Thread:Raylan13/@comment-5645428-20181110082559/@comment-5645428-20181113132640

Ah, I was just thinking. It’d make sense while you’re at it to properly optimise the template structure you’ve got going on. Currently you’ve got an individual footer per gaming category. The issue with that is that if you do wish to conduct a syntax update, you’re going to have to update each footer individually. What I would recommend is that you instead create a singular design template, which accepts multiple input parameters. One will be a separate template which is a bare horizontal list of wikis, and you’d have a list per gaming category. The actual footer templates that people transclude onto their own wikis are again another set of templates, but you will never have to directly edit these after they are configured as they will only consist of a transclusion of the design template, with parameters being another transclusion of a gaming wiki, plus the relevant footer image and link to its gaming portal. I’ve created an example below (titles like these are good for indexing), although you will have to implement your own category structure here.

Template:GamingFooter  Platformer Games Go to these sites for info or for help with your own wiki!

''Want your community included? See how! See all of our [ Platformer Gaming wikis]!'' Template:GamesList-Platforming A Hat in Time • Azure Striker Gunvolt • Banjo-Kazooie • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night • Broforce • Castlevania • Cave Story • Code: Hardcore • Conker • Contra • Crash Bandicoot • Croc • Cuphead • Donkey Kong • Drawn to Life • Epic Mickey • Ganbare Goemon • Jak and Daxter • Jazz Jackrabbit • Kirby • LittleBigPlanet • Mario • Mega Man • Metal Slug • Metroid • Oddworld • Ratchet &amp; Clank • Rayman • Shantae (and WayForward games) • Shovel Knight • Sonic • Spyro the Dragon • Strider • Yooka-Laylee Template:GamingFooter-Platforming

The final output will be exactly the same as currently, but a lot more efficient on the backend. Just an idea.