PBwiki uses standard, simple wiki formatting. Credit of this page goes to the wiki coding help page.
Using the WYSIWYG editor is also as easy as using the Source Code mentioned below
Text formatting
Character Formatting
Character formatting is quite easy:
- To make something bold, put 2 * (asterisk) before and after it: **word**
- To make something italicized, put 2 ' (apostrophe) before and after it: ''word''
- By using 2 _ (underscore) before and after, text can be __underlined__: __word__
Strikethrough is done with (space +) 1 - (dash) before and 1 - (dash) (+ space) after: -word-
Here it is at a glance:
| Effect |
Preceding |
Text |
Following |
| Bold |
** |
word |
** |
| Italic |
'' |
word |
'' |
| __Underlined__ |
__ |
word |
__ |
Strikethrough |
- |
word |
- |
Text size
- Smaller letters/words can be made by adding <small> before them and </small> after them.
- Larger letters/words can be made by adding <big> before them and </big> after them.
- For a larger section of text (like a list or page), use <div style="font-size:smaller;"> (or <div style="font-size:larger;">) before the text and </div> after. For even more control, substitute a percentage for the word "smaller" or "larger" (for example, <div style="font-size:90%;">).
Font Color
Font colors can be changed by using HTML color codes. Currently these codes can be found at: http://www.computerhope.com/htmcolor.htm
For example, <font color="#FF0000"> Makes the text color red </font> Makes the text color red
- Another way to make letter/words colored is to add <span style="color:COLOR;"> before them and </span> after them. Insert one of the following words for "COLOR": black, silver
(silver), gray (gray), white (white), maroon, red, purple, fuchsia, green, lime (lime), olive, yellow (yellow), navy, blue, teal, or aqua (aqua). Use <div> instead of <span> if you're trying to make a section (instead of just a word or sentence) a different color.
Scrolling Text
To make text scroll across the screen, add <marquee> TEXT </marquee>
To make text ping-pong back and forth across the screen, add <marquee behavior=alternate> TEXT </marquee>
Lists
- One * (asterisk) + a space at the beginning of a line makes a bullet point, like this.
- Use # + a space at the beginning of a line to make a numbered list, like this.
- Nested lists like this one are made by doubling the * or # for subpoints
Sections
- One ! at the beginning of a line makes a huge headline (like "Text formatting" above)
- Two !! make a big headline (like "Sections" over the Sections section right here)
- Three !!! and more--up to 6--make successively smaller headlines
One way to add blank space between sections is by placing (one or more) <br /> between them.
Other
- 1 | (vertical bar) before and after something puts a box around it
- 3 - (hypen) on a line by themselves make a dividing line (horizontal rule) like the one below the boxed text below this
A box like this is made by putting a space in front of the line. If it doesn't seem to work, try adding an extra blank line before/after it.
Use WikiStyle Characters Normally
- The tags <raw> and can be used to prevent PBwiki from interpreting special characters like ** before and after a word, which normally would make the word bold. For shorter sections of text (a few words), use ; for longer sections, use <verbatim>. * These tags act like HTML tags in that there is both an opening tag and a closing tag, the opening before the text and the closing after the text: <raw><raw>**words that aren't bolded**.
Links
- If you use two capital letters in a word with lowercase letters in between, PBwiki will automatically recognize the word as a link to a page. For example, LookFunny and SandBox link to pages, but sandbox and Sandbox don't. If you use a word like FunnyWord but don't yet have a page called FunnyWord, you can create that page just by clicking on the word. (Until the page is created, the link will have a dashed underline decoration. This way you can tell at a glance which pages have been created and which haven't.) On the other hand, to prevent the word from becoming a link, add ~ in front of it.
- You can also just type or paste in URLs like http://pbwiki.com/ or put [ ] brackets around a word. Brackets will force the word to become a link even if it isn't in the FunnyWord style.
- You can beautify links by using [ ] brackets and |, like [http://pbwiki.com/|PBwiki] to get PBwiki.
- Just type in email addresses like support@pbwiki.com.
- Or type them in and beautify them by adding brackets: [support@pbwiki.com|help!!] gives help!!.
- A special "top" link (to return a user to the top of the page) can be made with Top. The top link can be customized by inserting your own link description inside the angle brackets: link description.
- To link to a random page, insert Random Page
Pictures
- You can also show pictures in your wiki. Just add the link to the picture in [ ] brackets! For example, [http://pbwiki.com/sandwch2.jpg] gives:
Uploaded Files
- Uploaded files can be linked to in the same way as everything else--you'll just need the file's location (URL). You can find a list of all the files you have uploaded to your wiki by selecting the 'Files' link at the top or bottom of the page. While there, right-click on a file link to copy its URL.
Tables
- Table rows can be made by beginning and ending a line with | (vertical bar) located just above the enter key. The content of the row is placed between the bars. If more than one cell is desired for any particular row, an additional | is used as the separator.
(Vertical line) Look Mom! (Vertical line)A table !! (Vertical line)
- Adjacent table rows will be automagically combined into a single table.
(Vertical line)a(Vertical line)b(Vertical line)
(Vertical line)c(Vertical line)d(Vertical line)
Table of Contents
- A table with links to all the (!, !!, and !!!) sections on that page can be made by inserting
wherever you'd like the table. See the top of this page for an example.
- To make the table only link to the largest (!) headlines, use
.
- To make the table only link to the largest and second-largest headlines (! and !!), use
.
More
- To display the view count for a page, insert
where you'd like to see it.
- PBwiki accepts HTML, so if there's something that you'd like to do that can't be done with WikiStyle--and you know HTML--go for it!
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