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==Video guide==

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{{#ev:youtube|KlcXvKTWLY4|720|center|How to create a new article on ConsumerRights.wiki}}

==Minimum requirements==

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==Creating an article==

Ready to make an new article? Click the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Create_page|Create page]] link on the sidebar. Make sure that the name of the article is singular and in ~~lowercase except for when it's a~~ proper ~~noun like a name~~. If you are new around here and not sure how to get started, you ~~should follow~~ the ~~guide down below~~.

Ready to make an new article? Click the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Create_page|Create page]] link on the sidebar. Make sure that the name of the article is singular and in sentence case (only the first word and proper nouns should be capitalized). If you are new around here and not sure how to get started, you can find some tips below.

===Article info form===

Most of the time, upon entering a name for your article, you'll be taken to a form where you can add in some basic info about the subject of your article. Just fill in as much of it as you can, and don't worry about leaving any fields blank, as they can be filled in by yourself or someone else later. The information will be used to auto-populate a table in the article, and provides the wiki with some useful machine-readable data.

===Basic ~~Info~~===

=== Basic editing ===

*You can make edits using the '''visual editor''' by clicking the "edit" button at the top of an article, or using the '''source editor''' by clicking "edit source" instead.

**The '''visual editor''' is easier to use. It's '''recommended''' to start with this. It's more intuitive in multiple ways, but doesn't allow for complete control like the source editor.

**The '''source editor''' is the advanced editor. ~~You should~~ ignore it for your first few edits~~, then~~ check it out when you're comfortable with the visual editor. It allows for direct access to the markup language, and generally has more features and control. One downside is that you have to click '''Preview''' to see how it'll look. ~~''You might find yourself using this more often as you gain experience.''~~

**The '''source editor''' is the advanced editor. Certain things are much easier in it, but it's safe to ignore for your first few edits and check it out when you're comfortable with the visual editor. It allows for direct access to the markup language, and generally has more features and control. One downside is that you have to click '''Preview''' to see how it'll look.

**''Source editor is forced on some namespaces (Talk: and Soyjak_Wiki: for example). This is okay. Proceed as normal, and do add a signature when you write on talk pages.''

*The wiki uses a markup language called [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Formatting|wikitext]] for formatting. For example, <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code> for '''bold''' text and <code><nowiki>[[link|text to display for the link]]</nowiki></code> for a [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style_guide|link]]. The visual editor can handle most of this.

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:*You can experiment in the [[Sandbox|sandbox]] if you want to try editing without affecting any real pages.

===Advanced ~~section~~===

===Advanced editing===

You can ignore this section until you have some experience under your belt and are comfortable with the basics.

You can safely ignore this section until you have some experience under your belt and are comfortable with the basics, but read on if interested!.

*If you want to add colored text, backgrounds, and borders, then the wiki also supports HTML and CSS styling, mainly through the source editor. To use this, first surround the text you want to style in html tags like <code><nowiki><span>this</span></nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki><div>this</div></nowiki></code>, and then in the first tag, add style="property1;property;2;property3; where each property has a semicolon after it, for example <code><nowiki><span style="font-size:10px;color:red;font-weight:bold;>test</span></nowiki></code> becomes <span style="font-size:10px;color:red;font-weight:bold;">test</span>.

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 ==Video guide==
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-[[File:CRW article creation video guide 07-2025.webm|thumb|center|720px|poster=File:thumb.jpg|How to create a new article on ConsumerRights.wiki]]
+{{#ev:youtube|KlcXvKTWLY4|720|center|How to create a new article on ConsumerRights.wiki}}
 ==Minimum requirements==
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 ==Creating an article==
-Ready to make an new article? Click the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Create_page|Create page]] link on the sidebar. Make sure that the name of the article is singular and in lowercase except for when it's a proper noun like a name. If you are new around here and not sure how to get started, you should follow the guide down below.
+Ready to make an new article? Click the [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Create_page|Create page]] link on the sidebar. Make sure that the name of the article is singular and in sentence case (only the first word and proper nouns should be capitalized). If you are new around here and not sure how to get started, you can find some tips below.
+===Article info form===
+Most of the time, upon entering a name for your article, you'll be taken to a form where you can add in some basic info about the subject of your article. Just fill in as much of it as you can, and don't worry about leaving any fields blank, as they can be filled in by yourself or someone else later. The information will be used to auto-populate a table in the article, and provides the wiki with some useful machine-readable data.
-===Basic Info===
+=== Basic editing ===
 *You can make edits using the '''visual editor''' by clicking the "edit" button at the top of an article, or using the '''source editor''' by clicking "edit source" instead.
 **The '''visual editor''' is easier to use. It's '''recommended''' to start with this. It's more intuitive in multiple ways, but doesn't allow for complete control like the source editor.
-**The '''source editor''' is the advanced editor. You should ignore it for your first few edits, then check it out when you're comfortable with the visual editor. It allows for direct access to the markup language, and generally has more features and control. One downside is that you have to click '''Preview''' to see how it'll look. ''You might find yourself using this more often as you gain experience.''
+**The '''source editor''' is the advanced editor. Certain things are much easier in it, but it's safe to ignore for your first few edits and check it out when you're comfortable with the visual editor. It allows for direct access to the markup language, and generally has more features and control. One downside is that you have to click '''Preview''' to see how it'll look.
-**''Source editor is forced on some namespaces (Talk: and Soyjak_Wiki: for example). This is okay. Proceed as normal, and do add a signature when you write on talk pages.''
 *The wiki uses a markup language called [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Formatting|wikitext]] for formatting. For example, <code><nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki></code> for '''bold''' text and <code><nowiki>[[link|text to display for the link]]</nowiki></code> for a [[Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Style_guide|link]]. The visual editor can handle most of this.
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 :*You can experiment in the [[Sandbox|sandbox]] if you want to try editing without affecting any real pages.
-===Advanced section===
+===Advanced editing===
-You can ignore this section until you have some experience under your belt and are comfortable with the basics.
+You can safely ignore this section until you have some experience under your belt and are comfortable with the basics, but read on if interested!.
 *If you want to add colored text, backgrounds, and borders, then the wiki also supports HTML and CSS styling, mainly through the source editor. To use this, first surround the text you want to style in html tags like <code><nowiki><span>this</span></nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki><div>this</div></nowiki></code>, and then in the first tag, add style="property1;property;2;property3; where each property has a semicolon after it, for example <code><nowiki><span style="font-size:10px;color:red;font-weight:bold;>test</span></nowiki></code> becomes <span style="font-size:10px;color:red;font-weight:bold;">test</span>.