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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.

1. Login to USApedia
2. 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
3. Make any edits that you feel are needed.
4. Click on save changes (ideally adding an Edit summary of what you changed).

Editing tips

What is a Special Page?

Main article: Special pages

Special pages are listed by type so the editor may find the proper page to carry out activities such as Login or create an account, look up the list of users, review the list of all pages on USApedia, statistics and tools, and maintenance reports such as which are the longest pages, or which are the oldest pages on USApedia. See the full list...

More Tips...

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Search

• Help:Finding information
• Elasticsearch

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.

Learn more about the edit and history bar

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Accounts

• Help:Account bar
• Help:Account settings and maintenance
• User contributions
• Help:Preferences
• Help:User contributions
• Help:User page
• Help:User Page Creation
• Help:Username
• Help:Watchlist
• USApedia:User access levels

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• Help:Links
• Help:Redirect

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Processes

• Email confirmation
• Page notice
• Test plan

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Guidelines

• Help:Policies and guidelines
• Deletion Standards
• Help:Frequently asked questions
• Frequently Asked Questions about USApedia

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Other

• Help:Reference
• Help:Saving
• Help:Search
• Help:Section
• Help:Spell check
• Help:Toolbox

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Talk pages

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Connecting content

• Categories (Wanted categories)
• Lists (such as and Help:Lists
• Navigation templates
• Infoboxes
• Portals
• Disambiguation Pages
• Help:Navigation
• Help:Navigation template
• Help:What Links Here

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Tracking changes

• Article history
• Edit summary
• Difference View
• Reverting to an earlier version
• Minor edit
• Recent Changes to USApedia
• Watchlist
• How to add a page to your watchlist
• Help:Recent Changes
• Help:Related changes

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