Changes: Help:Mobile Main Page

Revision as of 08:49, 14 June 2021

The Mobile Main Page has been deprecated as part of the FandomMobile work. The main page on a mobile experience is now wiki stats, the wiki description, Trending Articles, and Trending Categories.

However updating the "Promote your wiki" part — wiki description and image — is still useful, as it is used on other locations such as on the wiki's Discussions.

MMP March 2021 — The mobile main page as of March 2021

The Mobile Main Page (MMP) allows wiki administrators to curate their wiki's categories into a special landing page for mobile users. Since many desktop main pages are highly customized, they don't translate easily to mobile devices, so using our MMP tool will help mobile users discover wiki content without sacrificing the custom desktop experience. To see what your wiki's Mobile Main Page looks like, visit your wiki on a mobile device!

Readers on mobile web and the Fandom app that arrive to the wiki's home page will see the selection of categories laid out in the MMP tool. Additionally, the tool allows administrators to set a text summary and representative image for the wiki.

Legacy Mobile Main Page

The Mobile Main Page tool is only accessible from desktop. The "Edit mobile main page" link can be found under the dropdown menu next to the edit button from the wiki's main page. Only local admins and Fandom Staff can see this link.

Editing your wiki's Mobile Main Page will be easiest if your community has a well-structured category layout, as you also cannot add a category to the MMP that has not been created on the wiki (note that a category being used is not the same as it being created).

Promote your wiki

Promotional results — The description and image in this related wiki box are taken from the Mobile Main Page tool.

The Promote your wiki section at the top allows you to add an image and a short summary that describe your wiki. This information is used in various places around the Fandom network, including search results and Discussions.

The wiki description should reflect both the subject matter and the nature of your community. Try to keep your description both informative and welcoming to attract new users! We suggest a maximum description length of 200 characters, since this character length fits neatly into the wiki suggestion box on search pages.

The image set in the box below the description will represent your community across the Fandom network. You can upload a new file or use one that already exists on the wiki. Make sure to use a high quality image, since it will appear in multiple sizes across different browsers and devices. The ideal dimensions for this image are 480×320px or 660×440px.

Once you've written a description and set an image, click the "Done" button in the top-right corner to return to the home screen. Note that your changes will not be saved until you click "Publish" from the MMP home screen.

Featured Content

Featured Content can link to any piece of content on your community, including articles, blog posts, videos, and more. These items appear in a slider layout on the MMP on mobile web.

Featured Content does not appear in the Fandom app; it only appears on mobile web. For this reason, you should not link to categories in the Featured Content section.

For each item, you can set its display name, the link that users will go to, and an image. Images can be existing images from the community, or you can upload a new one. Use the image cropping guide after adding an image to set its display.

Make sure to update this section relatively frequently to ensure it always shows the most current and relevant content. For TV wikis, this might be the article page to the most recently-released episode or an upcoming season. For gaming wikis, this might be the latest game in a franchise or the newest DLC add-on.

Featured & Optional Categories

The last sections are where you'll add your wiki's important content categories. These are separated into Featured Categories and Optional Categories.

Featured Categories are for categories that can be grouped together. For example, a wiki may have character categories like Heroes, Villains, Side Characters, etc. These can be grouped together into a single "Characters" section in the Featured Categories area. Create a section first, with its own name and image, then add categories to the section.

Optional Categories are for categories that don't belong in a group with other categories. For example, a wiki might have a single category on Merchandise that isn't split into sub-categories. Adding Optional Categories works similarly to adding a category to a Featured Category section. The only difference is that Optional Categories will appear in the same list as the Featured Category sections when readers access your wiki's Mobile Main Page.

Curate3 — Make sure to crop images so they fit the allotted space.

In both of these sections, all links must point to category pages. Be sure to include the Category: prefix when entering each category name. When you select the category, an image will be automatically suggested, but you can change these images. In addition, mobile web and the Fandom app will treat these images differently:

Mobile web will show a 1:1 (perfect square) ratio. What appears in this square will depend on how you align the image in the "Crop the image" option.
The Fandom app will show a 4:3 ratio from the top of the image. Aligning the image in the MMP tool will not change how the image looks in the Fandom app.

As such, even when a proper image is suggested to be used from the start, it is best to always use the "Crop the image" option to make sure it will show up properly.

