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We often get queries about how to perform certain functions on OzBargain such as posting a deal, making a comment, creating a table, reminders, etc. We thought it would be useful to have a some guides on different topics in which members can test here. Feel free to ask questions and certainty try out whatever you want.
Lesson 1: Formatting in comments, deal & forum posts
Guides
Formatting
Links
Tables
Other Markdown
Guides
Commenting and posting in deals & forum posts utilizes the markdown and markdown extra system. The system is used by other popular websites such as Reddit.
Official Markdown
Official Markdown Extra
You can also find formatting help at the bottom of every comment box.
Formatting
| ——Task—— | —— | Code—— | —— | Example—— |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bold | **theword** |
theword | ||
| Italic | *theword* |
theword | ||
| Strike-through | ~~theword~~ |
H1 (big text):
Code: #theword
Example:
theword
Quoting text:
Code: >theword
Example:
theword
You can also nest quotations.
Code: >first line of quote
>>second line of quote
Example:
first line of quote
second line of quote
Ordered lists (bullet points)
* First item
* Second item
Example:
- First Item
- Second Item
Links
URLs are automatically converted to links.
However, you can link a website to words.
Code: [Title of Link](http://www.google.com)
Example: Title of Link
Different link colours:
Internal links, those pointing to OzBargain.com.au are denoted in orange.
External links, those pointing to any other site are denoted in blue.
Referral Links, those pointing to a referral link are denoted in grey
Tables
Tables can be useful for long lists of items such as a weekly supermarket sale list.
Code:
| Header | Header | Right |
| ------ | ------ | -----: |
| Cell | Cell | $10 |
| Cell | Cell | $20 |
Example:
| Header | Header | Right |
|---|---|---|
| Cell | Cell | $10 |
| Cell | Cell | $20 |
If you don't want to go through and create tables manually, you can use the Markdown Tables generator which allows you to create markdown tables through a simple copy + paste GUI.
Other Markdown
A line or horizontal rule
Code:
-------
Example:
A definition list:
Code:
Bottled water
: $ 1.25
: $ 1.55 (Large)
- Example:
- Bottled water
- $ 1.25
- $ 1.55 (Large)
Code blocks such as ones shown above:
Code:
`code here`
Example:
code here
Footnotes if needed:
That's some text with a footnote.[^1]
[^1]: And that's the footnote.
That's some text with a footnote.1
That's probably all you will ever need for OzBargain.
There are some things that are disabled on OzBargain such as embedding images and using HTML. Some markdown will not work within markdown such as H1 (big text) within a table. Have a play around with markdown in the comments. If there are any questions or suggestions, ask away.
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And that's the footnote. ↩
Many thanks for a great reference guide!