CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>wikiHow - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"7bab96ea-a9c5-429b-bbdc-3f612de4abfa","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"WikiHow","wgTitle":"WikiHow","wgCurRevisionId":1269366317,"wgRevisionId":1269366317,"wgArticleId":2168867,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages","Use mdy dates from October 2017","Articles containing potentially dated statements from January 2025","All articles containing potentially dated statements","Articles containing potentially dated statements from December 2021","All articles with unsourced statements","Articles with unsourced statements from December 2021", "All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases","Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from February 2022","American websites","Companies based in Palo Alto, California","Creative Commons-licensed works","How-to websites","Internet properties established in 2005","MediaWiki websites","Wiki communities"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"WikiHow","wgRelevantArticleId":2168867,"wgIsProbablyEditable":false,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":false,"wgRestrictionEdit":["autoconfirmed"],"wgRestrictionMove":["autoconfirmed"],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true, "tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":30000,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q306527","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready", "ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.16"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="675"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png/800px-WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="450"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png/640px-WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="360"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="wikiHow - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject page-WikiHow rootpage-WikiHow skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" title="Main menu" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="n-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages"><span>Special pages</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=WikiHow" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=WikiHow" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=WikiHow" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=WikiHow" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Operations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Operations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Operations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Operations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Business_model" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Business_model"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Business model</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Business_model-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Business model subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Business_model-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Licensing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Licensing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Licensing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Licensing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Opt-out_ads" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Opt-out_ads"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Opt-out ads</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Opt-out_ads-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reception" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reception"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Reception</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reception-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading">wikiHow</h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 32 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-32" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">32 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%88" title="ويكي هاو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ويكي هاو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89" title="উইকিহাউ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উইকিহাউ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%86%DA%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%87" title="ویکی‌چگونه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌چگونه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%ED%95%98%EC%9A%B0" title="위키하우 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키하우" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89" title="विकिहाउ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="विकिहाउ" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B9%E0%B5%97" title="വിക്കിഹൗ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വിക്കിഹൗ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89" title="विकिहाउ – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="विकिहाउ" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%B7%E1%9E%82%E1%9E%B8%E1%9E%A0%E1%9F%85" title="វិគីហៅ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="វិគីហៅ" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%92%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%94" title="විකිහවු – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="විකිහවු" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C_%DA%BE%D8%A7%D9%88" title="ویکی ھاو – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ویکی ھاو" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikihow" title="Wikihow – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Wikihow" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow" title="WikiHow – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="WikiHow" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q306527#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/WikiHow" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:WikiHow" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/WikiHow"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-viewsource" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&action=edit" title="This page is protected.
You can view its source [e]" accesskey="e"><span>View source</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/WikiHow"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-viewsource" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&action=edit"><span>View source</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/WikiHow" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/WikiHow" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&oldid=1269366317" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=WikiHow&id=1269366317&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWikiHow"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWikiHow"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=WikiHow&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiHow" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q306527" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> <div id="mw-indicator-pp-default" class="mw-indicator"><div class="mw-parser-output"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy#semi" title="This article is semi-protected."><img alt="Page semi-protected" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Semi-protection-shackle.svg/20px-Semi-protection-shackle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Semi-protection-shackle.svg/30px-Semi-protection-shackle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/Semi-protection-shackle.svg/40px-Semi-protection-shackle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Wiki-based how-to website</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">wikiHow</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:WikiHow_logo_2014.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/WikiHow_logo_2014.svg/220px-WikiHow_logo_2014.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/WikiHow_logo_2014.svg/330px-WikiHow_logo_2014.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/WikiHow_logo_2014.svg/440px-WikiHow_logo_2014.