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Format
- Support feature throughout
- Navigation room
  - aka
    - Navigation console
Types
- Navigation bars
- Navigation boxes
  - Signpost subscription
- Link Lists
  - Favorite pages
  - References

[edit] Navigation bars

Navigation bars are templates which have an assortment of links usually based around a theme, (designed to stretch across a page, usually at the top). Here are some examples you can clone and stylize for your user page:

Wikipedia contents pages nav header:

Contents: Overviews · Topics · Outline of Knowledge · Portals · Featured content · Glossaries · Categories · A–Z Index

Reference desk nav bar:

Humanities

Science

Mathematics

Computing/IT

Language

Miscellaneous

Archives

Frequently asked questions nav bar:

Editorial nav bar:

Articles • CBB • Dir • Clean • Fix • FC • Del • EdRv • HelpDesk • Infoboxes • Magic wds • MoS • Nav temps
PeerRvw • PicsReq • Policies & Guidelines • RefDesk • RfC • SPost • Tools • VP • WikiProjects

Communications nav bar:

HelpDesk • Admin attention • AN • Bot • CBB • Class • Index • Newsroom • Requests • RfC • RfF • Third
RefDesk (Hum • Sci • Math • Comp • Lang • Misc) • VP • Pol • Prop • Tech • Misc)

Wikipedia principles nav bar:

Writing guides nav bar:

Tools nav bar:

Tools: AWB · Convert · Counter · Createds · Feeds · OTS · Pagestats · Scholar · T-filler · Top · Traffic

Report abuse nav header

Search nav bar using {{Google custom}}

Administrators' nav bars:

Admin (Dir • How • Read) • AB • AIV • AN (I • 3RR) • BL • Block (IPs • Log • OP • RFU) • Del ((A C I M R T) fD • CSD • DRV • List • Log • Proc • PRD)
Dir • ER • HD • New (Us • Pgs)• Prot (Log • PER • PP • PT • RFP • SPP) • RfA • RfArb • RfC • RFR • RM • SPost • SSP • UN • UTM • VP • WL

AB AFD AIV AN AN3 ANI BL CFD CSD DRV HD MFD OP PER PP PRD PT RFA RFD RFP RFR RFU RM SSP TFD UN UTM VP WL

WIKIPEDIA ADMINISTRATOR TOOLS HOME • GUIDE • LIST • DISPUTE • AfD • RC • CSD • DEL • BLK • IFD • RFD • VP • CLEAN • NEW • RFA • REF • PNA • MWA • REQ • BM

A user page nav bar (not shown here)

Jennavecia's nav box:

User:Jennavecia/InfoCenter

WP:AIV	WP:ANI	WP:NPP	WP:RPP	WP:RFR	WP:AFD	WP:XFD
CAT:CSD	WP:CSD	WP:RM	BLPWHRR	WP:DR	WP:TM	WP:TT
WP:RCU	WP:LOP	CAT:AB	WP:BS	WP:RD	WP:NFC	WP:IUP

[edit] News and navigation boxes

For information on any topic, choose a category for your question:

Computing	Science	Mathematics	Miscellaneous

Computing, information technology, software, and hardware	Biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, psychology, and technology	Mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics	Subjects that don't fit in any of the other categories

Humanities	Language	Entertainment	Archives
History, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, art, music, and society	Spelling, grammar, word etymology, linguistics, language usage, and requesting translations	Popular culture, movies, video games, and TV shows	Old questions are archived daily

For help specific to the operation of Wikipedia:

Help desk	Village pump	New contributors' help page

Ask general questions about using Wikipedia	Ask about specific policies and operations of Wikipedia	A range of services to answer newcomers' questions

For Wikipedia reference information:

Help manual	MediaWiki handbook	Citing Wikipedia	Resolving disputes	Virtual classroom
Information and instructions on every aspect of Wikipedia	Information about the software that runs Wikipedia	How to cite Wikipedia as a reference	For resolving issues between users	An advanced guide on everything Wikipedia

