How do I create a new page?
There are two simple ways to create a new page:
One way to create a page is to click on the "New Page" button at the top of your wiki. Be sure to remember that you will need to create a link to this page later - otherwise, you may orphan the page.
If you have a reason to create a wiki page without linking to it, here's a little cheat - you can type the page's name into the search box in the upper right or you can just type in the new page's web address directly (http://yourwiki.pbwiki.com/NewPage) but remember that with no link to this page, it might get lonely in a hurry because people will only be able to find it through the "Show all pages" link.
The second way to make a new page is to create a link to it. Wikis are unusual in that instead of encountering an error when you click on a "broken" link, the wiki will let you define it as a new page. So when you're editing your FrontPage (or any other page in your wiki), you can either type "See my news page" or "see my RecentNews". Both methods work - the first requires you to put brackets around the link you're making and the second requires you to use CamelCase.
Another way to create a link is to put square [brackets] around any word or phrase to create a new page. For example, if you wanted a page called "cars," you could just type [cars]! You can also watch a video that explains how to create pages.
How many pages can I create?
Unlike most other wiki solutions, there is no limit to the number of pages you may create. If, however, we find that you've used a script to automatically create 50,000 pages about Viagra, we might have a chat with you about your use of the service. But we don't limit people who are not deliberately trying to abuse our service.
How do I delete or rename pages?
- Log in as the administrator or moderator.
- Click on the link "Show all pages" at the bottom of the wiki.
- Open up the page revisions by clicking on the plus sign next to the page title.
- You will see "Delete" and "Rename" buttons next to the page revisions.
- Click on the button you need.
How can I format the text and links on my pages?
See WikiStyle and Advanced Wiki Style.
How can I type right-to-left?
We support all Unicode character sets in page names, including right-to-left scripts such as Hebrew, Arabic, Farsi, and others. Please make sure to select your language appropriately. To render a portion of a page as right-to-left, insert the following code: <div dir="rtl"> Your right-to-left text here </div>
Why don't my bullet points work?
When you put an ***** at the beginning of a line to make a bullet point, make sure there's a space after it.
How do I find earlier versions/revisions of pages?
- Click the link that says "Show all pages" at the bottom of the wiki.
- Expand the revision list by clicking on the plus sign next to the page you want to see.
How can I change a page back to an earlier version? (revert)
Follow these steps to revert to an older version of a wiki page:
- Log in as administrator or moderator.
- Click on the link "Show all pages" at the bottom of the wiki.
- Find the page you want to revert.
- Expand the revision list by clicking on the plus sign.
- Open the revision to which you would like to revert.
- Finally, click the "Revert page to this revision" button.
How can I create a SideBar?
Simple! Just make a page called SideBar (type "SideBar" into the search box and then click "Add SideBar"). Make sure to call it SideBar and not sidebar - capitalization is important! If the page exists, its contents will be displayed as a sidebar on every wiki page on your site! You can also watch our short video on the SideBar.
Why can't I delete files or pages?
If you're using a Premium multiuser wiki, there may be a separate Contributor password, which is different than the Admin password. If you created the wiki, make sure you're using the Admin password - it should say at the bottom of the screen whether you're logged in as an Admin or a Contributor. If you're logged in as the wrong one, log out, then log in again using the right password for the role. If you're not the creator of the wiki, contact the administrator to obtain the Admin password.
How can I add pictures?
Adding photos to your wiki:
- Log in, and from your Front Page, hit "Files" in the top menu bar.
- This opens the page for uploading and managing files. Click on one of the "Browse..." buttons.
- This brings up a dialog box, where you can look for the photo you want on your computer. Select the file and hit "Open."
- This brings you back to the upload page and you will see the file name filled in.
- Hit the "Upload" button underneath the browse bars.
- Once the upload is done, you will be returned to this page. At the top will be a pink box telling you the file uploaded. Now scroll down to the "Manage Uploaded Files" section and you will see your file listed as a hyperlink.
- Click on the name of your picture. This brings up the picture in its own window.
- Look at the address bar -- this shows you the actual address for where your picture is stored. Copy the complete address.
- Go back to your Front Page (or other page to which you want to add a picture), select "Edit this page" and locate where in the text you want the picture.
- Now paste the address you copied there, making sure to put it inside of square brackets [] (very important), then hit "Update" and your picture will show up!
For example, I uploaded the picture "harvey.jpg" When I clicked on the picture name, the address was http://coelacanthbooks.pbwiki.com/f/harvey.jpg
So on the front page I put:
[http://coelacanthbooks.pbwiki.com/f/harvey.jpg]
- Another option for adding pictures: If you have pictures online already (such as on your web page), just locate the picture, right-click on it, and select "properties." Copy the address, and then paste this between brackets on your wiki page in the location you want.
