A Reconsideration of the Navbox as a Portable and Modular Infobox, or the Navinfobox Blog
Practical navigation is not a fully solved problem yet on wikis, and likely never will be. It is also a hugely important topic, as evidenced by that no less than three out of the ten Best Practices blog posts directly concerned navigation in various forms: The best possible local navigation bar, Categories and Navigation on Fandom, and Organized spaces on Fandom. It was also discussed in the Main Pages on Fandom blog.
- 1 Linking solutions
- 1.1 Inline links
- 1.2 Navboxes
- 1.3 Navigation bar
- 1.4 Lists
- 1.5 Addendum
- 2 Final thoughts
- 3 Notes
Note that all of these solutions can be used independently of each other and complement each other.
Inline links, that is, links that appear in the running text of the page, are arguably the most important links, and are probabl…
Let’s talk about fanon wikis
We need to talk about… fanon wikis! We have decided to start a series of blogs about the lesser-known and misunderstood wikis of Fandom, and I chose fanon wikis to kick it off! Fanon can be ill-perceived by certain individuals or entities for reasons such as: violation of canon, quality concerns, misrepresentation of characters, shipping wars, copyright and legal concerns… But it's essential to remember that fanon is also very diverse and rich. Fanon is a reflection of fans' passion, creativity, and love for the source material, and for many, it enhances their enjoyment of the original works. Let’s dive into the topic now! And don’t hesitate to share your love for fanon wikis in the comments!
"Fanon" refers to the ideas, stories, and interp…
Technical Updates: July 28, 2023
Hey everyone! Check out the latest Technical Updates since July 14th. We’ll continue to update the editor community on bug fixes and product development updates on a bi-weekly basis!
- 1 Notable Changes
- 2 Known Issues
- 3 Development Updates
- 3.1 User-Generated Content (UGC) team
- Some wikis experienced issues as the “Special:BrowseData” Page no longer functioned and only returned a white screen after going to the page. We’re happy to share that this issue has been resolved!
- There was an issue with the Light Theme background not appearing properly for some users after uploading a new version through the Theme Designer. The Light Theme background now appears in the Theme Designer.
- When infobox CodeEditor is enabled, editors can now access the TemplateData! …
Disability Pride Month: Making Room and Taking Up Space
We’re celebrating Disability Pride Month, highlighting the resilience and contributions of the disabled community through the theme Making Room and Taking Up Space. In the context of inclusivity, "making room" and "taking up space" refer to creating an environment where individuals from diverse backgrounds feel welcome, valued, and empowered to participate fully. This month is not only about raising awareness but also about fostering an environment of acceptance and inclusion. And what better way to do this than through one of the most powerful mediums of our time – entertainment?
The entertainment industry often serves as a mirror, reflecting the diverse experiences and perspectives that make up our world. Unfortunately, the reflection of …
Disability Pride Month: Going Through the (E)motions
Hey folks!
I'm Chris, back with my second ever Community Central blog - practice makes perfect!
It's Disability Pride Month, a time where we highlight how people with disabilities should feel empowered by their differences and take pride in them. It's about reflecting on how society sees disability and what we all can do to improve this.
I'll be honest, I had no idea what Disability Pride Month was up until recently, even though I have been using a wheelchair since I was a child. I remember when I was younger, I wasn't exactly proud of my disability and focused on how limiting it could be. Over time though, I learned that any limitations there are don't have to limit how I live and that I can and should be proud of who I am.
So for those who ju…
Maintaining good relations within the administration and with the community
Hello everyone!
After presenting the different ways of appointing new members to the administration, today I'm going to present how to maintain and preserve good relations both within the administrative team and with the community. This is obvious to some, I'm sure, but it's still possible these days to see administrations fracture or wikis struggle because of communication problems.
- 1 Being a good listener
- 2 Be correct, friendly and welcoming
- 3 Boosting communication
- 4 Conclusion
- 5 Note
The first and most important point for any administrative member is to listen and pay attention to other users. First of all, for your team. The best way of avoiding problems is quite simply to avoid creating them! To avoid creating them, you need to listen carefully …
Editor-Oriented Upgrade for Community Central Live Today
Hello everyone!
As you are reading this blog post, you are currently on Community Central, and you will have noticed some things have changed - these are part of the work we did to make Community Central more useful for all kinds of editors and users on Fandom!
Earlier this year, we set out on a simple mission on what Central should evolve towards:
- Community Central is the landing page for our contributors and those who wish to become one - anyone will be able to learn about editing topics at their skill level with skill-level-tailored help or advice, be able to find help on editing matters in our editor forums, learn about new product updates and more initiatives, and from there they can deep dive into our community programming offerings tha…
Improving Inclusiveness: New Ways For Beginners to Join the Community
Hello everyone!
We have heard your message clearly that you want us to do more to bring new editors to Fandom. Recently, on the product front, we already have communicated some of the great success we've found, and to complement these efforts on the social side of things, we have set out to make it easier for newcomers to become first-time editors, do their next few edits and finally join the users who feel confident enough to explore around the network and wikis on their own.
Presenting the new Advice Section of our help documentation:
We have been working internally and in collaboration with our Fandom Stars group to bring custom advice and opinion blogs for new users to explore and dive into. For people who are not yet comfortable with edi…