See also the Wikipedia department directory

Active Wiki Fixup Projects

Leading the charge in the War on Error! Must be active, systematic, have lists, & need help.
Writing
Articles that need to be wikified Massive backlog. (Category, live update) Dead-end pages These pages are not wikified. (Updated 2007 Nov 3) Most wanted articles (Updated 2007 Sept 8) Oldest requested articles (Updated 2008 June 22) Missing articles Wikipedia is not as complete as you might think! (ongoing)
Other
Red Link Recovery Turn red links blue (Updated 5th May 2009) Talk page redirects Fix mis-targeted talk page redirects (Updated 10 April 2009) Moving free images to Wikimedia Commons Moving free images to the Commons so they are easier to find. (categories; live updates) Articles written by a single editor Reviewing articles written by an inexperienced editor. (Updated 2009 January 12) Disambiguation pages with links Directing ambiguous links to the intended articles. (Updated 2009 June 1) Unreferenced articles Ensuring articles include at least one reference or source. (Category, live update) Articles needing geo-coordinates Help locate places. See WP:GEO (Category, live update) Uncategorised articles Help categorise articles. (Category, live update) Orphaned articles Help link to these orphaned articles. (Category, live update) Check Wikipedia Fix the syntax of Wikipedia (Updated daily, every 24 hours) Main - Inactive - Mini

Wikipedian philosophies

Darwikinism Deletionism Delusionism Essentialism Eventualism Exclusionism Exopedianism Immediatism Inclusionism Incrementalism Mergism Metapedianism Wikipedia sociology Wikipedian personality types

Disambiguation

Guideline (talk)
Style guide (talk)
WikiProject (talk)

Dos and don'ts

Disambig category
Cleanup category
Dab pages with links

CJKV task force
Suggestions

Active Wiki Fixup Projects

Wikification needed Dead-end pages Most wanted articles Oldest requested articles Missing articles Red Link Recovery Talk page redirects Free images to Commons Single editor Disambig pages w/ links Unreferenced articles Geo-coordinates Uncategorised articles Orphaned articles Check Wikipedia Main - Inactive - Mini

Dispute resolution (⇛)
Negotiation
Article talk pages Discussion Compromise Editor assistance (⇒) Third opinion (⇒) Request comments (⇒) Wikiquette alerts (⇒)
Mediation
Mediation Cabal Mediation Committee Request mediation
Arbitration
Arbitration Committee Request arbitration
Remedies
Editing restrictions General sanctions

2010-01-04

News and notes: Fundraiser ends, content contests, image donation, and more

In the news: Financial Times, death rumors, Google maps and more

Features and admins: Approved this week

Arbitration report: The Report on Lengthy Litigation

About·Archives·Single-page·Newsroom·Suggestions

WikipediaWeekly Farewell Brion Vibber Double episode interview with the outgoing CTO of the Wikimedia Foundation. Discussing his past work, where he's going next (and why), some recent tech developments, and some of the stranger things in MediaWiki history.

[edit] More templates

Resources for maintenance and collaboration v • d • e
Cleanup	Articles needing cleanup - Articles needing attention - Template messages - Copy to Wiktionary - Notability Sorting - English grammar - Copyediting - Spam - Wikify an article - Deorphan an article - Update an article - Progress boxes
Categories	General cleanup - Articles to be categorized - Underpopulated - Uncategorized categories - Other reports on categories
Create an article	Most wanted - Requests 1 year+ - Requested articles - Short pages - Missing encyclopedic topics - Review anonymous article submissions
Referencing	Fact-check - Articles lacking sources - Need more references - Original research
Stubs	Advice - Stubs by topic - Most wanted - Short pages - Incomplete lists - Long stubs - Stubs included directly in stub categories
Deletion	Speedy - Articles - Categories - Redirects - Templates - Misc. pages - Stub templates and categories - Log - Discussion archives - Review
Polishing	Peer review - Featured candidates - Fill a topic list
Translation into English	Wikipedia:Translation - Existing pages - Spanish trans. of the week - Interwiki link checker
Images	Requested pictures - Images for cleanup - Caption review - Images with missing articles - Other reports on files
Controversy	Neutrality - Article accuracy - Statement accuracy
To-do lists	Articles - Projects - Books
Disambiguation	Disambiguation - Manual of Style Disambiguation - Hatnotes - Templates
More	Active wiki fixup projects - Open tasks - Articles to merge - Articles to split - Copyright violations - Requests - Backlogs - Expert request sorting - Missing names - Reports on redirects - unused templates

Wikipedia guidelines
Content
Notability Conflict of interest Overly lengthy quotations Do not create hoaxes Patent nonsense Reliable sources Article size
Style
Manual of Style
Organization
Disambiguation Subpages Cats, lists, templates Lists Categories
Editing
Be bold Linking Edit summary
Discussion
Talk page guidelines Sign on talk pages
Behavior
Etiquette Assume good faith Do not disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point Do not bite the newcomers Do not "game the system" User pages
More
List of policies and guidelines

