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Fredg999: Fix double redirect

2025-04-06T15:39:00Z

Fix double redirect

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[mw:Extension:VisualEditor\|Extension:VisualEditor]] – for MediaWiki's official documentation on the visual editor		* [[mw:Extension:VisualEditor\|Extension:VisualEditor]] – for MediaWiki's official documentation on the visual editor
	* [[Help]]		* [[Help:Introduction]]
	* [[Help:Editing]] – mostly describing the [[wikitext editor]]		* [[Help:Editing]] – mostly describing the [[wikitext editor]]
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor VisualEditor] – the Wikipedia article is a good starting point for deeper research		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor VisualEditor] – the Wikipedia article is a good starting point for deeper research

ArrowHead294 at 14:14, 17 December 2024

2024-12-17T14:14:23Z

ArrowHead294 at 14:12, 17 December 2024

2024-12-17T14:12:14Z

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* The [[mw:Extension:VisualEditor\|official documentation]] for the visual editor extension
	* [[Help]]		* [[Help]]
	* [[Help:Editing]] – mostly describing the [[wikitext editor]]		* [[Help:Editing]] – mostly describing the [[wikitext editor]]

ArrowHead294 at 12:04, 15 December 2024

2024-12-15T12:04:05Z

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	; VisualEdit		; VisualEdit
	: The changes was made entirely with the visual editor		: The changes was made entirely with the visual editor
	; VisualEdit~~:~~ Switched		; VisualEdit{{colon}} Switched
	: The user started editing with the visual editor than changed to the [[wikitext editor]]		: The user started editing with the visual editor than changed to the [[wikitext editor]]

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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Help]]		* [[Help]]
	* [[Help:Editing]] -- mostly describing the [[wikitext editor]]		* [[Help:Editing]] – mostly describing the [[wikitext editor]]
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor VisualEditor] -- the Wikipedia article is a good starting point for deeper research		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor VisualEditor] – the Wikipedia article is a good starting point for deeper research
	* [[Special:Tags]]		* [[Special:Tags]]

	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

Xenwolf: added some more information

2020-06-07T13:35:58Z

added some more information

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	Sometimes, especially when the pages have structural issues, the visual editor is doing things you are not aware of. This may be confusing to others because your name is stored in the article history along with this change. When editing a page in the visual editor, it's possible to switch to the plain text editor that is showing you the actual wiki markup.		Sometimes, especially when the pages have structural issues, the visual editor is doing things you are not aware of. This may be confusing to others because your name is stored in the article history along with this change. When editing a page in the visual editor, it's possible to switch to the plain text editor that is showing you the actual wiki markup.

	The visual editor is ~~(likely)~~ enabled by default. It can be enabled/disabled in [[Special:preferences#mw-prefsection-editing\|'''Preferences''' → '''Editing''']].		The visual editor is enabled by default. It can be enabled/disabled in [[Special:preferences#mw-prefsection-editing\|'''Preferences''' → '''Editing''']].

			In the article history and the recent changes list, you'll see changes with the visual editor indicated by special tags:

			; VisualEdit
			: The changes was made entirely with the visual editor
			; VisualEdit: Switched
			: The user started editing with the visual editor than changed to the [[wikitext editor]]

			This makes sense because some edits cannot be done (or done the right way) outside the wikitext editor.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Help]]		* [[Help]]
	* [[Help:Editing]] -- mostly describing the ~~plain text~~ editor		* [[Help:Editing]] -- mostly describing the [[wikitext editor]]
	* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor VisualEditor] -- the Wikipedia article is a good starting point for deeper research		* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor VisualEditor] -- the Wikipedia article is a good starting point for deeper research
			* [[Special:Tags]]

	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

Xenwolf: /* See also */ +Wikipedia article (collection)

2020-05-27T07:44:29Z

See also: +Wikipedia article (collection)

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	* [[Help]]		* [[Help]]
	* [[Help:Editing]] -- mostly describing the plain text editor		* [[Help:Editing]] -- mostly describing the plain text editor
			* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VisualEditor VisualEditor] -- the Wikipedia article is a good starting point for deeper research

	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

Xenwolf: short note. @todo check if it is enabled by default

2020-05-27T07:36:08Z

short note. @todo check if it is enabled by default

New page

The '''visual editor''' is a feature that aims to prevent new users from wiki markup it is restricted to the [[Help:namespaces|namespaces]] User, File, Category, (Main).

Sometimes, especially when the pages have structural issues, the visual editor is doing things you are not aware of. This may be confusing to others because your name is stored in the article history along with this change. When editing a page in the visual editor, it's possible to switch to the plain text editor that is showing you the actual wiki markup.

The visual editor is (likely) enabled by default. It can be enabled/disabled in [[Special:preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|'''Preferences''' → '''Editing''']].

== See also ==

* [[Help]]
* [[Help:Editing]] -- mostly describing the plain text editor

[[Category:Help]]

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	The '''visual editor''' is a feature that aims to prevent new users from wiki markup it is restricted to the ~~[[Help:namespaces\|namespaces]]~~ User, File, Category, (~~Main~~).		The '''visual editor''' is a feature that aims to prevent new users from being required to use wiki markup. It is restricted to the User, File, Category, and Main (article) namespaces.

	Sometimes, especially when the pages have structural issues, the visual editor is doing things you are not aware of. This may be confusing to others because your name is stored in the article history along with this change. When editing a page in the visual editor, it's possible to switch to the plain text editor that is showing you the actual wiki markup.		Sometimes, especially when the pages have structural issues, the visual editor is doing things you are not aware of. This may be confusing to others because your name is stored in the article history along with this change. When editing a page in the visual editor, it's possible to switch to the plain text editor that is showing you the actual wiki markup.

	The visual editor is enabled by default. It can be enabled/disabled in [[Special:~~preferences~~#mw-prefsection-editing\|'''Preferences''' → '''Editing''']].		The visual editor is enabled by default. It can be enabled/disabled in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing\|'''Preferences''' → '''Editing''']].

	In the article history and the recent changes list, you'll see changes with the visual editor indicated by special tags:		In the article history and the recent changes list, you'll see changes with the visual editor indicated by special tags:

	; VisualEdit		; VisualEdit
	: The changes was made entirely with the visual editor		: The changes was made entirely with the visual editor.

	; VisualEdit{{colon}} Switched		; VisualEdit{{colon}} Switched
	: The user started editing with the visual editor than changed to the [[wikitext editor]]		: The user started editing with the visual editor than changed to the [[wikitext editor]].

	This makes sense because some edits cannot be done (or done the right way) outside the wikitext editor.		This makes sense because some edits cannot be done (or done the right way) outside the wikitext editor.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* ~~The~~ [[mw:Extension:VisualEditor\|~~official documentation~~]] for the visual editor ~~extension~~		* [[mw:Extension:VisualEditor\|Extension:VisualEditor]] – for MediaWiki's official documentation on the visual editor
	* [[Help]]		* [[Help]]
	* [[Help:Editing]] – mostly describing the [[wikitext editor]]		* [[Help:Editing]] – mostly describing the [[wikitext editor]]