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Welcome to USApedia!
Getting started · Edit-VisualEditor · Edit source · Search Help · All topics
Getting started
USApedia is a wiki, meaning that any invited editor can edit and improve articles immediately for all readers.
- Anyone who has edited is known as a "USApedian" and, no matter how trivial the edit may seem, can be proud that he or she has helped make USApedia what it is. All of these edits add up!
Editing most USApedia pages is simple.
- Login to USApedia
- Click on the "Edit" tab at the top of a USApedia page to launch Visual editor or "Edit source" to use the older Enhanced editor
- Make any edits that you feel are needed.
- Click on save changes (ideally adding an Edit summary of what you changed).
Editing tips
How do I create a new page on USApedia?
Main page: Help:Creating a page
Creating a new page is very easy. There are four main methods that are used for creating a new article in USApedia:
- Search box
- Red link on existing page
- In the URL
- Help:Cargo forms
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Basics
- Editing USApedia - General help for editors
- Links - Help for creating links
- Adding or managing references
- Resources and lists - Resources for editors
- Account settings - Tips and tools for registered users
- Keeping track of changes - Track the evolution of a page or follow a user
- Help:Formatting
- USApedia interface - Help for reading the encyclopedia and navigating the site
See also: The Missing Manual · MediaWiki User Guide
Edit and history bar
- Read = Returns to the article page in read-only mode.
- Edit = Anyone signed into USApedia can make changes to any page using the Visual editor.
- Edit source = Anyone signed into USApedia can make changes to any page using Wikitext.
- View History = The Article History shows a list of past changes to the page, organized by date and time.
- Watchlist Star = Anyone signed into USApedia can toggle the star on to add a page to their watchlist.
- Move = Changes the title of the page and creates a redirect. To find Move, click the More link.
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Accounts
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Processes
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Connecting content
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Tracking changes
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