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163.176.253.191: /* Tables */

2026-06-11T07:07:51Z

Tables

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''<nowiki>{\|</nowiki>''' \|\| '''table start''', ''required''		\| '''<nowiki>{\|</nowiki>''' \|\| '''table start''', ''required''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''<nowiki>\|+</nowiki>''' \|\| table '''caption''', ''optional''; only between '''table start''' and '''table row'''		\| '''<nowiki>\|+</nowiki>''' \|\| table '''caption''', ''optional''; only between '''table start''' and '''table row'''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''<nowiki>\|-</nowiki>''' \|\| '''table row''', ''optional on first row—wiki'' engine assumes the first row		\| '''<nowiki>\|-</nowiki>''' \|\| '''table row''', ''optional on first row—wiki'' engine assumes the first row
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''<nowiki>!</nowiki>''' \|\| '''table header''' cell, ''optional''. Consecutive table header cells may be added on same line separated by double marks '''(!!)''' or start on new lines, each with its own single mark '''(!)'''.		\| '''<nowiki>!</nowiki>''' \|\| '''table header''' cell, ''optional''. Consecutive table header cells may be added on same line separated by double marks '''(!!)''' or start on new lines, each with its own single mark '''(!)'''.
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''<nowiki>\|</nowiki>''' \|\| '''table data''' cell, ''optional''. Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks <nowiki>(\|\|)</nowiki> or start on new lines, each with its own single mark <nowiki>(\|)</nowiki>.		\| '''<nowiki>\|</nowiki>''' \|\| '''table data''' cell, ''optional''. Consecutive table data cells may be added on same line separated by double marks <nowiki>(\|\|)</nowiki> or start on new lines, each with its own single mark <nowiki>(\|)</nowiki>.
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''<nowiki>\|}</nowiki>''' \|\| table end, ''required''		\| '''<nowiki>\|}</nowiki>''' \|\| table end, ''required''
	\|}		\|}

	* The above marks must '''start on a new line''' except the double <code>\|\|</code> and <code>!!</code> for optionally adding consecutive cells to a line. However, blank spaces at the beginning of a line are ignored.		* The above marks must '''start on a new line''' except the double <code>\|\|</code> and <code>!!</code> for optionally adding consecutive cells to a line. However, blank spaces at the beginning of a line are ignored.
	* '''HTML attributes.''' Each mark, except table end, optionally accepts one or more HTML attributes. Attributes must be on the same line as the mark. Separate attributes from each other with a single space.		* '''HTML attributes.''' Each mark, except table end, optionally accepts one or more HTML attributes. Attributes must be on the same line as the mark. Separate attributes from each other with a single space.
	** Cells and caption (<code>\|</code> or <code>\|\|</code>, <code>!</code> or <code>!!</code>, and <code>\|+</code>) hold content. So separate any attributes from content with a single pipe (<code>\|</code>). Cell content may follow on same line or on following lines.		** Cells and caption (<code>\|</code> or <code>\|\|</code>, <code>!</code> or <code>!!</code>, and <code>\|+</code>) hold content. So separate any attributes from content with a single pipe (<code>\|</code>). Cell content may follow on same line or on following lines.
	** Table and row marks (<code>{\|</code> and <code>\|-</code>) do not directly hold content. Do ''not'' add pipe (<code>\|</code>) after their optional attributes. If you erroneously add a pipe after attributes for the table mark or row mark the parser will delete it ''and'' your final attribute if it was touching the erroneous pipe!		** Table and row marks (<code>{\|</code> and <code>\|-</code>) do not directly hold content. Do ''not'' add pipe (<code>\|</code>) after their optional attributes. If you erroneously add a pipe after attributes for the table mark or row mark the parser will delete it ''and'' your final attribute if it was touching the erroneous pipe!
	* '''Content''' may (a) follow its cell mark on the same line after any optional HTML attributes or (b) on lines below the cell mark. Content that uses wiki markup that itself needs to start on a new line, such as lists, headings, or nested tables, must be on its own new line.		* '''Content''' may (a) follow its cell mark on the same line after any optional HTML attributes or (b) on lines below the cell mark. Content that uses wiki markup that itself needs to start on a new line, such as lists, headings, or nested tables, must be on its own new line.
	** '''Pipe character as content.''' To insert a pipe (<code>\|</code>) character into a table, use the <code><'''nowiki'''>\|</'''nowiki'''></code> escaping mark.		** '''Pipe character as content.''' To insert a pipe (<code>\|</code>) character into a table, use the <code><'''nowiki'''>\|</'''nowiki'''></code> escaping mark.

