Help:Contents

The wiki help pages Gentoo wiki]] (as opposed to documentation for Gentoo itself, which the Wiki contains).

These pages are resources for both readers, on wiki usage and on finding relevant information, and for contributors, with explanations of how to add content correctly.

The Wiki project page has information about how the Wiki is run. See also the Gentoo wiki FAQ.

Reading
Reading the Wiki should be somewhat self-evident, it works much like most standard websites. More detailed information is provided here for more advanced use:


 * Navigation


 * Searching


 * Tracking changes


 * Watchlist

Editing
For small corrections, such as typos, fixing or adding links, etc., please just create an account and make the change!

Once logged in, it only takes a few clicks to make a change: click the "Edit source" (or "'") button at the top of a page, make changes (edits) to the text, add a brief summary of the edit, and click the "'" button! Don't worry too much about making mistakes: everything is backed up, and changes will be checked by an editor soon after they are made.

The contributor's guide is invaluable when getting into editing wiki pages, for anything more than a simple correction. It explains wiki fundamentals, goals and general workings - all the basic information to start editing articles. At the very least, check out the getting started section.

Please read the official Gentoo wiki guidelines before making anything more than the most basic changes. The guidelines explain how to properly write and lay out pages, to create well formed articles, while maintaining a coherent style across the wiki.

Essential editing topics
These pages are essential reading for anyone getting into editing the wiki:


 * Code of Conduct
 * Contributor's guide
 * Official Gentoo wiki guidelines

These topics are important to know when making any substantial edits:


 * Formatting
 * Links
 * Starting a new page
 * Talk pages
 * Translating
 * Wiki project page

Advanced editing

 * Blueprints
 * Bots
 * Categories
 * Deleting a page
 * Editing pages
 * External searches
 * Images
 * Magic words
 * Managing files
 * Moving (renaming) a page
 * Namespaces
 * Redirects
 * Patrolled edits
 * Protected pages
 * Special pages
 * Subpages
 * Tables
 * Transclusion

Templates
Templates help layout standard or repetitive elements.


 * Templates
 * Template sandbox and test cases
 * All templates
 * Embedded Pages
 * Formatting templates
 * InfoBox templates
 * License templates
 * Maintenance templates
 * Templates for templates

User pages and preferences
Create a wiki user account to edit pages or communicate with other wiki users. A user account has a preferences page that can change the parameters of how the site is shown and behaves for that user. Each account has a user page to communicate to other wiki users, with a talk page. User subpages can be used as a staging area for wiki work.


 * Preferences


 * Signatures


 * User page


 * Special account modifications

External resources

 * Help:Contents at meta.wikimedia.org