How to Edit a ShopWiki Page
ShopWiki is a wiki, which means that anyone can easily edit or change a page in the main namespace. There are some protected pages on ShopWiki that can only be edited by those with administrative access to the site, i.e., all help pages, including this one, are protected. You must be a registered user to edit or start a wiki guide on ShopWiki.
Editing is simple; click the "edit" tab above the text and go. If you are just looking for a place to experiment, your user page is a good place to do this. Click on your username in the above right hand corner and either practice right on that page (viewable by all users) or create a link to a separate page in the namespace "User:Yourusername:practice," which can only be viewed and edited by you (unless you choose to make it public). You can also use the :Sandbox to practice with the wiki. Once you are in the editor, you can simply type in your correction and/or additions to the guide. Once you have made your changes, spell check (if you are working in the Tips on Editing Wiki Guides
* '''Always use the neutral point of view''' (NPOV) for Style Guide for more information. If you want to give your opinion of a specific product, search for that product and contribute to its review.
* '''Don't use the guides as a promotional tool''' for marketing a specific product. The community will edit such material or delete an article if it contains marketing jargon or is clearly an advertisement.
* '''Cite your sources.''' If you are adding some top picks from a certain Web site, give them credit and link to the site so other users can see where the information came from.
* '''Link to searches.''' It's always helpful to link to specific searches within the site to guide the user through the shopping experience. There are many sub-directory pages that link to specific searches for products in a category. These are always helpful. If you can add or improve upon these, please do. But try to stick within the established format/templates designed on the page.
Wiki Editors
ShopWiki features a Rich Text Editor and a Plain Text Editor for changing the wiki content. The here.
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Otherwise, you will need to use wiki markup to edit the buying guides. Wiki markup is the syntax system used to create the wiki guides. It is really easy to use once you have given it a chance, so don't get discouraged. And remember you can always roll back to a previous version if you make a big mistake. For more information on the Plain Text Editor, look here.
Links
Links within the buying and gift guides are a great resource for ShopWiki users. You can link to searches, wiki buying or gift guides, external Web sites, product pages or a ShopWiki user page (not recommended). If you are linking to a search in the Rich Text Editor, you have the option of leading the reader to the normal view, grid view or textCameras'>Digital Cameras . An easy way to link in the rich text editor is to highlight the text you want to link to and hit the link button (the one that looks like a chain). The broken chain button unlinks any text.
Images
When editing a guide, you are encouraged to include pictures that illustrate the information. You can find product images by clicking the image button (the one with the tree on it) in the tool bar in the Rich Text or Plain Text Editor. This allows you to search for the best image available through our site. You may need to narrow down your search with specific parameters to get the best available picture. For example, if a search for an image of baby clothes doesn't yield the best results, try baby dresses or baby outfits. You may also want to change other parameters like price to get a quality image. After choosing an image, make sure to enter a size in the width box, or leave blank for the default size. If you are using the picture within a template, please use 120 or less for the size.
Product Templates
Product templates are a good way to organize your wiki page. Horizontal templates are a good way to compare two to five items. The template wizard (marked by the magic wand in the editor) will guide you through the process of adding a template to your guide. Please do not leave any cells incomplete in a product template. (If you create more cells than you need, you can delete the extras by right please do not try to make templates more than 100%. This is a sample horizontal product template:
Within the description cells in the templates, you can center the text, add bullets and make links. Be creative and find the best way to get your point across. You may want to check out some other guides to see how the templates are used. You may edit the properties of a product template in the Rich Text Editor with the command + click function (control + click for mac users), which will call the pop-up menu of options to the screen.
You can also use a vertical template to detail information about one item next to an image. This can be borderless as well, and you also have the option of changing the size. For the vertical template below, the title was deleted to show the contrast with the version above. You can delete the title from either template type. The width of this template was set at 75%. Here's what it looks like:
Tables
Tables are another good way to organize your thoughts on the page. These should not be used to organize products with pictures x5'>:Table Template x5 for a five column table.
To make changes to a table's properties, which includes adding rows and/or columns in the Rich Text Editor, right click (control + click for mac users) on the table and pick the desired option from the popEditor'>here. For more information on tables, check out this help guide.
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Adding a Comment
Comments are a good way to discuss the subject and/or dispute a particular point in a guide. If you just want to add a comment to a guide without making any major edits, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the "Add Comment" link. Here you can write a message about a buying guide, asks a question of the community or add some useful information that might help other users. You can also respond to questions or comment from other users.
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Minor/Major Changes
If you have only made minor changes, i.e., spelling and grammatical corrections, formatting or rearranging, type "minor edits" in the comment box next to the "save article" link to alert our editors of the change. Note that this is not the same as adding a comment to a page. Marking significant changes, which includes deleting ANY text, as a "minor edit" is considered bad behavior. Please use the same comment box to alert us to major changes to a wiki page.
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Watchlist
If you have created a new buying guide, made a change to an existing one or left a question in the comment box, you may want to add that particular article to your watchlist. In order to add an article to your watchlist, you must be logged in and have a valid email address for your user account. If you didn't enter an email address when registering, you will be prompted for one when you try to add a guide to your watchlist. Once you have added a guide to your watchlist, you will be emailed when any changes are made to that article. You will not be notified of any changes you make to the article.
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