- Shrink your picture to a reasonable size before you upload it. You can find lots of software that'll help you do this. Here's a free one we recommend: http://freewarewiki.pbwiki.com/PixResizer
- If you want to keep a full size picture on your website, upload a small thumbnail size of the same picture and display that instead. Then provide a link to the full size picture. Need an example? Click on the picture in the wiki page we mentioned in the the paragraph above.
How can I make a picture smaller on my wiki page?
The best way to make a picture smaller is to shrink it in an image editing program and then upload it to your wiki for display. If you are comfortable with a little HTML, after you upload the image you can resize it like so:
<img src="f/large.jpg" width="80" height="80">
If you want thumbnails, you can get an idea of how to create them on the ImageThumbnail page.
If I upload something, does PBwiki own it?
No. Everything you put on your site remains yours. Our Privacy Policy makes this clear. You can copyright your works however you wish.
How do I upload pictures or files? How do I link to them?
- Upload the file
- The "Files" link at the top of your wiki will take you to a page where you can upload files and manage them.
- Use the "Browse..." button to locate the file(s) on your computer.
- Once you've located and selected all the files you want to upload, upload them using the "Upload" link at the bottom of the "Upload Files" section.
- Copy the file's URL
- If you want to create a link to a file, you'll need its URL. There are certainly many ways to get the file's URL, but this is perhaps the simplest. Find the newly uploaded file listed in the "Files" section.
- Right-click on the file name and choose the "copy location" option (this option is variously worded depending on the browser you are using - "Copy Shortcut" in Internet Explorer, "Copy Link Location" in Firefox, "Copy link address" in Opera, etc.).
- Link to the file
- Now that you have copied the URL, navigate to the page where you want the link to be.
- Edit the page and paste the URL into the page edit box.
- If it's a picture that you would like display as a picture (not just as a link), simply enclose the URL in square brackets ( [ ] ).
- If you would like to display the link so that a description shows up instead of the URL (or, in the case of pictures, instead of the picture), enclose the URL in square brackets, insert a vertical bar (|) after the URL, and type your description. For example, if we uploaded a file called "Fun.txt" to PBwikiCentral, we could display the link to that file as the phrase "Cool Story" like this:[http://pbwikicentral.pbwiki.com/f/Fun.txt|Cool Story].
For more information:
See adding pictures and adding files.
How do I add music or sound to my pages?
See this page.
Why are my file uploads being blocked?
Your ability to upload will come back after a few minutes. I'll take a minute or two here to explain why this happened and what you can do to avoid it.
PBwiki offers a basic free web service to thousands and thousands of users. Some of the users, unfortunately, are what you might call "spammers".
When spammers gain control of one of our wikis, they can cause a great deal of damage on the internet to other people and our own good reputation. We had to do something about it.
We've implemented some aggressive spam filters that are mistakenly blocking out legitimate use of our service. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, we know about this, and we plan on improving it.
Specifically, if you upload HTML or Java Script files, you may be targeted by our spam filters and blocked for 10 or 15 minutes. After the blocking time is up, you'll have access to your file uploads again.
How do I delete or rename files or pictures?
To delete files and images:
- Go to the Files page ("Files" button at the top of wiki). All your files and pictures will be listed here.
- Click on the "X" to delete or click on the "R" to rename them.
How can I play uploaded music files in my PBwiki?
Just paste this script into your wiki but replace the music file address below with your music file address.
<embed src=" http://freewarewiki.pbwiki.com/f/walkinblues64.mp3" autostart="false" loop="false" width="300" height="42" controller="true" bgcolor="#FF9900"></embed>
It looks like this when it's placed on your page.
What are page tags?
What are page tags? They're simple text labels that describe a page; for example, "animals" or "cooking tips." Check it out by logging into your wiki and looking at the bottom-left box. You'll see the ability to add multiple tags to each page. Plus, you can add/delete tags right from the wiki page.
Q: "Why can't I add/delete tags?"
A: This is by design--you must be logged in. Log into your wiki and you'll be able to add a tag by clicking the "+" sign in the bottom left corner of your wiki.
Q: "Why use tags?"
A: Once your wiki starts getting big, you'll want a way to categorize different pages. Imagine adding the tag "student" to all of your student pages. Anytime you wanted to find all of those pages, you could do that with one click (just click the "student" tag). Also, tags are really shiny and you can brag to your friends about using them.
Q: "I saw a cooler implementation of tags at blah blah. When are you going to do THAT?"
A: Just add a comment here and we'll take a look!
Q: "What about wiki-wide tags?"
A: Yep, you can do this. Just click "Settings" and visit your Publicize page. From there, you can tag your wiki, create custom banners for publicizing your wiki, create "Add to delicious" links, and more.
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