How to Create Wiki Pages and Page Libraries in SharePoint

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In this article, we will show you how you can create a wiki page and wiki page library in SharePoint.

This will become a starting point to try ShortPoint for you, if you are using the Classic Experience on SharePoint Online, or, in case you are using SharePoint On-Premise 2013/2016.

Please follow the steps below.



Creating a Wiki Page Library

SharePoint Classic site

Go to the Site Contents, and click the Add an app button.

Find Wiki page library, click it and add a name for this library:

Adding a Wiki page library from Site Contents on a classic site

SharePoint Modern Team site

On the main page of your site, please click the button New and select App from the drop-down list. Find Wiki page library, click it and add a name for it:

Adding a Wiki page library from the New menu on a modern team site

Creating a Wiki Page Inside a Library

SharePoint Classic site

  1. Open the library and go to the Page tab.
  2. Find the button called View All Pages and click it to see all the pages in this library.
  3. Choose Files from the ribbon, and click the button New Document.
  4. Now type the name for your new wiki page, and click the Create button.
  5. Once you are done, just save the page you created.
Creating a wiki page from Files, New Document in a classic library

Alternatively, you can click the button New with a plus icon on it. Type the name for your new wiki page and click the Create button. Once you are done, just save the page you created.

Creating a wiki page with the New button in a classic library

SharePoint Modern Team site

  1. Open the library and go to the Page tab.
  2. Find the button called View All Pages and click it to see all the pages in this library.
  3. Click the button New with a plus icon on it, and choose the Wiki Page item from the drop-down menu.
  4. Now type the name for your new wiki page and click the Create button.
  5. Once you are done, just save the page you created.
Creating a wiki page from the New menu in a modern library

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