{"id":68,"date":"2016-01-22T14:18:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T14:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/fedstaff\/?p=68"},"modified":"2016-02-01T10:27:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T10:27:20","slug":"my-top-wiki-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/fedstaff\/2016\/01\/22\/my-top-wiki-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"My top wiki tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Add to existing spaces<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wiki pages are always attached to a space, faculty pages should sit under \u2018Faculty of Engineering &amp; Design staff area\u2019.\u00a0 Each wiki user has their own space, which can be used for pages not relevant to the faculty \u2013 you can still share the content with others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link related pages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pages which you create within a space will become the \u2018parent\u2019 page and you can have \u2018child\u2019 pages which sit below like sub categories of that parent.\u00a0 Arranging your pages as parent &amp; child will help show users that the content is related.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make it easy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bear in mind that others adding to the wiki may not be as tech savvy.<\/p>\n<p>The intention of a wiki is to allow multiple users to update and share content, so if possible keep it easy to edit and consider writing an instructional note \u2013 the \u2018HTML Comment\u2019 macro allows the comment only to be viewed in editing mode.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/fedstaff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2016\/01\/HTML.jpg\" alt=\"HTML Comment marcro in editing mode\" width=\"467\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/fedstaff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2016\/01\/HTML.jpg 467w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/fedstaff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2016\/01\/HTML-300x94.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HTML Comment marcro in editing mode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Use labels to categorise your page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Create labels for your page using key words which relate to their content to make them easier to find i.e. \u2018Faculty\u2019, \u2018Engineering\u2019, \u2019Design\u2019, \u2018Research\u2019 or \u2018Teaching\u2019.\u00a0 Users can search using keywords to find all pages with content relevant to that word. \u00a0You can add labels at the base of each page:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/fedstaff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2016\/01\/Labels.jpg\" alt=\"Add a label\" width=\"268\" height=\"55\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add a label<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Be creative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You want to encourage people to use your wiki, so keep it brief (less is more) and vary the way you display content.\u00a0 Try to avoid putting everything in a table \u2013 I\u2019m not knocking tables as sometimes they are the best option \u2013 but be aware that there are a range of macros you can use.\u00a0 Look out for Tracey Madden\u2019s \u2018macro of the month\u2019 for inspiration and tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add to existing spaces Wiki pages are always attached to a space, faculty pages should sit under \u2018Faculty of Engineering &amp; 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