Internal links
Unlike some other wiki engines Wikidot.com does not process SquashedAndCapitalized words as page links. Instead any link should be marked with 3 nesting square brackets.
If a page address contains disallowed characters the address will be "unixified" to contain only allowed chars. The displayed name however will maintain original form.
| what you type | what you get | comments |
|---|---|---|
| [[[link-to-a-page]]] | link-to-a-page | using raw page name |
| [[[link "TO" a; pagE]]] | link "TO" a; pagE | automatic purification of destination page |
| [[[category: sample page]]] | sample page | linked to a page with category |
| [[[some page| custom text]]] | custom text | using custom text |
| [[[doc|Documentation]]] | Documentation | linking to an existing page (different color) |
| [[[some page|]]] | some-page | using page title as link text |
| [[[doc#toc1|Section 1]]] | Section 1 | linking to an anchor (first section) |
| [[[doc#toc1]]] | doc | linking to an anchor (first section) |
| [[[/| Home]]] | Home | links to your home page |
URLs
| what you type | what you get | comments |
|---|---|---|
| [[[http://www.wikidot.com | Wikidot]]] | Wikidot | named link (custom anchor) |
| [[[*http://www.wikidot.com | Wikidot]]] | Wikidot | named link (custom anchor), opened in new window/tab |
| [[[/category:page/option1/option2 | link text]]] | link text | You can create shorter links to your own site with parameters without writing whole http link. E.g. you can use [[[/blog:post/edit/true | edit this post]]] instead of [[[http://site.wikidot.com/ blog:post/edit/true | edit this post]]] |
| http://www.wikidot.com | http://www.wikidot.com | simple inline link |
| [http://www.wikidot.com wikidot] | wikidot | named link (custom anchor) |
| *http://www.wikidot.com [*http://www.wikidot.com wikidot] |
http://www.wikidot.com wikidot |
opens in a new window |
| [[a href="http://www.wikidot.com"]] Wikidot[[/a]] | Wikidot | You can use classes and data-* parameters |
| [# empty link] | empty link | link with href="javascript:;" i.e. not leading anywhere. useful when constructing pull-down menus |
| [/category:page/option1/option2 link text] | link text | You can create shorter links to your own site with parameters without writing whole http link. E.g. you can use [/blog:post/edit/true edit this post] instead of [http://site.wikidot.com/ blog:post/edit/true edit this post] |
Adding underscore to a element [[a_ ]] will truncate whitespaces around it which prevents creation of random new lines and paragraphs. It's simplifices creation of complex HTML syntax like Bootstrap components
Anchors
To place an anchor use [[# anchor-name]] syntax. To refer to an anchor (and scroll to it) use [#anchor-name text to display].
Emails
| what you type | what you get | comments |
|---|---|---|
| support@example.com | moc.elpmaxe|troppus#moc.elpmaxe|troppus | simple inline email |
| [support@example.com email me!] | moc.elpmaxe|troppus#!em liame | custom anchor |
Although we discourage anyone from putting his/her email address on the web, Wikidot engine provides a simple scrambling mechanism to prevent automated bots from reading emails. Each email is scrambled and it is decoded in the client's browser. So it is not 100% spam-safe, but much safer than plain-text emails.
InterWiki
To link directly to a Wikipedia article you can use a syntax:
| what you type | what you get |
|---|---|
| [wikipedia:Albert_Einstein] | Albert_Einstein |
| [wikipedia:Albert_Einstein Albert] | Albert |
| [wikipedia:it:Albert_Einstein Albert] | Albert |
Other links defined by example:
- [google:free+wiki] - search google for the "free wiki" term
- [dictionary:wiki] - look up definitions of the word wiki from dictionary.reference.com
Magic URIs
Magic URIs (or Magic Links) are the way to control pages within the URL address.
| what you type | what you get | comments |
|---|---|---|
| [http://site-name.wikidot.com/page-name#_editpage Edit] | Edit | Goes to the page with the edit mode already opened |
| [http://site-name.wikidot.com/page-name/title/whatever Edit with title] | Edit with title set | Works only with not existing pages. When you go to edit mode on such page, the title will be set to 'whatever'. May be combined with /edit/true, parentPage/page-name etc. |
| [http://site-name.wikidot.com/page-name/parentPage/parent-page-name Edit with parent page set] | Edit with parent page set | Works only with not existing pages. When you go to edit mode on such page, the parent page will be set to 'page-name'. May be combined with /edit/true, title/whatever etc. |
| [http://site-name.wikidot.com/page-name/noredirect/true Page without redirect] | Page without redirect | Turning off redirection, if the Redirect Module is present on the page |
| [http://site-name.wikidot.com/page-name/tags/tag1,tag2 Set tags] | Set tags | Sets tags on the page via URL, comma-delimited |
| [http://site-name.wikidot.com/page-name/norender/true No Render] | No Render | Goes to the page, but does not render it. It allows to change the source of the page when there is a problem with page functionality |
Hash Magic URIs
http://site-name.wikidot.com/page-name#_option
| what you type | what you get |
|---|---|
| #_wantedpages | lists Wanted Pages |
| #_orphanedpages | lists Orphaned Pages |
| #_draftpages | lists Draft Pages on site |
| #_editpage | opens Editor |
| #_edittags | opens Tag Editor |
| #_history | displays History |
| #_files | lists Files attached to the page |
| #_sitetools | opens Site Tools |
