Wikipedia is so vast that the features that usually facilitate navigating, like hypertext and a search box, are supplemented by portals and a page theme that features a toolbox, a search box, and the category of the page, on every page. The category of a page reflects the status of that page in the continuous categorization efforts all pages undergo. Navigation is a critical priority on a Wikipedia page layout. The search box will navigate directly to a page, but this search box is also an interface to a p..
File on Wikipedia means an , a video clip, or an audio clip, including document length clips. Here the term file can mean the data file itself, or the title of a file page (or description page). The file page contains a comprehensive description of the file so that a search result will produce all files related to the descriptive search terms you enter.
Wikipedia has its own search engine (for "wikisearching") as represented by the search box and the search results page. The search box has an activator magnifying-glass icon in it. A list of matching page names drops down as you type the query. The search box will navigate directly to those, but to get search results instead: choose Search, or choose "" from the drop down list, or add the tilde ~ character to the query.
Special pages are pages that have no , but are generated by the software on demand. They are found in the "Special:" . It is not possible to make a redirect to a special page, or to create normal pages beginning with the "Special:" prefix.
The related changes feature (found in the Toolbox menu) lists all recent changes in each article linked to from the current page, but not more than the number specified in the preferences. Its header is "Related changes" with a subheader "(to pages linked from "xxx")".
Watching pages allows any logged-in user to keep a list of "watched" pages and to generate a list of recent changes made to those pages (and their associated talk pages). In this way you can keep track of and react to what's happening to pages you have created or are otherwise interested in.
A talk page (also known as a discussion page) is a page which editors can use to discuss improvements to an article or other Wikipedia page.The talk page associated with an article is named "Talk:Example", where "Example" is the name of the article. For example, the talk page for discussion of improvements to the article Australia is named . The talk page associated with a page in another namespace is named by adding "talk" after the namespace label; for example, the talk page for About is called .
The is conveniently accessed from the Interaction Menu on Wikipedia's sidebar (displayed on the left side of your screen). It lists the most recent edits made to pages in Wikipedia. Using this page, you can monitor and review the latest contributions, to discover and correct mistakes and to spot and revert .
It is not necessary to log in before viewing or editing pages. It does provide additional features, and is generally recommended. If you do not wish to have your IP address known then you should log in. It is quick and simple to create a personal user account.
In compatible browsers, an edit toolbar can be automatically displayed with the edit box, provided that this has been set in the preferences. It appears automatically for editors who are not logged in. This functions partly as a typing aid and partly as a reminder of the available functions. All the functions are available simply by typing the code directly into the edit box (such as ) - this may be easier.
