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Gioto: /* Create redirects to your new page */

2025-11-23T19:57:27Z

‎Create redirects to your new page

Gioto at 00:22, 23 September 2025

2025-09-23T00:22:52Z

CallMeDave: /* Using the URL */

2021-07-26T03:02:55Z

‎Using the URL

Bamaustin: /* From the search page */ caveat no longer applicable. Commented out

2019-12-19T16:17:05Z

‎From the search page: caveat no longer applicable. Commented out

Bamaustin: /* Using Wikilinks */ fix link

2019-11-12T15:34:41Z

‎Using Wikilinks: fix link

Bamaustin: /* Using Wikilinks */ add Mediawiki so potential users can search the net to assess the scale of work they are considering

2019-11-12T15:31:38Z

‎Using Wikilinks: add Mediawiki so potential users can search the net to assess the scale of work they are considering

Bamaustin: Add category

2019-09-20T16:55:33Z

Add category

Bamaustin: /* Protect your new page */ added Link to protecting pages with MediaWiki

2019-09-18T16:14:51Z

‎Protect your new page: added Link to protecting pages with MediaWiki

Bmcage: New page: There are several ways to start a new page == Using Wikilinks == The GRAMPS wiki makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see Links). If you (or anyon...

2007-03-02T18:28:49Z

New page: There are several ways to start a new page == Using Wikilinks == The GRAMPS wiki makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see Links). If you (or anyon...

New page

There are several ways to start a new page

== Using Wikilinks ==
The GRAMPS wiki makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see [[Help:Links|Links]]). If you (or anyone else) creates a link to an article that doesn't exist yet, the link will be coloured red, like this.

Clicking a red link, will take you to the edit page for the new article. Simply type your text, click save and the new page will be created.

Once the page has been created, the link will change from red to blue (purple for pages you've visited) indicating that the article now exists.

== Using the URL ==
You can use the wiki's URL for creating a new page. The URL to an article of the wiki is usually something like this:
*<code><nowiki>http://www.my-wiki.org/index.php/</nowiki>'''ARTICLE'''</code>    or
*<code><nowiki>http://www.my-wiki.org/wiki/</nowiki>'''ARTICLE'''</code>

If you replace <code>'''ARTICLE'''</code> with the name of the page you wish to create, you will be taken to a blank page which indicates that no article of that name exists yet. Clicking the "''edit''" page tab at the top of the page will take you to the edit page for that article, where you can create the new page by typing your text, and clicking submit.

== From the search page ==
If you search for a page that doesn't exist (using the search box and 'go' button on the left of the page) then you will be provided with a link to create the new page. (Note that this technique doesn't work if you use the 'search' button).

== Create redirects to your new page ==
Don't forget to setup redirects when you create a page. If you think another person may search for the page you've created by using a different name or spelling, please create the proper redirect(s).

To create a redirect, the '''first line''' of the page should read <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Destination]]</nowiki> where Destination is the page to which people should be redirected. This must appear as the very first line of the page.

== Protect your new page ==
If desired, once you create your new page, you should protect the page and allow only the type of users you would like to edit the page.

[[Category:Help|Starting a new page]]

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 == Using Wikilinks ==
-The '''Gramps''' wiki content is managed by [[Category:WikiContributors|MediaWiki]]. This tool makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see [[Help:Links|Links]]). Creating a link to an article that doesn't exist yet will cause the link to be colored red, <span style="color: #ba0000">like this</span>.
+The '''Gramps''' wiki content is managed by [[:Category:WikiContributors|MediaWiki]]. This tool makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see [[Help:Links|Links]]). Creating a link to an article that doesn't exist yet will cause the link to be colored red, <span style="color: #ba0000">like this</span>.
 Clicking a red link will open the edit page for the new article.  Simply type your text, click save and the new page will be created.

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 == Using Wikilinks ==
-The GRAMPS wiki makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see [[Help:Links|Links]]). If you (or anyone else) creates a link to an article that doesn't exist yet, the link will be coloured red, <span style="color: #ba0000">like this</span>.
+The '''Gramps''' wiki content is managed by [[Category:WikiContributors|MediaWiki]]. This tool makes it very easy to link wiki pages using a standard syntax (see [[Help:Links|Links]]). Creating a link to an article that doesn't exist yet will cause the link to be colored red, <span style="color: #ba0000">like this</span>.
-Clicking a red link, will take you to the edit page for the new article.  Simply type your text, click save and the new page will be created.
+Clicking a red link will open the edit page for the new article.  Simply type your text, click save and the new page will be created.
-Once the page has been created, the link will change from <span style="color: #ba0000">red</span> to <span style="color: #002bb8;">blue</span> (<span style="color: #5a3696;">purple</span> for pages you've visited) indicating that the article now exists.
+Once the page has been created, the link will change from <span style="color: #ba0000">red</span> to <span style="color: #002bb8;">blue</span> (<span style="color: #5a3696;">purple</span> for pages you've already visited) indicating that the article now exists.
 == Using the URL ==

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 Don't forget to setup redirects when you create a page. If you think another person may search for the page you've created by using a different name or spelling, please create the proper redirect(s).
-To create a redirect, the '''first line''' of the page should read <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Destination]]</nowiki> where Destination is the page to which people should be redirected.  This must appear as the very first line of the page.
+To create a redirect, the '''first line''' of the page should read <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Destination]]</nowiki></code> where Destination is the page to which people should be redirected.  This must appear as the very first line of the page.
 == Protect your new page ==

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 == Using the URL ==
 You can use the wiki's URL for creating a new page. The URL to an article of the wiki is usually something like this:
-*<code><nowiki>http://www.my-wiki.org/index.php/</nowiki>'''ARTICLE'''</code> &nbsp;&nbsp; or
+*<code><nowiki>https://www.my-wiki.org/index.php/</nowiki>'''ARTICLE'''</code> &nbsp;&nbsp; or
-*<code><nowiki>http://www.my-wiki.org/wiki/</nowiki>'''ARTICLE'''</code>
+*<code><nowiki>https://www.my-wiki.org/wiki/</nowiki>'''ARTICLE'''</code>
 If you replace <code>'''ARTICLE'''</code> with the name of the page you wish to create, you will be taken to a blank page which indicates that no article of that name exists yet. Clicking the "''edit''" page tab at the top of the page will take you to the edit page for that article, where you can create the new page by typing your text, and clicking submit.

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 == From the search page ==
-If you search for a page that doesn't exist (using the search box and 'go' button on the left of the page) then you will be provided with a link to create the new page.  (Note that this technique doesn't work if you use the 'search' button).
+If you search for a page that doesn't exist (using the search box and 'go' button on the left of the page) then you will be provided with a link to create the new page.  <!-- Dec2019 appears that Search & Go now work identically (Note that this technique doesn't work if you use the 'search' button).-->
 == Create redirects to your new page ==

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 == Protect your new page ==
-If desired, once you create your new page, you should protect the page and allow only the type of users you would like to edit the page.
+If desired, once you create your new page, it is possible to [https://mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Protected_pages protect the page] and allow only the type of users you would like to edit the page.
 [[Category:Help|Starting a new page]]