	===<big>Create a Table using Toolbar</big>===		===<big>Create a Table using Toolbar</big>===

	Navigate to your page and select '''Edit.''' In the toolbar, click on '''Advanced''', then choose the '''Table''' button. A dialog box will open, allowing you to make adjustments. To preview the current changes or obtain a clearer view of the modifications, click on '''Preview'''.		Navigate to your page and select '''Edit.''' In the toolbar, click on '''Advanced''', then choose the '''Table''' button. A dialog box will open, allowing you to make adjustments. To preview the current changes or obtain a clearer view of the modifications, click on '''Preview'''.

	<div class="noresize">		<div class="noresize">
	[[File:Table-toolbar-1.png\|683x683px\|center]]		[[File:Table-toolbar-1.png\|683x683px\|center]]
	</div>		</div>


	<p>From the dialog, you can choose whether to enable a table header row, to stylize the table with border and to make the table sortable. A preview example is displayed. You can also set row and column counts you need. Then, press '''Insert''' button.</p><br>		<p>From the dialog, you can choose whether to enable a table header row, to stylize the table with border and to make the table sortable. A preview example is displayed. You can also set row and column counts you need. Then, press '''Insert''' button.</p><br>

	<div class="noresize">		<div class="noresize">
	[[File:Table-toolbar-2.png\|center\|608x608px]]		[[File:Table-toolbar-2.png\|center\|608x608px]]
	</div>		</div>
	<br>		<br>
	<p>By default, the following code is generated:</p>		<p>By default, the following code is generated:</p>


	<div style="display:flex;" >		<div style="display:flex;" >
	<div class="noresize"style="width:45%; border:1px solid black; padding:1em; margin:10px">		<div class="noresize"style="width:45%; border:1px solid black; padding:1em; margin:10px">
	<p style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold">Wikicode </p>		<p style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold">Wikicode </p>
	{<nowiki/>\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"		{<nowiki/>\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
	\|+ Caption text		\|+ Caption text
	\|-		\|-
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	\| Example \|\| Example} \|\| Example		\| Example \|\| Example} \|\| Example
	\|}		\|}
	</div>		</div>

	<div class="noresize"style="text-align:center; width:45%; border:1px solid black; padding:1em; margin:10px">		<div class="noresize"style="text-align:center; width:45%; border:1px solid black; padding:1em; margin:10px">
	<p style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold">Result</p>		<p style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold">Result</p>
	{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"		{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
	\|+Caption Text		\|+Caption Text
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	\|Example		\|Example
	\|}		\|}
	</div>		</div>

	~~</div>For more advance editing features, visit [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables#Caption MediaWiki] .~~

			</div>For more advance editing features, visit [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables#Caption MediaWiki] .

	==Sections==		==Sections==

JanineA: /* External Links */

2024-12-07T08:29:15Z

External Links

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	To create an external link, usually to a page at a different website, enclose the URL followed by space and the link text in single square brackets (see examples below). When you save or preview the page, you will see a link rendered slightly differently than an internal wikilink. It may be a different color and/or be followed by an arrow icon to show that it may lead to another site.		To create an external link, usually to a page at a different website, enclose the URL followed by space and the link text in single square brackets (see examples below). When you save or preview the page, you will see a link rendered slightly differently than an internal wikilink. It may be a different color and/or be followed by an arrow icon to show that it may lead to another site.
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!style="width:15%"\|Description		!style="width:15%"\|Description
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	\|}		\|}
			</div>

	=== Anchor===		=== Anchor===

JanineA: /* Internal Links */

2024-12-07T08:28:46Z

Internal Links

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	MediaWiki uses the pagelinks table to keep track of internal wikilinks.		MediaWiki uses the pagelinks table to keep track of internal wikilinks.
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	{\| border="1" class="wikitable"		{\| border="1" class="wikitable"
	! Name/Description		! Name/Description
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	\|}		\|}
			</div>

	=== External Links ===		=== External Links ===

JanineA: /* Category */

2024-12-07T08:26:41Z

Category

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	{{ImageFrame\|image=Category-3.png\|frame=thumb}}		{{ImageFrame\|image=Category-3.png\|frame=thumb}}
	<div>		<div>

