TangoWiki (and MediaWiki) distinguish between the following link types:
- Internal Links: Links to other pages within the wiki. (=Wiki links)
- External Links: Links to other pages on the internet.
- InterWiki Links: Links to other Wikis or other language areas of TangoWiki.
To create an internal link to any other page on the wiki, just put the word(s) (i.e. the target page title) into two pairs of square brackets. After saving the article the link will appear on the page. If the linked page already exists, the link will appear in blue font. If not, the text will be shown in red. This also applies to links that have the wrong spelling.
Example:
Internal links
| Description | Wiki code | Example | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal link | [[Pagename]]
|
[[Main Page]]
|
Main Page |
| Internal link with different text | [[Pagename|Link text]]
|
[[Main Page|back to Main Page]]
|
back to Main Page |
| Internal link with jump label/anchor Anchors are automatically applied for all headings and the start of the page #top |
[[Pagename#Anchor|Link text]]
|
[[Help:Text formatting#Weblinks|to the Weblinks]]
|
to the Weblinks |
| Link to a category | [[:Category:Category name]]
|
[[:Category:Help]]
|
Category:Help |
| Link to a category with different text | [[:Category:Category name|Link text]]
|
[[:Category:Help|All help articles]]
|
All help articles |
| Internal link to an image file (will show the image) | [[Image:Example.jpg]]
|
[[Image:kursiv.png]]
|
|
| Internal link to a file (links the file) | [[File:Example.mp3]]
|
[[File:Example.mp3]]
|
File:Example.mp3 |
| Redirection to another page | #REDIRECT [[Pagename]]
|
#REDIRECT [[Main Page]]
|
→ Main Page |
Please note:
- The link to a category is not using the same code as for sorting an article into a category! See Add categories to article for this.
- The first letter of an internal link will automatically be capitalized. Blank spaces will be converted to an underscore. You can place underscores yourself, but that is not recommended.
How to make square brackets [[ ]]?
- On a (European) Mac: Alt+5 and Alt+5
External Links and InterWiki Links
| Description | Wiki code | Output |
|---|---|---|
| External link | http://mediawiki.org
|
http://mediawiki.org |
| External link with different text | [http://mediawiki.org MediaWiki]
|
MediaWiki |
| External link without name | [http://mediawiki.org]
|
[1] |
| Interwiki link | [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki]]
|
Wikipedia:MediaWiki |
| Interwiki link with different text | [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki|link text]]
|
link text |
| Interwiki link to Wikipedia (to the German Wikipedia) | [[Wikipedia:de:MediaWiki]]
|
Wikipedia:de:MediaWiki |
| Interwiki link to other language areas of TangoWiki Is used for language links of similar pages at the end of the source code |
[[de:Hilfe:Links]]
|
language link in the navigation menu on the left |
