Forum:Regarding Portals

Why hello there,

My wiki, The Monster Hunter Wiki has one of the following problems. Mainly regarding portal pages..

I would like to ask, if there's a step-by-step guide to making Portal pages? Other wikis have a very decent Portal Pages, but by looking at the source, I find it a bit difficult to understand so I can make one for my wiki too...=w=

Thank you in advance~ Maku! Here is my talkpage 21:12, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * Portals are basically just normal pages in a different namespace which are designed to help users get started navigating your site. You might want to check out w:c:help:Advice:Starting a wiki for some tips on starting out on your wiki. -- 21:16, June 28, 2010 (UTC)


 * I would say most portal pages have the following characteristics:
 * A specific topic that is only a part of the wiki.
 * A list of categories and links usually of things that are general to the wiki, but only cover the specific topic of the portal.
 * A list of recent news relating to the portal topic.
 * A featured article that exemplifies the better examples of what's in the portal topic.
 * Maybe a featured image or media area (if you have fan movies or something).
 * You seem to be on the right track with The Monster Hunter Wiki portals you have so far. You might want to make portals based on the different types of Monster Hunter games like console vs. mobile vs. PC or something like that.
 * Unfortunately, portals are probably too advanced a topic for Wikia help pages, but maybe you'll find something.
 * I would take a look at portal pages on some of the more established wikis like Grand Theft Wiki or WoWWiki.
 * Lastly, you should consider not having portals at all. Some of the most successful Wikia don't even really have portals per se. -- Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 4:33 PM PST 28 Jun 2010
 * Well...yeah, I would say if most portals stump you to refrain from looking at the WoWWiki portal code past Portal:Main as that will just blow your mind. -- 00:30, June 29, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, the WoWWiki portals are a good example of lots of stuff. It isn't super complicated, but I did mention portals tend to be "advanced" compared to basic wiki setup. -- Fandyllic  (talk &middot; contr) 11:54 PM PST 28 Jun 2010