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Creating Wiki Pages

Any user with the appropriate role can create new wiki pages from the frontend dashboard. This guide covers the full page creation workflow.

Prerequisites

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  • You must be logged in
  • Your user role must be listed in the Create permission setting (see Permissions)
  • Administrators always have create access

Creating a New Page

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From the Dashboard

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  1. Visit your wiki dashboard page
  2. Click Create New Page (visible only to users with create permission)
  3. The editor form loads with empty fields

Direct URL

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Navigate directly to the create form:

yourdomain.com/wiki-dashboard/?wbmw_action=create

Page Fields

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Title

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Enter a clear, descriptive title for your wiki page. The title is used to generate the URL slug and is how other pages link to yours via [[Page Title]] syntax.

Tips:

  • Use natural language titles (e.g., “Quantum Computing” not “quantum-computing-overview”)
  • Keep titles concise but specific
  • Avoid duplicate titles since wiki links resolve by exact title match

Content

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Write your page content using the visual editor (TinyMCE). You can use:

  • Headings (H2, H3, H4) to structure sections
  • Bold and italic text for emphasis
  • Bullet and numbered lists
  • Links to external resources
  • Images uploaded via the media uploader
  • Wiki links using [[Page Title]] syntax

Pages with three or more headings automatically generate a Table of Contents.

Categories

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Select one or more categories from the dropdown, or type a new category name to create one on the fly. Categories help organize your wiki into browsable sections.

Tags

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Add relevant tags to improve discoverability. Type tag names and press Enter. Tags provide cross-cutting organization across categories.

Parent Page

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For hierarchical wiki structures, select a parent page. This creates a nested relationship:

Solar System (parent)
├── Mars (child)
├── Jupiter (child)
└── Saturn (child)

Child pages appear nested under their parent in listings and can inherit navigation context.

Publication Status

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Choose how to save your page:

Status Description
Publish Page is immediately visible to all visitors
Draft Page is saved but only visible to the author and admins
Pending Page is submitted for review before publishing

Auto-Save

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While editing, the plugin automatically saves your draft at regular intervals (configurable in General Settings, default: 30 seconds). Auto-save behavior depends on page status:

  • Draft pages - Content is updated directly (safe since unpublished)
  • Published pages - An autosave revision is created without affecting the live content

The editor shows a timestamp of the last auto-save.

Image Uploads

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Wiki contributors can upload images directly from the editor, even if their WordPress role doesn’t normally include upload capabilities. The plugin dynamically grants the upload_files capability to users who have wiki create permissions.

Supported formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP

Images are uploaded as WordPress media attachments. Contributors can edit and delete their own uploaded images.

After Publishing

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Once published, your wiki page is accessible at:

yourdomain.com/{wiki-slug}/{page-slug}/

The page appears in:

  • The wiki dashboard listing
  • Category and tag archives
  • Search results
  • Other pages’ backlink sections (if they link to your page)