Vandalism
Dealing with vandalism
Obvious vandalism Long-term abuse Reporting IP address abuse WikiProject on open proxies
Resources & assistance
Cleaning up vandalism Counter-vandalism tools
Further information
Blocking IP addresses Do not insult the vandals ISP contact information WikiProject Vandalism studies v • d • e

The path to a Featured Article

Start a new article Develop the article Check against the featured article criteria Get creative feedback (Peer review) Apply for featured article status Featured articles

WikiProject Resource Exchange

Paid Subscription access GFDL resources Free online resources Public domain resources Public domain image resources Free image resources Free sound resources Non-PD resources Maps Bibliographies

Common decisions & arguments
Deletion (xFD)
Arguments to avoid Common outcomes Overcategorisation
Adminship (RfA) & Bureaucratship (RfB)
Arguments to avoid
Arbitration (Arbcom)
How to present a case Past decisions
Proposals & policy
Perennial proposals

The Five Pillars
Content policies
Biographies of living persons Naming conventions Neutral point of view No original research Verifiability What Wikipedia is not

Wikipedia policy
Principles
Five pillars What Wikipedia is not Ignore all rules
Disputed content
Neutral point of view Verifiability No original research Biographies of living persons Naming conventions
Working with others
Civility No personal attacks Harassment No legal threats Consensus Dispute resolution
More
List of policies List of guidelines

The Five Pillars
Conduct policies
Civility Consensus Edit warring Editing policy No personal attacks Ownership of articles Sock puppetry Username policy

Notability
Specific guidelines
Academics Books Criminal acts Events Films Music Numbers Organizations & companies People Web content
Active proposals
Bilateral relationships Streets, roads, and highways
See also
Common deletion outcomes Why was my page deleted?

Collaborations
General
Collaboration/Improvement Drive Wikipedia:Spotlight
Arts & entertainment
Alternative Music Lordi NEW! Novels Typefaces NEW!
Games & sports
all inactive
Geography & places
New Zealand Vancouver
Almanac & History
Years
Religion
all inactive
Education
Universities
Science & technology
Birds Chemistry Medicine Molecular & Cellular Biology Plants
Miscellaneous
Inactive collaborations v • d • e

Wikipedia Tutorial
Front page Editing Formatting Wikipedia links Citing sources Talk pages Keep in mind Registration Wrap-up

Wikipedia content

Neutral point of view No original research Citing sources Reliable sources Verifiability Countering systemic bias External links Manual of Style Conflict of interest Content forking Footnotes Avoid weasel words

Wikipedia Awards

Barnstars on Wikipedia Awards by WikiProject Country awards Other related awards Personal user awards Service Awards Ribbons alternatives Award templates Kindness Campaign WikiProject Wikipedia Awards

Tutorials
Introduction to Wikipedia
Introduction to editing
Learning the ropes
Linky tutorial
Scartol, on template use and design
Dweller, on Featured Article Candidates
Yuser, on fighting linkspam
Elaragirl, about deletion and deletionism
The Rambling Man, on vandalism
Grutness's guide to stubbing
External interfaces - let's compare
Internal interfaces - what do you use?
Getting an article to featured article status
Basic dispute resolution
Adding citations
Reporting and dealing with vandals
Fundamentals of editing

Succession Box Standardization

Project Page (WP:SBS) Discussion (WT:SBS) Documentation Guidelines (WP:SBS/G) Templates (WP:SBS/T) Cheatsheet (WP:SBS/C) Navboxes Proposal Archives Category

Deletion discussions

Deletion today AfD yesterday Articles (by category) Templates Files Categories (active) Stub types Redirects Miscellany Undeletion Deletion review
Wikipedia deletion policy
Attack page Criteria for speedy deletion Deletion policy Proposed deletion Wikipedia is not a dictionary
Tools
Process – Log – Guide – Images – Admins

[edit] Standard formatting

Or use standard article formatting to create your own fast and easy navigation aid, like this:

[edit] Navigation bars

[edit] News and navigation boxes

[edit] More templates

[edit] Standard formatting

[edit] Key Wikimedia-related pages

[edit] Key help pages

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[edit] Interesting spaces

[edit] Key projects