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="84" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png/300px-WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png/450px-WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png/600px-WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="540" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Main page of wikiHow as of January 2025<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&action=edit">[update]</a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type of business</th><td class="infobox-data category">Private</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Type of site</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Online how-to website</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">19<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> languages</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="background:transparent;color:inherit;">List of languages</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="">English, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Czech, Japanese, Indonesian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi, Turkish, Persian</div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline;" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Palo_Alto" class="mw-redirect" title="Palo Alto">Palo Alto</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></div>, <div style="display:inline;" class="country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area served</th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data">Jack Herrick</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Key people</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Elizabeth Douglas (CEO)</li><li>Jack Herrick (founder)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Holding_company" title="Holding company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data">wikiHow, Inc.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com">www<wbr />.wikihow<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q306527#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commercial</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes ("<a href="/wiki/Hybrid_organization" title="Hybrid organization">hybrid organization</a>")</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registration</th><td class="infobox-data">Optional, but necessary for certain tasks</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">January 15, 2005<span class="noprint">; 20 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2005-01-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Content license</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Creative_Commons_license" title="Creative Commons license">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported</a> (user-generated content)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>wikiHow</b> is an online <a href="/wiki/Wiki" title="Wiki">wiki</a>-style publication featuring informational articles and quizzes on a variety of topics. Founded in 2005 by Internet entrepreneur Jack Herrick, its aim is to create an extensive database of instructional content, using the wiki model of <a href="/wiki/Open_collaboration" title="Open collaboration">open collaboration</a> to allow users to add, create, and modify content. It is a <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_organization" title="Hybrid organization">hybrid organization</a>, a for-profit company run for a social mission. wikiHow uses a <a href="/wiki/Fork_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fork (software)">forked</a> version of the <a href="/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software" title="Free and open-source software">free and open-source</a> <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki" title="MediaWiki">MediaWiki</a> software; these modifications made by wikiHow were freely available to the general public via a self-serve download site from 2010 to late 2020, when wikiHow chose to discontinue the self-serve portal, citing vague "<a href="/wiki/Denial_of_service" class="mw-redirect" title="Denial of service">DoS</a> attacks", as well as noting that publishing the source code is "not part of our core mission".<sup id="cite_ref-IA_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-src-wh-snapshot-IA-July-2010_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-src-wh-snapshot-IA-July-2010-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DoS-concerns_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoS-concerns-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site's text content is released under a <a href="/wiki/Creative_Commons_NonCommercial_license" title="Creative Commons NonCommercial license">Creative Commons NonCommercial license</a>. </p><p>In February 2005, wikiHow had over 35.5 million unique visitors. As of December 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, wikiHow contains more than 235,000 how-to articles and over 2.5 million registered users. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <p>wikiHow was founded by Jack Herrick on January 15, 2005, with the goal of creating "the how-to guide for everything."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> January 15 was selected as its launch date to honor <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a>, which was launched on January 15, 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Herrick drew inspiration for wikiHow from <a href="/wiki/EHow" title="EHow">eHow</a>, a how-to website he and business partner Josh Hannah purchased in 2004. After running eHow, Herrick concluded that its business model prevented it from becoming the extensive, high quality how-to site he wanted to create.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deciding that the wiki method of content creation would ultimately produce higher-quality work, both of them sold eHow in 2006 to Demand Media.<sup id="cite_ref-xconomy.com_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xconomy.com-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herrick described the difference between eHow and wikiHow as "eating a <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> burger vs. a wonderful, home cooked meal."<sup id="cite_ref-RWW_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RWW-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, the non-profit foundation <a href="/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child" title="One Laptop per Child">One Laptop per Child</a> chose wikiHow as one of the content sources for the educational laptops it distributed around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 21, 2007, the website's 25,000th article was published.<sup id="cite_ref-wikiHow_Reaches_25,000_Articles_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wikiHow_Reaches_25,000_Articles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, after completing a redesign the site surpassed 20 million monthly visitors with 25 million page views.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> chose wikiHow as one of the launch partners for <a href="/wiki/Google_Contributor" title="Google Contributor">Google Contributor</a>, an ad-free Internet product.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, wikiHow reached 100 million monthly visitors.<sup id="cite_ref-Anders-2016_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anders-2016-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 24, 2016, wikiHow <a href="/wiki/Mergers_and_acquisitions" title="Mergers and acquisitions">acquired</a> Guidecentral, a website focused on instructions for "hands-on" projects.<sup id="cite_ref-Anders-2016_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anders-2016-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The acquisition's terms were not released; however, Guidecentral raised over $1 million from investors, including NXTP Labs, Enterprise Ireland, and South Ventures.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operations">Operations</h2></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WomenonWikiHow2-WM2012.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/WomenonWikiHow2-WM2012.JPG/200px-WomenonWikiHow2-WM2012.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/WomenonWikiHow2-WM2012.JPG/300px-WomenonWikiHow2-WM2012.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/WomenonWikiHow2-WM2012.JPG/400px-WomenonWikiHow2-WM2012.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2490" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption>Workshop on women on wikiHow at <a href="/wiki/Wikimania_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikimania 2012">Wikimania 2012</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>wikiHow provides instructional content on a wide range of topics.<sup id="cite_ref-South_China_Morning_Post_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-South_China_Morning_Post-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of December 2021, it contains over 235,000 articles. Articles typically follow a standardized format to detail the step-by-step process of completing a task or accomplishing a specific outcome. Images serve as visual aids and may be created by users or contracted staff.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The MediaWiki software allows users to add, delete, and otherwise modify content. Like other wikis, quality control is achieved by reviewing edits via the "<a href="/wiki/Wiki#Controlling_changes" title="Wiki">Recent Changes</a>" page and using a <a href="/wiki/Diff" title="Diff">diff</a> feature to compare revisions of an article and highlight changes in the content.