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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a wiki?
- What is AboutUs.org?
- I don't have the login information for a page I want to edit. Help? or I forgot my password. Help?
- How can I fix the oDd CapiTalizATion of a website?
- How can I remove/update my contact information?
- How do I add a website to AboutUs? Just search for it (like example.com) above.
- How can I make my website's page better?
- How can I upload and add an image to a page or upload a portrait of myself?
- What is a list? and how can I edit/create a list?
- The thumbnail of a site's homepage is outdated or not showing. How can I update or fix it?
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- How can I know if a page I care about is edited?
- Can I delete my account (or email address) on AboutUs.org?
- I want to edit, but I don't want to create an account. Is there a login I can use?
- I have edited a page, but when I search on AboutUs.org I cannot find it. Why?
- I can't create a page for my site because it says it redirects, but it doesn't anymore. Help?
- Can the external links on my website's AboutUs page be followed?
- Why do some pages have a main brown "edit" button and some do not?
- I found a page about a site that no longer exists or isn't a good site. What now?
- Can AboutUs create a great page for my website?
Getting Started
- Create your free login so that you can edit pages on AboutUs.org.
(Note: Logins on AboutUs.org are by person, not by page or company so please use your real name and not your business name.) - Search for a website in the Find! bar above to go to its domain page.
- Click the edit pencil, make your changes, and save them.
Basics
- Take the Introductory Tour
- Wiki Basic Editing Tour
- Basic Wiki Formatting -- how to change the look of your wiki page
Advanced
- How to link to another page
- Working with images
- Adding and changing tags that a website is about (tags are the new category)
- Adding and changing the summary about a website
- Changing the capitalization of a website
- How to flag or un-flag a page as adult content
- Updating a website thumbnail picture
- Improving AboutUs.org pages
- Use Popular Templates to enhance your text without knowing code.
- How to edit lists and become a "List Keeper"
- Add an AboutUs Badge for website owners to your website
- Using your talk page
- Using your watchlist
- Viewing a page's history
- Adding a YouTube video
- How you can help make this website even better
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