WikiProject:US County Boundary Maps
Project Leader[edit | edit source]
Danielle
Purpose[edit | edit source]
Adding a new link and updating the county Boundary Changes section.
Video Instructions[edit | edit source]
Task List[edit | edit source]
Instructions[edit | edit source]
Step One - Sign Up[edit | edit source]
- Go to the task list and sign your name for a state on the list: task list. You will be adding content to every county in the state.
Step Two - Click the Link[edit | edit source]
- Using the link on the task list, click on the first county name.
Step Three - Click Boundary Changes in the Contents[edit | edit source]
- In the contents, select Boundary Changes. Or scroll down to the Boundary Changes heading
Step Four - Click "Edit Source" next to Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
- Click Edit Source next to Boundary Changes heading.
Step Five - Copy the Links for the State You are Woking On[edit | edit source]
- Scroll down to the state you are signed up for and copy the correct wikitext.
Step Six - Paste the Links[edit | edit source]
- Going back the county wiki page, paste the links for that state directly under "County Seat" pushing down the other bullets.
Step Seven - Delete the Old Links[edit | edit source]
- Highlight the old links and delete them from the page. You should only have the new links under the County Seat.
- Note: Be careful to not delete the closing table wikitext code (i.e. |}). If it is missing, copy the wikitext and paste it after the last bullet you added.
Step Eight - Show Preview the Page[edit | edit source]
- Click on Show preview and review the entry to make sure the links are working.
Step Nine - Save the Page[edit | edit source]
- Enter in the Summary the following and click Save changes:
/* Boundary Changes */ Added new county boundary links - Project
Example[edit | edit source]
Here is an example of what it should look like.