Style Guide

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This guide covers the writing conventions and formatting standards for WeedWeed.Wiki.

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Headers

Use headers to organize content hierarchically:

  • Use ## or <h2> for major sections - displays with a full underline
  • Use ### or <h3> for subsections - displays with a subtle underline under text only
  • Use #### or <h4> for minor subsections - displays with a dotted underline

Article Structure

A typical article should include:

  1. Frontmatter - Title, description, categories, related pages
  2. Infobox (if applicable) - Key facts in a sidebar
  3. Lead paragraph - Bold the article title on first use
  4. Sections - Organized with ## headers

Writing Style

  • Write in a neutral, encyclopedic tone
  • Use present tense for general facts
  • Link to other wiki articles using relative paths: [Cannabis](cannabis)
  • First mention of a related topic should be linked
  • Don’t overlink - once per section is usually enough
  • Red links (to non-existent pages) are okay and encourage future content

Tables

Use markdown tables for structured data:

| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|----------|----------|
| Data     | Data     |

Categories

Assign appropriate categories in frontmatter:

  • Use existing categories when possible
  • Categories should be broad topics (Plants, Cannabinoids, terpenes)
  • An article can have multiple categories

Use the related field in frontmatter to link conceptually related articles that might not be linked in the body text.

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