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RWW_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RWW-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other users review these changes and may accept or reject the edits based on guidelines regarding content and style. </p><p>To provide an authoritative review and ensure reliability of the content, staff writers also consult with <a href="/wiki/Subject-matter_expert" title="Subject-matter expert">subject-matter experts</a>, particularly in topics such as health and medicine, law, finance, and psychology.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, wikiHow partnered with the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> to launch a campaign against <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_misinformation" title="COVID-19 misinformation">COVID-19 misinformation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Among the volunteer editing community, a number of trusted users, known as administrators, may be tasked with responsibilities pertaining to the maintenance and smooth operation of the website. Functionally similar to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_administrators" title="Wikipedia administrators">administrators on Wikipedia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Internet_forum#Moderators" title="Internet forum">internet forum moderators</a>, these users have elevated account privileges used to delete articles, <a href="/wiki/Block_(Internet)" title="Block (Internet)">block</a> other users from editing, and perform various maintenance tasks.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Business_model">Business model</h2></div> <p>At the time of launch, wikiHow's startup costs were, to some extent, financed from Herrick's sale of eHow. The website has since relied on <a href="/wiki/Internet_advertising" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet advertising">advertising</a> on its pages for revenue. wikiHow is run as a "hybrid organization"—a "for-profit company focused on creating a global public good in accordance with [the] mission".<sup id="cite_ref-wHybrid_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wHybrid-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initially and throughout its history, Herrick has declined financial donations to wikiHow.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in mid-2020 as a response to the <a href="/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic">economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the company began soliciting contributions to support wikiHow.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, wikiHow released a subscription service called "wikiHow Pro", which allows access to paywalled features such as custom PDF downloads of articles and email-based courses created by subject-matter experts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Licensing">Licensing</h3></div> <p>wikiHow's text content is published under the <a href="/wiki/Creative_Commons" title="Creative Commons">Creative Commons</a> Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 (by-nc-sa 3.0) license, allowing it to be modified and reused for non-commercial purposes as long as the original authors are attributed and the license is not substantially changed. Authors retain full copyright to their content, may publish it elsewhere under different licenses, and grant wikiHow an irrevocable license to use it for any purpose.<sup id="cite_ref-terms_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-terms-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opt-out_ads">Opt-out ads</h3></div> <p>wikiHow lets readers control whether advertising appears alongside content. Registered, logged-in users do not see ads,<sup id="cite_ref-hide_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hide-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> except those from external video providers.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2014, it was announced that wikiHow would participate in <a href="/wiki/Google_Contributor" title="Google Contributor">Google Contributor</a>, a service allowing website users to make monthly donations to support their favorite websites and not be required to see ads on them.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2></div> <p>wikiHow has won multiple awards, including a <a href="/wiki/Webby_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Webby Award">Webby Award</a> for Community in 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Co-Creation award in the Open Innovation competition, organized by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Nesta_(charity)" title="Nesta (charity)">Nesta</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mashable" title="Mashable">Mashable</a> selected wikiHow as runner-up for best wiki in its Open Web Awards in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2018, <a href="/wiki/Gizmodo" title="Gizmodo">Gizmodo</a> included wikiHow in its list of "100 Websites That Shaped the Internet as We Know It", referring to it as "a consistently useful resource."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More recently, <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> recognized wikiHow in its list of "The Best Small Companies Of 2019".<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> journalist reported that the "wikiHow <a href="/wiki/Mobile_app" title="Mobile app">app</a> has an excellent set of articles to help you in just about any situation, from helping someone who is <a href="/wiki/Choking" title="Choking">choking</a> to handling vehicle emergencies, to <a href="/wiki/Natural_disaster" title="Natural disaster">natural disasters</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> reported: "Type in a few key words about the problem into the app's Search page and the guide will return some advice. Its information pages are clear and well laid out. They begin with an introductory description, then offer a list of steps to follow. The app displays the necessary tools and items, and includes tips and warnings."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Lifehacker" title="Lifehacker">Lifehacker</a></i> has described wikiHow as the "ever-handy guide site."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> wikiHow has been positively described in many other media, including <i><a href="/wiki/Inc._(magazine)" title="Inc. (magazine)">Inc. Magazine</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-WikiHow's_Recipe_for_Success_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WikiHow's_Recipe_for_Success-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Cosmopolitan_(magazine)" title="Cosmopolitan (magazine)">Cosmopolitan</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/TechRepublic" title="TechRepublic">TechRepublic</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Cond%C3%A9_Nast_Traveler" title="Condé Nast Traveler">Condé Nast Traveler</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/PC_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="PC Magazine">PC Magazine</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>wikiHow has also been the target of satire and criticism for its notable abundance of arguably eccentric articles. For example, <a href="/wiki/American_Public_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="American Public Radio">American Public Radio</a> show Wits has a segment called "wikiHow theater", where actors read obvious or ludicrous wikiHow topics, such as "How to Make People Respect Your Pet", for comic effect.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two accomplished poets published a book called "How To Feel Confident with Your Special Talents", where each poem's title is taken directly from a wikiHow article.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Vice_Media" title="Vice Media">Vice</a></i> parodied wikiHow's article "How to Break Up with Your Boyfriend".<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Huffington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="The Huffington Post">The Huffington Post</a></i> created a list of bizarre life skills, such as "How to React to an Ugly Baby", that "you could only learn from wikiHow".<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other publishers have criticized wikiHow for hosting instructions on topics of questionable social value, such as "How to get a <a href="/wiki/Thigh_gap" title="Thigh gap">thigh gap</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "How to stop a wedding".<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other websites have created "worst of wikiHow" lists to highlight topics that are "deranged",<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "brilliantly bizarre"<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and otherwise controversial. </p><p>The artwork of wikiHow's illustrations has received mixed reception among internet users, with some<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (February 2022)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> praising the representation of various <a href="/wiki/Minority_group" title="Minority group">minority groups</a>, while others<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (February 2022)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> ridicule the bizarre and uncanny depictions. In an interview with <i>OneZero</i>, Chris Hadley, Vice President of Operations, stated that the illustrations are created by freelance artists typically outside of the US.