Help:Features

Wikia has many special features. These allow you to do everything from adding YouTube videos to your articles, to sending "gifts" to your friends.

New and upcoming features can be read about on Inside Wikia. This is also a great place to talk about what you would like to see on Wikia next!

This page will give you information on some of the features we have, and links to pages with more help on using these on Wikia.


 * GoogleMaps - You can add Google maps directly to a wiki page. You can add markers, and allow readers to move around the map, all while still viewing the page. (pages to work on/start with GoogleMaps Extension and Help:Googlemaps


 * Inputboxes - You can add a search box or an article creation box to a page. A useful way of helping new users to get started.


 * Math - mathematical formulae are often difficult to write in normal text. The Math extension allows you to write complicated mathematical formulae in a clear way.


 * ImageMap - ImageMap lets you make areas of an image clickable. This is very useful for special effects on a navigation page.


 * Polls: Polls are a fun way to get readers to interact with the wiki. With this extension you can add a poll to any page, choose the questions, and see the results of readers votes.


 * RSS2Wiki - With this feature you can add a webfeed from a blog or other source directly to a page. You could use this to add regularly updated content on news or events to the wiki


 * Custom namespaces - Namespaces are like sections of the wiki. They are very useful for separating various types of content or making special areas outside the main article space.  We You can request new namespaces to be added to the wiki.


 * YouTube - YouTube has a wealth of useful, interesting and fun videos. This feature allows you to add YouTube videos to your articles and pages.

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