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[[WikiIslam:Formatting|Blue-colored links]] (<tt><nowiki>[[Linked pages's name|Visible text]]</nowiki></tt>) to English-language pages can also be retained unless translations for those same links are already available. Blue-colored links should never be replaced by [[This is a red-colored link indicating an internal link to a page that does not exist|red-colored links]] to pages that do not exist.
[[WikiIslam:Formatting|Blue-colored links]] (<tt><nowiki>[[Linked pages's name|Visible text]]</nowiki></tt>) to English-language pages can also be retained unless translations for those same links are already available. Blue-colored links should never be replaced by [[This is a red-colored link indicating an internal link to a page that does not exist|red-colored links]] to pages that do not exist.
Categories, for example <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Muhammad]]</nowiki></tt> or <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Qur'an]]</nowiki></tt>, can be found at the bottom of pages. All of the English categories should be deleted and replaced by a sole category for the [[:Category:Other Languages|translated language]], for example <tt><nowiki>[[Category:العربية (Arabic)]]</nowiki></tt> or <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Türkçe (Turkish)]]</nowiki></tt>.


====References and Footnotes====
====References and Footnotes====
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====Steps for a Translation====
====Steps for a Translation====


# Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Translate the title of your chosen article and type that into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <nowiki>{{</nowiki>page_title|Desired page title}}.
# Go to [[Help:Contents]]. Type the translated title of the chosen article into the "Create Page" box. If any of these characters exist in the title, avoid using them: brackets, commas, colons, semi-colons etc. These can be added into the title later by using <tt><nowiki>{{Page title|Desired page title}}</nowiki></tt>.
#After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page.
#After clicking "Create page" you will see a blank page.
# Open another window. Then go to your chosen article and click the 'Edit' button. You will now see the text and all the wiki-formatting of the target article.
# Open another window. Then go to the chosen article and click the 'Edit' button. You will now see the text and all the wiki-formatting of the target article.
# Copy and paste the entire thing into the new page you created. In Windows, Select all text and then CTRL-C; CTRL-V to paste.
# Copy and paste the entire thing into the blank page you created. In Windows, Select all text and then CTRL-C; CTRL-V to paste.
# You can now start your translation. Delete the English text as you go. You can also keep another window open which has the original article in a regular view (non-editable).
# Now start the translation. Delete the English text as you go. You can also keep another window open which has the original article in a regular view (non-editable).
# After you are done, you can preview or save the page.  
# After the translation is complete, you can preview and save the page.  
# To find what you have been working on, click the 'My contributions' link at the top right.
# To find what you have been working on, click the 'My contributions' link at the top right.


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====Templates for Other Languages====
====Templates for Other Languages====
====Replacing Categories====
Categories, for example <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Muhammad]]</nowiki></tt> or <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Qur'an]]</nowiki></tt>, can be found at the bottom of pages. All of the English categories should be deleted and replaced by a sole category for the [[:Category:Other Languages|translated language]], for example <tt><nowiki>[[Category:العربية (Arabic)]]</nowiki></tt> or <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Türkçe (Turkish)]]</nowiki></tt>.


====Linking the Finished Translation====
====Linking the Finished Translation====
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