MediaWiki Syntax Cheatsheet
Everyone can contribute to the New Zealand Music Wiki. This is possible because it is a wiki: Simply click on the link “Edit“ on top of an article and start writing. This cheatsheet shows the basic formatting tricks.
| Wiki text | Result |
| italic | italic |
| bold | style="background-color:#B9D3EE"| bold |
| bold and italic | bold and italic |
| ==heading== |
heading
|
| ===level 2=== ====level 3==== =====level 4===== |
Headings in different sizes |
| Link to another page different title |
Internal Link to another page on the wiki |
|
http://www.example.org<br /> Text |
External link<br /> Link with description |
| Example | Add article to category “example“ |
| ---- | horizontal line |
|
* one<br /> * two<br /> * three |
Bullet list |
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# one<br /> # two<br /> # three |
Numbered list |
 <br /><br />
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Image with alternative text<br /> Image aligned right with caption<br /> Thumbnail |
| File.ogg | Download link |
| {{Name}} | Include template “Name“ |
| --~~~ | Signature (Link to userpage) |
| --~~~~ | Signature with timestamp (date & time) |
