You are welcome to contribute to the KDE UserBase wiki. To maintain high quality content and articles there are a few guidelines you should follow. This is a brief introduction to editing and contributing.

Contents 1 How to contribute 2 What Content belongs in KDE UserBase 2.1 Where to put new Articles 2.2 The Procedure 3 Editing Basics 3.1 Review Policy and Conventions 3.2 Start Editing 3.3 Type your Changes 3.4 Summarize your Changes 3.5 Preview before Saving

[edit] How to contribute

• get an account and log in
• surf to a page that you want to improve, e.g. ktimetracker
• click on "edit"
• do your changes, here are some hints on formatting
• click on "Save page"

[edit] What Content belongs in KDE UserBase

KDE UserBase is the home for KDE users and enthusiasts. It provides high quality information for end users on how to use KDE applications.

UserBase is the central point of contact for KDE end users looking for help using KDE applications or for any other user-oriented information about KDE. It provides task-oriented help how to achieve user's goals, application-oriented info to learn more about the applications a user uses or tips and tricks to make user's life easier and more pleasant. Information on userbase should be polished and stable. It should not require deep technical knowledge or being familiar with the community. Contributions by users are very welcome.

For technical documentation use KDE TechBase. For community info use the KDE Community Wiki. See the Wiki Landing Page for an overview.

[edit] Where to put new Articles

The KDE UserBase wiki uses subpages. Take a quick look at the article about the Help:Wiki Structure. In short: Do not randomly add toplevel pages.

[edit] The Procedure

You want to add new content. To keep high quality, please create the article in your userpage first (e.g. User:foo/My Acticle). Once it is ready, discuss the article with other developers and proofread it. Finally, if a location is found, move the page.

After moving the page please add yourself to the watch list by clicking the Watch register. You will get a notice by mail whenever the page changes.

[edit] Editing Basics

In the KDE UserBase wiki all readers are allowed to edit content and structure. All logged in users are allowed to upload files.

[edit] Review Policy and Conventions

Make sure that you submit information which is relevant to the specific purpose of the wiki, or your content might be deleted. You can always use the Discussion or talk pages to ask questions or to check if your idea will be accepted. Please make sure your contributions are not violating any licenses.

[edit] Start Editing

To start editing a KDE UserBase page, click the Edit link at the tab on the top. This brings you to the edit page: a page with a text box containing the wikitext - the editable code from which the server produces the finished page. If you just want to experiment, please do so in the sandbox, not here.

[edit] Type your Changes

You can just type your text. However, also using basic wiki markup to make links and do simple formatting increases the value of your contribution. Please follow the style used in other wiki articles. If you follow this, your contributions will be more valuable as they won't need to be cleaned up later.

[edit] Summarize your Changes

Write a short edit summary in the small field below the edit-box.

Example: "Fixed a typo"

[edit] Preview before Saving

When you have finished, click Show preview to see how your changes will look before you make them permanent. Repeat the edit/preview process until you are satisfied, then click Save page and your changes will be immediately applied to the article.