Creating a new page:

Basic Steps

Put the new page name in the search bar. (Really!)
Click on the name in the search results where it prompts to Create the page "_____" on this wiki!
Insert Template, if appropriate (see below).
Type in text as desired.
Insert images (see below).

Add relevant categories - Category:People, Category:Vatavian, Category:Scribe, etc.
- Put double-square brackets [[ around the Category:Name command, then closed-double-square brackets.
- More information on Categories below
Save the new page.
Click on any new categories you created and make sure they're not orphans, i.e. their parent categories are correct.

You have to be logged into your account to upload images

Open the "Upload File" button in the left toolbar in a separate tab
Follow the instructions in the window to upload the desired image
- Permitted file types: png, gif, jpg, jpeg, webp.
Cut and Paste the image file name (Image.gif, etc. ) into the appropriate area of the page being edited
- [[File:Sample.gif]]
- Recommend align to the right: [[File:Sample.gif|right]]
- If need to change the image size and add a caption: [[File:Sample.gif|right|150px|Sample Image]]

Headers use =Text= . Multiple = indicate lower ranks of subheader.
Bullet points use * . Multiple * will indent the point further.
Italics is ''text'' (double single-quotes)
Bold is '''text''' (triple single-quotes)
Underline is <u>text</u>
Links:
- Inserting the URL "naked" will make the URL text a clickable link, example: http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html
- Putting the URL in single brackets followed by text, will make that text a clickable link, example: The Ordinary
- Internal links are the name of the page surrounded by double brackets, example: Main Page
- Internal links to category pages need an extra colon [[:Category:Toys]], to get the link Category:Toys

Name Consults - Template:Name Consults - documentation notes for name consults
Name Consults - Template:Armory Consults - documentation notes for armory consults
Name Consults - Template:Full Consults - documentation notes for name and armory consults

To use a template:

Open a new page like you normally would.
- (Search for "Jane Doe" and click on the name in the "Create the page "Jane Doe" on this wiki!" link.)
In the edit box, put the code {{subst:Name}}, or other Template name as appropriate.
Save the page without any other coding
This will substitute in the Template text.
Re-open the article for editing to fill in the blanks.

Categories and subcategories are used in MediaWiki to organize pages together much like tags were used on wikispaces.
Categories are case-sensitive.

SCA Projects
- Classes Taught
- Medieval Medical School
- Going Green
Russian Problems - ongoing research challenges
Heraldic Work - research and consulting
- Consulting and Commentary
  - Name Consults
  - Armory Consults
Other Projects - non-SCA
- Genealogy
Dampened Enthusiasts (mundane camping notes)

MediaWiki automatically makes a Category page for any category assigned to a page.

Categories are assigned by putting the relevant code at the bottom of the page: