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== Toolbox == | == Toolbox == | ||
[[ | [[File:StrategyWiki Guide Toolbox.png|thumb|right|The toolbox of this page, as seen by someone with the page on their watchlist.]] | ||
Another MediaWiki standard, the Toolbox is a grouping of tools that most commonly is found across wikis in the lower portion of the left navigation bar (for the Monobook skin). | Another MediaWiki standard, the Toolbox is a grouping of tools that most commonly is found across wikis in the lower portion of the left navigation bar (for the Monobook skin). However, StrategyWiki's BlueCloud skin places the Toolbox in the upper right hand corner of every page, as seen in the image to the right. | ||
The links gathered here help users with the following: | The links gathered here help users with the following: | ||
*'''Watch'''/'''Unwatch''': if you have a registered account and are logged in, you can use this link to add or subtract a specific page from your watchlist. | *'''Watch'''/'''Unwatch''': if you have a registered account and are logged in, you can use this link to add or subtract a specific page from your watchlist. Your watchlist is used to see if any of your favorite pages have been updated recently. | ||
*'''Discussion''': This is the talk page link. When it's red, it means that the page doesn't exist (there are no contents/discussions going on). | *'''Discussion''': This is the talk page link. When it's red, it means that the page doesn't exist (there are no contents/discussions going on). Note that every page has an associated talk page; if you are looking at a subpage of a guide (i.e. [[Chrono Trigger/Walkthrough]]) and the talk page doesn't exist, you may want to check the main page of the guide (i.e. [[Chrono Trigger]]) to see if anyone is discussing anything. | ||
*'''What links here''': See a list of other pages that link to this one. | *'''What links here''': See a list of other pages that link to this one. | ||
*'''Guide pages''': Use this to see all the pages within a certain directory. It defaults to looking at all pages under the highest parent directory, but you can search subdirectories and you can also choose different namespaces to search. | *'''Guide pages''': Use this to see all the pages within a certain directory. It defaults to looking at all pages under the highest parent directory, but you can search subdirectories and you can also choose different namespaces to search. | ||
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== Redirects == | == Redirects == | ||
[[ | [[File:StrategyWiki Redirect.png|thumb|right|When redirected, a small link appears under the title (circled in red).]] | ||
Redirects are pages that, when viewed, automatically load a different page instead. | Redirects are pages that, when viewed, automatically load a different page instead. These are used for certain shortcuts, alternate game names, and common misspellings, however it's best to minimize the number of redirects that need to be created. These pages shouldn't contain any content that users would want to see, because the redirect will make it harder to access. For alternate game name redirects we add categories so that people that play games from different regions will still be able to find a game while browsing through categories, even if it has a different name. | ||
When you get redirected, the only thing that will notify you that a different page loaded, is the small link under the title in the upper left of the content portion of the page (see the image to the right). | When you get redirected, the only thing that will notify you that a different page loaded, is the small link under the title in the upper left of the content portion of the page (see the image to the right). If you click this link, it will load the redirect page so you can directly access its content in order to edit the page, view additional content/categories that may be present, or access special pages via the [[#Toolbox|toolbox]]. | ||
To create a redirect, click the redirect shortcut link below the edit text box and insert the name of the page to which you want to redirect. Alternatively, you can accomplish the same thing manually, by adding the following line to a page: | To create a redirect, click the redirect shortcut link below the edit text box and insert the name of the page to which you want to redirect. Alternatively, you can accomplish the same thing manually, by adding the following line to a page: | ||
