Help:Main page column tags

What are main page column tags?

This set of main page <tags/> allows for easier main page design and are the recommended method of creating layouts for main pages.

Using the following tags, you can create a main page that will work with the Wikia ad and will be compatible with any future changes Wikia may need to make to the main page layouts.

<mainpage-leftcolumn-start />

content the left column

<mainpage-endcolumn />

<mainpage-rightcolumn-start />

content in the right column

<mainpage-endcolumn />

How to use the tags

The "leftcolumn" tag starts the 670px wide left column, and comes first:

<mainpage-leftcolumn-start />

The left column is ended by:

<mainpage-endcolumn />

Next, the following starts a 330px wide right column:

<mainpage-rightcolumn-start />

The right column is ended by:

<mainpage-endcolumn />

After the end of the rightcolumn tag you can place anything you wish, and make them 100% page width. (Please note this is recommended against, especially on shorter pages.) However, you will need to add the following to ensure it appears below the columns:

<br style="clear:both;"/>

Examples

This demo wiki's main page is set up to display this article and some placeholder content, to illustrate how the tags can be used:

http://main-page-demo.wikia.com

The source code used to create that demo wiki's main page can be found at Help:Main_page_column_tags/source.

Main page tags in action on other wikis

• Muppet Wiki
• Windows Wiki
• WoWWiki
• Ikariam

See also

• Help:Galleries and slideshows to add cool images to your main page
• Help:Templates to create templates for things like "image of the day"
• Help:Main page