When a reader taps into a Featured or Optional Category, all of the articles in that category will appear, just like how categories work on desktop, so be sure to choose the most interesting categories for these sections! Think about how your readers will want to look for content; TV wikis may want to split categories per season, while gaming franchise wikis may want to split categories by games.

Publishing and error handling

Note that your changes will not save until you click the "Publish" button at the first screen in the MMP tool. Clicking "Done" on any content editing areas will prepare your settings for publication, but only clicking the "Publish" button will fully save your changes.

You may see an error pop up when clicking the "Publish" button. If this is the case, there is at least one link, category, or image that was used that no longer exists on the wiki. You need to verify each piece of content actually exists on the wiki before you can publish the Mobile Main Page. Since it is not clear from the categories and files pages on the wiki that they are being used on the MMP, it is good practice to mark them as such with a designated Category:MMP to prevent them from being deleted or renamed without also fixing them in the MMP.

Further help and feedback

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+'''The Mobile Main Page has been deprecated as part of the [[Help:FandomMobile|FandomMobile]] work. The main page on a mobile experience is now wiki stats, the wiki description, Trending Articles, and Trending Categories.'''
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-[[#Where to change your mobile main page|See below]] for updated info.
+'''However updating the "Promote your wiki" part''' — wiki description and image — is still useful, as it is used on other locations such as on the wiki's Discussions.
-The '''mobile main page''' feature is a way for you to reach that large audience that comes to your wiki via a mobile device. It lets you preserve the creativity you've put into your desktop [[Help:Main page|main page]] while simultaneously catering to your readers on phones and other, smaller devices.
+[[File:MMP March 2021.png|thumb|right|300px|<center>The mobile main page as of March 2021</center>]]
-It makes it easy for admins to:
+The '''Mobile Main Page''' ('''MMP''') allows wiki [[Help:Administrators' how-to guide|administrators]] to curate their wiki's [[Help:Category|categories]] into a special landing page for mobile users. Since many desktop [[Help:Main page|main page]]s are highly customized, they don't translate easily to mobile devices, so using our MMP tool will help mobile users discover wiki content without sacrificing the custom desktop experience. To see what your wiki's Mobile Main Page looks like, visit your wiki on a mobile device!
-* Choose what content is displayed on main pages, both in mobile browsers and in [[Help:Community Apps|Community Apps]]
-* Establish a text summary and representative image for their community, which will then be used in various ways across the FANDOM network.
+Readers on [[Help:Mobile web|mobile web]] and the [[Help:Fandom app|Fandom app]] that arrive to the wiki's home page will see the selection of categories laid out in the MMP tool. Additionally, the tool allows administrators to set a text summary and representative image for the wiki.
-== Where to change your mobile main page ==
-In 2017, the "Edit mobile main page" button moved to a new location '''on desktop'''. Visible '''only to admins''', it's where you must begin your journey with the mobile main page.
+==Legacy Mobile Main Page==
-'''On mobile web''', the button is super prominent, but it only shows up once you've published your first edit to the MMP on desktop.
+[[File:EditMMPbutton.png|177px|right]]
+The Mobile Main Page tool is only accessible from desktop. The "Edit mobile main page" link can be found under the dropdown menu next to the edit button from the wiki's main page. Only local admins and Fandom Staff can see this link.
+Editing your wiki's Mobile Main Page will be easiest if your community has a well-structured category layout, as you also cannot add a category to the MMP that has not been created on the wiki (note that a category being used is not the same as it being created).
-Here are some screenshots to help you find the buttons more easily:
+===Promote your wiki===
-{| style="border:1px solid #ececec"
+[[File:Promotional results.png|thumb|200px|right|The description and image in this related wiki box are taken from the Mobile Main Page tool.]]
-!style=width:50%|On '''desktop''', the  "Edit mobile main page" button is in the drop-down of the "Edit" button.
+The '''Promote your wiki''' section at the top allows you to add an image and a short summary that describe your wiki. This information is used in various places around the Fandom network, including search results and [[Help:Discussions|Discussions]].
-!style=width:50%|On '''[[help:mobile Web|mobile web]]''',  click on "Edit Main Page" underneath your community's name.
-|-
-|[[File:EditMMPbutton.png|250px|center]]||[[File:TardisMMP.png|250px|center]]
-|-
-|}
-{{clear}}
-== Overview and features ==
-The mobile main page mainly provides curated content and a mobile-friendly interface. It features the following, from top to bottom:
-*The wiki's name and statistics
-*A slider providing featured content (may not appear in some wikis)
-*A summary of the basic information about the wiki (may not appear in some wikis)
-*Rows of curated sections containing curated categories (may not appear in some wikis)
-*Trending articles (up to 10 trending articles are shown in [[Help:Community Apps|Community Apps]], while up to 20 are seen on [[Help:Mobile Web|Mobile Web]])
-*Most recent videos (up to 12 recent videos are shown).
+The wiki description should reflect both the subject matter and the nature of your community. Try to keep your description both informative and welcoming to attract new users! '''We suggest a maximum description length of 200 characters,''' since this character length fits neatly into the wiki suggestion box on search pages.
-== Promote your wiki ==
-[[File:Promotional results.png|thumb|right|Why limit your description to 200 characters? Because it fits neatly into the space allotted when doing [http://fandom.wikia.com/?s=Doctor+Who an interwiki search at FANDOM].]]
-The top section allows you to add an image and a short summary to help users identify your wiki. This information is used in various places around the FANDOM network, such as search results. In addition, for communities with Community Apps, the image selected here will appear in certain locations around the app, including the introduction for users who download the app for the first time.
+The image set in the box below the description will represent your community across the Fandom network. You can upload a new file or use one that already exists on the wiki. Make sure to use a high quality image, since it will appear in multiple sizes across different browsers and devices. '''The ideal dimensions for this image are 480×320px or 660×440px.'''
-=== Write a description ===
-Create a description of your community. This can reflect both the subject matter and the personality of your community. Try to keep your description fun and welcoming to attract new users. You can always come back to edit or update the text. '''FANDOM suggests a maximum description length of 200 characters'''.
+Once you've written a description and set an image, click the "Done" button in the top-right corner to return to the home screen. Note that your changes will not be saved until you click "Publish" from the MMP home screen.
-=== Set an image ===
-Choose an image to represent your community across the FANDOM network. You can upload a new file or use one that already exists on the wiki. Make sure to use a high quality image, since it will appear in multiple sizes across multiple browsers. '''Ideal dimensions are 480px wide × 320px tall or 660px wide × 440px tall.'''
+===Featured Content===
-When your description and image have been added, click the "Publish" option in the upper right to save, or continue with curating the mobile main page.
+[[File:Curate1.png|thumb|250px]]
+'''Featured Content''' can link to any piece of content on your community, including articles, [[Help:Blogs|blog posts]], [[Help:Videos|videos]], and more. These items appear in a slider layout on the MMP on mobile web.
+'''Featured Content does not appear in the Fandom app; it only appears on mobile web. For this reason, you should not link to categories in the Featured Content section.'''
-== Curating content on your main page ==
-The other sections of the Mobile Main Page curation tool allow you to set up links to pages and categories, and to set images for some of those links. If your community's categories are structured well, setting up the curated main page content will take no more than 10-15 minutes.
+For each item, you can set its display name, the link that users will go to, and an image. Images can be existing images from the community, or you can upload a new one. Use the image cropping guide after adding an image to set its display.
-=== Featured content ===
-[[File:Curate1.png|thumb|300px|Link to any type of content in the Featured Content section.]]
-Links added here can be to any piece of content on your community—articles, [[Help:Blogs|blog posts]], [[Help:Videos|videos]], etc. These items will appear in a slider-style layout that can cycle from one linked image to another.
+Make sure to update this section relatively frequently to ensure it always shows the most current and relevant content. For TV wikis, this might be the article page to the most recently-released episode or an upcoming season. For gaming wikis, this might be the latest game in a franchise or the newest DLC add-on.
-For each item, you can set the displayed text, the linked page, and an image. Images can be existing images from the community, or you can upload a new one. Use the image cropping guide after adding an image.
-=== Featured categories ===
+===Featured & Optional Categories===
-[[File:Curate4.png|thumb|300px|Adding individual categories to a section and give them a label.]]
+[[File:Curate4.png|thumb|250px]]
+The last sections are where you'll add your wiki's important content categories. These are separated into Featured Categories and Optional Categories.
-Links added here must be to [[Help:Category|category]] pages. You must group the linked categories into sections. Create a section first, with its own name and representative image. Then add categories to the section, and be sure to include the "'''Category:'''" prefix when entering the page name, to get auto-suggestions and to save the full name of the category. For categories, an image will be selected automatically, but it can be changed.
