SgWiki:Guidebook/Links

Introductions

Editing & Formatting

Links

Citing sources

sgWiki Buses

Ban & Warning Points

Linking articles together is essential. Links allow users to jump to related information quickly, improving article usefulness.

Internal Link

An internal link directs to a page or section within sgWiki.

Syntax

[[ [Article Name] # [Section Name] | [Display Name] ]]

• Article Name is the page you wish to link.
• Section Name is the header within that page (optional).
• Display Name is the text shown; defaults to article name (optional).

External Link

An external link directs to a website outside sgWiki.

Syntax

[ [Website] [Display Name] ]

• Website is the URL.
• Display Name is the text shown; defaults to the URL (optional).

When to link

Links add value but must be used carefully.

• Link only at the first occurrence of a word or phrase in an article or section.
• Do not over‑link common words such as "station" or "bus" unless they are keywords central to the article.

Template

Templates standardise information across multiple pages. They are embedded into the final page when displayed.

Template Syntex

{{ [Template Name] | [Parameters] }}

• Template Name is the template to use.
• Parameters is values passed to customise output. Separate each with " | " (optional).

Categories

Categories group articles by topic. They appear at the bottom of a page.

Syntax

[[Category: [category name] ]]

• Category Name is the category to add the article to.
• Each category must contain at least two related articles.