Since Diffen uses MediaWiki (the software that powers the popular Wikipedia website), editing articles on Diffen is pretty much the same as editing articles on Wikipedia.
Editing the comparison table
- For editing the comparison table, you will need to enable Javascript.
- If you are editing the comparison table anonymously, there will be a reCAPTCHA to protect against spam bots.
Editing the descriptive text
If you are including a new external link while editing a descriptive section, there will be a reCAPTCHA to protect against spam bots. You can use LaTeX expressions for mathematical formulae in the descriptive sections. Such expressions should be surrounded by the <math> </math> tags.
Editing tables
This is the syntax for tables inside essays:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Header 1
! Header 2
! Header 3
|-
| row 1, cell 1
| row 1, cell 2
| row 1, cell 3
|-
| row 2, cell 1
| row 2, cell 2
| row 2, cell 3
|}
Embedding Videos
YouTube videos
You can embed relevant YouTube videos in the content of the article. The syntax for embedding a YouTube video is <youtube v=123456 /> where 123456 is the YouTube ID of the video. If you want the video to begin 15 seconds in, use <youtube v=123456 start=15 />
Other videos
Vimeo, Hulu, DailyMotion and C-Span videos can also be embedded. For example,
- <vid site=hulu v=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv h=HEIGHT w=WIDTH />
- <vid site=vimeo v=123456 h=HEIGHT w=WIDTH />
- <vid site=vimeo v=123456 h=HEIGHT w=WIDTH start=15 />
- <vid site=cspan v=123456 h=HEIGHT w=WIDTH start=15 end=35 programid=98765 />
- <vid site=nyt v=123456 />
- <vid site=cnn v="section/yyyy/mm/dd/videoName" />
- <vid site=wsj v=videoGUIDaLongAlphanumericStringWithDashes />
- <vid site=abcnews v=TheWIDusedInTheEmbedCode referer=TheReferingURLProvidedInEmbedCode /> (see example Mitt Romney vs Newt Gingrich)
- <vid site=msnbc v="TheIDparameterInEmbedCode" launch="TheLaunchParameterInEmbedCode" />
- <vid site=tvw v=eventID start=NUM_SECONDS /> (TVW.org)
Remember that other good samaritans may edit the content you posted to improve the article. The world values your contribution. Or so we think. Happy editing!
Embedding a News Widget
For certain current topics, it is advisable to add a News widget. To add a news widget for the topic Republicans vs Democrats, for example, write <news q="Democrats Republicans" />.