users

 * This is my favorite of the welcome templates:
 * This is my favorite of the warning templates: article

Wikicode for using images
Manual_of_Style is a good place to start for basic information.


 * Sample left-aligned image box:

[[File:filename
 * left
 * thumb
 * replacewithcaption]]

[[File:filename
 * Sample right-aligned image box
 * right
 * thumb
 * replacewithcaption]]

Wikicode for adding references










I have copied this code, modifying it only slightly, from User:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )/Useful wikicode. What a great idea on his part! betsythedevine (talk) 15:06, 12 January 2011 (UTC)