You must be logged in to the wiki to add or edit articles. Firstly, follow the instructions on our registration help page to get a log-in account. Once you have been approved by the site administrators for full access:

1. Click the menu icon in the top right corner of the MRC Wiki home page
2. In the drop down menu select "Log-in"
   

Here is an introductory video on page and content creation

To create a new article, click "Add article" from the menu bar or the '+' icon toward the top right of the screen. Give this new Blank Page a title. There is no need to specify a location for your article. Then, go ahead and start writing.

Alternatively, email your contribution to the MRC-wiki Editor to upload for you.

Here are some more introductory videos on how to

• create a page in XWiki
• edit pages in XWiki
• use the WYSIWYG editor

There is a template for articles that you can use or modify as you wish. Download the PDF Template here or Word Template here.

Each wiki article can be tagged with up to 5 keywords, plus:

• one or more of the continual improvement cycle keywords (Planning, Implementing, Reviewing, Improving); &
• one or more of the five capitals keywords (Natural Capital, Social Capital, Human Capital, Financial Capital, Infrastructure Capital)

How to add tags:
1. Check the tag cloud on the MRC-wiki homepage to choose keywords that apply to your article
2. Scroll to the bottom of your article in the wiki to "Tags" and click +
3. Start typing your keywords and select from the auto populated list. Type a comma between each keyword
4. Enter new keywords if the existing ones do not apply to your article
5. Click Add to save your tags

Note: Please capitalise the first letter of each tag, e.g. 'Water quality', not 'water quality'.

You must be logged in to the wiki to edit pages.

Each wiki page has a pencil icon  near the top right. Click this icon to enter editing mode. Some wiki pages also have edit pencil icons for individual sections of each article, to the right of each heading.

Remember to check the box "IS MINOR EDITS" if appropriate (e.g. fixing simple layout or spelling mistakes).

A history of all previous versions of each wiki page is recorded, so edits cannot be made anonymously (your username will be identified, at least).

We recommend using images in .jpg .gif or .png format that are up to 300 KB in size.

Click on the image icon located in the menu bar above the article editing panel, and select "Attached Image...". The "Insert or edit image" window appears.

Double-click "Upload new image" and browse to the image location.

Click on Image Settings at the bottom of the Insert Image Window. Ignore the image size for now, but provide Alternative Text and choose central horizontal alignment.

Finally, click on "Insert Image".

The simplest way to resize an image is to use your mouse to select it. Then, click and drag one of the corner points until the image is the correct size. We recommend a maximum of 600 pixels in either height or width. The pixel size should show up as you drag the corner point.

You can move an image on the page by clicking on it and then dragging the image to a new location on the page with your mouse. Cut and paste commands also work.

If you uploaded an image in error, delete it by going to the "Attachments" tab at the bottom of the wiki page and click on the delete box.

1.  Upload your image to a third-party platform. We suggest Vimeo. Use MP4, WEBM or OGV format.

2.  Then, link the video to your wiki article. In the article edit window, select the SOURCE tab (not WYSIWYG). Scroll to where the video should be inserted and write this text exactly:

Then, replace "URL" with the actual video URL (copy and paste this web address directly from your brower address bar).

There's more info about videos on the XWiki Video Macro page.

1.  Click the Attachments tab at the bottom of your article. Click Browse, select the document to be uploaded and click Open. The document will be uploaded (speed depends on your internet connection and document size).

2.  To link your document within the wiki article, view your article in edit mode. Click  and then Attached File. Click on your document in the list, click Select and then click  Create Link.

Below the article is a comment box. You simply write your comment there, remembering to be respectful of others in all communication. You must be logged in to the wiki to post a comment.

The MRC-wiki team aims to ensure that all content on MRC-wiki will be reviewed shortly after major changes have been made.

Articles that have been peer-reviewed will have a by-line that identifies the version that was reviewed. Articles that have not been reviewed have no by-line or a statement that it has not yet been reviewed.

Interested in being a wiki article reviewer? Contact the MRC-wiki Editor.