User:DEmersonJMFM

Anyone new to Community Central (CC) or new to posting in the forum who is interested in helping others, it's strongly recommended you read the forum courtesies prior to doing so.

I used to frequently come here to help editors out with questions or look for ideas and technical/community updates but do so less because some newer users feel the need to duplicate forum posts. Though I have only a basic understanding of JS and CSS, I commonly do what I can to help in these areas as well as with issues regarding templates, MediaWiki, and community management.

Common Questions
The following are some of the most common questions I've seen in my time on Community Central.

Why do I keep getting an error about my Wiki-navigation Level 2 being too wide?

 * This is a long-standing bug on Wikia. To bypass the error, zoom out before entering the preview screen and then publish the edit. If you still can't, your level two is indeed too wide and you need to shrink the length of the links within it.

What's wrong with my infobox? It doesn't work.

 * Refer to Thread:685168 among many others. A common issue is when someone creates a Infobox Call (what you place on an article page) but not the Infobox Code (what you place on the template page).

How do I create an infobox? A navbox?

 * Refer to Thisismyrofl's blog series or Help:Portable infoboxes and Carnage's Guide to Templates: Navboxes respectively for detailed explanation.

How do I highlight Admin blog comments? Admin usernames?

 * The following will highlight blog comments in a similar manner as Wikia Staff comments (without Wikia logo). Change USERNAME1, USERNAME2, etc. to those individuals you wish to change. This should be added to the wiki's MediaWiki:Wikia.css.


 * The following will bold and change user link color to black of everyone listed. Change USERNAME1, USERNAME2, etc. to those individuals you wish to change. This should be added to the wiki's MediaWiki:Wikia.css.


 * For usernames with accented letters, refer to Thread:699115.

How do I change wording of such-and-such message?

 * Scan through Special:Allmessages or add "?uselang=qqx" to the end of the URL of the page in question. These pages can be created like any other (be sure not to forget the "MediaWiki:" prefix). The vast majority of pages, however, can no longer be edited by Admins as they aren't whitelisted for editing. For any page not whitelisted, you must contact Staff with your editing request.

Why is my wiki's welcome message not updating?

 * Be sure you are editing the correct MediaWiki pages. MediaWiki:Welcome-message-user and MediaWiki:Welcome-message-anon should be edited for wikis with user talk pages while MediaWiki:Welcome-message-wall-user and MediaWiki:Welcome-message-wall-anon should be edited for wikis with user message walls. Also see Help:Welcome tool.

How do I collapse content?

 * Refer to Help:Collapsing.

How do I add custom UserTags next to usernames?

 * Refer to UserTags on the Developers Wiki and Thread:635430 among others. The following's a quick example and explanation of some common options.

What is the difference between Admins & Bureaucrats?

 * Since the majority of Bureaucrats are Admins many people believe Admins & Bureaucrats do the same thing, but the two rights groups are completely different from each other. The following are the important differences between the two groups:


 * An Admin can (a Bureaucrat cannot):
 * Delete/undelete pages, comments, and files
 * Protect/unprotect pages
 * Block users
 * Edit Theme Designer & Mediawiki pages
 * Grant/Remove Chat Moderator Rights
 * Act as a Chat Moderator and Rollback


 * A Bureaucrat can (an Admin cannot):
 * Unblock themselves
 * Grant/Remove Rollback, Content Moderator, and Admin rights
 * Grant Bureaucrat rights
 * Remove Bot group


 * Both groups can:
 * Block/unblock users

Most similarities between groups in the past have been removed. These rights can sometimes vary wiki to wiki if they have requested Wikia Staff add or remove rights. Founders are Admins & Bureaucrats at the time they create a wiki.

How can I delete files on Special:UnusedFiles quickly and easily without using a bot?

 * To delete unused files you can use the ListFiles and AjaxBatchDelete scripts together to delete these files automatically. ListFiles generates a file list on Special:UnusedFiles that can be copied-and-pasted into a Batch Delete selected under "My Tools" that will delete them for you. Also see Thread:688516.

How do I enable/disable the new forum, chat, article comments, achievements, etc?

 * Go to Special:WikiFeatures on the wiki in question and click "Disabled" to enable the feature and "Enabled" to turn it off.