Creating a Wiki Page by
Creating a Link from an Existing Page

Wiki pages are all about links — it is one of the primary ways of navigating a website: hyperlinks. You can create new wiki pages simply by creating a link from any existing page.
To begin:

1. Click Home in the Menu module to return to Home page.
2. Select Page Actions > Edit.
   
   

    Tip

   You can also edit a specific section of a page (instead of the entire page at once, by using the Edit by section feature. See the http://doc.tiki.org/Edit+by+SectionTiki Documentation] for more information on this feature.
   
   The Edit page appears.
   

    Tip

   You can also edit a wiki page by clicking the Edit this page button at the bottom of the page.
3. Delete all of the text in the Edit Page tab, then type: ((My New Page))
   
   

    Note

   The use of parenthesis around a word, tells Tiki to make that word a link. You'll learn more, later, about adding links.
4. In the Describe the changes you made field, enter a short description of your edit such as:
   Testing the wiki.
   This information is helpful when viewing page history.
   

    Note

   The Monitor this page option appears because you enabled the Watches feature. If you select this option, Tiki will send you an email notification each time someone edits the page.
5. Click Save. Tiki saves the page and reloads the Home page.
   
   

    Note

   The Note that appears at the top of the page is for information only and will not display for the next visitor who views the page.

Because there is no actual page named My New Page, it is a broken link. Tiki indicates broken links by coloring the link red: My New Page.

Oh no! Your brand new website already has a broken link! It is a good thing that it is easy to fix.

Click the My New Page on the Home page. Tiki automatically creates a page named My New Page and displays its Edit page.

Type some text in the Edit area and click Save. Tiki saves the page and reloads the My New Page page.

The newly created page: My New Page.

Backlinks

Remember the Backlinks option that you enabled when configuring the Wiki options?

"Backlinks" are exactly what they sound like — links back to different wiki pages. Tiki automatically keeps track of every wiki link.

See the Backlinks drop-down list at the top of the MyNewPage page?

The Backlinks button is maintained automatically by Tiki.

From this Backlinks list, select HomePage. Tiki loads the HomePage page. Notice that the link is no longer red. Since you created the page, the link is no longer broken!

The link to MyNewPage is no longer broken; the question mark is gone.