wikiHow:Attribution

Requesting Permission to Use wikiHow Content

On a case-by-case basis, wikiHow may grant permission to individuals or parties to use or republish wikiHow content under certain limitations and conditions. This permission must be provided by wikiHow in writing prior to use . If you'd like to request this approval, please contact wiki@wikihow.com including details about the request (e.g. the specific content that you'd like to use, the intended use case, etc.).

The information below provides general Attribution guidance assuming that you have received this written permission for usage from wikiHow .

Reasons for Our Attribution Requirements

When you republish wikiHow content in another source, we require that you attribute wikiHow as the source of the information. Why?

  1. To aid editors who will use the link back to the source document to edit and improve the information.
  2. To give credit to the original authors. Our volunteer editors work hard and it wouldn't be fair for publishers to claim authorship of their work. By linking back to the original page at wikiHow, you will allow others to see who actually wrote the pages.
  3. To attract more readers to wikiHow. By prominently linking back to us, you may send more readers to wikiHow. Some of these readers will eventually become editors and thus help us accomplish our mission of building the world's largest and highest quality how-to manual.

How to Properly Attribute wikiHow

In Online Media

  1. Place a prominent link back to each wikiHow page used (e.g., the specific article such as How to Tie a Tie .)
  2. State that the material is available in this instance with explicit permission from wikiHow, and that the material may not be used for any other purpose.
  3. Attribution to wikiHow should be at least as prominent as any attribution to other sources on your website or publication.


Ideal Website Attribution Example

Article provided by wikiHow , a wiki that is building the world's largest and highest quality how-to manual. Please see the original wikiHow article on How to Tie a Tie . Content is provided here with explicit permission from wikiHow and may not be used for any other purpose without approval from wikiHow.

In Offline Media

  1. Prominently state something to the effect of
    • "Article provided by wikiHow , a wiki building the world's largest, highest quality how-to manual. Please find the original article and other how-to content on wikiHow. Content is provided here with explicit permission from wikiHow and may not be used for any other purpose without approval from wikiHow.'"
  2. Attribution to wikiHow should be at least as prominent as any attribution to other sources on your offline publication.

Use of wikiHow Articles on YouTube and other Video Platforms

  • For the avoidance of doubt, wikiHow articles and images may not be placed on YouTube or similar platforms:
    • YouTube is a commercial platform, and wikiHow articles and images may not be used on YouTube without written permission.
    • YouTube does not support the rel="canonical" attribute.
    • If you wish to use wikiHow articles or images on YouTube, email wiki@wikihow.com with your request.

Additional Information

  • We do not allow the use or scraping of wikiHow content or data to train machine learning or artificial intelligence models for any purpose without express written permission from wikiHow.
  • Sites that use over 1000 wikiHow articles on a domain are considered mirror sites. These sites risk being especially confusing to readers as to whether they are the actual wikiHow site, so we do not permit mirror sites.
  • wikiHow is a registered trademark at the US Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Questions or modification requests should be sent to wiki@wikiHow.com.