			=== Adding Page inside a Category ===

			To include your page inside a Category , do this:
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			{{ImageFrame\|image=Category-4.png\|frame=thumb}}
			</div>
			Once you clicked the '''save changes''', a link will appear below indicating that it was successfully saved under '''Category:Sample'''
			<div class="noresize">
			{{ImageFrame\|image=Category-5.png\|frame=thumb}}
			</div>
			To verify, you may click the link or search the Category title .
			<div class="noresize">
			{{ImageFrame\|image=Category-6.png\|frame=thumb}}
			</div>

JanineA: /* Category */

2024-12-07T08:11:50Z

Category

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	For example,		For example,
			<div class="noresize">
	~~[[File:~~Category-1.png\|thumb]]		{{ImageFrame\|image=Category-1.png\|frame=thumb}}
			<div>

	You may also create directly through '''SpecialPages>Page Forms>Create category''' . The list of all categories can also be found here.		You may also create directly through '''SpecialPages>Page Forms>Create category''' . The list of all categories can also be found here.

	~~[[File:~~Category-2.png\|thumb]]		<div class="noresize">
			{{ImageFrame\|image=Category-2.png\|frame=thumb}}
	~~[[File:~~Category-3.png\|thumb]]		{{ImageFrame\|image=Category-3.png\|frame=thumb}}
			<div>

JanineA: /* Category */

2024-12-07T08:09:22Z

Category

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	For example,		For example,

	~~<div class="noresize">~~
	[[File:Category-1.png\|thumb]]		[[File:Category-1.png\|thumb]]
	~~</div>~~

	You may also create directly through '''SpecialPages>Page Forms>Create category''' . The list of all categories can also be found here.		You may also create directly through '''SpecialPages>Page Forms>Create category''' . The list of all categories can also be found here.

JanineA: /* Category */

2024-12-07T08:06:25Z

Category

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	Categories exist even if their page has not been created, but these categories are isolated from others and serve little purpose for organisation or navigation.		Categories exist even if their page has not been created, but these categories are isolated from others and serve little purpose for organisation or navigation.

	A category is created by creating a page in the Category: namespace. A category page can be created the same way as other wiki pages; just add "Category:" before the page title.		A category is created by creating a page in the '''Category: namespace.''' A category page can be created the same way as other wiki pages; just add "Category:" before the page title.

	~~To avoid extra work~~, ~~try searching within your wiki before creating a new~~ category. The list of all categories can be found ~~in "Special pages" in the "tools" box of the right sidebar~~.		For example,

			<div class="noresize">
			[[File:Category-1.png\|thumb]]
			</div>

			You may also create directly through '''SpecialPages>Page Forms>Create category''' . The list of all categories can also be found here.

			[[File:Category-2.png\|thumb]]

			[[File:Category-3.png\|thumb]]

JanineA: /* Category */

2024-12-07T07:51:49Z

Category

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	=Category=		=Category=

			Categories exist even if their page has not been created, but these categories are isolated from others and serve little purpose for organisation or navigation.

			A category is created by creating a page in the Category: namespace. A category page can be created the same way as other wiki pages; just add "Category:" before the page title.

			To avoid extra work, try searching within your wiki before creating a new category. The list of all categories can be found in "Special pages" in the "tools" box of the right sidebar.

JanineA: /* External Links */

2024-12-07T07:30:09Z

External Links

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	\| Bare external link		\| Bare external link
	\|<pre>https://mediawiki.org</pre>		\|<pre>https://mediawiki.org</pre>
	URLs beginning with "<code>http://</code>" and "<code>https://</code>" are automatically linked, even when no brackets are used.~~</translate>~~		URLs beginning with "<code>http://</code>" and "<code>https://</code>" are automatically linked, even when no brackets are used.
	\|https://mediawiki.org		\|https://mediawiki.org

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	\|<pre>https://google.com/search?q={{PAGENAMEE}}</pre>		\|<pre>https://google.com/search?q={{PAGENAMEE}}</pre>

	See also:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic_words#URL_encoded_page_names~~</tvar>~~\|URL encoded page names]], {{ll\|Manual:PAGENAMEE encoding}}		See also: [[Special:MyLanguage/Help:Magic_words#URL_encoded_page_names\|URL encoded page names]], {{ll\|Manual:PAGENAMEE encoding}}
	\|https://google.com/search?q=Links		\|https://google.com/search?q=Links

JanineA: /* Category */

2024-12-06T07:42:44Z

Category

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	The anchor #toc links to the page's table of contents, except when there's a section titled "toc."		The anchor #toc links to the page's table of contents, except when there's a section titled "toc."

	== Category ==		=Category=