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Writing a New Article on wikiHow: Tips & Best Practices

Last Updated: March 31, 2023

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Article outline, writing tips.

This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Hannah Madden . Hannah Madden is a writer, editor, and artist currently living in Portland, Oregon. In 2018, she graduated from Portland State University with a B.S. in Environmental Studies. Hannah enjoys writing articles about conservation, sustainability, and eco-friendly products. When she isn’t writing, you can find Hannah working on hand embroidery projects and listening to music. This article has been viewed 375,780 times. Learn more...

Becoming an author on wikiHow is probably easier than you'd think—just create a new page, type in the title of an article you want to write, and write to your heart's content. Starting an article that will actually help readers takes more work than many people expect, though. We ask that you do not use chatbots or auto-generated content tools in creating your article. Your article should be real, human, and come from you! A strong article involves understanding wikiHow's most basic policies, putting yourself in the readers' shoes, doing some research, and organizing your writing. By taking the time to learn these skills, you'll not only help more people, but you'll also develop practical writing skills that you can apply in many other areas of your life.

Use the article below and the wikiHow Writer's Guide to increase the chance of your article passing the quality review process.

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About This Article

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Writing a new WikiHow article can be a fun exercise, so choose something you know a lot about and follow style guidelines to get started! Pick a topic you're familiar with, which will make it easier for you to include all relevant information. Research your topic to find information to back up the points you plan to make. Before you start writing, make an outline of the article, including all of the methods or steps you intend to include. Then, fill in the details of each step using your research. Finally, go to “Help Us” at the top of the page and select “Write an article” to publish your piece. For tips on how to edit your article before publishing it, keep reading! Did this summary help you? Yes No

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    move to sidebarhide (Top) 1The basics 2Search for an existing article 3Gathering references 4Things to avoid 5And be careful about... 6Are you closely connected to the article topic? 7Create your draft 8And then what? Toggle And then what? subsection 8.1Keep making improvements 8.2Improve formatting 8.3Avoid orphans

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    To write a new article from scratch, you'll need to create and confirm a Wikipedia account. Method 1 Proposing a Draft Download Article 1 Launch the Wikipedia Article Wizard. To start creating, writing, and submitting a proposed article as a non-autoconfirmed user, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation.

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    Here's how to do it. 1. Find a topic that interests you and which has either a bad Wikipedia article, or none at all. This is not hard, particularly if you fall outside the typical Wikipedian demographic (male, youngish, well-educated, and living in North America or Europe).

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    News: This type of article presents facts about something that happened recently or that will happen in the near future. It usually covers the 5 Ws and H: who, what, where, when, why and how. Feature: This type of article presents information in a more creative, descriptive way than a straight news article.

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    Make sure your article is formatted correctly, and proofread it before publishing it on wikiHow. Method 1 Article Topics 1 Write about something that hasn't been written about on wikiHow yet. Have an idea for a new article? Search through the wikiHow pages to make sure it hasn't already been created.

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    Wikipedia can be a good starting point, since many of its articles comprehensively cite the primary and secondary sources used. You can often find useful sources under the headings "References," "Further reading," and "External links" at the bottom of an article. Look for credible sources like scholarly journals and books.

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    To create a Wikipedia page you need to access a page title. Now for that four basic methods are followed. Method 1- Searching You enter the text in the search box and double-check of the title already exists. If it does, you will not be allowed to recreate a page.

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    When changing an article from the English Wikipedia, often your Simple English article uses 25% to 50% more words than in standard English. When the original English is poorly structured, you may need much more space. Please remember to use this guideline and all Wikipedia rules with common sense.

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    Instead, begin the entry on your works cited page with the Wikipedia page name in quotation marks. For the container name, use Wikipedia's full name. Here's what a Wikipedia citation looks like in MLA format: "Page name.". Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Day Month Year last updated, permalink.

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    Step 4 - Write The Content. Now it's time for the biggest hurdle, which is actually writing the article itself. Gather all of your sources, and start drafting your article. Wikipedia biography pages all follow a similar format, which will help you structure your content: Biography. Early Life.

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