Archive talk:Transition map

Possible problem areas of interest to me
For the 1000-page wiki I work on here are some of the main things below that I am worried about.
 * My wiki: http://cannabis.wikia.com


 * Content space width. It may or may not be wide enough. I won't know until I see my wiki with the new look.


 * There is a simple solution I wrote about in a comment on one of the staff blogs. Use a maximum fixed width that varies depending on the text size. Technically, it is measured in "em" units. See Em (typography) and the external links section with info on em units in CSS.


 * Later note: It is too narrow. See the first beta wikis and, as of October 6, all the lifestyle wikis with the default new skin. Even an inch wider would make a big difference aesthetically with the Cannabis Wiki. The two main blog sites (Wordpress.com and Google's Blogspot.com) offer a huge variety of fixed-width and flexible-width options. Both sites get far more page views than Wikia. Customization is more popular than conforming to "one-size-fits-all."


 * Site navigation. A lot of work went into this:
 * http://cannabis.wikia.com/wiki/MediaWiki:Monaco-sidebar
 * The proposed site navigation will not come close to the usefulness of the current site navigation. Especially to editors.


 * There is a simple solution I wrote about. Put detailed site navigation anywhere in the sidebar in a show/hide section. The simple navigation at the top is not enough. The simple navigation can stay at the top for the average readers passing by.


 * Many show/hide templates.
 * See http://cannabis.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Collapsible_box_templates
 * Wikia does not have built-in show/hide capability, and custom CSS and JS had to be used as recommended by various Wikia help pages, staff, and others. I don't know if the custom CSS and JS will be allowed.

The site navigation and show/hide templates are on around a 1000 pages, and can not be sacrificed or easily rebuilt. Impossible amount of work in all likelihood. I would have to move to another wiki farm if easy solutions can not be found. I don't understand the rush of Wikia to implement such massive changes. Betas should take more time. They oftentimes do on other websites, and with other software updates. --Timeshifter 17:54, September 30, 2010 (UTC)


 * Please see:
 * http://dev.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:ShowHide#Is_this_working_with_Oasis.3F --Timeshifter 06:11, October 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Show/hide tables are now working in both Monaco and Oasis skins. See the above link, and this one below:
 * http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Show/hide_tables_no_longer_working_in_Oasis._Need_help
 * --Timeshifter 20:38, October 4, 2010 (UTC)

Site navigation
See the transition map to see the new site navigation.

See discussion about saving the detailed site navigation: --Timeshifter 01:45, October 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * Forum:Can sidebar site navigation be returned in a show/hide box?

Wider content space
See for more details and ideas:
 * Forum:Main Page looks great in Oasis due to lack of sidebars --Timeshifter 11:01, October 19, 2010 (UTC)