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This is a guide to editing on Leftypedia.

If you're already familiar with Wiki editing, Wikitext is roughly the same among different MediaWiki wikis. You can use the resources offered by Wikipedia to learn how to properly edit pages on Leftypedia. Nevertheless, there are a few points that are specific to this site and need to be clarified.

Editing

In 2012, MediaWiki created VisualEditor, which allows immediate feedback and hands-on editing which is similar to that of a rich text editor. VisualEditor revolutionizes the Wiki editing experience, making it far more intuitive to make changes like reordering and expanding paragraphs and sections, adding wikilinks, inserting templates, creating footnotes and references, and more. VisualEditor is the default editor on Leftypedia for all new users.

However, VisualEditor has a handful of known limitations, and may be less efficient for certain very advanced editing tasks. It is likely for these reasons that, as of 2021, Visual Editor was still only half as popular on Wikipedia as the classic editor.

To begin editing, simply click on one of the two editing tabs on the top of the interface (see image below). Click the "edit" tab if you want to use the visual editor, and click "edit source" if you want to edit using direct MediaWiki markup.

Example of where the editing buttons are located on the interface. Click on one of them to begin editing.

Visual Editor

Wikipedia:Help:VisualEditor

Source editor

Templates

Templates are separate pages of wikitext which can be imported ("transcluded") directly into an article to create standardized tables, navigation boxes, sidebars, error messages, and more. Templates exist in the Template: namespace and can be "called" in the VisualEditor by clicking Insert > Template and entering their name. In the source editor, templates use the syntax {{template name}}. The "This is a Help page" box at the top of this page is an example of a template. Templates function identically to their counterparts on Wikipedia and other Wikis, allowing you to import or copy-paste them from other sites or even use them as a reference to create your own.

Some templates make reference to Modules, bits of LUA code which make templates far more powerful in what they can achieve compared to the limited functionality of wikitext.^[a] If you see the syntax #invoke while viewing a template's source code, this means that the template uses a Module.

Original templates

Leftypedia was created to make it simpler to navigate and understand leftist topics than on other wikis. One of the ways we do this is with our original templates, such as sidebars, message boxes, and navigation bars, making it much easier to readers to find their way around.

Here are some examples of sidebar templates, which usually go at the top:

These are examples of navbox templates, which typically have far more links and go at the bottom of a page:

If you're creating or revising a page, adding one of these can improve the usefulness and quality of your article if used in the right context.

Please see Category:Original templates for other Leftypedia templates. (For a complete list of templates, including technical templates and those imported from Wikipedia, see here.)

Navigation templates

Works by Marx and Engels

Marx and Engels navbox: Contains all three of the following, which can also be used individually:

NavTMarxEngBoth: Texts coauthored by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
NavTMarxAlone: Texts by Karl Marx
NavTEngAlone: Texts by Friedrich Engels

Sidebar templates

Infobox templates

Issue templates

Citation needed (in-line)
Something's wrong here (in-line)
Instances needed (in-line)
More/better citations needed (entire article)
Quotation needed (in-line)
Rewrite needed (entire article or section)
Tendency-based slant (in-line)
Stub (entire article)

User page templates

Userbox templates can be used to easily identify yourself, your tendencies, or even your interests. These templates belong on your userpage–don't use them in articles on the site.

Visit the Userbox gallery for some examples of tendency-related templates, including communist and anarchist versions.^[b]

Citing sources

For help citing sources, see these links.

"Magnus's Tools": Very useful for citing sources.
- Citer: Automatic citer tool, which accepts URLs, DOIs, ISBNs, OCLCs, and more. Very quick and useful, but error-prone. Check the output before submitting.
- MakeRef: More manual citing option with individual fields.
Wikipedia help page on footnotes
Wikipedia citation templates: Most of these are also present on Leftypedia.
Citing sources with Zotero: Wikipedia guide to using Zotero to organise and generate references

Notes

↑ Although previous versions of Leftypedia were apparently unable to use LUA-based Modules in new or imported templates, breaking #invoke functions, these are currently working with no issues.
↑ This site used to have a template for users banned from Conservapedia. You can submit a request for this template to be remade or restored.

[1] Although previous versions of Leftypedia were apparently unable to use LUA-based Modules in new or imported templates, breaking #invoke functions, these are currently working with no issues.

[2] This site used to have a template for users banned from Conservapedia. You can submit a request for this template to be remade or restored.

