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External links and references are two important elements of Wikipedia that newcomers sometimes find trouble with. This page is designed to cover only the technical aspects of linking and referencing; it is essential that editors also familiarize themselves with Wikipedia:External links, Wikipedia:Reliable sources and Wikipedia:Citing sources, as well as Wikipedia's various other policies ...
A piped link is an internal link or interwiki link where the link target and link label are both specified. This is needed in the case that they are not equal, while also the link label is not equal to the link target with the last word extended: [[cheese]] (label = target, no pipe needed) produces cheese, linked to the article Cheese.
If you instead want to create a visible link to a category, add a colon in front of the word "Category". For example, [[:Category:Phrases]] creates the link Category:Phrases. As with other links, piping can be used: Phrases. The {{See also cat}} template can be used instead: {{See also cat|Phrases}} creates:
A template window then pops up, where you fill in as much information as possible about the source, and give a unique name for it in the "Ref name" field. Click the "Insert" button, which will add the required wikitext in the edit window. If you wish, you can also "Preview" how your reference will look first.
External links without labels look like this: . You can add these by placing your cursor to the right of the text to which the link is related. Open the link tool by clicking on the button or pressing the shortcut keys. Type the URL in the box, and click the "Done" button to insert the link.
An inline link displays remote content without the need for embedding the content. The remote content may be accessed with or without the user following the link. An inline link may display a modified version of the content; for instance, instead of an image, a thumbnail, low resolution preview, cropped section, or magnified section may be shown.
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You can also insert them by clicking the icon. If you want to link to an article, but display some other text for the link, you can use a pipe | divider (⇧ Shift+\): [[target page|display text]] You can also link to a specific section of a page using a hash #: [[Target page#Target section|display text]] Here are some examples: