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--- wiki:really_simple_wiki_howto [2023/12/09 12:09] – m7get
+++ wiki:really_simple_wiki_howto [2023/12/15 20:54] (current) – m0tzo
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-OARC Wiki HOWTO - Really Simple, from scratch.
+**OARC Wiki HOWTO RECIPE***
-Request a Wiki user ID
+. Request a Wiki user ID by joining the Online Amateur Radio Community Discord Server at www.oarc.uk/join
-Login to the OARC wiki:
+. Navigate to the OARC Wiki - https://wiki.oarc.uk/start
+. Login:
+  * {{:wiki:01_login.png?276x91|}}
-Navigate to the page under which you want to create your new page and click the pencil icon:
+. Navigate to the page under which you want to create your new page and click the pencil icon:
+  * {{:wiki:02_editpencil.png?181x105|}}
-You’ll see an Editing window similar to this:
+. You’ll see an Editing window similar to this:
+  * {{:wiki:03_exampleeditwindow.png?899x176|}}
-Insert a line of this form:
+. Insert a line of this form:
+  * {{:wiki:4_examplepagewikilink.png?876x33|}}
-Here, ‘wiki’ is the namespace; ‘Really_Simple_Wiki_HOWTO’ is the page’s name; ‘Wiki - Really simple, Get Started HOWTO’ is the text which will appear on the link to the page.
+Here, ‘wiki’ is the //namespace//; ‘Really_Simple_Wiki_HOWTO’ is the //page’s name//; ‘Wiki - Really simple, Get Started HOWTO’ is the //text// which will appear on the link to the page.
-Optionally, add an edit comment (other people editing the Wiki might find this helpful); and if you like, ‘Preview’ the page; then if everything’s OK, hit ‘Save’
+. Optionally, add an edit comment (other people editing the Wiki might find this helpful); and if you like, ‘Preview’ the page; then if everything’s OK, hit ‘Save’
+  * {{:wiki:05_editpreviewstage.png?902x49|}}
+. On the saved page, you’ll see the link in Red
-On the saved page, you’ll see the link in Red
+  * {{:wiki:06_redfilenamelink.png?500x148|}}
-Click on the link and you will see this:
+. Click on the link and you will see this:
+  * {{:wiki:07_notexist.png?898x94|}}
+. Click on the pencil with the + sign.
-Click on the pencil with the + sign.
-The created page is then presented as an edit window for you to work on:
+. The created page is then presented as an edit window for you to work on:
+  * {{:wiki:08_editthecreatedpage.png?860x253|}}
 Work on the content of your page, save it, and it will appear as a green link:
+  * {{:wiki:09_greenfilenamelink.png?498x124|}}
 In this example, because the page was created under the namespace ‘wiki’, it also appears on the Sitemap in the ‘wiki’ section:
+  * {{:wiki:10_sitemap_wikinamespace.png?306x169|}}
+A couple of very useful //aide memoires// for formatting & syntax in the Wiki environment are:
+  * https://www.dokuwiki.org/cheatsheet &
+  * https://www.dokuwiki.org/wiki:syntax
  You might then wish to publicise the fact that you’ve shared some new material - a post on the OARC Discord server (perhaps under ‘wiki-discussion’ channel is a good place to start).
+*//Really Easy Completely Idiot-Proof Explanation//