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📘 Help Guide – CruxPedia

Welcome to the Help section of CruxPedia! This guide will help you understand how to edit, navigate, and contribute effectively.

🔰 Getting Started

CruxPedia is an open platform. Anyone can contribute.

Create an account at Special:CreateAccount.

Stay neutral, cite reliable sources, and follow community guidelines.

✍ How to Edit a Page

Click the "Edit" tab on any page.

Use the Wikitext editor or VisualEditor (if enabled).

Provide a clear edit summary before saving.

🛠 Basic Formatting

italic → italic

bold → bold

== Section == → Headings

Page Name → Internal link

External Link → External link

📜 Creating a New Page

Use the search bar to check if the page already exists.

If not, click on "Create the page" link.

Follow the Manual of Style.

📙 Adding References

Use reliable sources and wrap them in <.ref></ref> tags. Example:

At the bottom of the article, add:

🖼 Uploading Images

Visit Special:Upload to upload files.

Only upload media with proper copyright permission.

Use

to display images.

📂 Using Categories

Add categories at the bottom of the article like this:

🧰 Using Templates

Templates help standardize articles. Some common ones:

– Marks a page as a short article needing expansion.

🔐 User Accounts and Settings

Visit Special:Preferences to customize your profile.

Watch articles to get notifications of changes.

🛼 Editing Etiquette

Be respectful to others.

Do not vandalize pages.

Use edit summaries and discuss major changes on talk pages.

📢 Need More Help?

Leave a message on an article’s talk page

Contact an active user or admin

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+== 📘 Help Guide – CruxPedia ==
-= 📘 Help Guide – CruxPedia =
+Welcome to the Help section of CruxPedia! This guide will help you understand how to edit, navigate, and contribute effectively.
-Welcome to the Help section of CruxPedia! This guide is designed to help new and existing users contribute, edit, and navigate the wiki effectively.
-== 🔰 Getting Started ==
+=== 🔰 Getting Started ===
-If you're new to CruxPedia, here are a few things you should know:
-* Anyone can contribute.
-* You need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]] to start editing.
-* Be respectful, neutral, and cite reliable sources.
-== ✍️ How to Edit a Page ==
+CruxPedia is an open platform. Anyone can contribute.
-* Click the “Edit” tab at the top of any article.
-* Use the **Wikitext editor** or the **VisualEditor** if enabled.
-* Save your changes with a meaningful edit summary.
-=== 🛠️ Basic Formatting ===
+Create an account at [[Special:CreateAccount]].
-Use the following:
-* `''italic''` → *italic*
-* `'''bold'''` → **bold**
-* `== Section ==` → Headings
-* `Page Name` → Link to another article
-* `[https://example.com External Link]` → External link
-== 🧾 Creating a New Page ==
+Stay neutral, cite reliable sources, and follow community guidelines.
-* Use the search bar to check if the topic already exists.
-* If not, click **"Create the page"** link.
-* Follow the [[Manual of Style]].
-== 📚 Adding References ==
+=== ✍ How to Edit a Page ===
-Use reliable sources and wrap them in `<.ref> <.ref>` tags.
+Click the "Edit" tab on any page.
+Use the Wikitext editor or VisualEditor (if enabled).
+Provide a clear edit summary before saving.
+=== 🛠 Basic Formatting ===
+''italic'' → italic
+'''bold''' → bold
+== Section == → Headings
+Page Name → Internal link
+[https://example.com External Link] → External link
+=== 📜 Creating a New Page ===
+Use the search bar to check if the page already exists.
+If not, click on "Create the page" link.
+Follow the [[Manual of Style]].
+=== 📙 Adding References ===
+Use reliable sources and wrap them in <.ref></ref> tags.
 Example:
-```wikitext
-This is a fact.<ref>https://example.com</ref>
+At the bottom of the article, add:
+=== 🖼 Uploading Images ===
+Visit [[Special:Upload]] to upload files.
+Only upload media with proper copyright permission.
+Use [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|Caption]] to display images.
+=== 📂 Using Categories ===
+Add categories at the bottom of the article like this:
+=== 🧰 Using Templates ===
+Templates help standardize articles. Some common ones:
+{{Infobox person}}
+ – Marks a page as a short article needing expansion.
+=== 🔐 User Accounts and Settings ===
+Visit [[Special:Preferences]] to customize your profile.
+Watch articles to get notifications of changes.
+=== 🛼 Editing Etiquette ===
+Be respectful to others.
+Do not vandalize pages.
+Use edit summaries and discuss major changes on talk pages.
+=== 📢 Need More Help? ===
+Leave a message on an article’s talk page
+Contact an [[Special:ListUsers|active user or admin]]
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