Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Links

Two Kinds of Links
There are two kinds of links: External and Internal.
 * External links are to sites outside of FamilySearch Wiki.
 * Internal links are to pages inside of FamilySearch Wiki.

Internal Links

 * Internal Links are created with double square brackets on either side of the page name in FamilySearch Wiki separated by a pipe from the name we want to give to the link like so:
 *  Missouri

This is how the internal link appears on the page:
 * NOTICE the double square brackets on either end of the link.
 * NOTICE the pipe separating the name of the page and the name of the link.
 * Missouri


 * NOTICE there is no little box with an arrow to the right of it. This lets you know this is an internal link.

Linking to Headers
You can link directly to a section of a page without having to search for it if you want to go to that section again in the future. If you want to link only to Featured Content on the Missouri Genealogy Page, type a pound sign in the header name after the name of the page like so:
 *  Missouri Genealogy

This is how it appears on a page:
 * Missouri Genealogy

Try these out
 Exercises Check your answers >
 * Create a link to Wikipedia
 * Create a link to FamilySearch.org
 * Create a link to Kentucky Genealogy in the Wiki
 * Create a link to California Genealogy in the Wiki
 * Create a link to the section "Research Tools" on the Nevada Genealogy page.
 * Create a link to the section "Topics" on the Glamorganshire page.
 * Create a link to Ancestry.com
 * Create a link to HTML and Wikitext - Lesson One in the wiki.

 Quick Quiz
 * How many square brackets for Internal Links?
 * A. One
 * B. Two


 * How many square brackets are necessary for external links?
 * A. One
 * B. Two


 * How do you separate the name of an Internal link for its name?
 * A. Put a space between them.
 * B. Put a pipe between them.


 * How do you link to a section of a page?
 * A. Put a pipe between the name of the page and the section.
 * B. Put a pound sign between the name of the page and the section.

Check your answers >