New page
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Things to take into consideration when creating a new page:
- Whether a separate page is justified; perhaps it is better to add the text to a related page (especially if the text is not very long); that page can always be split later, after it has grown.
- While creating the page and before saving it, check the What links here link on the creation page. Align the new content with existing links, or change the new title, or fix the other links.
- If nothing points here, the page is isolated. Links to it will need to be added on other pages.
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Starting a page through a link
To start a new page, you can click a link to the new page. This takes you to the editing mode of the non-existing blank page, which allows you to type in content. You could head over to the sandbox make a link by typing in [[your page name]], then click on the link! It's as easy as that!
Starting a page by searching
You must be logged in to edit a page. Another way to start a new page, on CosplayWiki, is to perform a search for the new title with the Go button (as you should have done before) on the left hand side of the page. When the search finds nothing, press "create the article".
Links to non-existing pages are common. They are typically created in preparation for creating the page, and/or to encourage other people to do so. Links are not only convenient for navigation, but also make people aware of the new page (those who read a related page and also those who watch the related page).
New page links are not really broken, as long as the name correctly identifies the intended content. (A new page link with a "wrong" or misspelled name, or that duplicates content found under another name is "broken". but in a different sense.)
New page links typically look different from links to existing pages. On CosplayWiki links to new pages are "red links", that is any text that is a "red link" is a page that does not exist or have any content yet.
Of course, you can also create the link yourself, in a related page, index page or your user page. However, it may be better to wait with creating links until after creating the new page, especially if the new link replaces one to an existing page. In this case, create the link but press Preview, instead of Save. From preview area, clicking the new link will create the new page (without updating the referring page).
Starting a page through the URL
Using the browser address bar to enter a URL to a new page is an easy way to start the new page process. Easier still is editing the pagename part of a URL for an existing page. Using the URL for the new page displays the default 'no article' message. The default page has the usual Edit this page link, which can be used to begin adding content.
