Editing Mediawiki Help

This is to help people who are not very familiar with editing on Mediawiki and is also a guide to help me remember certain things that are useful when editing.<br />
<br />
==Redirecting==
Sometimes you will need to redirect, for instance we have an article called [[Custom Firmware(CFW)]] which is the main article, but we also had [[CFW]], so we added the redirect in CFW, to make it point to Custom Firmware(CFW), if you click on either link, they should direct to the same place.<br />

Never redirect an article which contains information, only redirect an article that is completely blank.<br />
 <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[pagename]]</nowiki>  <--- The command, where it says pagename, enter the name of the page that you want to be redirected to, for instance, i went into the blank page CFW and entered
 <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[CFW]]</nowiki>, saved it then that was it set up, you can find more info [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Redirects here]


==Images==
To post images, you must use Imgur.<br />
Configuration parameters
<pre>
<imgur>xSO1ufX.jpg</imgur>

<imgur w="200">xSO1ufX.jpg</imgur>

<imgur thumb="yes" w="250" comment="This is a chicken in class.">xSO1ufX.jpg</imgur>
</pre>

Images can be thumbnailed and size controlled by using <code>w</code> attribute for width and setting the <code>thumb</code> attribute to <code>yes</code> and entering text into the <code>comment</code> attribute.  The thumbnailed version is wrapped in a <code>div .imgur-thumb</code> tag and class for skin based and wiki wide CSS changes.


==Embedding Video==
Sometimes videos are a great way of showing something.<br />
====<nowiki><embedvideo></nowiki> - Tag Hook====
Videos can easily be embedded with the <nowiki><embedvideo></embedvideo></nowiki> tag hook.  The ID/URL goes as the input between the tags and parameters can be added as the tag arguments.

<pre><nowiki><embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE</embedvideo></nowiki></pre>

Alternativly, you can also use the service id as the tag (assuming another extension isn't already using this tag).

<pre><nowiki><youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE</youtube></nowiki></pre><br />

