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wikiHow is a worldwide collaboration between experts, professional writers, and ordinary people focused on one goal: teaching anyone in the world how to do anything.

Everything you read on wikiHow was written by someone who wanted to help someone else.

How are wikiHow articles created?
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Our editorial process begins with rigorous research, plus interviews with experts to answer the question “What problem are readers trying to solve, and how can we provide the most helpful information?” From there, our writers and reviewers work together to polish drafts and make sure they are comprehensive and accurate.

While we began as a community-based wiki, the vast majority of our new content is written by our team of professional writers. For both existing content and new articles, our team of fact checkers and professional content managers regularly audit and review pages to make sure they meet our editorial standards for helpfulness and high quality.

We also collaborate with experts to review our content. When you see the green expert checkmark on a medical article, you know an actual doctor reviewed a version of it. Similarly, veterinarians review our pet articles, lawyers review legal articles, and our diverse team of 2000+ experts provide insights on topics from pest control to dating advice. Find a list of wikiHow's Medical, Legal, Financial, Relationship, Psychology, Slang & Linguistics, Social Media Trend, and other Expert Article Reviewers here.

We don’t stop there. We’re constantly improving what you see on wikiHow to provide fresh, trustworthy, up-to-date information. We monitor the feedback readers leave on each article. If an article is accurate but incomprehensible, we rewrite it. If our illustrations don’t simplify the complex, we redraw them. Even after readers shower an article with praise, we find ways to make it even better. We never stop.

So you see, wikiHow isn’t just the work of one person. It’s the combined effort of many. Our staff writers and content managers, thousands of volunteers, the largest team of illustrators on the web, hundreds of photographers, and over 2000 credentialed experts are continually working and reworking articles till they are the most helpful and reliable how-to guides on the web.