How to add pages to the NewUniverse

Easily add your own page(s)

The following is a brief and easy way to post pages on the NewUniverse. Please remember, that when you've posted a page, others will also be able to add to it, so to preserve your hard work, you should consider downloading a template, (top right corner) posting it on your own site and offering a link so others can visit you. Don't Forget! When you've posted a page to add a link in the Latest Posted Pages Section.

[Sample Page] Let's get started...

When you click the Create Page link, the first message you will see in the edit window is this Describe [CreatePage] here. This might seem confusing, but the process to create your page is very simple: Change the [CreatePage] words to what you want the title of your page to be: as an example - we'll create a page about Dinosaurs and reptiles. Therefore, we delete the CreatePage inside the square brackets [CreatePage] and change it to this: [Dinosaurs and reptiles] When this is done, make sure you remember your page name for later editing. There is no rush to build the page, you can come back as often as you like.

Now the words in the square brackets are changed, scroll down and click the preview button. The Wiki Engine automatically recognises this as either a link, or the intention to create a new page. If the page doesn't exist, a question mark is placed in a small square box, like this: [?]. Rest your pointer over the question mark and you'll see a description box say: Create Dinosaurs and reptiles. If you then click the question mark a new page with your title is created, along with all the meta tags for search engines to follow. You do not need to add these yourself!

Building the Wiki page...

A Wiki page is designed to be quick and simple. Therefore, commands are created in the same manner. As you've created a new page with a title you don't need to add another heading. But you might want to add a banner headline. The most effective way of achieving this is to create a logo from a dedicated source. CoolText is a good site to visit. Make your banner approximaely 560px wide, about 70px high, choose a white background for added style and place in your text and background image if you wish: see example. now see the same banner added to a page Sample Page

Adding the banner...

All images added to this site are hosted on your own server. This increases the load speed of your page. To add your banner click the Image icon on the toolbar. In the edit area you'll see it drop in [ Example.jpg ]. Change the [ Example.jpg ] to your target web address, so it looks something like this [ http://mywebspace/myfolder/mypic.jpg ]. Click the Preview button and your banner should appear.

Adding headings...

Remember your <h1> heading is placed in when the page is created. You do not have to include another heading straight away.

Adding Headings is as simple as adding an emphasis: Here's how beneath:

!!! 3 Emphasis makes <h2> </h2>

!! 2 Emphasis makes <h3> </h3>

! 1 Emphasis makes <h4> </h4>

Adding the text...

To start adding text, hit the return key twice, so you wind-up with a line of empty white space in the edit area. The line of empty white space tells the Wiki Engine to add a paragraph, which in turn informs the CSS style sheet to style the font.

Like so!

If you want to add a bullet, just place an astrix in front of the text in the edit area, like this * And what you get is a bullet: (see below)

• Here is a bullet!

The easiest way to see these in action, is to practice: To do this, use the Sandbox

If you want others to make a contribution, or expand your choosen subject, place square brackets around certain text. Suppose you want others to help explain spaceship drive systems, then simply add a [ bracket either end of [ Spaceship Drive Systems ]. When you view your page, a question mark will be placed at the end of the words inviting someone else to create that page, like this: Spaceship Drive Systems? By clicking the question mark another page is created!

Other Allowed HTML tags are: <b> <big> <i> <small> <tt> <em> <strong> <abbr> <acronym> <dfn> <kbd> <samp> <var> <sup> <sub>

These tags appear as follows - B Big I Small TT EM Strong Abbr Acronym Dfn Kbd Samp Var ^Sup _Sub

Remember All Tags Open With the command in brackets and have a forward slash in the closed bracket, like this: <big>Big</big> : HTML Tags are limited on a Wiki as they are a security risk!

[Sample Page] Adding images...

As mentioned above, a Wiki can produce security risks, therefore to add images we've devised a very simple work-around. Rather than floating with a <div> tag, we've tweaked the CSS. If you want an image placed to the left, simply place it between the <code> and close it with the closed </code> tag.

Your image inclusion should look like this: <code>[ http://mywebspace/myfolder/mypic.jpg ]</code>. To place an image on the right, we've used the <cite> tag. Do as above, but use the <cite> </cite> tags rather than the code tags.

Advice: Because this is a work-around words beneath an image should not exceed the length of the image: it will push the table box out. After the closed square bracket ] insert a <br> put if a few words and close the tag. You do not have to include width of height, the Wiki will do that automatically. And remember images are stored on your website, so make sure the target address is accurate.