wiki_z: Markup Syntax

Markup in the ZhurnalyWiki follows the Creole standard, plus a few simple extensions for sub- and super-scripts, blockquotes, etc.

markup	result	markup	result
`bold text`	bold text	`//italic text//`	italic text
`##Monospaced text##`	`Monospaced text`	`%%Small Caps Text%%`	Small Caps Text
empty line makes new paragraph	empty line makes new paragraph	`double backslashes\\force break`	double backslashes force break
`,,subscript,, and ^^superscript^^`	_subscript and ^superscript	`wiki link [[Markup Syntax]]`	wiki link Markup Syntax
`[[Markup Syntax\|link label text]]`	link label text	`http://zhurnaly.com`	http://zhurnaly.com
`[http://zhurnaly.com URL label text]`	URL label text	`[http://zhurnaly.com]`	[1]
`{{{ //escaped// [[NotLink]] }}}`	`//escaped// [[NotLink]]` (no markup interpretation)	`~http://zhurnaly.com`	http://zhurnaly.com (tilde = "escape character")

Lists

To make a bullet list:

Begin a list line
With an asterisk (*)
- Put multiple asterisks (** etc.)
- In front of sub-list items

To make a numbered list:

Begin a list line
With a number-sign (#)
1. Put multiple number-signs (## etc.)
2. In front of sub-list items

Rules, Headers, Tables

To make a horizontal rule, type four dashes (----) on a line alone, like:

To make a big header, type two equal signs at the beginning of a line in front of the header text, like ==Big Header .

Smaller Headers

To make smaller headers, type three to six equal signs at the beginning of a line in front of the header text, like ===Smaller Header, ====Still Smaller Header, etc.

Tables

To make a table:

Put pipe symbols	Like " `\|` "
Between table elements	On each row
And at the beginning and the end	Of every row

To make header lines on tables, use "|=" in front of each header element:

Like	This	Header	Line
Above	A	Regular	Table

Blockquotes

To make a blockquote:

put three double-quotes (""") on lines by themselves above and below the section

to be blockquoted

Redirection and Transclusion

To forward hits to a different ZhurnalyWiki page, put #REDIRECT [[New Page Name]] on the first line of the old page
To include (aka "transclude") the contents of another page, use <include "Page Name">

Definition Lists

To make a Definition List: begin a line with ; followed by the word(s) to be defined, and on the next line put : followed by the definition(s)

Local Links and Anchors

To create a local anchor named "Label" write [:Label]. This anchor can then be the target of a link to the page via the page's URL followed by "#Label", e.g., http://zhurnaly.com/cgi-bin/wiki/JFK_50_Miler_2008#Ken etc.

To create a wiki link to an anchor on the same page, e.g. "Top", write [[#Top]] = Top. Change the link text using a "|", e.g. [[#Top|go to the top]] = go to the top. To link to a local anchor on another page proceed similarly, e.g. [[JFK 50 Miler 2008#Ken]] = JFK 50 Miler 2008#Ken, and likewise change the link label with "|" as in [[JFK 50 Miler 2008#Ken|Ken's Report]] = Ken's Report.

Images

To insert an image, write its URL, as in http://zhurnaly.com/images/zh.gif =
To handle image labels and links, as per the Oddmuse Image Extension use pipes to separate image URL, label, and link URL, as in [[image:http://zhurnaly.com/images/Birds_Kennedy_Center_Terrace_Sunset.jpg_t.jpg|Birdy Sunset|http://zhurnaly.com/images/Birds_Kennedy_Center_Terrace_Sunset.jpg]] which results in the small thumbnail-image with label "Birdy Sunset" as a clickable link to the corresponding big image:

Administrators can upload images or other materials to ZhurnalWiki pages via a "Replace this page with file" link during page editing; image files can then be displayed via something like [[image:Image_Page_Name_Here]]

(correlates: BirdySunset, ZhurnalyWiki Software Update 2008, SandBox, ...)