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When adding wikicode while editing pages, certain "magic words" (sometimes called "reserved words" in programmer speak) do special things rather than just show up as they look normally.

Some commonly used examples of "magic words":

__NOTOC__ - suppresses automatic Table of Contents generation.
{{PAGENAME}} - inserts the current page name. As in: Magic words
{{PAGENAMEE}} - inserts the current page name in a wiki URL friendly form. As in: Magic_words
{{NAMESPACE}} - inserts the current name space name. As in: Help

See Help:Magic words at Mediawiki.org for a detailed list.

NOTE: Whether these "magic words" work or not depends on the version of MediaWiki software that WoWWiki runs on. See WoWWiki MediaWiki version history for the current version in use.

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A "magic word" is a symbol recognized by MediaWiki software (which Wikia is built on), which triggers the software to do something special on the page.

Step-by-StepEdit

To add a magic word, you need to first be in editing mode on an article.

Simply add the magic word to the content of the page somewhere. It will look like code, but after you save (or preview), it will work as intended.

Common Magic WordsEdit

Here are some of the magic words used most commonly at Wikia:

__NOTOC__ hides the table of contents on a page.
__TOC__ places the table of contents exactly where this is entered. It overrides the NOTOC switch.
__NOWYSIWYG__, disables the rich text editor.
{{CURRENTDAYNAME}} produces the current day of the week.
{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} shows the number of articles on your wiki.
{{SITENAME}} produces the name of the wiki.