Top Navigation Simplified
Just made a wiki but have no idea how to change the top navigation? Feel free to check the official Fandom's help page or this simplified guide for better understanding.
- 1 Where do I edit it?
- 2 What can I do?
- 3 How many can I add?
- 4 Syntax
In order to edit the top navigation on a wiki that you are an administrator of, you can search for the page name MediaWiki:Wiki-navigation or find the page manually by pressing Admin Dashboard -> Top Navigation.
There are three recommended levels of lists you can use:
- the one displayed on top and always visible;
- the one you see after hovering over the first;
- the one you see after hovering over the second;
- 4 first-level headings;
- 7 second-level items;
- 10 third-level items.
Have a look at the chart here:
The syntax is very si…
Infobox Styling Advanced Guide
Do you know how to make infoboxes? If not, then you should check our other guide about how to build an infobox from 0 level! If you already know how, have ever you seen another wiki and thought that "this infobox on that wiki is so cool, it has round edges and different colors, I want mine to be like that, too"? Today we are going to dive into some more advanced techniques related to infoboxes.
First of all, there are 2 things you should know when you try to style your PI (Portable Infobox): how to write more code inside the template itself and how to style it in MediaWiki:Common.css. Therefore there is an important note: beautifying infoboxes can only be done in CSS and that requires admin rights on your wiki.
Apart from the usual , , (3%);
You …
Templates newbie guide
Have you ever seen the word 'Template' but never understood what it meant? Or someone told you 'create a template page' and you had no clue? This guide is for you to figure things out! Lucy is on the line, buckle up.
What are templates?
Templates are a special way to store data on your wiki. It is a way to tell Fandom 'hey, can you please keep all this huge scary code for me here, and I will decide what to do with it later?' You create a big and spooky layout once, and next time you need it, you won't have to write it all over again, Fandom will remember it for you.
How do I create a template page?
A template page is created the same way as any other page on your wiki. You can press 'Add new page' on the drop-down menu on top, or you can type…
Magic Words Guide
Have you ever wondered how people write scripts that work on very different pages? Or maybe you have a few templates that have the same purpose and you would like to combine them into one? In this guide we are going to look at the magic words if, ifexpr, ifeq, switch and section.
All of the red words mentioned above are considered ParserFunctions that have very specific usage. To put it simply, those are special words inside special symbols that perform magic outside Hogwarts. Calling them on a page requires putting them inside
I hope you have enjoyed the guide and found it helpful!
Infoboxes Guide
Oh, the scary word 'infobox' that everyone seems to be using when you have no clue what it is! How do we create, style and use infoboxes? Tldr: it's not easy. Expanded explanation: keep reading further, Lucy is on the line!
- 1 Building
- 1.1 What is an infobox?
- 1.2 Types of infoboxes
- 1.3 Portable Infobox: Infobox builder
- 1.4 Portable Infobox: How do I understand what is going on?
- 1.4.1 Weird symbols
Yes, that is exactly what you have seen on all these cool fancy wikis! Infoboxes are rectangles located on the right side of a page that contain brief information about a character, an item, a game and so on. They are meant to give a gist of the topic without going into details and provide the most basic factual data. They usually include the name, a picture and…