GitHub Wiki does not support WikiMedia format links like the doc says

[benelan]

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/communities/documenting-your-project-with-wikis/editing-wiki-content#adding-links

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

The GitHub documentation above says:

With MediaWiki syntax, the link syntax is [[Link Text|nameofwikipage]].

However, MediaWiki syntax would be [[nameofwikipage|Link Text]] according to their documentation.

Using the MediaWiki syntax for piped links does not work in GitHub wikis.

I would consider this a bug with the GitHub Wiki itself, as it should follow MediaWiki syntax to properly integrate with other tools.

However, the documentation should at least make clear that GitHub's wiki link syntax does NOT align with the MediaWiki syntax.

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[nguyenalex836]

@benelan Thank you for raising this issue! I'll get this triaged for review ✨ Our team will provide feedback regarding the best next steps for this issue - thanks for your patience! 💛