JHelp:Cheatsheet

Joomla Documentation Wiki Cheatsheet
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Section headings These are equivalent to using <h2>, <h3>, <h4>, etc.. header tags </nowiki>a Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article	==Level 2== ===Level 3=== ====Level 4==== =====Level 5===== ======Level 6====== do not use  =Level 1=  as it is for page titles	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Nonindexed headers left out of Table of Contents	; Header name has a leading semicolon ";" in front	Header name will not appear in Table of Contents
Bulleted list Use the asterisk(*)	* One * Two ** Two point one * Three	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list Use the hash tag(number sign-(#))	# One # Two ## Two point one # Three	One Two Two point one Three
Indenting text this is used when replying on a talk page, to make it easier to follow conversations	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent
Works anywhere in the text
Description	You type	You get
Italics, bold, and both	''italics'', '''bold''', and '''''both'''''	italics, bold, and both
Link to another page	[[glossary]] [[glossary]] terms	glossary glossary terms
"Pipe" a link to change the link's text	[[Administrators|Joomla! Administrator]]	Joomla! Administrator
Link to a section	[[Glossary#Component]] [[Glossary#Component|Joomla! Component]]	Glossary#Component Joomla! Component
Red link red links in articles help by showing desired redirects or Needed pages	[[something missing]]	something missing
References and footnotes sources in the article will appear where {{reflist}} is put, typically under a level 2 section heading (see below) towards the bottom of the page.	Hello,<ref>Library of Congress</ref> World.<ref>http://www.w3.org/</ref> References: <references/>	Hello, World. References:
Signature sign your contributions when posting to a talk page	~~~~ do not sign in an article, only on talk pages	Username (talk) 11:35, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
Display as Code	<tt>JFactory::getApplication()</tt>	JFactory::getApplication()
Plain website link	http://docs.joomla.org	http://docs.joomla.org
Link a website	[http://docs.joomla.org]	[1]
Link and name a website	[http://docs.joomla.org Joomla Documentation Wiki]	Joomla Documentation Wiki
Strike your talk page comment or a list to show your previous comment is outdated	<s>This topic isn't notable.</s>	This topic isn't notable.
Show an image for uploading, see the intro to uploading images	[[File:Documentation_all_together_transparent.png|thumb|Caption]]	Caption
Float an image for uploading, see the intro to uploading images	[[File:Documentation_all_together_transparent.png|left]] [[File:Documentation_all_together_transparent.png|right]]
Add a page to a category	[[Category:Category name{{#translation:}}]] place near the bottom of a page	shows "Category name" in a bar at bottom when the page is previewed or saved