Editing Wiki (section)

==== Visual editing ====

While wiki engines have traditionally offered source editing to users, in recent years some implementations have added a rich text editing mode. This is usually implemented, using [[JavaScript]], as an interface which translates formatting instructions chosen from a [[toolbar]] into the corresponding wiki markup or HTML. This is generated and submitted to the server [[Transparency (human–computer interaction)|transparently]], shielding users from the technical detail of markup editing and making it easier for them to change the content of pages. An example of such an interface is the [[VisualEditor]] in [[MediaWiki]], the wiki engine used by Wikipedia. [[WYSIWYG]] editors may not provide all the features available in wiki markup, and some users prefer not to use them, so a source editor will often be available simultaneously.