How do I edit a page?

Who and What

You can help us by making additions and changes as you see fit. If you know something we don't, add it. If something is wrong, fix it. Anyone can do this, but you must be logged in to edit anything. This way, we can keep track of who is doing what and keep some quality control.

Two editing scenarios

First, I've noticed that the listed area of Olympic National Park is much too small. Second, we have a Devil's Lake, and a Devil's Lake State Park, but they don't seem to be joined. I'll walk you through fixing these common types of problems.

In This Tutorial

  1. Edit a Park's Data
  2. Link a Park and a Lake

I. Edit a Park's Data

  • Oops. How did that get there?

    Wrong Data

    It says here that Olympic National Park is 922 acres in area. I don't know if you've been there, but Olympic National Park is definitely not 922 acres. In fact, it's about 922,000 acres in size. Let's get this fixed.

  • Link to Edit Page

    If you scroll to the bottom of the park's main page, you'll see a set of links titled "Editing Information". Follow the "edit" link to edit Olympic National Park's page. We'll handle the other links in a different tutorial.

    If you don't see any text there that says "Submit an edit for this park", it probably means that you aren't logged in.

  • Edit the Location

    Edit Location Page

    Here we are on the edit page. Go to the "Location" section to edit the area. And near the bottom of the page is the area field. We'll enter the correct value and click the "Submit Information" button. If you don't click the button, your changes won't be submitted.

    After that, we can progress to the "Preview" section.

  • Does Everything Look Right?

    Preview Changes

    Before the changes are saved, you need to preview them and make sure everything looks right. Are your changes as you expected? Click the checkbox to verify that you're awake, and then click the final submit button.

  • 1440 mi2 is a bit more like it

    Area is Changed

    The changes are saved, and Olympic National Park now has an area of 1440 mi2.

II. Link a Park and a Lake

  • We're Missing Something

    Missing A Park

    Missing A Lake

    Well, we have a Devil's Lake State Park, and a Devil's Lake, but there's no sign that they are related to each other. I happen to know that the lake is located in the park, and I'm going to edit the lake to put it in its place.

    Most of this procedure is the same as the editing above, so I'm going to be a little "fast-and-loose" in my description. If you get confused, refer to the editing instructions above.

  • Find The Park's ID

    Park ID

    In order to link the two together, we'll need to make use of the Park's ID. The ID is unique, so when we type it in the computer will know exactly which park we are referring to.

    The ID is located under "Editing Information". For Devil's Lake State Park, the Park ID is 27.

  • Edit the Lake's Park List

    Edit Parks

    Click edit under "Editing Information" on Devil Lake's page. Under "Location" is the list of parks that this lake is connected to. Initially there won't be any connecting parks, but link Devil's Lake to Devil's Lake State Park by puting the ID 27 in a blank.

    When you enter the ID 27, the label should update with the corresponding name of what we entered. In our case, it should say that "Park ID 27 is Devil's Lake State Park". When you are done here, click submit, preview, and then submit to save your changes.

  • That Makes Sense!

    A Park

    A Lake

    Now when someone views the Devil's Lake page they will see that it is located in Devil's Lake State Park. Likewise, you'll see that the page for Devil's Lake State Park has automatically grown a new "Lakes" tab.