Help:Introduction to Wikipedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Introduction to contributing to Wikipedia Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it. Since 2001, it has grown rapidly to become the world's largest reference website, with 6.4 million articles in English attracting billions of views every month. For a more detailed account of the project, see About Wikipedia. How you can contribute Don't be afraid to edit – Anyone can edit almost every page; just find something that can be improved and make it better! You can add content (using references to support your claims), upload free-to-use images, correct spelling and grammar mistakes, improve prose to make it more readable, or any number of other tasks. It's normal for new contributors to feel a little overwhelmed by all of our policies, but don't worry if you don't understand everything at first; it's fine to use common sense as you edit, and if you accidentally mess something up, another editor can always fix or improve it later. So go ahead, edit an article and help make Wikipedia the world's best information source! Suggest improvements – Each article also has a "Talk" page, where you can suggest improvements and corrections to the article. Donate – Wikipedia is free to use and edited entirely by volunteers, but it relies on donations to keep the servers running. Please consider donating to help fund the project's maintenance and development costs. Get to know some members of Wikipedia's diverse, enthusiastic community. (4 min 10 s) Sign up for an account You're welcome to edit anonymously, but there are many benefits of registering an account. It's quick and free. Sign up Why not try out the editor right now? You can test out how editing feels by editing one of the "sandbox" test pages below: Edit page visually or Edit using wiki markup Just type some text and click Publish page when you're happy with the way it looks. Don't worry about breaking anything; these pages are open areas for experimentation. There's plenty more behind the scenes Wikipedia has many community pages in addition to its articles. Task Center – List of tasks with which you can help Help pages – Support and advice Community portal – The hub for editors << Back to tutorials menu Policies and guidelines >> Introduction Starting introduction Policies and Guidelines Source editor Editing Referencing Images Tables Talk pages VisualEditor Editing Referencing Images Tables Navigating Manual of Style Conclusion Categories: Wikipedia quick introductionsWikipedia basic informationWikipedia newcomers Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Help page Talk Read View source View history Search Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Special pages Permanent link Page information Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages Armãneashti Bosanski Ελληνικά فارسی 한국어 Hrvatski Русский Türkçe 中文 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 7 November 2021, at 05:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Mobile view Developers Statistics Cookie statement