Forum:Is there a tutorial on Linktabing

I am not sure what it is called. One of the original Admins created this template - Linktabs. This apparently works by linking one Event page to another Event page, it's kind of like a "Next / Previous page" button. It hasn't been updated since 2006 (thus outdated) though I did attempt to try something I basically failed. I want to try and update this to include Protect locks, as well as create more tabs to link to current events. Is there any wiki or guide I can copy to either create a new template or update the current one? -- Bunai82 (talk) 16:52, September 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * You could ask Dantman - who originally created the template -- Random Time  17:17, September 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * He seems real busy, but I will wait to see if I get reply. I hope to at least try and create a new one or learn more about them. Or just copy one that exist. -- Bunai82 (talk) 04:17, September 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * The template only worked up to 2006 as there is no logic test built into it for years past then, to link to the relevant page even if it exists, from what i can see looking at it.
 * All template "protected" does is stick an icon on a page if it is protected (locked) from editing or move. To use it on a wiki that has it just add Protected to the page, so if the wiki does not have the template you just need to copy its code from the Templates Wiki and also upload all the icons it uses to the wiki to be able to use it. The template does NOT protect pages from editing by adding it to them.
 * You have added to the template, all that does is transclude the text from the page called "Category:Help" i.e the message at the top of the main Help (category) page. (is that what you wanted to do or were you asking for help on the page ?) - some wikis have a template  to use to call for help, which is placed on talk pages.
 * - BulldozerD11 20:35, September 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * I know what protected icon indicates, I am looking to update the Linktab to include it. I did not add Category:Help to the template, that was Dantman and I am not sure why. I'll just end up trying to start from scratch by some means. -- Bunai82 (talk) 22:53, September 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * Just create sandbox page in your user space and then take a copy of the template an play about with it there, copying the input (testing) line for one date and updating. (like you have tried in the existing template)
 * BTW your earlier post implied (to me) that adding protected was an issue, hence explaining the templates function. But using several templates that add icons to the header may be problematic as they may clash with each other. There have been discussions on here in the past about that issue. They will probably be redundant when Monaco is ditched for the new Oasis (Wikia) skin, as the header appears to have disapeared for the new Wikia Blue banner Bar by the look of central in Oasis mode - BulldozerD11 00:04, September 27, 2010 (UTC)


 * I never tired a user titled sandbox before. How does it work?
 * That's okay, it is hard for me at times to type clearly what I want unless I get some kind of comment to bounce off of (weird). Now that you bring up the new skin. I should probably wait a bit longer to see what happens. -- Bunai82 (talk) 00:39, September 27, 2010 (UTC)