Help:Contributing/Creating new articles: Difference between revisions

Tweak wording
(→‎Infoboxes: Added infoboxes for maps and files)
(Tweak wording)
 
Line 9:
Enter the desired article title click '''Create'''. This will bring you to a page where you can start typing the article content. It will automatically insert an [[:Category:Infobox templates|infobox template]] at the top where you can fill in the main details.
 
If you use this method, the page will automatically be placed in the correct namespace and categories. All you have to do is actually write the article content. You should usually also put a navbox template at the bottom of the page, and then edit the navbox itself to add a link to the new page you just created (see below for more details).
 
=== Manual creation ===
Line 18:
* Include the namespace in the article title. The format is <code>Namespace:Article Title</code> (see below for more details).
** Example: If you want to create a Sly 2 article, put <code>Sly 2:</code> before the title.
* If applicable, insertInsert the appropriaterelevant infobox at the top of the article, if applicable. See below for a list of infoboxes.
* Insert any applicablerelevant navboxes at the bottom of the article,. andThen edit themthe navbox itself to add a link to the new article. See below for a list of navboxes.
 
== Namespaces ==