Changes: Help:Watchlist

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FD watchlist — An example Special:EditWatchlist list

The Watchlist is a way to keep up-to-date on pages you care about on Fandom.

Step-by-step

You can choose to "Watch" a page by simply clicking "Watch" on the toolbar at the bottom of your page. When you have watched the page successfully, the text will change to "Unwatch". In some cases this toolbar may be hidden: pressing the spanner icon at the bottom right of your window will show it.
You can receive email notifications by changing your user preferences. Notifications will not be received on the wiki you're blocked in.
In some situations, you may automatically begin watching pages, such as after you leave a post on someone's Message Wall. You can manage your preferences for automatically following pages in your user preferences.
You can view pages you are watching at Special:EditWatchlist, which has advanced features for managing these pages.
You can go to Special:Watchlist to view a Recent changes feed of only articles you are watching.
To unwatch a page, simply click the "Unwatch" link in the toolbar at the bottom of the page. This is the same location as the link you clicked to watch the page originally.
If you want to edit what pages you watch, you'll need to go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist, where you can edit entries on your watchlist, display options, advanced options, the changes which are shown, the pages you want to watch and the watchlist token.

Other ways to follow a page

There are three other ways to follow a page.

At the end of the URL of any content article in any wiki, add ?action=watch.
On the Fandom Developers Wiki, there is a script that adds a "Follow" button to the edit dropdown.
While editing an article you can tick a box to start (or stop) watching it.

Other ways to unfollow a followed page

At the end of the URL of any followed article in any wiki, add ?action=unwatch.

Further help and feedback

Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
Check Fandom Community Central for sources of further help and support
Check Contacting Fandom for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article

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-[[File:Followedpages.png|thumb|An example Special:Followed pages list]]
+[[File:FD watchlist.JPG|thumb|300px|An example Special:EditWatchlist list]]
-'''Followed pages''' are a way to keep up to date on pages you care about on Wikia. They are placed on the '''Watchlist'''.
+The '''Watchlist''' is a way to keep up-to-date on pages you care about on Fandom.
-==Step-By-Step==
+== Step-by-step ==
-[[File:Toolbar follow.png|right|The location of the "Follow" tab]]
+[[File:Watchlist button.JPG|right|The location of the "Watch" button]]
-*You can choose to "Follow" a page by simply clicking on "Follow" on the [[Help:Toolbar|toolbar]] at the bottom of your page. When you have followed the page successfully, the text will change to "Following". In some cases this toolbar may be hidden: pressing the upwards arrow icon (^) in the bottom right will show it.
+* You can choose to "Watch" a page by simply clicking "Watch" on the [[Help:Toolbar|toolbar]] at the bottom of your page. When you have watched the page successfully, the text will change to "Unwatch". In some cases this toolbar may be hidden: pressing the spanner icon at the bottom right of your window will show it.
-*You can receive e-mail notifications by changing your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-emailv2|user preferences]]. [[File:Email preferences.png|300px|right]]
+* [[File:FD email preferences.JPG|300px|right]]You can receive [[Help:Email notification|email notifications]] by changing your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-emailv2|user preferences]]. Notifications will not be received on the wiki you're [[Help:I have been blocked|blocked]] in.
-*In some situations, you may automatically begin following pages, such as after you leave a post on someone's Message Wall. You can manage your preferences for automatically following pages in your user preferences.
+* In some situations, you may automatically begin watching pages, such as after you leave a post on someone's [[Help:Message Wall|Message Wall]]. You can manage your preferences for automatically following pages in your [[Help:Preferences|user preferences]].
-*You can view your followed pages on a specific wiki by going to [[Special:Following]] on that wiki. You can also view them at [[Special:Watchlist]], which has some more advanced features for managing these pages.
+* You can view pages you are watching at [[Special:EditWatchlist]], which has advanced features for managing these pages.
+* You can go to [[Special:Watchlist]] to view a [[Help:Recent changes|Recent changes]] feed of only articles you are watching.
-*To unfollow a page, simply click the "Following" link in the toolbar at the bottom of the page. This is the same location as the link you clicked to follow the page originally.
+* To unwatch a page, simply click the "Unwatch" link in the toolbar at the bottom of the page. This is the same location as the link you clicked to watch the page originally.
-*You may be displaying a "Pages I'm Following" box on your user page to show others what pages you are interested in on the wiki. This only includes article pages. If you prefer not to display your followed pages, you can disable this in your [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-under-the-hood|user preferences]] (under Advanced display options).
+* If you want to edit what pages you watch, you'll need to go to [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-watchlist]], where you can edit entries on your watchlist, display options, advanced options, the changes which are shown, the pages you want to watch and the watchlist token.
+=== Other ways to follow a page ===
-==See also==
+There are three other ways to follow a page.
-*Learn about [[Help:Preferences|preferences]].
+* At the end of the URL of any content article in any wiki, add <code>?action=watch</code>.
-*Learn about [[Help:Message Wall|message wall]].
+* On the [[w:c:dev|Fandom Developers Wiki]], there is a [[w:c:dev:FollowDropdown|script]] that adds a "Follow" button to the edit dropdown.
-*Learn about [[Help:Editing|editing]].
+* While editing an article you can tick a box to start (or stop) watching it.
+=== Other ways to unfollow a followed page ===
-==Further help and feedback==
+* At the end of the URL of any followed article in any wiki, add <code>?action=unwatch</code>.
-{{Help and feedback section}}
+== See also ==
+* Learn about [[Help:Preferences|preferences]]
+* Learn about [[Help:Message Wall|message wall]]
+* Learn about [[Help:Editing|editing]]
+== Further help and feedback ==
+{{Help and feedback section}}
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