User blog:KuroUrufu/I have added some content, what is next?

Are you an admin who has written quite a few pages but feels unsure about what to do next? Don’t worry, creating great content is just the starting point!

As an admin, it’s essential to consider how you can enhance your pages and make them more accessible. By doing so, you can foster inclusivity and watch your wiki flourish as a result. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through some simple and fundamental improvements you can make to your articles. These changes will not only make your pages more appealing but also prove to be incredibly worthwhile—we guarantee it!



To create a good page, consider more than just the text. An infobox is very useful for showing the most important information, as well as an image to make it clear who or what you are talking about. When placing content in the page, make sure it is well organized: divide the text into sections, add relevant images, use the right categories, maybe also insert a separate section for an image gallery. An organized page is more engaging than plain text. Start with a broad introduction that covers the character's name, role in the story, and relationships with other important elements.



Categories
Each page must have at least one meaningful category, and all categories on the page must make sense, both individually and together. Avoid overly broad or overly specific categories, as well as an excessive number of categories on a single page, as this can confuse and overwhelm readers.

By convention, category names are usually plural, but it's not mandatory. It is also advisable to keep the same style of categorization in all similar pages to maintain coherence and ease of navigation. Let's take a character's page as an example: relevant categories could include biological data ("Humans", "Females", "Deceased"), affiliations or titles ("Members of the High Council", "Holy Knights", "Emperors", "Revolutionaries"), and significant characteristics ("Archers", "Totem holders", "Characters with a devil fruit", "Time travelers").

Infoboxes
Infoboxes are special templates with the "Infobox" type and represent a very important point in each content page, of which they show the main information in a clear and succinct way. These table information cards are located in the upper right corner of the page and generally contain the name of the page, a representative image, and basic information (such as relationships, affiliations, first appearance in the franchise, actors and voice actors, dates of birth and death, and other characteristic data.) Serving as a summary, infoboxes present the most important and distinctive aspects in a straightforward and easily understandable format.

When founding a wiki, default infoboxes are provided as a helpful starting point. These infoboxes encompass the primary article types you might require. However, you can choose to modify, delete, or create new infoboxes based on the specific needs of your wiki.

Visual editor
To use visual editor follow these steps: If it is the default editor in your preferences, click the "EDIT" button. Otherwise, select "VisualEditor" from the drop-down menu on the right or add ?veaction=edit at the end of the url.

Next, click on "INSERT" and then "Infobox." Choose the desired infobox and fill in the parameter fields (e.g., "name," "image") in the displayed pop-up. Additional information can be inserted at the bottom, such as parameters that were skipped in the initial list due to the infobox's length. If a parameter is inserted that doesn't exist in the template, it will be added to the page code but won't have any functionality.



More advanced steps
For more advanced advice and best practices, visit the blog post titled ""I have added and structured more content, what are the next advanced steps?". It covers additional steps and offers guidance on using the source editor for adding and editing an infobox.

Forums
If you feel a little alone on the new wiki, consider promoting it through a Discussions post on Community Central's Discussions. Create a post introducing the wiki's topic, letting reader's know your passion for it, and using compelling images and phrases to engage potential new editors. Then, just sit back and wait for their replies!