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 …
Discord Widget setup and customization
Your wiki looks promising and the only thing missing is this amazing Discord widget on the right rail that all cool kids have? You have come to the right person here. Let's dive in.
Without going too deep into it, it is safe to say that some people on Dev Wiki have written scripts to parse information from your Discord server and display it on your wiki. You do not have to understand what Javascript and APIs are, all you have to do is create a couple of new pages on your wiki, copy and paste a few words there, and it is settled.
NOTE: only wiki admins are allowed to edit the MediaWiki space, therefore only admins can set up a Discord Widget!
Dev Wiki offers a big variety of scripts to choose from:
- Discord.js
- DiscordIntegrator.js
- DiscordBanner.js…
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!
How to Edit on Fandom
Are you a new editor who has just joined and has no idea what to do? Or are you an older editor who does not feel comfortable with switching between the Visual Editor and Source Editor? Or maybe you have always used only VE (the Visual Editor) and you keep hearing from more experienced Fandom members that SE (the Source Editor) is a blessing? Here is how you can learn to use both! Buckle up, Lucy is on the line!
The very basics of Fandom
So, you are new here, you feel scared and excited but also clueless about how everything works. Let us start from the beginning.
What do we do here on Fandom?
Our main task, as editors, is to provide content for readers in the most easily accessible way. Simply speaking: you write, they read. We have a big num…