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Language-Projects">"wikiHow:Language Projects - wikiHow"</a>. <i>www.wikihow.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170816110035/http://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Language-Projects">Archived</a> from the original on August 16, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 15,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.wikihow.com&rft.atitle=wikiHow%3ALanguage+Projects+-+wikiHow&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FwikiHow%3ALanguage-Projects&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Terms-of-Use">"wikiHow:Terms of Use – wikiHow"</a>. <i>www.wikihow.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 9,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.wikihow.com&rft.atitle=wikiHow%3ATerms+of+Use+%E2%80%93+wikiHow&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FwikiHow%3ATerms-of-Use&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-IA-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-IA_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/src.wikihow.com">"Wayback Machine [for src.wikihow.com]"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 2,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wayback+Machine+%5Bfor+src.wikihow.com%5D&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20230000000000%2A%2Fsrc.wikihow.com&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-src-wh-snapshot-IA-July-2010-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-src-wh-snapshot-IA-July-2010_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100725200034/http://src.wikihow.com/">"wikiHow Source code distribution"</a>. wikiHow. July 25, 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://src.wikihow.com/">the original</a> on July 25, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 2,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=wikiHow+Source+code+distribution&rft.pub=wikiHow&rft.date=2010-07-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsrc.wikihow.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-DoS-concerns-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-DoS-concerns_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReuben_Smith2020" class="citation web cs1">Reuben Smith (November 18, 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://forums.wikihow.com/t/taking-down-src-wikihow-com/13052">"Taking down src.wikihow.com - Village Pump - wikiHow"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 2,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Taking+down+src.wikihow.com+-+Village+Pump+-+wikiHow&rft.date=2020-11-18&rft.au=Reuben+Smith&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.wikihow.com%2Ft%2Ftaking-down-src-wikihow-com%2F13052&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLevine2006" class="citation news cs1">Levine, Robert (September 4, 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/technology/04wiki.html">"New York Times: New Web Sites Seeking Profit in Wiki Model"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=New+York+Times%3A+New+Web+Sites+Seeking+Profit+in+Wiki+Model&rft.date=2006-09-04&rft.aulast=Levine&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2006%2F09%2F04%2Ftechnology%2F04wiki.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHerrick" class="citation web cs1">Herrick, Jack. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://plus.google.com/+JackHerrick/posts/4ur3nT2pvo7">"Post on Herrick's Google+ page"</a>. <i>Google+</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150410045815/https://plus.google.com/+JackHerrick/posts/4ur3nT2pvo7">Archived</a> from the original on April 10, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Google%2B&rft.atitle=Post+on+Herrick%27s+Google%2B+page&rft.aulast=Herrick&rft.aufirst=Jack&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fplus.google.com%2F%2BJackHerrick%2Fposts%2F4ur3nT2pvo7&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLevine2006" class="citation news cs1">Levine, Robert (September 4, 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/technology/04wiki.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">"New Web Sites Seeking Profit in Wiki Model"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170701110210/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/04/technology/04wiki.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">Archived</a> from the original on July 1, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=New+Web+Sites+Seeking+Profit+in+Wiki+Model&rft.date=2006-09-04&rft.aulast=Levine&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2006%2F09%2F04%2Ftechnology%2F04wiki.html%3Fpagewanted%3Dall%26_r%3D0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-xconomy.com-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-xconomy.com_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRoush" class="citation web cs1">Roush, Wade. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.xconomy.com/national/2011/12/16/how-to-build-a-lifestyle-business-with-30m-visitors-per-month/?single_page=true">"How To Build a "Lifestyle Business" with 30 Million Visitors Per Month: The wikiHow Story"</a>. <i>Xconomy</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221100145/http://www.xconomy.com/national/2011/12/16/how-to-build-a-lifestyle-business-with-30m-visitors-per-month/?single_page=true">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Xconomy&rft.atitle=How+To+Build+a+%22Lifestyle+Business%22+with+30+Million+Visitors+Per+Month%3A+The+wikiHow+Story&rft.aulast=Roush&rft.aufirst=Wade&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xconomy.com%2Fnational%2F2011%2F12%2F16%2Fhow-to-build-a-lifestyle-business-with-30m-visitors-per-month%2F%3Fsingle_page%3Dtrue&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RWW-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RWW_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RWW_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100213184219/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wikihow_vs_ehow_is_the_wiki_way_better_than_content_farms.php">"ReadWriteWeb: wikiHow vs. eHow: Is the Wiki Way Better Than Content Farms?"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wikihow_vs_ehow_is_the_wiki_way_better_than_content_farms.php">the original</a> on February 13, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 12,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=ReadWriteWeb%3A+wikiHow+vs.+eHow%3A+Is+the+Wiki+Way+Better+Than+Content+Farms%3F&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.readwriteweb.com%2Farchives%2Fwikihow_vs_ehow_is_the_wiki_way_better_than_content_farms.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.olpcnews.com/content/reference/2b1_to_have_wikihow_content_preloaded.html">"2B1: "WikiHow" Content Comes Preloaded"</a>. <i>OLPC News</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221101724/http://www.olpcnews.com/content/reference/2b1_to_have_wikihow_content_preloaded.html">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=OLPC+News&rft.atitle=2B1%3A+%22WikiHow%22+Content+Comes+Preloaded&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olpcnews.com%2Fcontent%2Freference%2F2b1_to_have_wikihow_content_preloaded.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wikiHow_Reaches_25,000_Articles-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wikiHow_Reaches_25,000_Articles_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRojer2007" class="citation web cs1">Rojer, Rebecca (October 2, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7700">"wikiHow Reaches 25,000 Articles"</a>. <i>Creative Commons</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151110134026/http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7700">Archived</a> from the original on November 10, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Creative+Commons&rft.atitle=wikiHow+Reaches+25%2C000+Articles&rft.date=2007-10-02&rft.aulast=Rojer&rft.aufirst=Rebecca&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Fweblog%2Fentry%2F7700&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchonfeld2009" class="citation web cs1">Schonfeld, Erick (December 9, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://techcrunch.com/2009/12/09/wikihow-redesign-20-million/">"WikiHow Gets Pretty, And Hits 20 Million Monthly Visitors"</a>. <i>TechCrunch</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170708012251/https://techcrunch.com/2009/12/09/wikihow-redesign-20-million/">Archived</a> from the original on July 8, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TechCrunch&rft.atitle=WikiHow+Gets+Pretty%2C+And+Hits+20+Million+Monthly+Visitors&rft.date=2009-12-09&rft.aulast=Schonfeld&rft.aufirst=Erick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2009%2F12%2F09%2Fwikihow-redesign-20-million%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFIngraham2014" class="citation web cs1">Ingraham, Nathan (November 20, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/20/7255779/google-contributor-will-let-you-pay-to-see-sites-without-ads">"Google Contributor will let you pay a monthly fee to see select websites without ads"</a>. <i>The Verge</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170708212154/https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/20/7255779/google-contributor-will-let-you-pay-to-see-sites-without-ads">Archived</a> from the original on July 8, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Verge&rft.atitle=Google+Contributor+will+let+you+pay+a+monthly+fee+to+see+select+websites+without+ads&rft.date=2014-11-20&rft.aulast=Ingraham&rft.aufirst=Nathan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2014%2F11%2F20%2F7255779%2Fgoogle-contributor-will-let-you-pay-to-see-sites-without-ads&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Anders-2016-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Anders-2016_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Anders-2016_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAnders" class="citation web cs1">Anders, George. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2016/03/24/can-wikihow-rule-mobile-watch-this-acquisition-closely/#63e271de61cd">"Can WikiHow Rule Mobile? Watch This Acquisition Closely"</a>. <i>Forbes</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170901033511/https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2016/03/24/can-wikihow-rule-mobile-watch-this-acquisition-closely/#63e271de61cd">Archived</a> from the original on September 1, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 15,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Forbes&rft.atitle=Can+WikiHow+Rule+Mobile%3F+Watch+This+Acquisition+Closely&rft.aulast=Anders&rft.aufirst=George&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fgeorgeanders%2F2016%2F03%2F24%2Fcan-wikihow-rule-mobile-watch-this-acquisition-closely%2F%2363e271de61cd&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFwikihow2016" class="citation web cs1">wikihow (March 24, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikihow.tumblr.com/post/141608074801/wikihow-acquires-guidecentral-announces-100">"wikiHow Acquires Guidecentral & Announces 100 Million Monthly Users"</a>. <i>Tumblr</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">September 3,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Tumblr&rft.atitle=wikiHow+Acquires+Guidecentral+%26+Announces+100+Million+Monthly+Users&rft.date=2016-03-24&rft.au=wikihow&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwikihow.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F141608074801%2Fwikihow-acquires-guidecentral-announces-100&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNewenham" class="citation web cs1">Newenham, Pamela. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.irishtimes.com/business/companies/wikihow-acquires-dublin-start-up-guidecentral-1.2585878">"WikiHow acquires Dublin start-up Guidecentral"</a>. The Irish Times. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161220175457/http://www.irishtimes.com/business/companies/wikihow-acquires-dublin-start-up-guidecentral-1.2585878">Archived</a> from the original on December 20, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 15,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=WikiHow+acquires+Dublin+start-up+Guidecentral&rft.pub=The+Irish+Times&rft.aulast=Newenham&rft.aufirst=Pamela&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fbusiness%2Fcompanies%2Fwikihow-acquires-dublin-start-up-guidecentral-1.2585878&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-South_China_Morning_Post-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-South_China_Morning_Post_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHuang" class="citation news cs1">Huang, Keira. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1309191/how-site-wikihow-builds-chinese-language-presence">"How-to site wikiHow builds Chinese-language presence"</a>. <i>South China Morning Post</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221101803/http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1309191/how-site-wikihow-builds-chinese-language-presence">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=South+China+Morning+Post&rft.atitle=How-to+site+wikiHow+builds+Chinese-language+presence&rft.aulast=Huang&rft.aufirst=Keira&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Flifestyle%2Farts-culture%2Farticle%2F1309191%2Fhow-site-wikihow-builds-chinese-language-presence&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/Patrol-Recent-Changes-on-wikiHow">"How to Patrol Recent Changes on wikiHow"</a>. <i>wikiHow</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221095811/http://www.wikihow.com/Patrol-Recent-Changes-on-wikiHow">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=wikiHow&rft.atitle=How+to+Patrol+Recent+Changes+on+wikiHow&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FPatrol-Recent-Changes-on-wikiHow&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Delivering-a-Trustworthy-Experience">"Delivering a Trustworthy Experience"</a>. <i>www.wikihow.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 3,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.wikihow.com&rft.atitle=Delivering+a+Trustworthy+Experience&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FwikiHow%3ADelivering-a-Trustworthy-Experience&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/Experts">"wikiHow Experts"</a>. <i>www.wikihow.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 3,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.wikihow.com&rft.atitle=wikiHow+Experts&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FExperts&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1106172">"Are you sure you want to share that? Sorting online fact from fiction"</a>. <i>UN News</i>. November 25, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 3,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=UN+News&rft.atitle=Are+you+sure+you+want+to+share+that%3F+Sorting+online+fact+from+fiction&rft.date=2021-11-25&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2Fen%2Fstory%2F2021%2F11%2F1106172&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Administrators">"wikiHow:Administrators"</a>. <i>wikiHow</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 3,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=wikiHow&rft.atitle=wikiHow%3AAdministrators&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FwikiHow%3AAdministrators&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-wHybrid-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-wHybrid_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Hybrid-Organization">"wikiHow:Hybrid Organization"</a>. <i>wikiHow</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125110332/https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Hybrid-Organization">Archived</a> from the original on November 25, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=wikiHow&rft.atitle=wikiHow%3AHybrid+Organization&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FwikiHow%3AHybrid-Organization&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Hybrid-Organization">"wikiHow:Hybrid Organization - wikiHow"</a>. <i>wikiHow</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191016133632/https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Hybrid-Organization">Archived</a> from the original on October 16, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 4,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=wikiHow&rft.atitle=wikiHow%3AHybrid+Organization+-+wikiHow&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FwikiHow%3AHybrid-Organization&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Contribute">"Contribute"</a>. <i>www.wikihow.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 1,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.wikihow.com&rft.atitle=Contribute&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FwikiHow%3AContribute&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-terms-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-terms_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/Terms-of-Use">"Terms of Use"</a>. <i>wikiHow</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100113113655/http://www.wikihow.com/Terms-of-Use">Archived</a> from the original on January 13, 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=wikiHow&rft.atitle=Terms+of+Use&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FTerms-of-Use&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hide-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hide_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Why-Hide-Ads">"wikiHow:Why Hide Ads?"