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To add an image, it first has to be uploaded. To upload an image, click on Main Page in the sidebar menu, and under Tools click Upload file and follow the instructions. If the file is too large then it will not allow the image to be uploaded. In that case, the image size will need to be reduced in another software application before uploading. When uploading, note whether or not the format indicator "JPG" is in lowercase or uppercase letters, as references made to the image later are case-sensitive. | To add an image, it first has to be uploaded. To upload an image, click on Main Page in the sidebar menu, and under Tools click Upload file and follow the instructions. If the file is too large then it will not allow the image to be uploaded. In that case, the image size will need to be reduced in another software application before uploading. When uploading, note whether or not the format indicator "JPG" is in lowercase or uppercase letters, as references made to the image later are case-sensitive. | ||
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+ | ==Add images to plant species pages== | ||
Images can be added to the Taxobox (see below) if there is not one there already, or the Photo Gallery. To add to the Photo Gallery, add one line of information per image in between the gallery opening and closing statements, e.g.: | Images can be added to the Taxobox (see below) if there is not one there already, or the Photo Gallery. To add to the Photo Gallery, add one line of information per image in between the gallery opening and closing statements, e.g.: | ||
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File:Salvia_azurea.jpg|''Salvia azurea'' Photo by Kevin Robertson, Pebble Hill Plantation, GA | File:Salvia_azurea.jpg|''Salvia azurea'' Photo by Kevin Robertson, Pebble Hill Plantation, GA | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ==Add institution image to Main Page== | ||
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+ | Add uploaded images to the gallery as described for plant pages, but you can also add a link from the image to your institution: | ||
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+ | <nowiki><gallery> | ||
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+ | File:TT_logo_1.jpg|link=http://www.ttrs.org | ||
+ | File:idigbio_logo.jpg|link=http://www.idigbio.org | ||
+ | File:fsu_bio_herb_logo.png|link=http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/ | ||
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+ | </gallery></nowiki> | ||
=Add a new plant species page= | =Add a new plant species page= | ||
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*Navigate to the [http://coastalplainplants.org/wiki/index.php/Plant_species Plant Species] page, where the plant species binomials are listed in alphabetical order. | *Navigate to the [http://coastalplainplants.org/wiki/index.php/Plant_species Plant Species] page, where the plant species binomials are listed in alphabetical order. | ||
*Start editing. | *Start editing. | ||
− | *In the correct | + | *In the correct alphabetical location, add a link using the name of the new species in double brackets, e.g. <nowiki>[[Dyschoriste oblongifolia]]</nowiki>. |
*Save the page, and the link appears as a red hyperlink. | *Save the page, and the link appears as a red hyperlink. | ||
*Select the hyperlink, and you will be brought to the new page with the plant's name as the title. | *Select the hyperlink, and you will be brought to the new page with the plant's name as the title. | ||
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*Taxonomic information for the plant, which can be obtained from the [http://plants.usda.gov NRCS Plants Database] or other updated reliable source. | *Taxonomic information for the plant, which can be obtained from the [http://plants.usda.gov NRCS Plants Database] or other updated reliable source. | ||
*Uploaded image for the distribution of the species. Most pages so far have used images screen-saved from the [http://plants.usda.gov NRCS Plants Database]. | *Uploaded image for the distribution of the species. Most pages so far have used images screen-saved from the [http://plants.usda.gov NRCS Plants Database]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:26, 16 June 2015
Contents
Become a Contributor
To become a contributor, click "Create Account" on the upper right hand side of the page, and send an email introducing yourself to webmaster Kevin Robertson including your username and real name. Contributors unknown to the webmaster will not be retained. It is suggested that you make the username short, preferably your initials, as it will be used to cite contributions with a link to your contributor page, explained below.
Overview
Contributions to Coastal Plain Plants can be made in various ways:
1) Edit pages directly using the guidelines below.
2) Request a plant species form as a Word (docx) file, edit the form and submit to Kevin Robertson for incorporation into the website.
3) Submit other sources of information, such as notes or spreadsheets containing relevant data about plants, for incorporation into the website.
4) Volunteer to be interviewed about your knowledge on certain plants by contacting Kevin Robertson.
Editing
Coastal Plain Plants uses a Wikimedia platform, the same as used for Wikipedia. To edit pages, login, then click the "Edit" tab or and of the "Edit" hyperlinks on pages. After editing, click the "Save Page" button at the bottom, which brings you back to the Read (front end) view. If you are not familiar with editing in Wikimedia, a good place to start is this tutorial. Many more sophisticated commands can be searched online. Some basic commands are:
''italic'' (apostrophes, not quotation marks) Use for plant species binomials, e.g. Dyschoriste oblongifolia.