As of version 2.x, EmbedVideo supports embedding video content from the following services:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Site
! colspan="2"|Service Name(s)
! ID Example
! URL Example(s)
|-
! [https://archive.org/details/movies Archive.org Videos]
| colspan="2"|<code>archiveorg</code>
| <nowiki>electricsheep-flock-244-80000-6</nowiki>
| <nowiki>https://archive.org/details/electricsheep-flock-244-80000-6</nowiki>
  <nowiki>https://archive.org/embed/electricsheep-flock-244-80000-6</nowiki>
|-
! [http://bambuser.com/ Bambuser]
| <code>bambuser</code> - Broadcasts
| <code>bambuser_channel</code> - Channels
| <nowiki>5262334</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://bambuser.com/v/5262334</nowiki>
|-
! [https://beam.pro/ Beam]
| colspan="2"|<code>beam</code> - Streams
| <nowiki>RocketBear</nowiki>
| <nowiki>https://beam.pro/RocketBear</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.bing.com/videos/ Bing]
| colspan="2"|<code>bing</code>
| <nowiki>31ncp9r7l</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/adorable-cats-attempt-to-eat-invisible-tuna/31ncp9r7l</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.blip.tv/ Blip.tv]
| colspan="2"|<code>blip</code> - Blip requires the full URL to the video page and does not accept the raw ID.
|
|<nowiki>http://blip.tv/vinylrewind/review-6864612</nowiki>
|-
! [https://media.ccc.de/ C3TV]
| colspan="2"|<code>mediacccde</code>
| <nowiki>32c3-7305-quantum_cryptography</nowiki>
| <nowiki>https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7305-quantum_cryptography</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.collegehumor.com/ CollegeHumor]
| colspan="2"|<code>collegehumor</code>
| <nowiki>6875289</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6875289/batman-says-his-goodbyes</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.dailymotion.com/ Dailymotion]
| colspan="2"|<code>dailymotion</code>
| <nowiki>x1adiiw_archer-waking-up-as-h-jon-benjamin_shortfilms</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1adiiw_archer-waking-up-as-h-jon-benjamin_shortfilms</nowiki>
|-
! [http://tvpot.daum.net/ Daum TVPot]
| colspan="2"|<code>tvpot</code> - Obtain the URL or ID from the share menu URL.
| <nowiki>s9011HdLzYwpLwBodQzCHRB</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://tvpot.daum.net/v/s9011HdLzYwpLwBodQzCHRB</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.divshare.com Div Share]
| colspan="2"|<code>divshare</code>
|
|
|-
! [http://edutopia.org Edutopia]
| colspan="2"|Edutopia content moved to YouTube.  Please use the youtube service selector below.
|
|
|-
! [http://www.funnyordie.com/ FunnyOrDie]
| colspan="2"|<code>funnyordie</code>
| <nowiki>c61fb67ac9</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c61fb67ac9/to-catch-a-predator-elastic-heart-edition</nowiki>
|-
! [http://gfycat.com/ Gfycat]
| colspan="2"|<code>gfycat</code>
| <nowiki>BruisedSilentAntarcticfurseal</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.gfycat.com/BruisedSilentAntarcticfurseal</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.hitbox.tv/ Hitbox]
| colspan="2"|<code>hitbox</code>
| <nowiki>Washuu</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.hitbox.tv/Washuu</nowiki>
|-
! [https://www.jwplayer.com/ JW Player]
| colspan="2"|<code>jwplayer</code>
| <nowiki>cr5d8nbu-8ZpoNmmJ</nowiki>
| <nowiki>https://content.jwplatform.com/players/cr5d8nbu-8ZpoNmmJ.html</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.kickstarter.com/ Kickstarter]
| colspan="2"|<code>kickstarter</code>
| <nowiki>elanlee/exploding-kittens</nowiki>
| <nowiki>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.metacafe.com/ Metacafe]
| colspan="2"|<code>metacafe</code>
| <nowiki>11404579</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.metacafe.com/watch/11404579/lan_party_far_cry_4/</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.nicovideo.jp/ Nico Nico Video]
| colspan="2"|<code>nico</code>
| <nowiki>sm24394325</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm24394325</nowiki>
|-
! [http://rutube.ru/ RuTube]
| colspan="2"|<code>rutube</code>
| <nowiki>b698163ccb67498db74d50cb0f22e556</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://rutube.ru/video/b698163ccb67498db74d50cb0f22e556/</nowiki>
|-
! [http://soundcloud.com/ SoundCloud]
| colspan="2"|<code>soundcloud</code>
| <nowiki>use full url</nowiki>
| <nowiki>https://soundcloud.com/skrillex/skrillex-rick-ross-purple-lamborghini</nowiki>
|-
! [http://teachertube.com TeacherTube]
| colspan="2"|<code>teachertube</code>
| <nowiki>370511</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.teachertube.com/video/thats-a-noun-sing-along-hd-version-370511</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.ted.com/talks/browse/ TED Talks]
| colspan="2"|<code>ted</code>
| <nowiki>bruce_aylward_humanity_vs_ebola_the_winning_strategies_in_a_terrifying_war</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_aylward_humanity_vs_ebola_the_winning_strategies_in_a_terrifying_war</nowiki>
|-
! [https://tubitv.com Tubi TV]
| colspan="2"|<code>tubitv</code>
| <nowiki>318409</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://tubitv.com/video/318409</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.tudou.com/ Tudou]
| colspan="2"|<code>tudou</code>
| <nowiki>mfQXfumwiew</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.tudou.com/listplay/mfQXfumwiew.html</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.twitch.tv Twitch]
| <code>twitch</code> - Live Streams
| <code>twitchvod</code> - Archived Videos on Demand
| <nowiki>twitchplayspokemon</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://www.twitch.tv/twitchplayspokemon</nowiki>
|-
! [http://89.160.51.62/recordme/spelain.htm Videomaten]
| colspan="2"|<code>videomaten</code>
|
|
|-
! [http://www.vimeo.com Vimeo]
| colspan="2"|<code>vimeo</code>
| <nowiki>105035718</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://vimeo.com/105035718</nowiki>
|-
! [http://vine.co Vine]
| colspan="2"|<code>vine</code>
| <nowiki>h2B7WMtuX2t</nowiki>
| <nowiki>https://vine.co/v/h2B7WMtuX2t</nowiki>
|-
! [http://screen.yahoo.com/ Yahoo Screen]
| colspan="2"|<code>yahoo</code>
| <nowiki>katy-perry-dances-sharks-2015-024409668</nowiki>
| <nowiki>https://screen.yahoo.com/videos-for-you/katy-perry-dances-sharks-2015-024409668.html</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube]
| <code>youtube</code> - Single Videos
| <code>youtubeplaylist</code> - Playlists
| <nowiki>pSsYTj9kCHE</nowiki>
| <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE</nowiki>
  <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW_PbErQ_c8&list=PL76E80C7F756A2047</nowiki>
|-
! [http://www.youku.com/ Youku]
| colspan="2"|<code>youku</code>
| <nowiki>XODc3NDgzMTY4</nowiki>
| <nowiki>http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODc3NDgzMTY4.html</nowiki>
|-
|}

==Customise Sidebar==
The sidebar can provide great information and be of help for visitors, it can also be a great help for visitors, [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interface/Sidebar you can read more info here]