Editing Eurovision Wiki:Help desk (section)

== "View Source" on any article ==

Sometimes I want to view the source for a page (typically to grab some template or markup for another page), and I'd prefer to not be in an actual editing mode for this. I see that pages I don't have edit permissions for have a "View Source" button. Is there a way to make this button appear on all pages? [[User:DuskTheUmbreon|DuskTheUmbreon]] ([[User talk:DuskTheUmbreon|talk]]) 06:11, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

:You can just use the source editing window; the 'view source' button on pages you don't have perms for is just the source editor with the editing disabled because you don't have the perms. [[User:Athanelar|Athanelar]] ([[User talk:Athanelar|talk]]) 06:52, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
::I see. I suppose I just have to be careful to not make changes then. Thanks! [[User:DuskTheUmbreon|<span style="color: MediumVioletRed">Dusk</span><span style="color: Indigo">The</span><span style="color: Blue">Umbreon</span>]] ([[User talk:DuskTheUmbreon|bark]]) 07:06, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Even if you accidentally change some text, it won't get published unless you hit the "Publish" button, so if you're just trying to copy something from the source you don't need to worry. [[User:Athanelar|Athanelar]] ([[User talk:Athanelar|talk]]) 07:12, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:DuskTheUmbreon|DuskTheUmbreon]] To be even safer, you can go to [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing]] and tick the box "{{tq|Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary (or the default undo summary")}} which won't allow you to publish any edit unless you also add an edit summary. This is a good thing to do for all your edtiting. [[User:Michael D. Turnbull|Mike Turnbull]] ([[User talk:Michael D. Turnbull|talk]]) 12:50, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
::::I have that enabled, but honestly just hadn't put together that it'd stop me from accidentally making edits. Thanks! [[User:DuskTheUmbreon|<span style="color: MediumVioletRed">Dusk</span><span style="color: Indigo">The</span><span style="color: Blue">Umbreon</span>]] ([[User talk:DuskTheUmbreon|bark]]) 01:52, 18 March 2026 (UTC)