How to create a FAQ for your reddit

For all your questions about creating a FAQ for your reddit.

Select a page

Go to http://code.reddit.com/wiki/help/faqs/<your reddit name>, and select "Create this page". If for some reason your account is not yet enabled for editing the wiki, PM an admin, and they'll be able to grant you access to editing.

For instance, if your reddit is reddit.com/r/reddit, you'd choose http://code.reddit.com/wiki/help/faqs/reddit.

NOTE: The URLs are CaSe SeNsItIvE! It's recommended to utilize an all lowercase URL so as to make it easier for everyone who desires to type in the URL by hand.

Blank Slate

Now that you've started to create the faq, you might find it helpful to model yours similar to this widely-used format:

= FAQ Title =

Optional: Small bit of text that describes the purpose of this FAQ.

[[PageOutline]] 

== FAQ Category 1 ==

Topic one.

Topic two.

== FAQ Category 2 ==

Topic one.

Topic two.

Questions?

Feel free to look at other FAQs that have been compiled!

Not all are the same, but all may provide answers to your question(s) as just what to do.

For how to format text, one can view the help for this variant of WikiFormatting.

Spread the word!

Add a link to your new faq to the sidebar & to the master list of FAQs. This allows both users of your reddit and others to easily utilize it!

The URL to insert for your sidebar is /help/faqs/<your reddit name>