</a>. <i>wikiHow</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090421201537/http://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Why-Hide-Ads">Archived</a> from the original on April 21, 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=wikiHow&rft.atitle=wikiHow%3AWhy+Hide+Ads%3F&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FwikiHow%3AWhy-Hide-Ads&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTaylor2009" class="citation news cs1">Taylor, Marisa (January 30, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/01/30/turning-the-ads-off/">"Turning the Ads Off"</a>. <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>. Digits (blogs.wsj.com). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180612181700/https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/01/30/turning-the-ads-off/">Archived</a> from the original on June 12, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 4,</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Wall+Street+Journal&rft.atitle=Turning+the+Ads+Off&rft.date=2009-01-30&rft.aulast=Taylor&rft.aufirst=Marisa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.wsj.com%2Fdigits%2F2009%2F01%2F30%2Fturning-the-ads-off%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHow:Video-Curation#Video_Curation_Tips" class="extiw" title="wikihow:wikiHow:Video-Curation">wikiHow:Video Curation#Video Curation Tips</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGibbs" class="citation news cs1">Gibbs, Samuel. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/21/google-contributor-pay-remove-ads">"Google Contributor: can I really pay to remove ads?"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170304211104/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/21/google-contributor-pay-remove-ads">Archived</a> from the original on March 4, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Google+Contributor%3A+can+I+really+pay+to+remove+ads%3F&rft.aulast=Gibbs&rft.aufirst=Samuel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftechnology%2F2014%2Fnov%2F21%2Fgoogle-contributor-pay-remove-ads&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2009/web/general-website-categories/community/wikihow/">"wikiHow"</a>. <i>The Webby Awards</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221103229/http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2009/web/general-website-categories/community/wikihow/">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Webby+Awards&rft.atitle=wikiHow&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webbyawards.com%2Fwinners%2F2009%2Fweb%2Fgeneral-website-categories%2Fcommunity%2Fwikihow%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKeegan" class="citation news cs1">Keegan, Victor. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/apr/14/open-innovation-victor-keegan">"Open innovation is coming of age"</a>. <i>The Guardian</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170218070355/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/apr/14/open-innovation-victor-keegan">Archived</a> from the original on February 18, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Guardian&rft.atitle=Open+innovation+is+coming+of+age&rft.aulast=Keegan&rft.aufirst=Victor&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftechnology%2F2010%2Fapr%2F14%2Fopen-innovation-victor-keegan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mashable.com/openwebawards/the-winners/">"The 2nd Annual Open Web Awards"</a>. <i>Mashable</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120420171330/http://mashable.com/openwebawards/the-winners/">Archived</a> from the original on April 20, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Mashable&rft.atitle=The+2nd+Annual+Open+Web+Awards&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Fopenwebawards%2Fthe-winners%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gizmodo.com/100-websites-that-shaped-the-internet-as-we-know-it-1829634771">"100 Websites That Shaped the Internet as We Know It"</a>. <i>Gizmodo</i>. October 19, 2018. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190709195347/https://gizmodo.com/100-websites-that-shaped-the-internet-as-we-know-it-1829634771">Archived</a> from the original on July 9, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 23,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Gizmodo&rft.atitle=100+Websites+That+Shaped+the+Internet+as+We+Know+It&rft.date=2018-10-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F100-websites-that-shaped-the-internet-as-we-know-it-1829634771&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2019/04/30/forbes-small-giants-the-best-small-companies-of-2019/#319ef65d382c">"Forbes Small Giants: The Best Small Companies Of 2019"</a>. <i>Forbes</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190624113757/https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2019/04/30/forbes-small-giants-the-best-small-companies-of-2019/#319ef65d382c">Archived</a> from the original on June 24, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 23,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Forbes&rft.atitle=Forbes+Small+Giants%3A+The+Best+Small+Companies+Of+2019&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fsusanadams%2F2019%2F04%2F30%2Fforbes-small-giants-the-best-small-companies-of-2019%2F%23319ef65d382c&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClarke2014" class="citation web cs1">Clarke, Michael (May 14, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/idealab/2014/05/how-to-stay-safe-while-reporting-from-hostile-and-not-so-hostile-environments/">"How to Stay Safe While Reporting from Hostile (and Not So Hostile) Environments"</a>. <i>PBS</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150318215234/http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2014/05/how-to-stay-safe-while-reporting-from-hostile-and-not-so-hostile-environments/">Archived</a> from the original on March 18, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=How+to+Stay+Safe+While+Reporting+from+Hostile+%28and+Not+So+Hostile%29+Environments&rft.date=2014-05-14&rft.aulast=Clarke&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fidealab%2F2014%2F05%2Fhow-to-stay-safe-while-reporting-from-hostile-and-not-so-hostile-environments%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEaton2012" class="citation news cs1">Eaton, Kit (November 28, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/technology/personaltech/apps-for-home-repairs-for-the-handy-and-the-less-so.html?_r=0">"Guiding D.I.Y. Home Repairs, or Summoning the Pros"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170701100130/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/technology/personaltech/apps-for-home-repairs-for-the-handy-and-the-less-so.html?_r=0">Archived</a> from the original on July 1, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Guiding+D.I.Y.+Home+Repairs%2C+or+Summoning+the+Pros&rft.date=2012-11-28&rft.aulast=Eaton&rft.aufirst=Kit&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2012%2F11%2F29%2Ftechnology%2Fpersonaltech%2Fapps-for-home-repairs-for-the-handy-and-the-less-so.html%3F_r%3D0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFitzpatrick2009" class="citation web cs1">Fitzpatrick, Jason (October 31, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lifehacker.com/5394013/get-spray-paint-off-your-car">"Get Spray Paint Off Your Car"</a>. <i>Lifehacker</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221094611/http://lifehacker.com/5394013/get-spray-paint-off-your-car">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Lifehacker&rft.atitle=Get+Spray+Paint+Off+Your+Car&rft.date=2009-10-31&rft.aulast=Fitzpatrick&rft.aufirst=Jason&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2F5394013%2Fget-spray-paint-off-your-car&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WikiHow's_Recipe_for_Success-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WikiHow's_Recipe_for_Success_40-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDemarais2012" class="citation web cs1">Demarais, Christina (November 8, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/can-hybrid-companies-change-the-world.html">"WikiHow's Recipe for Success"</a>. <i>Inc</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221102521/http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/can-hybrid-companies-change-the-world.html">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Inc.&rft.atitle=WikiHow%27s+Recipe+for+Success&rft.date=2012-11-08&rft.aulast=Demarais&rft.aufirst=Christina&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.inc.com%2Fchristina-desmarais%2Fcan-hybrid-companies-change-the-world.