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== How do I Make a Redirect? ==
== How do I make a redirect? ==


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Revision as of 00:57, 17 March 2021

This page provides answers to commonly asked questions on how to use this wiki. For a more extensive Help resource, visit the official Mediawiki.org help pages. Note that not everything documented there will apply to this wiki.

How do I embed a Tweet?

A Tweet's id.

Inserting the following Widget code on a wiki page will embed a Tweet. The id parameter is the number after /status/ in the Tweet's URL (see the image). You can find more detailed documentation on the Widget's page.

{{#widget:Tweet|id=}}

How do I embed YouTube videos?

A YouTube video's id.

Inserting the following Widget code on a wiki page will embed a YouTube video. The id parameter is the number after ?v= in the video's URL (see the image). You can find more detailed documentation on the Widget's page.

{{#widget:YouTube|id=}}

How do I add a page to a category?

You can add any page to a category by using the [[category:]] tag.

Examples

[[category:Ericisms]]

How do I make a redirect?

#REDIRECT [[20: Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy]]

What is a Stub?

MW-Icon-Warning.png This article is a stub. You can help us by editing this page and expanding it.

Pages with the {{Stub}} label need development. Typically, this is due to a lack of content or an insufficient depth on the page's subject.