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#Insert a story headline below (including the current date).
#Insert a story headline (including the current date).
:Format: <nowiki>*[[YEAR-MONTH-DATE: TITLE]]</nowiki>
:Format: '''<nowiki>*[[YEAR-MONTH-DATE: TITLE]]</nowiki>'''
Example: <nowiki>*[[2005-06-20: InfoVis:Wiki upgrades to MediaWiki 1.4.5]]</nowiki>
:Example: ''<nowiki>*[[2005-06-20: InfoVis:Wiki upgrades to MediaWiki 1.4.5]]</nowiki>''
#"Save page"  
#"Save page"  
#Click newly created Wiki link (red) and edit the text of your entry
#Click newly created Wiki link (red) and edit the text of your entry
#Assign TWO categories to your entry (News + Archive)  
#Assign TWO categories to your entry (News + Archive)  
## <nowiki>[[Category:News]]</nowiki> (without this, it won't appear in the RSS feed)
## '''<nowiki>[[Category:News]]</nowiki>''' (without this, it won't appear in the RSS feed)
## <nowiki>[[Category:YEAR/MONTH]]</nowiki> (this is important for the archive)
## '''<nowiki>[[Category:YEAR/MONTH]]</nowiki>''' (this is important for the archive)
  Example: <nowiki>[[Category:2005/06]]</nowiki>
:Example: ''<nowiki>[[Category:News]][[Category:2005/06]]</nowiki>''
 
== Example ==
 
=== Story Headline (on [[Main Page]]) ===
  <nowiki>*[[2005-06-20: InfoVis:Wiki upgrades to MediaWiki 1.4.5]]</nowiki>
 
=== News entry ===
<nowiki>''InfoVis:Wiki'' was upgraded to [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] version 1.4.5 for reasons of security and reliability.
 
[[Category:News]]
[[Category:2005/06]]
</nowiki>


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Revision as of 10:24, 13 September 2005

  1. Insert a story headline (including the current date).
Format: *[[YEAR-MONTH-DATE: TITLE]]
Example: *[[2005-06-20: InfoVis:Wiki upgrades to MediaWiki 1.4.5]]
  1. "Save page"
  2. Click newly created Wiki link (red) and edit the text of your entry
  3. Assign TWO categories to your entry (News + Archive)
    1. [[Category:News]] (without this, it won't appear in the RSS feed)
    2. [[Category:YEAR/MONTH]] (this is important for the archive)
Example: [[Category:News]][[Category:2005/06]]

Example

Story Headline (on Main Page)

*[[2005-06-20: InfoVis:Wiki upgrades to MediaWiki 1.4.5]]

News entry

''InfoVis:Wiki'' was upgraded to [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki] version 1.4.5 for reasons of security and reliability.

 [[Category:News]]
 [[Category:2005/06]]