Wiki source code of Write a Page in Markdown

Last modified by Vincent Massol on 2026/09/28 14:52

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1 Write the content of a wiki page in [[Markdown>>doc:documentation.extensions.user.markdown.WebHome]] instead of XWiki syntax, once an administrator has [[installed and enabled the Markdown syntax>>doc:documentation.extensions.admin.markdown.install.WebHome]].
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3 1. Click "Create", enter the page title and click "Create".
4 1. Select "CommonMark Markdown 1.2" in the "Page syntax" field of the editor, then click "No" in the "Syntax Conversion" dialog.(((
5 {{image reference="create-page-syntax.png" alt="Syntax Conversion dialog with the No button highlighted, next to the Page syntax field set to CommonMark Markdown 1.2" size="extra"/}}
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7 1. Click "Source" in the editor toolbar and write the content in Markdown, using the [[Markdown 1.2 Syntax>>doc:documentation.extensions.user.markdown.syntax.WebHome]]. For example:(((
8 {{code language="none"}}
9 # Getting Started
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11 Welcome to the team space.
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13 * Read the [[onboarding guide|Sandbox.WebHome]]
14 * Ask your questions in the chat
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16 {{info}}
17 Meetings take place every Monday.
18 {{/info}}
19 {{/code}}
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21 {{image reference="markdown-page-edit.png" alt="Editor in Source mode showing the Markdown content of the page" size="extra"/}}
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23 1. Click "Save & View". The page displays the rendered content.(((
24 {{image reference="markdown-page-view.png" alt="Rendered page with a heading, a bulleted list with a link and an information box" size="extra"/}}
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