Please read this page in full if it is your first time contributing content to the Forest school Wiki – it may initially look a bit intimidating but it is actually a very straightforward and quick process.
Members are invited to create new, or add to/edit, subject pages in the Wiki. These must fit into the structure of the Wiki appropriately. See bottom of this page to see how.
- A Wiki is like a book. We have 6 main topics in the Forest School Wiki (knowledge base)
- A topic is like a book chapter – all new pages must be added to one of the sub-topic home pages (do not alter the topic or subtopic home pages)
- A subject page is like a single page in a book – each page will address a single subject.
- The subject page may relate to multiple topics. Add the subject page to the topic is fits the best but you need to use tags that relate to other topics to help people find your content.
- A tag is like an entry in a book’s index – tags should include key words or ideas in your page. If your page covers more than one topic then you can use tags to cover the others – this is likely to apply particularly to case studies and research topics.
Some rules
You are welcome to link to external websites but please make it clear where you are directing people and why. DO NOT add large chunks of copyrighted material to this knowledge base without the owners permission (you can quote a few lines of copyrighted material under the ‘fair use’ rule but make sure that the quote is attributed and keep it very brief). Better to simply direct people to that material by referring to it appropriately in your subject page. You must add material in good faith and ensure that it is as accurate as possible. Adding to or improving on existing content is highly desirable. Willful distortion, misrepresentation or deletion of the facts (wiki vandalism) will not be tolerated and all cases should be reported to webmaster@forestschoolassociation.org. Overt self promotion is not allowed but where case studies are being presented we will need to know a bit about you. By posting in the WIKI you are accepting sole responsibility for any copyrighted or licensed material that you include. The FSA once received a demand because a member used a licensed image, on our website, that they had copied from the internet. If you do this the FSA will hold you personally liable for any costs.
How to add to/edit subject pages – Changing an existing page DO NOT EDIT TOPIC OR SUBTOPIC HOME PAGES – you need to create new subject pages from the home pages
You can add to/edit a subject page if you think that it needs it. Click the edit button top right of the existing page. Do not edit topic or subtopic home pages. You should check the subject page discussion tab before making any changes so that you understand any other views there may be about this subject – the insert media (images) and add link buttons may be particularly useful (they are standard WordPress editing buttons). STAY ON THE VISUAL TAB TO EDIT UNLESS YOU KNOW html CODE.
How to create new subject pages
Only create a subject page if it is a new and distinct subject. You must decide if it is a sub-subject of an existing subject page or whether it is a totally new subject that is to be added under a sub topic home page.
Note: your only two options are to add a subject page to the content list of a sub topic home page OR to the content list of an existing subject page. All new subject pages get added to the content list at the bottom of the subject page that you start from. Please double check that you are starting from the right level (look at the breadcrumbs under the tabs at the top of the page).
- Click the ‘create new‘ tab at the top right of the page you want to add your subject page to.
- Add your subject page title in the bar at the top of the page
- STAY ON THE ‘VISUAL’ TAB TO EDIT unless you know html CODE, in which case you can use the ‘text’ tab.
- Add your content in the area below the title – the insert media (images) and add link buttons may be particularly useful (they are standard WordPress editing buttons)
- Select the most relevant category from the drop down list at the bottom of the page
- Add relevant tags to help readers find your content – separate each word or term with a comma. Tags should be key words or ideas contained in your wiki page. These can be anything. We anticipate cross category tags such as ‘research’, ‘case study’, ‘training’, ‘ethos’, ‘funding’, ‘activity idea’, ‘CPD’, ‘photos’, ‘early years’, ‘primary’, etc etc …
- Tick the ‘enable notifications‘ button so that people can choose be to told if your content gets changed or added to
- Click save
- All done … congratulations. You have just added a subject page to the Forest School knowledge base.
