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This is for help with editing the XBMC Wiki. For help with XBMC Media Center, please see XBMC Online Manual.

Wiki editing 101

Here's some wiki editing 101 links from Wikipedia. Most things that work on Wikipedia should also work on the XBMC Wiki. If you see a feature or template on Wikipedia that you would like to use here then let us know on Talk:Main Page or contact ned (at) nedscott (dot) com .

Tools

  • Category:Templates formatting and message templates that you can use on pages for various things.
  • Go to the top of any page and click on "My preferences -> Gadgets" and check out some of the additional editing tools there, especially the wikEd option
  • Special:SpecialPages contains a number of tools and reports to help with editing.
  • Some additional functions on this wiki are documented at Special:Version
  • To embed youtube videos (XBMC related videos only!) use {{#widget:YouTube|id=}} where id= is the YouTube ID from the URL. For example, {{#widget:YouTube|id=4NR57ELY28s}}.

Types of pages

  • General topics (main namespace)- Anything that is a general overview of a topic. This can be main manual pages, a page for a remote control, a page for a specific hardware part, a supplemental tool/program, or just about anything XBMC related.
  • XBMC Manual- Core XBMC manual/help pages. Can be in several namespaces. See Category:XBMC Manual
  • FAQs- Question/common topic and answers. See Category:FAQ and Template:FAQ
  • HOW-TO:- How-to's some manual pages will simply be both general pages and a how-to page, or be paired with a how-to page. Pages in the HOW-TO: namespace should be just just for step-by-step how to's. For how-to's within a general topic page, just use the main namespace. Some how-to's are apart of the main manual, and others are more specific. We welcome any how-to's that people feel would be useful. See Category:How-to.
  • Add-ons:- Add-ons, skins, etc. Great for Add-on developers and users alike. See Category:All add-ons. Examples of good add-on pages include: Add-on:YouTube, Add-on:BlipTV, Add-on:iPlayer, Add-on:PleXBMC, Add-on:Common plugin cache. Subpages (if needed) can be made with a slash (/) in the name.
  • Development- Pages for developers or really advanced topics. Includes Skin and Add-on development. Can be in several namespaces. See Category:Development
  • User:- Username space for user pages. All editors get their own User page and can make additional subpages by adding a slash (/). Great for putting down notes on what you are working on for the XBMC Wiki, or you can even use your userpage to document your own XBMC set ups.

Where we need help

everywhere, but here's an easy list: