Help:Link

Here's how to add links:

External

To link to a common external page, like Wikipedia, use a namespace-style link with one of the special prefixes.

To link externally (outside the wiki), use one bracket pair instead of two, as well as an absolute path:

[http://www.website.com/]

To link to someone's email, use the mailto: prefix:

[mailto:joe_person@email.com]

Appearances

To change the appearance of an internal or familiar link, use the vertical line symbol:

[[This page|This neat page]]

To change the appearance of an external link or an email link, insert a space after the link:

[http://www.website.com/ A neat site]

In an link with a namespace (or an interwiki link), the prefix is removable with the pipe (|) symbol:

[[Wikipedia:Main Page|]]

In a link with trailing parentheses (()), the parentheses, as well as the words inside them, are removable with the pipe (|) symbol:

[[Yoshi (game)|]]

Link colors

If you see a deep blue link, it means it's a link within this wiki.

If you see a light blue link, it means it's an interwiki link.

If you see a red link, it means it's not a real wiki page, or it's not a correctly typed link.

Link symbols

Figuring out what the symbols next to some links mean. If you are using Internet Explorer or Opera, you may not be able to see the following symbols. Go to Help:Icon to see them.

If you see a light blue link with an arrow next to it, it means it's an external link.

If you see a light blue link with an envelope next to it, it means it's a link to someone's email address.

If you see a light blue link with a chat sign next to it, it means it's a link to an irc chat.

If you see a light blue link with a lock sign next to it, it means it's a link to a SHTML (https://...) website.