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-[[Mw:wikitext|Wikitext]] is roughly the same among different MediaWiki wikis. You [[Wikipedia:Help:Editing|can use the resources offered by Wikipedia]] to learn how to properly edit pages on Leftypedia. Nevertheless, there are a few points that are specific to this site and need to be clarified.
+This is a guide to editing on Leftypedia.
+If you're already familiar with Wiki editing, [[Mw:wikitext|Wikitext]] is roughly the same among different MediaWiki wikis. You [[Wikipedia:Help:Editing|can use the resources offered by Wikipedia]] to learn how to properly edit pages on Leftypedia. Nevertheless, there are a few points that are specific to this site and need to be clarified.
 == Editing ==
-To begin editing, simply click on one of the two editing tabs on the top of the interface (see image below). Click the "edit" tab if you want to use the visual editor, and click "edit source" if you want to edit using direct MediaWiki markup. Visual editor is much more usable for beginners.
+In 2012, MediaWiki created '''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]]''', which allows immediate feedback and hands-on editing which is similar to that of a rich text editor. VisualEditor revolutionizes the Wiki editing experience, making it far more intuitive to make changes like reordering and expanding paragraphs and sections, adding [[wikilink]]s, inserting templates, creating footnotes and references, and more. VisualEditor is the default editor on Leftypedia for all new users.
+However, VisualEditor has [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:VisualEditor#Limitations|a handful of known limitations]], and may be less efficient for certain very advanced editing tasks. It is likely for these reasons that, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:VisualEditor#About VisualEditor|as of 2021, Visual Editor was still only half as popular on Wikipedia as the classic editor]].
+To begin editing, simply click on one of the two editing tabs on the top of the interface (see image below). Click the "edit" tab if you want to use the visual editor, and click "edit source" if you want to edit using direct MediaWiki markup.
 [[File:Leftypedia editing buttons.png|center|thumb|719x719px|Example of where the editing buttons are located on the interface. Click on one of them to begin editing. ]]
-<!--== Pages ==
+=== Visual Editor ===
+[[Wikipedia:Help:VisualEditor]]
+=== Source editor ===
+== Templates ==
+'''Templates''' are separate pages of wikitext which can be imported ("transcluded") directly into an article to create standardized tables, navigation boxes, sidebars, error messages, and more. Templates exist in the <code><nowiki>Template:</nowiki></code> namespace and can be "called" in the VisualEditor by clicking Insert > Template and entering their name. In the source editor, templates use the syntax <code><nowiki>{{template name}}</nowiki></code>. The "This is a Help page" box at the top of this page is an example of a template. Templates function identically to their counterparts on Wikipedia and other Wikis, allowing you to import or copy-paste them from other sites or even use them as a reference to create your own.
-=== Userpages ===
+Some templates make reference to '''Modules''', bits of LUA code which make templates far more powerful in what they can achieve compared to the limited functionality of wikitext.{{efn|Although previous versions of Leftypedia were apparently unable to use LUA-based Modules in new or imported templates, breaking <code><nowiki>#invoke</nowiki></code> functions, these are currently working with no issues.}} If you see the syntax <code><nowiki>#invoke</nowiki></code> while viewing a template's source code, this means that the template uses a Module.
-We've restricted the editing of userpages (even your own) to trusted contributors. This was done because of an issue with spam bots only editing their own userpage. If you want to edit your own userpage please make a couple of edits on the wiki first so we can tell that you're legit.
+=== Original templates ===
+{{see also|Category:Original templates}}
+Leftypedia was created to make it simpler to navigate and understand leftist topics than on other wikis. One of the ways we do this is with our '''original templates''', such as sidebars, message boxes, and navigation bars, making it much easier to readers to find their way around.
-'''Note: As of October 2023 this feature needs to be fixed.'''-->
+Here are some examples of '''sidebar templates''', which usually go at the top:
-== Templates ==
-'''Templates''' are separate pages of wikitext which can be imported ("transcluded") directly into an article in order to make standardized tables, navigation boxes, sidebars, and more. Templates exist in the <code><nowiki>Template:</nowiki></code> namespace and can be "called" in the Visual Editor by clicking Insert > Template and entering their name. In the source editor, templates use the syntax <code><nowiki>{{template name}}</nowiki></code>. The "This is a Help page" box at the top of this page is an example of a template. Templates function almost identically to Wikipedia and other Wikis, allowing for importing templates and using them to create new ones. LUA-based Modules used by templates which contain <code><nowiki>#invoke</nowiki></code> statements appear to be working as of October 2023.
-For examples of original templates created by users at Leftypedia, see below.
+<div style="display:flex;">
