Wikieducator rich text editor tutorials/New pages and links/Interwiki links

Interwiki links provide a shorthand method to link to pages in other wikis administered by the Wikimedia Foundation, including for example:


 * Wikipedia
 * Wikiversity
 * Wikibooks
 * Wikiquote
 * Wiktionary
 * Mediawiki

This shorthand method provides an easy way to link to the target pages of the English versions of these wikis without typing out the full URL for the page concerned. This is a special feature of the Mediawiki software which powers WikiEducator and the wiki sites listed above. From a technical point of view, this feature enables these external links to be treated as internal links in WikiEducator.

Using an interwiki link can save time when linking to pages in these wikis.

Summary of shorthand web addresses for interwiki links
The following table gives examples of the interwiki prefixes that are available on WikiEducator.

The interwiki link method is shorter and more convenient once you are familiar with adding the correct prefix.

Creating an interwiki link using the Rich Editor toolbar
Like other internal links, interwiki links are created using the Insert/Edit Link button and the Links dialog box.