How to Create a Piped Link in Wikipedia

Wikipedia piped links separate the description of a hyperlink from the link itself with the pipe character (|). With a piped link, the words you click can be different from the title of the article they'll send you to. Use this tool, to better edit Wikipedia entries. Follow these steps to open a Wikipedia account and create a piped link.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Open an account in Wikipedia

1. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page. You can also key in "Wikipedia" in search engines like Google or Yahoo.
2. Go to the top right corner of the page. Click on "Sign in/create account." Register yourself by providing a Username and Password. Once you've been added, your Username will appear in red on the top of the page.

Create a piped link

3. Once you sign in, go to the article you want to edit. Click the "edit" tab/box to create a piped link.
4. Consult the Wikipedia style manual. Press "shift+backlslash" on the keyboard to make a piped character (|).
5. Write the link target between a pair of two square brackets followed by the piped character as well as the link description/text. Model yours after the following format: [[http://www.wikipedia.com|piped link]]. The display will show the text ‘Piped Link’ as a link.
6. Preview and save the changes before closing the page.

Tips & Warnings

• Piped links help keep sentences grammatically correct.
• View the linked page name when the link is clicked in the "hover/status" bar.
• Avoid using complete dates like [[5 August]] as a piped link.