Hypertext Syntax

Absolute Essential

The essential markdown syntax for MediaWiki are:

1. Hierarchical Markdown: use =
2. Hyperlink: use [ and ]
3. Transclusion: use { and }

They are essential because they formally define the structure of a hyperlinked document space.

Hierarchical Markdown

Use a number of balanced equal signs (=) to format the level of section titles. Larger number of equal signs indicates lower level.

examples and rendered results

Text Input	Rendered Result
=Level1=	Level1
==Level2==	Level2
===Level3===	Level3
====Level4====	Level4

Hyperlink to other pages

Linking to other pages Help:Link on MediaWiki

Terminology	Text Input	Rendered Result
Local Hyperlink	[[Main Page]]	Main Page
External Hyperlink	[http://wikimedia.org wikimedia website]	wikimedia website
Piped Link	[[Main Page|This is called the Piped Link]]	This is called the Piped Link

Transclusion from other pages

Transcluding content from other pages or functions

Types of Transclusion	Sample Text Input	Rendered Result
locally defined page transclusion	{{:Paper/Algebra of Systems}}	Koo, Hsueh-Yung Benjamin; Simmons, Willard; Crawley, Edward (Nov 16, 2021). "Algebra of Systems as a Meta Language for Model Synthesis and Analysis" (PDF). local page: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS.
transcluding template page	{{LogicModel}}	Logic Model ([[{{{name}}}]]) Template:LogicModel 05 18, 2022 Abstract Specification [[{{{name}}}/Context|Context]] {{:{{{name}}}/Context}} [[{{{name}}}/Goal|Goal]] {{:{{{name}}}/Goal}} [[{{{name}}}/Criteria|Success Criteria]] {{:{{{name}}}/Criteria}} Concrete Implementation Given [[{{{name}}}/Input|Inputs]] When [[{{{name}}}/Process|Process]] is executed... Then, we get [[{{{name}}}/Output|Outputs]] {{:{{{name}}}/Input}} {{:{{{name}}}/Process}} {{:{{{name}}}/Output}} Boundary/Safety Conditions of [[{{{name}}}/Boundary|{{{name}}}]] {{:{{{name}}}/Boundary}}
function invocation	{{#invoke:Utility|monthNumberToFullMonthName |{{CURRENTMONTH}}}}	November

To learn how to leverage Parser Functions, Lua programming language/Scribunto in MediaWiki, see Demo:CodeWrapper.

More Comprehensive Guides

MediaWiki's allows some mixture of HTML syntax and extension defined syntax to enable more functionalities. For additional coding syntax instruction, see the following links.

1. MediaWiki Syntax
2. MediaWiki Link
3. MediaWiki Citation
4. Semantic MediaWiki