Help:Link

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	3. To link to someone's email, use the ''mailto:'' prefix:<pre>[mailto:joe_person@email.com]</pre>		3. To link to someone's email, use the ''mailto:'' prefix:<pre>[mailto:joe_person@email.com]</pre>
-	4. To link to Wikipedia, use the ''Wikipedia:'' prefix: <pre>[[Wikipedia:This wikipedia page]]</pre>	+	4. To link externally to a familiar site, format it as if it were an internal link, but add these prefixes:
-	5. To change the appearance of an internal or Wikipedia link, use the vertical line symbol:<pre>[[This page|This neat page]]</pre>	+	To link to '''Wikipedia''', put '''Wikipedia:''' before the link name.<br>
		+	To link to the '''Fanstuff Wiki''', put '''Fanstuff:''' before the link name.<br>
		+	To link to the '''Store''', use the '''HRStore:''' before the link name. Don't forget ''.html''.<br>
		+	To link to '''Homestar''', use the '''HR:''' before the link name. Don't forget ''.html''.<br>
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		+	5. To change the appearance of an internal or familiar link, use the vertical line symbol:<pre>[[This page|This neat page]]</pre>
	6. To change the appearance of an external link or an email link, insert a space after the link:<pre>[http://www.website.com/ A neat site]</pre>		6. To change the appearance of an external link or an email link, insert a space after the link:<pre>[http://www.website.com/ A neat site]</pre>

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Revision as of 11:37, 3 October 2005

Hi there! This is Lapper from the recent changes patrol. I noticed you had a question and I'm here to help. Here's how to add links:

1. To add a link to an internal page (in the wiki), use these link styles:

For a normal page:

[[This one normal page]]

For a user page, put User: before the link name.
For a user talk page, put User talk: before the link name.
For a template page, put Template: before the link name.
For a help page, put Help: before the link name.
For a special page, put Special: before the link name.

2. To link externally (outside the wiki), use one bracket pair instead of two, as well as an absolute path:

[http://www.website.com/]

3. To link to someone's email, use the mailto: prefix:

[mailto:joe_person@email.com]

4. To link externally to a familiar site, format it as if it were an internal link, but add these prefixes:

To link to Wikipedia, put Wikipedia: before the link name.
To link to the Fanstuff Wiki, put Fanstuff: before the link name.
To link to the Store, use the HRStore: before the link name. Don't forget .html.
To link to Homestar, use the HR: before the link name. Don't forget .html.

5. To change the appearance of an internal or familiar link, use the vertical line symbol:

[[This page|This neat page]]

6. To change the appearance of an external link or an email link, insert a space after the link:

[http://www.website.com/ A neat site]

7. Figuring out what the link colors mean:

If you see a deep blue link, it means it's a link within this wiki.
If you see a light blue link, it means it's a link to Wikipedia.
If you see a light blue link with an arrow next to it, it means it's an external link.
If you see a red link, it means it's not a real wiki page, or its not a correctly typed link.

If you need any more help, leave me a message on my talk page. See you around.