Template:Wikipedia technical help
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Usage[edit]
Initial visibility
To set the template's initial visibility, the |state=
parameter may be used:
|state=collapsed
: {{Wikipedia technical help|state=collapsed}} to show the template collapsed, i.e., hidden apart from its title bar|state=expanded
: {{Wikipedia technical help|state=expanded}} to show the template expanded, i.e., fully visible|state=autocollapse
: {{Wikipedia technical help|state=autocollapse}}- shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a {{navbar}}, a {{sidebar}}, or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute
- shows the template in its expanded state if there are no other collapsible items on the page
|state=
parameter is not set, the template's initial visibility is taken from the |default=
parameter in the template. For this template, that currently evaluates to autocollapse
.
Purpose[edit]
This is a navbox of the main technical help pages on English Wikipedia.
It doesn't list them all as there are too many, but these should be the most helpful ones of a technical nature.
Additional help[edit]
Some of the links are also on the {{Wikipedia help pages}} navbox. Other helpful navboxes for technical matters include
- {{Wikipedia template messages}} for an index of templates.
- {{Wikipedia referencing}} for referencing templates.
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Accessibility/Navigation menu is helpful for accessibility.
- {{Botnav}} for bot page navigation.
- Wikipedia:User scripts/Navbox for user scripts.
Also, look at template documentation, e.g. Template:Navbox/doc.
As for categories, these are useful:
- Category:Wikipedia help and subcategories such as Category:Wikipedia how-to, Category:Wikipedia image help, Category:Wikipedia interface help, Category:Wikipedia link help, and so on.
- Category:Wikipedia information pages
See also[edit]
- {{Wikipedia editor navigation}} an amalgamation of navboxes that includes this navbox.
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Wikipedia technical help/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |