Once you've mastered basic wiki editing, you can expand to doing even more things!
Categories[]
At the top of the page when you're reading it, you'll see "in:" followed by one or more categories.
If you click on a category, it will take you to a page that shows all the pages in that category. You can add a category to a page you're editing by putting [[Category:CategoryName]] at the bottom of the page.
Using templates[]
Templates are a way to "transclude" the contents of a page on another one. It means that if you change the template, all the places that template has been used will change too. The biggest group of templates we use on this wiki are citation templates, which make it easier to cite thing and make sure they all look the same.
A template is used by putting the name of the template inside curly brackets, like this: {{MyTemplate}}. Some templates will just be their name, but some templates contain parameters which follow the template name, like this: {{HNN|issue=|url=|text=|archivedate=}}. Some templates don't have parameter names, and you simply put text after a pipe, like this: {{VD|Film|Page heading}} While the structure of a template can be changed across all the places it's used, the entries in the parameters will stay specific to each use.
All templates have documentation which tells you how to use it. To find the documentation, go to the template's page, which will look like this: https://starwarsreference.fandom.com/wiki/Template:SWTimelines, with the wiki's url followed by Template:ExampleTemplate. You can also get a link to a template's page by writing {{T|ExampleTemplate}}: {{ExampleTemplate}}, such as {{Fanon}}. You can find a list of common tempates both in the style guide and the cheatsheet.
Can I make my own template?[]
Please ask an admin first, just to check there's not already a template that could meet your needs! If you have confirmation that there isn't, infoboxes (like {{Character}}) can be created through the Infobox builder, and other templates can be created by referencing MediaWiki's page on templates.
Talk pages[]
Every wiki page has a talk page, accessible by clicking the three dots next to the "Edit" button and clicking "Talk". Here you can discuss changes to the article. This is not where you talk about the page's topic — it's about the wiki article itself. If you want to discuss the topic with other fans, you can join our Discord or go to our Forums.
Possible reasons you could post on the talk page include proposing a restructuring of the page, asking questions about how someone has cited part of the article, or asking for help with adding something to the page if you can't work out how to do it.
Starting a new page[]
To create a new page on the wiki, you can either go to the very top right of a page next to the number of articles and the symbols for a magnifying glass, speech bubbles, a graph and a moon/sun, and click on the three dots. Click on "Add new page" and it will prompt you to enter a page name so it can check if it already exists. If the page name is available, you'll be taken to an edit window, where you can add page content.
You can also make a new page by typing in the url it will have. This will be https://starwarsreference.fandom.com/wiki/ followed by the title of your page, such as https://starwarsreference.fandom.com/wiki/Naboo_symbology. A subpage will have the main title of the page, then a slash, and then the name of the subpage, such as https://starwarsreference.fandom.com/wiki/Template:HNN/doc. This means that it's a subpage of https://starwarsreference.fandom.com/wiki/Template:HNN.
If you want to create a page in a different namespace, put the namespace's name, then a colon, and then the name of the page. For example, the HNN link above is in the Template namespace. Different namespaces will affect how the page behaves. Generally, articles will always go on the main name space (which you don't need to type in).
Moving a page[]
If you want to move a page to a new title, press the three dots next to the "edit" button and click "move". It will then take you to this page:
The dropdown determines the namespace of the page. You'll probably want this to stay whatever the old page was, which is usually "(Main)". Below that, put the new title of the page and the reason you're moving it. If you're not sure whether you should move it, discuss it on the article's talk page first.
Leaving a redirect behind means that if there are links to the old page, they will redirect to the new page. Watching the source page and target page will give you a notification if either one is changed.
Deleting a page[]
If you think a page should be deleted, press the three dots next to the "edit" button and click "delete". This will add the {{Delete}} template to the top of the page. After reviewing the page, the admins will then decide whether or not to delete it. If a page is marked for deletion that you don't believe should be deleted, post on the talk page with your reasoning. Admins will always check the talk page before deleting it. Admins can also undelete a page if it shouldn't have been deleted, so the page contents won't be lost!
What next?[]
If you're feeling comfortable with these aspects of formatting, you can go to the page on Tables, or the Wiki cheatsheet to find out everything you can do. You can also browse the other Help pages, or jump right in to editing article pages! Remember to read our Style guide, too.