OpenJournal:Getting started

Log in

There's no special sign-up required. Login with the same account you'd use for Wikipedia and you can begin writing.

Once logged in

The first time you log in, OpenJournal creates your journal home for you at User:YourName. You can start writing your articles here. All created articles are listed newest first.

Writing your first article

Type a title into the Start a new article box on your journal home and it'll drop you into a WYSIWYG editor. The editor supports markdown if you prefer though wikitext is significantly more powerful.

Note that image uploads are disabled for cost reasons. Upload them elsewhere and link to them here... Or find us a sponsor, heh.

What happens when you save

Once you've saved your article, it'll show up on the front page of OpenJournal. People are free to comment on the article via the discussions tab.

Embedding OpenJournal content on another site

Article titles

fetch('https://openjournal.wiki/users/JohnSmith/posts').then(r=>r.json()).then(d=>console.log(d.query.pages.filter(p=>!p.redirect).map(p=>p.title.replace(/^User:[^/]+\//,''))));

Would return

[
  'Welcome to OpenJournal!',
  'Entr - The file watcher you’ve never heard of',
  "You don't need Vimwiki",
  'Linux Audio Production',
  '10 minutes with K'
]

Article content

fetch('https://openjournal.wiki/users/Professorlamp/posts/Welcome_to_OpenJournal!').then(r=>r.text()).then(t=>console.log(t));

Your articles content