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cosmopolitantv.es/noticias/2216/las-mejores-apps-diy-do-it-yourself">"Las mejores apps DIY (Do It Yourself)"</a>. <i>Cosmopolitan (Spanish website)</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221100918/http://www.cosmopolitantv.es/noticias/2216/las-mejores-apps-diy-do-it-yourself">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Cosmopolitan+%28Spanish+website%29&rft.atitle=Las+mejores+apps+DIY+%28Do+It+Yourself%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cosmopolitantv.es%2Fnoticias%2F2216%2Flas-mejores-apps-diy-do-it-yourself&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBahny2013" class="citation web cs1">Bahny, Wally (January 7, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/five-web-apps-to-make-you-smarter/1/">"Five Web Apps to make you smarter"</a>. <i>TechRepublic</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221095706/http://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/five-web-apps-to-make-you-smarter/1/">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TechRepublic&rft.atitle=Five+Web+Apps+to+make+you+smarter&rft.date=2013-01-07&rft.aulast=Bahny&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techrepublic.com%2Fpictures%2Ffive-web-apps-to-make-you-smarter%2F1%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFChase2014" class="citation web cs1">Chase, Jon (June 12, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-06-12/travel-emergency-apps?s_cid=social_20140613_25924356">"In Case of Travel Emergency, Download These Apps"</a>. <i>Conde Nast Traveler</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221100235/http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-06-12/travel-emergency-apps?s_cid=social_20140613_25924356">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Conde+Nast+Traveler&rft.atitle=In+Case+of+Travel+Emergency%2C+Download+These+Apps&rft.date=2014-06-12&rft.aulast=Chase&rft.aufirst=Jon&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cntraveler.com%2Fstories%2F2014-06-12%2Ftravel-emergency-apps%3Fs_cid%3Dsocial_20140613_25924356&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLendino" class="citation web cs1">Lendino, Jamie. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352570,00.asp">"Hands On with the Latest Palm Pre Apps"</a>. <i>PC Magazine</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170712211707/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352570,00.asp">Archived</a> from the original on July 12, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PC+Magazine&rft.atitle=Hands+On+with+the+Latest+Palm+Pre+Apps&rft.aulast=Lendino&rft.aufirst=Jamie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcmag.com%2Farticle2%2F0%2C2817%2C2352570%2C00.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.witsradio.org/episodes/hanks-misty/">"American Public Media Presents: Wits"</a>. <i>Wits Radio</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221100655/http://www.witsradio.org/episodes/hanks-misty/">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Wits+Radio&rft.atitle=American+Public+Media+Presents%3A+Wits&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.witsradio.org%2Fepisodes%2Fhanks-misty%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20150221011154/http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/05/28/3654637_pair-of-english-profs-from-wwu.html?rh=1">"Pair of English profs from WWU to tagteam reading at Village Books"</a>. <i>The Bellingham Herald</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/05/28/3654637_pair-of-english-profs-from-wwu.html?rh=1">the original</a> on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Bellingham+Herald&rft.atitle=Pair+of+English+profs+from+WWU+to+tagteam+reading+at+Village+Books&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bellinghamherald.com%2F2014%2F05%2F28%2F3654637_pair-of-english-profs-from-wwu.html%3Frh%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKotsoni2014" class="citation web cs1">Kotsoni, Elektra (September 8, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vice.com/read/how-to-break-up-with-your-boyfriend-wikihow-876">"How to Break Up with Your Boyfriend"</a>. <i>Vice</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161104143206/http://www.vice.com/read/how-to-break-up-with-your-boyfriend-wikihow-876">Archived</a> from the original on November 4, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Vice&rft.atitle=How+to+Break+Up+with+Your+Boyfriend&rft.date=2014-09-08&rft.aulast=Kotsoni&rft.aufirst=Elektra&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vice.com%2Fread%2Fhow-to-break-up-with-your-boyfriend-wikihow-876&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFScherker" class="citation news cs1">Scherker, Amanda. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/01/life-skills-wikihow_n_4164954.html">"11 Bizarre Life Skills You Could Only Learn From Wikihow"</a>. <i>The Huffington Post</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221094512/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/01/life-skills-wikihow_n_4164954.html">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Huffington+Post&rft.atitle=11+Bizarre+Life+Skills+You+Could+Only+Learn+From+Wikihow&rft.aulast=Scherker&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2013%2F11%2F01%2Flife-skills-wikihow_n_4164954.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKotz" class="citation news cs1">Kotz, Deborah. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2013/08/19/weekly-challenge-stop-striving-for-thigh-gap-six-pack-abs/Adp4xJR87avTxJTUh2x5rO/story.html">"Weekly challenge: Stop striving for a "thigh gap" or six-pack abs"</a>. <i>The Boston Globe</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170629181923/http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2013/08/19/weekly-challenge-stop-striving-for-thigh-gap-six-pack-abs/Adp4xJR87avTxJTUh2x5rO/story.html">Archived</a> from the original on June 29, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Boston+Globe&rft.atitle=Weekly+challenge%3A+Stop+striving+for+a+%22thigh+gap%22+or+six-pack+abs&rft.aulast=Kotz&rft.aufirst=Deborah&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonglobe.com%2Flifestyle%2Fhealth-wellness%2F2013%2F08%2F19%2Fweekly-challenge-stop-striving-for-thigh-gap-six-pack-abs%2FAdp4xJR87avTxJTUh2x5rO%2Fstory.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTedesco" class="citation web cs1">Tedesco, Austin. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221095951/http://www.boston.com/life/2014/05/07/thanks-internet-wikihow-gives-you-step-step-guide-stopping-wedding/DyXx9CqfaXVmBJcNMvgApO/story.html">"Thanks Internet! WikiHow Gives You a Step-by-Step Guide to Stopping a Wedding"</a>. <i>Boston.com</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.boston.com/life/2014/05/07/thanks-internet-wikihow-gives-you-step-step-guide-stopping-wedding/DyXx9CqfaXVmBJcNMvgApO/story.html">the original</a> on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Boston.com&rft.atitle=Thanks+Internet%21+WikiHow+Gives+You+a+Step-by-Step+Guide+to+Stopping+a+Wedding&rft.aulast=Tedesco&rft.aufirst=Austin&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Flife%2F2014%2F05%2F07%2Fthanks-internet-wikihow-gives-you-step-step-guide-stopping-wedding%2FDyXx9CqfaXVmBJcNMvgApO%2Fstory.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBeusman2014" class="citation web cs1">Beusman, Callie (May 9, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jezebel.com/15-utterly-deranged-wikihow-how-to-guides-1573131810">"15 Utterly Deranged Wikihow How-To Guides"</a>. <i>Jezebel</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221103214/http://jezebel.com/15-utterly-deranged-wikihow-how-to-guides-1573131810">Archived</a> from the original on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Jezebel&rft.atitle=15+Utterly+Deranged+Wikihow+How-To+Guides&rft.date=2014-05-09&rft.aulast=Beusman&rft.aufirst=Callie&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fjezebel.com%2F15-utterly-deranged-wikihow-how-to-guides-1573131810&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHyde" class="citation web cs1">Hyde, Fiona. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150221095454/http://www.dailyedge.ie/weird-wikihow-articles-1478409-Jun2014/">"9 brilliantly bizarre WikiHow articles that will fix all your life problems"</a>. <i>The Daily Edge</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dailyedge.ie/weird-wikihow-articles-1478409-Jun2014/">the original</a> on February 21, 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 21,</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Edge&rft.atitle=9+brilliantly+bizarre+WikiHow+articles+that+will+fix+all+your+life+problems&rft.aulast=Hyde&rft.aufirst=Fiona&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyedge.ie%2Fweird-wikihow-articles-1478409-Jun2014%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSlattery" class="citation news cs1">Slattery, Peter. