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Help:Creating a page

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Making a good-looking page here takes about two minutes.

The fast way

  1. Type a title into the "Create a page" box on the Main Page and click Create it!
  2. The editor opens pre-filled with a ready-made skeleton: notice banner, infobox, flair line, sections and a gallery.
  3. Fill in the blanks, delete anything you don't need, hit Save.

Want to see what the finished thing looks like? Check Help:Example article — then open its source and steal freely.

Building blocks

What Template Quick example
Infobox (floats top-right) Template:Infobox see Help:Example article
Notice banner Template:Notice {{Notice|type=red|title=BEWARE|text=Subtitle.|image=Dancing.gif}}
Flair line Template:Flair {{Flair|emote=Clover|text=This page is a keeper.}}
Inline emote Template:E type : + two letters in the editor and pick from the dropdown

Tips

  • Emote autocomplete: in the source editor, type : followed by at least two letters (like :kon) and a picker appears. Full list at Project:Emotes.
  • Templates in the visual editor: don't type Template:... as plain text — it gets escaped and shows literally. Use Insert → Template, or switch to "Edit source".
  • Images: upload at Special:Upload, then embed with [[File:Name.png|thumb|caption]].
  • Categories: end your page with [[Category:Something]] so it shows up in the portals on the Main Page.