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== Internal links ==
Whenever you want to link to another IntactiWiki article, this is done by the title of the article, enclosed in double square brackets. Linking to other wiki articles is also named ''wikifying''. {{NOTE}} There is constant debate as to whether every occurrence of a term that exists as a wiki article should be linked, or just the first in a paragraph, or just the first in an article. To make it easier for readers of an IntactiWiki article, we recommend linking every occurrence of a wiki term in an article where it makes sense.
=== Simple links ===
Here is an example:
<pre>Please don't forget to read about [[Intactivistsintactivists]], too.</pre>''Result:'' Please don't forget to read about [[Intactivistsintactivists]], too.
=== Uppercase/lowercase issues ===
The English IntactiWiki doesn't care much about uppercase/lowercase spelling of Article article titles in internal links. Here is another example:
<pre>Maybe you never heard about [[foreskin]] before.</pre>
''Result:'' Maybe you never heard about [[foreskin]] before.
'''Note:''' When you click on the marked word ''circumcisionforeskin'' to open the relevant article, you will see that its title is capitalized. This works fine for the first word of an article's title.
<pre>This may not work for [[Langerhans Cells]], by the way, just for [[Langerhans cells]].</pre>
''Result:'' This may not work for [[Langerhans Cells]], by the way, just for [[Langerhans cells]]and [[langerhans cells]], because only the first word of an article's title will be auto-capitalized for the link.
'''Note:''' Here you see a red link, because the article '''Langerhans Cells''' doesn't exist. In IntactiWiki, we use '''sentence-style capitalization''' also to avoid internal link issues like this one.
But of course, you can assign any text to an article link. Here are some examples.
<pre>With the | character, you can add the text to be shown as the link title, so the [[Langerhans cells|Langerhans Cells]] link may work like this. You can also use redirect pages when linking to a more complex article, like [[glans|this one]]. And you can use plural endings and stuff to have a nicer text, e.g. when you're talking about multiple [[foreskin]]s.</pre>
''Result:'' With the '''| sign''' character<ref>Type the '''| ''' character using [AltGr][<] on Windows keyboards, [alt][7] on Mac keyboards.</ref>, you can add the text to be shown as the link title, so the [[Langerhans cells|Langerhans Cells]] link may work like this. You can also use redirect pages when linking to a more complex article, like [[glans|this one]]. And you can use plural endings and stuff to have a nicer text, e.g. when you're talking about multiple [[foreskin]]s.
== External links ==
<pre>Have you ever visited the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]?</pre>
''Result:'' Have you ever visited the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki]?
'''Note:''' Please keep in mind that in external links, the link and the link text are not separated by a | character (like in internal links) but by a space character!
=== Links with more information ===