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Revision as of 03:47, 13 December 2023 view source A3nm (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers 4,578 edits mention the "2017 wikitext editor" as an alternative solution (I had forgotten I had it enabled and was confused not to find documentation about it) Tag: 2017 wikitext editor ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 17:07, 12 March 2025 view source CFA (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Page movers, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 48,307 edits m Reverted edit by Brayle1 (talk) to last version by Moxy Tag: Rollback
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Line 1: {{pp-protected\|reason=Per request, this is the new landing page for "citation needed", which has massively increased its view count, and the disruption\|small=yes}} {{Wikipedia how-to\|WP:REFB\|WP:REFBEGIN\|WP:REFSTART}} {{notice\|style=background:#dbedc4;border:4px solid #2ba9e0;text-align:center\|textstyle=font-size:1.25em\|imageright=[[File:VisualEditor-logo.svg\|75px]]\|This page assumes you are using the source editor. Alternatively, learn '''[[Help:Introduction to referencing with VisualEditor/12\|referencing in VisualEditor]]'''.<br />~~<small>~~{{resize\|66%\|2=The [[WP:source editor\|source editor]] shows underlying wiki markup like <code><nowiki>[[Earth]]</nowiki></code>. The [[WP:VisualEditor\|VisualEditor]] works like a word processor.~~</small>~~}}}}<!-- THIS PAGE IS MOSTLY TRANSCLUDED FROM THE HELP:INTRO SERIES. PLEASE GO TO [[Help:Introduction to referencing]] TO MAKE EDITS. --> Line 11: {{get parameter\|1\|intro to\|Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/3}} ==Using the 2017 wikitext editor== As an alternative to the RefToolbar, it is possible to insert citations in the source editor using a similar automated tool as the one [[WP:REFVISUAL\|used in the visual editor]]. For this, you need to enable the "[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/2017_wikitext_editor 2017 wikitext editor]" in your preferences. You will then be able to edit the source of pages while inserting citations using the automated tool of the visual editor. ==Reliable sources== {{get parameter\|1\|intro to\|Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/4}} Line 26: * [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]] * [[User:Nick Moyes/Easier Referencing for Beginners]] {{Wikipedia referencing}} {{Citation Style 1}}