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'''Creating a page''' is one of the most common things to do on the wiki and can be hard for new users to do, there are a few methods to approach when making a new page.
'''Creating a page''' is one of the most common things to do on the wiki and can be hard for new users to do, there are a few methods to approach when making a new page.
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==Important==
Before creating a page, please read [[Naming standards]] to ensure your page follows the correct naming fashion.
==Going via URL==
==Going via URL==
In the url bar you can be expected to see something along the lines of ''https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/Main_Page'', now the "Main_Page" bit at the end is the page name,
In the url bar you can be expected to see something along the lines of ''<nowiki>https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/</nowiki>Main_Page'', now the "Main_Page" bit at the end is the page name,
to make a new page replace "Main_Page" with what ever page name you want to create.
to make a new page replace "Main_Page" with what ever page name you want to create.


So for example if I wanted to make a page for ''Ukraine'', I would put in my url bar ''https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/'''Main_Page'''''
So for example if I wanted to make a page for ''Ukraine'', I would put in my url bar ''<nowiki>https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/</nowiki>'''Ukraine'''''.
Or if I wanted to make a page for a town called Ampton I would put ''<nowiki>https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/</nowiki>'''Ampton'''''.
 
On both occations replacing the Main_Page seen in ''<nowiki>https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/</nowiki>Main_Page'' to the name of the page I wish to create.
 
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When on the page, click the create this page text at the end of the sentance, then it shows you a form, just press save page.
==Using the create new page form==
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As shown above on the home page there is a input box and a button, to create a new page there you simply type in the name of the page you want to create, then just click the button.
 
'''Make sure you remove the ''(Page Title)''!'''
 
The form here too:
<div style="float: left;">
<inputbox>
    type=create
    width=50
    break=no
    buttonlabel=Create new page
    default=(Page title)
</inputbox>
</div>
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 21 September 2024

Creating a page is one of the most common things to do on the wiki and can be hard for new users to do, there are a few methods to approach when making a new page.

Important

Before creating a page, please read Naming standards to ensure your page follows the correct naming fashion.

Going via URL

In the url bar you can be expected to see something along the lines of https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/Main_Page, now the "Main_Page" bit at the end is the page name, to make a new page replace "Main_Page" with what ever page name you want to create.

So for example if I wanted to make a page for Ukraine, I would put in my url bar https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/Ukraine. Or if I wanted to make a page for a town called Ampton I would put https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/Ampton.

On both occations replacing the Main_Page seen in https://ronations.net/roplay/index.php/Main_Page to the name of the page I wish to create.

When on the page, click the create this page text at the end of the sentance, then it shows you a form, just press save page.

Using the create new page form

As shown above on the home page there is a input box and a button, to create a new page there you simply type in the name of the page you want to create, then just click the button.

Make sure you remove the (Page Title)!

The form here too: