User:HNordeen (WMF)/Sandbox
How do I get started editing in the app?
edit- Learn about the Five Pillars of Editing to become familiar with the fundamental principles of contributing on Wikipedia.
- Check out community-built lists of articles for improvement
- Learn basic Wikitext markup. The App currently does not support visual editing, but our native editor helps you format your text in Wikitext. Becoming familiar with Wikitext will help you read the page after selecting "Edit" or "Edit source."
- To edit in a "Sandbox" style environment within the app:
- Create your your user page, and then your user talk page
- Open an article you're interested in editing. Select "Edit" and select a portion of wikitext and copy it.
- Open your user talk page (Profile>Talk page), and create a discussion. Name it "Sandbox" and put some text into the field.
- Select Edit source from the menu in top-right corner). Paste the paragraph of text from the article, and make test edits to it.
- Edit the Wikitext freely, preview your edits, and publish! They will be published to your Talk page. Your talk page is public, but within the User: namespace of Wikipedia.
To add:
- Native Editor diagram
- Images highlighting edit button & source edit button
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. We host Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital community projects. All of which is made possible thanks to donations from individuals like you. We welcome anyone who shares our vision to join us in collecting and sharing knowledge that fully represents human diversity.
Donations to the Wikimedia Foundation help sustain free knowledge on Wikipedia and our ecosystem of Wikimedia projects. Contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for millions of people around the world. Dontions support
- 43% Direct support to websites Keeping the Wikimedia websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support.
- 32% Direct support to communities The Wikimedia projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, trainings, tools to augment contributor capacity, and support for the legal defense of editors.
- 13% Administration and governance We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values.
- 12% Fundraising Wikimedia is sustained by donations. Millions of remarkable individuals and institutions ensure that we have the necessary resources to continue our global mission.
About the Wikimedia Foundation
editThe nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. We host Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital community projects. All of which is made possible thanks to donations from individuals like you. We welcome anyone who shares our vision to join us in collecting and sharing knowledge that fully represents human diversity.
Donations to the Wikimedia Foundation help sustain free knowledge on Wikipedia and our ecosystem of Wikimedia projects. Contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for millions of people around the world. Dontions support
- 43% Direct support to websites Keeping the Wikimedia websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support.
- 32% Direct support to communities The Wikimedia projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, trainings, tools to augment contributor capacity, and support for the legal defense of editors.
- 13% Administration and governance We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values.
- 12% Fundraising Wikimedia is sustained by donations. Millions of remarkable individuals and institutions ensure that we have the necessary resources to continue our global mission.
About the Wikimedia Foundation
editThe nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. We host Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital community projects. All of which is made possible thanks to donations from individuals like you. We welcome anyone who shares our vision to join us in collecting and sharing knowledge that fully represents human diversity.
Donations to the Wikimedia Foundation help sustain free knowledge on Wikipedia and our ecosystem of Wikimedia projects. Contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for millions of people around the world. Dontions support
- 43% Direct support to websites Keeping the Wikimedia websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support.
- 32% Direct support to communities The Wikimedia projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, trainings, tools to augment contributor capacity, and support for the legal defense of editors.
- 13% Administration and governance We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values.
- 12% Fundraising Wikimedia is sustained by donations. Millions of remarkable individuals and institutions ensure that we have the necessary resources to continue our global mission.
About the Wikimedia Foundation
editThe nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation provides the essential infrastructure for free knowledge. We host Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, created, edited, and verified by volunteers around the world, as well as many other vital community projects. All of which is made possible thanks to donations from individuals like you. We welcome anyone who shares our vision to join us in collecting and sharing knowledge that fully represents human diversity.
Donations to the Wikimedia Foundation help sustain free knowledge on Wikipedia and our ecosystem of Wikimedia projects. Contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for millions of people around the world. Dontions support
- 43% Direct support to websites Keeping the Wikimedia websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support.
- 32% Direct support to communities The Wikimedia projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, trainings, tools to augment contributor capacity, and support for the legal defense of editors.
- 13% Administration and governance We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values.
- 12% Fundraising Wikimedia is sustained by donations. Millions of remarkable individuals and institutions ensure that we have the necessary resources to continue our global mission.
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