Help:Wiki to WordPress/Wikipage Tips

Wiki Page Tips

When creating or modifying a wiki page, it is best to keep a few things in mind when you expect to use it in WordPress through wiki embed.

• Images: should be no wider than 560px (pixels). If images are wider, wiki embed will automatically resize the width only, and resulting pictures will looked squished.
• Tables: should be 1-3 columns. Obviously, depends on how and what you are using a table for. Just remember that in the typical 2 or 3 columns themes in WordPress, your table will be automatically resized to something smaller. You should use the built-in "Insert Table" function in the wiki toolbar (which can then be styled in WordPress).
• Tabs: If you intend to use the 'Top section converted into tabs' option (which translates to any Heading Level 2 becoming a tab), then you need to make sure there are either only a couple of level 2 headings or that they are short.
  • As an example, take a look at the UBC Library's Community Users & Visitors' page, which corresponds to the wiki page Library:Help_for_Community_and_Visitors. Notice that there are 5 tabs, but they are relatively short to fit on one line. Also, any text before the first level 2 heading shows above the tabs and thus always shows on the page.
• Links: As there are different options on how to deal with wiki links, always use an internal wiki link when available/appropriate.
  • For example, if you're on the wiki and you decide to link to the Community Users & Visitors page mentioned above, you should link to the wiki page using an internal wiki link, because each WordPress site may have its own relative links to it (though unlikely, it's possible).

Also keep in mind that changes on the wiki will appear immediately on the wiki, but depending on the wiki embed settings in WordPress, it may take anywhere from 5 minutes to never for changes to appear.

• Please note that these may change as wiki embed is updated. This section was last updated March 2011.