-<!--Because of technical reasons involving the current webhosting plan of Leftypedia, the wiki cannot import LUA based templates from Wikipedia. '''This means you cannot copy templates using any "#invoke" statements.''' For the time being, we will have to make due with the ParserFunctions, Variables, and Loops extensions, which offer much of the same functionality. This nonetheless means that instead of using the very general modules supplied by Wikipedia, many of our templates will have to depend on dirty hacks. (Looking at the bright side, dirty hacks are more fun.)
+<div>{{marxism}}</div><div>{{leninism sidebar}}</div><div>{{political economy}}</div><div>{{anti-communism}}</div></div>
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ParserFunctions Wikimedia documentation of the ParserFunctions extension.]
+{{-}}
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Variables Wikimedia documentation of the Variables extension.]
-* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Loops Wikimedia documentation of the Loops extension.]
-You can request additional extensions (that don't require root access) and find help building the templates you need by contacting [[User talk:CyberSynGang]].
+These are examples of '''navbox templates''', which typically have far more links and go at the bottom of a page:
--->
-== Original templates ==
+{{Path of argument in Capital Volume I navbox|state=expanded}}{{leftist tendencies navbox}}{{Anarchist communities|state=expanded}}{{Hegelians navbox}}
-{{see also|Category:Original templates}}
-One of the long-running objectives of this site is to make navigating leftist topics easier than on other wikis. To this end, we have several original templates related to leftist topics to facilitate leftist study and discourse.
-The following is not a comprehensive list and is not likely to be up to date. Please see [[:Category:Original templates]] for other Leftypedia templates.
+If you're creating or revising a page, adding one of these can improve the usefulness and quality of your article if used in the right context.
-For a complete list of templates, including technical templates and those imported from Wikipedia, [https://wiki.leftypol.org/wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&amp;to=&amp;namespace=10 see here].
+Please see [[:Category:Original templates]] for other Leftypedia templates. (For a complete list of templates, including technical templates and those imported from Wikipedia, [https://wiki.leftypol.org/wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&amp;to=&amp;namespace=10 see here].)
-=== Navigation templates ===
+==== Navigation templates ====
 * [[Template:NavClasses|Socio-economic classes]]
 * [[Template:NavHegelians|(Post-)Hegelians]]
 * [[Template:NavLTend|Leftist tendencies]]
 * [[Template:NavPoAV1|Path of argument in Capital Volume I]]
-====Works by Marx and Engels====
+=====Works by Marx and Engels=====
 *'''[[Template:Marx and Engels navbox|Marx and Engels navbox]]:''' Contains all three of the following, which can also be used individually:
 :*[[Template:NavTMarxEngBoth|NavTMarxEngBoth]]: Texts coauthored by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
 :*[[Template:NavTMarxAlone|NavTMarxAlone]]: Texts by Karl Marx
 :*[[Template:NavTEngAlone|NavTEngAlone]]: Texts by Friedrich Engels
-=== Sidebar templates ===
+==== Sidebar templates ====
 * [[Template:SideMarxism|Marxism]]
 * [[Template:Leninism sidebar|Leninism]]
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 * [[Template:Politics of the Soviet Union|Politics of the Soviet Union]]
-=== Infobox templates ===
+==== Infobox templates ====
 * [[Template:Infobox country|Country]]
 * [[Template:Infobox political party|Political party]]
-=== Issue templates ===
+==== Issue templates ====
 * [[Template:Cn|Citation needed]] (in-line)
 * [[Template:InlineIssue|Something's wrong here]] (in-line)
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 * [[Template:Slanted|Tendency-based slant]] (in-line)
 * [[Template:Stub|Stub]] (entire article)
-=== User page templates ===
+==== User page templates ====
 '''[[:Category:Userbox templates|Userbox templates]]''' can be used to easily identify yourself, your tendencies, or even your interests. These templates belong on your userpage–don't use them in articles on the site.
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 == Citing sources ==
 For help citing sources, see these links.
 * [https://magnustools.toolforge.org/ "Magnus's Tools"]: Very useful for citing sources.
-** [https://citer.toolforge.org/ Citer]: Automatic citer tool, which accepts [[Help:Identifiers|URLs, DOIs, ISBNs, OCLCs, and more]]. Very quick and useful, but error-prone. Check the output before submitting.
+** '''[https://citer.toolforge.org/ Citer]: Automatic citer tool, which accepts [[Help:Identifiers|URLs, DOIs, ISBNs, OCLCs, and more]]. Very quick and useful, but error-prone. Check the output before submitting.'''
 ** [https://tools.wmflabs.org/makeref/ MakeRef]: More manual citing option with individual fields.
 * [[Wikipedia:help:Footnotes|Wikipedia help page on footnotes]]

v t e Leftist tendencies
All of these ideologies are forms of socialism or communism.
	Libertarian	Mutualism, Anarcho-communism, Anarcho-collectivism, Anarcho-syndicalism, Without adjectives, Libertarian Marxism, Impossibilism
	Marxist	Leninism (Marxism–Leninism, Maoism, Trotskyism, Titoism, Hoxhaism), Left communism, Orthodox Marxism
	Reformist	Democratic socialism, Eurocommunism, Kautskyism, Neo-Marxism (Post, Western)

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