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.
- 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 which is used multiple times in the article will appear only once in the 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. To get a reference list, please follow the following steps:
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".