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://onezero.medium.com/we-finally-figured-out-who-makes-wikihows-bizarre-art-6c5d69b71347">"We Finally Figured Out Who Makes wikiHow's Bizarre Art"</a>. <i>OneZero</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201130183442/https://onezero.medium.com/we-finally-figured-out-who-makes-wikihows-bizarre-art-6c5d69b71347">Archived</a> from the original on November 30, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 24,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=OneZero&rft.atitle=We+Finally+Figured+Out+Who+Makes+wikiHow%27s+Bizarre+Art&rft.aulast=Slattery&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fonezero.medium.com%2Fwe-finally-figured-out-who-makes-wikihows-bizarre-art-6c5d69b71347&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWikiHow" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wikihow.com">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q306527#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&oldid=1269366317">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&oldid=1269366317</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_websites" title="Category:American websites">American websites</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Companies_based_in_Palo_Alto,_California" title="Category:Companies based in Palo Alto, California">Companies based in Palo Alto, California</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Creative_Commons-licensed_works" title="Category:Creative Commons-licensed works">Creative Commons-licensed works</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:How-to_websites" title="Category:How-to websites">How-to websites</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Internet_properties_established_in_2005" title="Category:Internet properties established in 2005">Internet properties established in 2005</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:MediaWiki_websites" title="Category:MediaWiki websites">MediaWiki websites</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wiki_communities" title="Category:Wiki communities">Wiki communities</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_indefinitely_semi-protected_pages" title="Category:Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages">Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_mdy_dates_from_October_2017" title="Category:Use mdy dates from October 2017">Use mdy dates from October 2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_potentially_dated_statements_from_January_2025" title="Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from January 2025">Articles containing potentially dated statements from January 2025</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_containing_potentially_dated_statements" title="Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements">All articles containing potentially dated statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_potentially_dated_statements_from_December_2021" title="Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from December 2021">Articles containing potentially dated statements from December 2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">All articles with unsourced statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_December_2021" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from December 2021">Articles with unsourced statements from December 2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_specifically_marked_weasel-worded_phrases" title="Category:All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases">All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_specifically_marked_weasel-worded_phrases_from_February_2022" title="Category:Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from February 2022">Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from February 2022</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 14 January 2025, at 09:22<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WikiHow&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" lang="en" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><picture><source media="(min-width: 500px)" srcset="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" width="88" height="31"><img src="/w/resources/assets/mediawiki_compact.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="25" height="25" loading="lazy"></picture></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-header-container vector-sticky-header-container"> <div id="vector-sticky-header" class="vector-sticky-header"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-start"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-start vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" aria-hidden="true"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-sticky-header-search-toggle" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.vector-sticky-search-form.icon"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </button> </div> <div role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box"> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="vector-sticky-search-form" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia"> <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-sticky-header-toc vector-sticky-header-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-sticky-header-toc-label" for="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar-primary" aria-hidden="true" >wikiHow</div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-end" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icons"> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-talk-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="talk-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbles mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbles"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-subject-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="subject-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-article mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-article"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-history-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="history-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-history mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-history"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only mw-watchlink" id="ca-watchstar-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="watch-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-star mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-star"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="wikitext-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikiText mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-wikiText"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-ve-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-edit mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-edit"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-viewsource-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-protected-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-editLock mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-editLock"></span> <span></span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-buttons"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet mw-interlanguage-selector" id="p-lang-btn-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-language"></span> <span>32 languages</span> </button> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive" id="ca-addsection-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="addsection-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbleAdd-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbleAdd-progressive"></span> <span>Add topic</span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-end"> <div class="vector-user-links"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-b766959bd-9j7s7","wgBackendResponseTime":123,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.660","walltime":"0.866","ppvisitednodes":{"value":4846,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":120226,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":6269,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":23,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":8,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":185120,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 771.486 1 -total"," 45.71% 352.618 1 Template:Reflist"," 33.36% 257.390 42 Template:Cite_web"," 22.41% 172.915 1 Template:Infobox_website"," 21.28% 164.142 1 Template:Infobox"," 13.89% 107.157 20 Template:If_empty"," 12.01% 92.666 1 Template:Short_description"," 7.47% 57.602 3 Template:Fix"," 7.17% 55.311 10 Template:Cite_news"," 6.99% 53.910 2 Template:Pagetype"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.389","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":9192202,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-web.eqiad.main-868759585b-hdfc6","timestamp":"20250215185924","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"WikiHow","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WikiHow","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q306527","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q306527","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2005-07-04T19:12:58Z","dateModified":"2025-01-14T09:22:10Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/b\/b6\/WikiHow_Homepage_Screenshot_December_2019.png","headline":"instructional website"}</script> </body> </html>