+'''Featured Categories''' are for categories that can be grouped together. For example, a wiki may have character categories like Heroes, Villains, Side Characters, etc. These can be grouped together into a single "Characters" section in the Featured Categories area. Create a section first, with its own name and image, then add categories to the section.
-Readers will be able to access all articles in a category, once you set up the category as an item on the mobile main page. So be sure to choose the most interesting categories to feature here! Think about the things that most users will be looking for on your community.
+'''Optional Categories''' are for categories that don't belong in a group with other categories. For example, a wiki might have a single category on Merchandise that isn't split into sub-categories. Adding Optional Categories works similarly to adding a category to a Featured Category section. The only difference is that Optional Categories will appear in the same list as the Featured Category sections when readers access your wiki's Mobile Main Page.
-=== Optional categories ===
-[[File:Curate3.png|thumb|300px|Crop images so they fit the allotted space.]]
-This optional section is for category links that may not be appropriate to group into sections using featured categories. The links are set up in the same way.
+[[File:Curate3.png|thumb|250px|Make sure to crop images so they fit the allotted space.]]
-Images are cropped to a 1:1 (perfect square) ratio.
+In both of these sections, all links must point to category pages. Be sure to include the <code>Category:</code> prefix when entering each category name. When you select the category, an image will be automatically suggested, but you can change these images. In addition, mobile web and the Fandom app will treat these images differently:
+*Mobile web will show a 1:1 (perfect square) ratio. What appears in this square will depend on how you align the image in the "Crop the image" option.
+*The Fandom app will show a 4:3 ratio from the top of the image. Aligning the image in the MMP tool will not change how the image looks in the Fandom app.
+As such, even when a proper image is suggested to be used from the start, it is best to always use the "Crop the image" option to make sure it will show up properly.
+When a reader taps into a Featured or Optional Category, all of the articles in that category will appear, just like how categories work on desktop, so be sure to choose the most interesting categories for these sections! Think about how your readers will want to look for content; TV wikis may want to split categories per season, while gaming franchise wikis may want to split categories by games.
-=== Save ===
-Once you are done adding, naming, customizing, and organizing your content, scroll back up to the top and hit the "Publish" option in the upper right. Changes will be automatically reflected on your mobile main page and in the Community App.
-=== Trending and videos sections ===
+===Publishing and error handling===
+Note that your changes will not save until you click the "Publish" button at the first screen in the MMP tool. Clicking "Done" on any content editing areas will prepare your settings for publication, but only clicking the "Publish" button will fully save your changes.
-These sections are automatically populated based on the ten articles with the most readers in a day on your community, and it will display the twelve most recently added videos. They are not editable.
+You may see an error pop up when clicking the "Publish" button. If this is the case, there is at least one link, category, or image that was used that no longer exists on the wiki. You need to verify each piece of content actually exists on the wiki before you can publish the Mobile Main Page. Since it is not clear from the categories and files pages on the wiki that they are being used on the MMP, it is good practice to mark them as such with a designated <code>Category:MMP</code> to prevent them from being deleted or renamed without also fixing them in the MMP.
-== Checking work ==
-After performing and saving updates to the mobile front page, you can check the mobile front page on a computer by adding '''"?useskin=mercury"''' at the end of the URL for the mobile front page.
+==Trending and video sections==
-'''Notes:'''
+These sections on the Mobile Main Page on mobile web are automatically populated based on the ten articles with the most readers in a day on your community, and it will display the twelve most recently added videos. They are not editable.
-*The display is meant for smaller devices, so it will look large.
-*If '''"?useskin=mercury"''' was added after the main URL of a wiki, it will show the main page in the older version of Mercury (e.g. community.wikia.com?useskin=mercury would lead to the older version of Mercury, while community.wikia.com/Community_Central?useskin=mercury would lead to the newer version).
-== See also ==
+==See also==
 * [[Help:Main page]] – Information about setting up the main page seen by desktop users
-* [[Help:Intro to mobile]]
+* [[Help:Mobile web]]
-* [[Help:Category|Help:Categories]]
+* [[Help:Category]]
-== Further help and feedback ==
+==Further help and feedback==
 {{Help and feedback section}}
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