Overview
References are a must for every single article as they make an article reliable. Thus, every article in energypedia should have a list of references.
-> Learn more about the structure of a good articles.
Adding References Within the Text
1. Click on "Edit" on the left corner of the text.
2. Click on the icon "Ref" highlighted by a red square in the figure below
3. Insert your reference text in the pop up menu that appears.
- It is advisable to insert the same text in the "Reference text (Wikitext)" field as well as the "Reference name (optional)" field.This will make sure that a reference used multiple times in the article will appear only one time in reference list
4. Click "ok" .A reference icon will now appear as a placeholder in your text.
After adding the references within the text, it is also important to get a list of references at the bottom of the text.
1. Type “References” at the bottom of the article and choose “Headline 1”.
2. With the cursor underneath the headline click on "References" in the toolbar and the little yellow box "<References>" will appear. This is where the list of references will be shown in the article.
3. After saving the article, the reference list will appear .
Changing References
If you want to edit footnotes or references afterwards, just doubleclick on the reference icon within the text. A pop up menu as shown in Step 3 (above) will show. Make the necessary changes and click on "OK".
