Help:Editor's Guide

How to create a new article

Step 1: Creating the page

Search the binomial name of your species in the search bar.

• If the species already exists, it will redirect you to its page
• If not, you will get a message saying that the page doesn't exist. In this case, if you click on the red page link, the editor interface will load and you will be able to create the requested page

Notice: Before starting a new page, please make sure that the species isn't already listed on the platform under another synonym name.

Step 2: Adding main sections

To load the standard article format with all the predefined sections, simply go to theInsert a template button from the editor toolbar, search for the Species template and add it to your page.

Next, click Add all parameters (even if you won't need them all) and fill in each of the cases with the requested information, skipping the non-relevant parameters.

Note that some parameters require special formatting while others are auto-formatted by default. See the how to fill parameters section below.

Step 3: Adding photo gallery

Add the following code to create a photo gallery:

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed-hover>
File:Example.jpg|Caption (© Name)
File:Example.jpg|Caption (© Name)
</gallery>

Then, customize the Example.jpg, Caption and Name parts.

To add additional photos, just duplicate this line as many times as needed:

File:Example.jpg|Caption (© Name)

Step 4: Adding reference section

Finally, add the following code at the end of the page:

== References ==
<references/>

You won't need to do anything else here. All the cited sources in the article will be automatically referenced here.

How to fill parameters

While some sections are auto-formatted by the template, others require you to format the inputted text manually. Please follow the guidance provided in the table below.

Parameter	Instructions	Example
Speciesbox
authority	Retrieve this information from Catalogue of Life	Linnaeus, 1758
main_image	Write the full name of the image, along with the file extension Notice: If a local photo doesn't exist, you can link a Wikimedia Commons file	Example_file_name.jpg
main_image_credit	Write the initial and family name of the photographer/illustrator as included in the file name	J. Smith or Wikimedia Commons (if linked from Commons)
kingdom	Retrieve this information from Catalogue of Life	Plantae
phylum	Retrieve this information from Catalogue of Life	Chordata
class	Retrieve this information from Catalogue of Life	Aves
order	Retrieve this information from Catalogue of Life	Squamata
family	Retrieve this information from Catalogue of Life	Pinaceae
conservation_status	Retrieve this information from IUCN Red List Notice: If the species isn't listed, write Not Evaluated Also, write the full status and capitalize the first letters, otherwise they won't be recognized by the system	Least Concern
status_reference	Add a link to the IUCN page you consulted Wrap the link with <ref> </ref>	You type... <ref>https://iucnredlist.org/...</ref> You get...
endemism	Write the endemism status	Not endemic Endemic to Lebanon
english	Write the english common name(s)	European robin
french	Write the french common name(s)	Cèdre du Liban
arabic	Write the arabic common name(s)	زعرور
description	Write a paragraph describing the identification keys of the species Notice: In this section, you can also tag the habitat using [[:Category:habitat|display habitat]][[Category:habitat]]	You type... ...this species can be found in [[Category:Woodland|woodlands]][[Category:Woodland]]... You get... ...this species can be found in woodlands... (and will tag the species in the Woodland habitat category)
synonyms	Write the accepted synonyms ''Synonym 1'', ''Synonym 2'' Notice: Leave empty if there are no known synonyms	You type... ''Hymenocallis maritima'', ''Pancratium aegyptiacum'' You get... Hymenocallis maritima, Pancratium aegyptiacum
confusion_spp	Write the species that may be confused with this one ''[[Species 1]]'', ''[[Species 2]]'' Notice: Leave empty if there are no known synonyms	You type... ''[[Serinus serinus]]'', ''[[Serinus syriacus]]'' You get... Serinus serinus, Serinus syriacus
edible	Write Yes or No	If Yes, it will automatically link the species to the Edible category
edible_details	Write any relevant detail or leave empty	leaves can be used in soups
medicinal	Write Yes or No	If Yes, it will automatically link the species to the Medicinal category
medicinal_details	Write any relevant detail or leave empty	can be used in infusions to treat influenza symptoms
other_uses	Write other uses for the plant using [[:Category:Use|Use]][[Category:Use]]	You type... [[:Category:Ornamental|Ornamental]][[Category:Ornamental]] You get... Ornamental (and will tag the species in the Ornamental category)
other_uses_details	Write any relevant detail or leave empty	highly appreciated by goats
toxicity	Write Non-poisonous, Midly poisonous or Highly poisonous
toxicity_details
venomous
venomous_details
leaves_jan to leaves_dec
flowers_jan to flowers_dec
occurrence_jan to occurrence_dec

Wiki markups

The table below details all the basic wiki markups that you will need. Note that a more complete list of markups is available from the > Help tab in the editor toolbar.

Description	You type...	You get...
Text formatting
Italic text	''Example''	Example
Bold text	'''Example'''	Example
Bold & italic text	'''''Example'''''	Example
Underlined text	<u>Example</u>	Example
Skip line	Example <br> Example	Example Example
Pages & Categories
Mention a page	[[Cedrus libani]] is a tree...	Cedrus libani is a tree...
Mention a species page	When mentioning species pages, consider italicizing the name: ''[[Cedrus libani]]'' is a tree...	So you get: Cedrus libani is a tree...
Mention a page with a different display text	The [[Cedrus libani|Lebanese Cedar]] is a tree...	The Lebanese Cedar is a tree...
Mention a category (Avoid using this)	[[:Category:Pinaceae]]	Category:Pinaceae
Mention a category without the Category: text	[[:Category:Pinaceae|Pinaceae]]	Pinaceae
Tag page in a category	[[Category:Pinaceae]]	(Adds the page to the Pinaceae category, with a tag at the bottom of the page)
Referencing
Add a citation in text	<ref>Example</ref>
Add a list of references at the bottom of the page	<references/>