Why take this course?

It can be difficult to know where or how to get started with editing or learning how to edit the wiki when you first get your editor account. There is a lot to learn, and no clear way to get started with it. There are many different ways you can get acquainted with the Wurmpedia, and this course is one way to help give you a head-start into all of it.


What this course has to offer:

  • Account preferences and settings to help you edit easier
  • Step-by-step walk-through of editing an article, creating a new article, using basic wiki markup code
  • Access to an identical wiki for testing and practicing
  • Practical and fun try it yourself quizzes to help you practice and understand concepts

What you will gain:

  • Experience working with a wiki
  • Confidence to begin with minor editing tasks

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome!
  • 2

    Part 1: Getting Started - The Basics

    • Account: Preferences

    • User profile, Appearance and Editing

    • Recent changes, Watchlist, Search
  • 3

    Part 2: Intro to Editing

    • Anatomy of the Edit Page

    • Basic Wiki Markup Table

    • Previewing your changes

    • Try it: Wiki Formatting
  • 4

    Part 3: Creating New Articles

    • New Articles

    • Video: Using a Template

    • Video Summary: Using a Template

    • Article Content

    • Try it: Create an article

    • Headers

    • Linking Articles to Categories

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