Minecraft Wiki:How to help

How to help

The Minecraft Wiki is a community-run, publicly accessible, and editable website for the Minecraft franchise that can be improved by anyone. If you are considering contributing to the wiki but do not know how to help or need a guide on how to work on the wiki, this page gives some advice that should be helpful.

New to wiki editing?

• Be bold! If you see something that needs improvement, don't be afraid to edit it. Wikis are built on changes made by people like yourself. If you see something you think could be improved, improve it! Just click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page to edit their contents.
• Get in touch with the community! Ask questions on an article's talk page (which can be accessed by clicking the "Talk" tab) or the community discussion page, or join the Discord server.

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• You may create an account or log in before you are able to edit pages to use a custom username and other perks.
• Don't be afraid to edit! If you make a mistake, you or someone else can easily fix it – so take the initiative and make a change if you think it is useful.

(Tip: when editing, you can also use the "Show preview" button to check how the page will look before you save it!)

• Create an article! If you can't find what you're looking for, remember that the Minecraft Wiki is made up of articles contributed by its users; it might just be that no one has written about that topic yet.

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• Review the wiki rules and style guide. These pages contain many useful guidelines if you are unsure of something.
• The recent changes page shows a feed of recent edits to the wiki.
• Check out the community portal to see what the community is working on.
• See a list of larger-scale community projects.
• The wiki help pages, as well as the MediaWiki help pages, contain comprehensive information about wiki formatting.

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There are several categories for articles needing some type of improvement:

• Pages with information requiring verification, in-game testing, or more information to be added. Look for parts of articles marked with small tags, like ^[verify] and ^{[needs testing]}.
• Pages that need updating or can benefit from having more images. Requests will usually be explained in a notice box at the top of the page or under a specific section.
• Pages that need expansion, cleanup, or are a work in progress.
• Wanted pages, that don't exist yet.
• A full list of article-related maintenance categories can be found on this page.

If you're unsure of anything, feel free to ask on the community discussion page or the Discord server!