April 23

How to create a new page

Hi! There are instructions on how to edit an existing page but no instructions on how to create a new page! Could you please advise me how to create a page, what is the review process etc.? kind regards, Atiqul Atiq10 (talk) 16:58, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There are plenty of instructions. See WP:YFA. --Viennese Waltz 17:26, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You have no user page for your At1q10 account. If you had one, its url would be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Atiq10. (On mobile devices there is an extra m.) If you click this link, you will see a message that Wikipedia does not have a page with this exact name, but also a link that you can click to start editing the page. If you then save it (and you have the right to create new pages), it has been created. This works basically with any page name. If you discover that seachickens are an important topic that deserve an article, you can create it by going to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seachicken and clicking Start the Seachicken article. This is only advisable if you know the Wikipedia rules and guidelines quite well; otherwise your new article will likely be deleted and your effort will be wasted. For newcomers wishing to contribute an article it is better to follow the road suggested by WP:YFA. ‑‑Lambiam 22:51, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

One approach is to create a draft of an article on your PC as a text document, and write it to fit the rules in YFA. Once it looks good, you could create the article in Wikipedia in one fell swoop, i.e. copy and paste. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:51, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's how I've always done it. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 17:36, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The ugly truth is that, if you don't yet know how to do it, you're not ready to do it. Start by improving other articles and learn the ropes. Add a few references to an article that needs them, copyedit an article that's too short or too long, add interwiki links where appropriate, whatever makes articles a bit better. A very high percentage of first articles are terrible and get deleted almost immediately, which dissuades people from trying again. Start slow. Matt Deres (talk) 18:14, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]