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!What it looks like+!What you type+Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].+You can even say [[official position]]s+and the link will show up correctly.
−Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]].
−You can even say [[official position]]s
−and the link will show up correctly.
−</pre>
You can put formatting around a link.+Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''.+|<pre>
−You can put formatting around a link.
−Example: ''[[Wikipedia]]''.
−</pre>
The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically+capitalized, so [[wikipedia]] goes to the same place+as [[Wikipedia]]. Capitalization matters after the
−first letter.
−The ''first letter'' of articles is automatically
−capitalized, so [[wikipedia]] goes to the same place
−as [[Wikipedia]]. Capitalization matters after the
−first letter.
−</pre>
yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.+|<pre>
−yet. You could create it by clicking on the link.
−</pre>
You can link to a page section by its title:+ +*[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].
−
−If multiple sections have the same title, add
−a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
−third section named "Example section".
−You can link to a page section by its title:
−
−*[[List of cities by country#Morocco]].
−
−If multiple sections have the same title, add
−a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the
−third section named "Example section".
−You can make a link point to a different place+with a [[Help:Piped link|piped link]]. Put the link+target first, then the pipe character "|", then
−the link text.
−
−*[[Help:Link|About Links]]
−*[[List of cities by country#Morocco|
−Cities in Morocco]]
−
−Or you can use the "pipe trick" so that text in parentheses or text after a comma does not appear.
−
−*[[Spinning (textiles)|Spinning]]
−*[[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]
−|<pre>
−
−*[[Help:Link|About Links]]
−*[[List of cities by country#Morocco|
−Cities in Morocco]]
−
−*[[Spinning (textiles)|]]
−*[[Boston, Massachusetts|]]
−</pre>
You can make an external link just by typing a URL:+http://www.nupedia.com+ +You can give it a title:
−
−Or leave the title blank:
−[http://www.nupedia.com]
−<pre>
−You can make an external link just by typing a URL:
−http://www.nupedia.com
−
−You can give it a title:
−[http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]
−
−Or leave the title blank:
−</pre>
Linking to an e-mail address works the same way:+mailto:someone@example.com or +|
−Linking to an e-mail address works the same way:
−mailto:someone@example.com or
−</pre>
You can [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] the user to another page.+#REDIRECT [[Official position]]+[[Help:Category|Category links]] do not show up in line+but instead at page bottom ''and cause the page to be+listed in the category.''
−
−Add an extra colon to ''link'' to a category in line
−without causing the page to be listed in the category:
−[[:Category:English documentation]]
−|<pre>
−[[Help:Category|Category links]] do not show up in line
−but instead at page bottom ''and cause the page to be
−listed in the category.''
−
−Add an extra colon to ''link'' to a category in line
−without causing the page to be listed in the category:
−[[:Category:English documentation]]
−</pre>
The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's+date preferences. These three dates will show up the+same if you choose a format in your+* [[1969-07-20]]+* [[July 20]], [[1969]]+* [[20 July]] [[1969]]+The Wiki reformats linked dates to match the reader's+date preferences. These three dates will show up the+same if you choose a format in your+* [[1969-07-20]]+* [[July 20]], [[1969]]+* [[20 July]] [[1969]]
−</pre>
You will often want to make clickable ''links'' to other pages.
You will often want to make clickable ''links'' to other pages.
−{|width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
+{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
|-
−|{{Hl3}}|'''Description'''
−|{{Hl3}}|'''You type'''
+|{{Hl3}}|'''You get'''
|-
|-
−|
+|Internal link
−|<tt><nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki></tt>
−|[[Main Page]]
−|<pre>
−|-
|-
−|
+|Category link
−|<tt><nowiki>[[:Category:Help]]</nowiki></tt>
−|[[:Category:Help]]
−|-
|-
−|
+|Piped link
−|<tt><nowiki>[[Main Page|different text]]</nowiki></tt>
−|[[Main Page|different text]]
−|<pre>
−|-
|-
−|
+|Anchor link
−[[The weather in London]] is a page that doesn't exist
+|<tt><nowiki>[[#External links|Anchor link]]</nowiki></tt>
−|[[#External links|Anchor link]]
−[[The weather in London]] is a page that doesn't exist
−|-
|-
−|
+|External link
−|<tt><nowiki>http://mediawiki.org</nowiki></tt>
−|http://mediawiki.org
−|<pre>
−</pre>
|-
|-
−|
+|Internal link to image file
−|<tt><nowiki>[[media:example.jpg]]</nowiki></tt>
−|[[media:example.jpg]]
−|-
|-
−|
+|External link,<br />
−different title
−|<tt><nowiki>[http://mediawiki.org MediaWiki]</nowiki></tt>
−|[http://mediawiki.org MediaWiki]
−[http://www.nupedia.com Nupedia]
−|
−[http://www.nupedia.com]
−|-
|-
−|
+|External link,<br />
−unnamed
−|<tt><nowiki>[http://mediawiki.org]</nowiki></tt>
−[mailto:someone@example.com someone]
+|[http://mediawiki.org]
−<pre>
−[mailto:someone@example.com someone]
−|-
|-
−|
+|External link,<br />
−same host unnamed
−|<pre>
+|<tt><nowiki>[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/pagename]</nowiki></tt>
−|[http://{{SERVERNAME}}/pagename]
−</pre>
|-
|-
−|
+|Interwiki link
−|<tt><nowiki>[[Wikipedia:MediaWiki]]</nowiki></tt>
−|[[Wikipedia:MediaWiki]]
−[[Category:English documentation]]
−[[Category:English documentation]]
−|-
|-
−|
+|mailto
−|<tt><nowiki>mailto:info@example.org</nowiki></tt>
−|mailto:info@example.org
−|-
−[[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]:
+|mailto unnamed
−|<tt><nowiki>[mailto:info@example.org]</nowiki></tt>
−|[mailto:info@example.org]
−|-
−|<pre>
+|mailto named
−|<tt><nowiki>[mailto:info@example.org info]</nowiki></tt>
−|[mailto:info@example.org info]
−|-
−[[Special:Preferences|]]:
+|redirect
−|<tt><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Main Page]]</nowiki></tt>
−| → [[Main Page]]
−|}
|}