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Mediawiki supports a host of vernacular terms to colorize content without needing to know the hexadecimal values. So, when using 'style', insert one of the names to the right instead of the actual color value. It saves the trouble of remembering those pesky alphanumeric values, and spreads consistency.
===Redirects===Redirects are really important to link different phrases to the same article (not to mention all the [[Acronym Almanac|acronyms]]). Let's use an example: redirecting '''SSF''' to '''Student Space Fund'''. Navigate to SSF, where a blank page should exist. In that blank page, add the text:<pre>#REDIRECT[[Student Space Fund]]</pre>That's it! Unfortunately you cannot add redirect to external websites, and if you redirect to a redirect (e.g. if SSF went to Stude. Space Fund), '''the path would stop''' at the second redirect.
==Templates==
Because a lot of wikipedia formatting becomes redundant, templates allow you to include the same basic format without having to enter in the same code over and over. That way, if the template changes, all of the pages that call the template will update accordingly.<br><br>