'''bold'''
'''''bold italic'''''
=Heading= e.g.
==Subheading== e.g.
===Sub-subheading=== e.g.
Contributors are encouraged to use the default headings for plant species pages, but additional headings can be added as needed and appropriate.
pipe "|" divider: SHIFT + BACKSLASH
: single indent
:: double indent, etc.
* bullet point
Adding a thumbnail:
Link to an external source: Example: [http://plants.usda.gov NRCS Plants Database] The part after the space is what will appear as a hyperlink: NRCS Plants Database
Citing Contributions
Contributions should always be cited, but they can be cited in various ways with varying amounts of information.
Cite by Contributor username
Minimally the contributor should be identified by typing the username in double brackets, e.g. [[DDG]]. On the first time this will create a link to a page that is not yet created, so it will appear as a red hyperlink after the page is saved. If you click on this hyperlink, you will be prompted to edit the new page that has your user name as the title. To set up a contributor template for this page, type or paste {{subst:Template:Contributor}} in the editing area. After saving the page, this will create a template where you can fill in and edit information about yourself. This page can include links to a personal or professional web page where contact information may be more secure.
After your Contributor page is created, typing your user name in double brackets will create a link to that page.
To appear on the list of Contributors, go to the Contributors page, start editing, and insert a link to your page in alphabetical order of Contributors' last names. To do this, type your username and real name inside double brackets and separated by a pipe, e.g. [[KMR|Kevin Robertson]]. This will provide a link to your Contributor page.
Cite notes or literature using the <ref> function
To provide additional background information about the contribution that you may not want to appear in the text, references may be added which appear as a hyperlinked superscript number linking to a footnote at the bottom of the page. Type <ref> followed by the information to be cited and then </ref>.
Cite literature using Author-Date form
To cite published literature, we suggest using the author-format, e.g. (Smith and Blackburn 1994), and write or paste the full reference in alphabetical order under the "References" section.
If a reference is going to be used frequently on different pages, it can be made into a template. For example, the first time the reference is cited, type {{Template:Smith and Blackburn 1994}}. After the page is saved, this will appear as a red hyperlink. If you click that hyperlink, it will bring you to a new page, where you can type in the full reference and save the page. Afterwards, any time you write {{Template:Smith and Blackburn 1994}} in the References section, the full reference will appear after you save the page.
Cite with links to other pages
As described above, links to other pages can be inserted. For example, typing ([http://plants.usda.gov NRCS]) will appear as NRCS linked to the USDA NRCS database.
If the same webpage is cited multiple times, text can be cited using the Author-Date form described above, e.g. (USDA NRCS 2015), and provide the link with the full citation under the References and Notes section.
Add images
To add an image, it first has to be uploaded. To upload an image, click on Main Page in the sidebar menu, and under Tools click Upload file and follow the instructions. If the file is too large then it will not allow the image to be uploaded. In that case, the image size will need to be reduced in another software application before uploading. When uploading, note whether or not the format indicator "JPG" is in lowercase or uppercase letters, as references made to the image later are case-sensitive.
Add images to plant species pages
Images can be added to the Taxobox (see below) if there is not one there already, or the Photo Gallery. To add to the Photo Gallery, add one line of information per image in between the gallery opening and closing statements, e.g.:
<gallery widths=180px> File:Salvia_azurea.jpg|''Salvia azurea'' Photo by Kevin Robertson, Pebble Hill Plantation, GA </gallery>
The part after the pipe provides a caption, so it looks like:
Add institution image to Main Page
Add uploaded images to the gallery as described for plant pages, but you can also add a link from the image to your institution:
<gallery> File:TT_logo_1.jpg|link=http://www.ttrs.org File:idigbio_logo.jpg|link=http://www.idigbio.org File:fsu_bio_herb_logo.png|link=http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/ </gallery>
Add a new plant species page
- Navigate to the Plant Species page, where the plant species binomials are listed in alphabetical order.
- Start editing.
- In the correct alphabetical location, add a link using the name of the new species in double brackets, e.g. [[Dyschoriste oblongifolia]].
- Save the page, and the link appears as a red hyperlink.
- Select the hyperlink, and you will be brought to the new page with the plant's name as the title.
- Type or paste the command {{subst:Template:PlantName}} to bring in the template text.
- Save the page and begin editing
The new page will include a "Taxobox", which is a template for creating the box with the plant name, image, taxonomy, and distribution. The Taxobox will need to be edited. To fill in the Taxobox you will need:
- Uploaded image for the species
- Taxonomic information for the plant, which can be obtained from the NRCS Plants Database or other updated reliable source.
- Uploaded image for the distribution of the species. Most pages so far have used images screen-saved from the NRCS Plants Database.