Synopsis
Emphasis: _ for italics, * for bold,
_* for both, = for fixed width.
Lists: * for bullet lists, # for numbered lists,
Term:<new-line> definition for definition lists.
Preformatted text: Enclose text in <pre></pre> or
<verbatim></verbatim>.
Indented text: Indent the paragraph with whitespaces.
References: JoinCapitalizedWords or use square brackets for a [page link] or URL [http://cool.wiki.int/]. Named link: [text|URL]. Thumbnail: T[URL|text].
Preventing linking: Prefix with "~".
Misc: "!", "!!", "!!!" make headings,
"%%%" or "<br>" makes a linebreak,
"----" makes a horizontal rule.
Allowed HTML tags: b big i
small tt em strong
abbr acronym cite
code dfn kbd samp
var sup sub
Paragraphs
- Don't indent paragraphs
- Words wrap and fill as needed
- Use blank lines as separators
- Four or more minus signs make a horizontal rule
- %%% or <br> makes a linebreak (in headings and lists too)
Lists
asterisk for first level
- indented asterisk (indent at least two spaces) for second level, etc.
- Use *, -, + or o for bullet lists, # for numbered lists (mix at will)
Definition lists:
Term: definition
gives
- Term
- definition
as in the <DL><DT><DD> list
- Items may contain multiple paragraphs and other multi-lined content, just indent the items
Headings
- '!' at the start of a line makes a small heading
- '!!' at the start of a line makes a medium heading
- '!!!' at the start of a line makes a large heading
Preformatted text
Place preformatted lines inside <pre>:
<pre> Preformatted text. WikiLinks still work. </pre>
gives
Preformatted text. Wiki Links? still work.If you want text with no Wiki interaction, use the <verbatim> tag:
<verbatim> Preformatted text. WikiLinks do not work. </verbatim>
gives
Preformatted text. WikiLinks do not work.
Indented Paragraphs
Two or more whitespaces signal indented text. Indents may be nested.
This is an indented block of text.
This block is even more indented.
E-mail style block-quoting is supported as well:
> This is block-quoted text.
renders as
This is block-quoted text.
Emphasis
- Use an underscore (_) for emphasis (usually italics)
- Use an asterisk (*) for strong emphasis (usually bold)
- Mix them at will: bold italics
Emphasis can be used multiple times within a paragraph, but cannot cross paragraph boundaries:
_this
will not work_
References
- Hyperlinks to other pages within the Wiki are made by placing the page name in square brackets: this is a page link? or Using Wiki Words? (preferred)
- Hyperlinks to external pages are done like this:
http://www.wcsb.org/ - You can name the links by providing a name, a bar (|) and then the
hyperlink or pagename within square brackets [text | URL]:
PhpWiki home page ---
the front page
- You can suppress linking to old-style references and URIs by preceding the word with a '~', e.g. NotLinkedAsWikiName, http://not.linked.to/
- Also, the old way of linking URL's is still supported: precede URLs
with "http:", "ftp:" or "mailto:" to
create links automatically as in: http://c2.com/
URLs ending with .png, .gif, or .jpg are inlined if in square brackets.
- [imageURL]: Full-sized image.
- [mouseOverText|imageURL]: Full-sized image with mouseOverText.
- T[imageURL|mouseOverText]: Thumbnail with mouseOverText.
- T[imageURL|none]: Thumbnail with no mouseOverText.
- T[imageURL|default]: Thumbnail with mouseOverText same as imageURL.
- T[imageURL]: Thumbnail with mouseOverText same as imageURL, same as default.
In-page hyperlinks are made by placing a named anchor and referring to the anchor in a hyperlink:
Named anchors:
- #[foo]: An anchor around the text "foo" with id "foo".
- #[|foo]: An empty anchor with id "foo".
- #[howdy|foo]: An anchor around the text "howdy" with id "foo".
- References to name anchors are made thusly:
[##hyperlinks], [OtherPage#foo], [named|OtherPage#foo].
Tables
Definition list style tables are written just like definition lists, except that you replace the trailing colon on the term with a "pipe" (|).
Term 1 | Definition 1 begins here. Term 1.1 | Definition 1.1 Term 1.2 | Definition 1.2 This is part of definition 1. Term 2 | Here's definition 2.Term 1 Definition 1 begins here.
Term 1.1 Definition 1.1 Term 1.2 Definition 1.2 This is part of definition 1.
Term 2 Here's definition 2. - Old-style tables are supported through the Old Style Table Plugin:
HTML Mark-Up Language
- Some in-line markup is allowed through the use of HTML tags:
b, big, i, small,
tt, em, strong,
abbr, acronym, cite,
code, dfn, kbd, samp, var, sup and sub - < and > are themselves
- The & characters will not work
Creating various kinds of special links
- See Magic Php Wiki URLs for gory details on how to write various kind of wiki maintenance and other special links.
Inserting plugins
Several plugins permit embedding additional functionality to Wiki pages. For example,
<?plugin BackLinks page=HomePage info=hits ?>
gives
24 pages link to Home Page: 
Page Name Hits FAQ 2651 Old Text Formatting Rules 615 Pgsrc Translation 768 Php Wiki Administration 1831 Php Wiki Documentation 1843 Text Formatting Rules 2583 Favorite Bulbs 5006 Pests And Diseases 3444 TOW 2800 Track this Wiki 2028 Using This Wiki 2962 Upload File 17768 TOW 2003 1159 Places 3323 Adding Pages 2778 References 6993 Photographs And Information 91096 Mystery Bulbs 13581 Miscellaneous 4181 Bokkeveld Plateau 3352 Places in South Africa 2064 Contributors 6732 Families 3192 TOW 2004 1409 - For more information on plugins, see Wiki Plugin.