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==Step 4: Get the interface== | ==Step 4: Get the interface== | ||
{{see also|Help:Editing|l1=Editing help|SmashWiki:Sandbox|l2=Sandbox}} | {{see also|Help:Editing|l1=Editing help|SmashWiki:Sandbox|l2=Sandbox|SmashWiki:Manual of Style||3=Manual of Style}} | ||
Beyond simple text, wikicode can be confusing to new users. Before fumbling around in articles trying to get things to work, use the sandbox to make test edits. It can also be helpful to click the edit button of a page but not change anything, instead simply reading the code to see how it compares to the page's result. Finally, one can use their userpage as a testing ground if you don't want other people in the Sandbox messing up your tests; do note step 1 above however. In any case, the most important rule is to use the preview button before saving edits, as nobody likes it when Recent Changes lists five edits that together only did one thing. | Beyond simple text, wikicode can be confusing to new users. Before fumbling around in articles trying to get things to work, use the sandbox to make test edits. It can also be helpful to click the edit button of a page but not change anything, instead simply reading the code to see how it compares to the page's result. Finally, one can use their userpage as a testing ground if you don't want other people in the Sandbox messing up your tests; do note step 1 above however. In any case, the most important rule is to use the preview button before saving edits, as nobody likes it when Recent Changes lists five edits that together only did one thing. | ||