Changes: Help:New page

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Template:Needs editor update Starting a new page on Wikia takes only a couple of clicks and is an important part of contributing to a community.

File:How to create a page.mov

Watch to learn how to create a new page

Step by step

Click on the "Contribute" button on top right of your wikia. Here you will be presented with a dropdown menu where you will see a link to "Add a Page".

The "Create a new article" box will open.
You can choose the article name by typing it in the box. This name will become the last part of the page's URL.

Decide between a standard page layout or a blank page. The standard layout provides image and video placeholders as well as section headings. The preload contents for the "Standard layout" are stored at MediaWiki:Createpage-with-video on your wikia and can be edited by local admins.

A second way to create a page is by clicking on any red link on your wikia (which can be created by linking to a page that does not exist). You will then be brought into the editor where you can add your content.

Options

The "Editing" tab of Special:Preferences includes options for page creation:

Use a blank page as default for creating a new page - this makes the 'Blank page' option the default on the 'Create a new article' box.
Disable "Create a new article" flow - if checked, this disables the box for you.

Next pages

Learn how to add photos
Learn how to use user pages
Learn how to format a page

Further help and feedback

Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
Check Fandom Community Central for sources of further help and support
Check Contacting Fandom for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article

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-==Locations==
+'''Starting a new page''' on Wikia takes only a couple of clicks and is an important part of contributing to a community.
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+[[File:How to create a page.mov|thumb|620px|left|Watch to learn how to create a new page]]<br style="clear:both" />
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+==Step by step==
+*Click on the "Contribute" button on top right of your wikia. Here you will be presented with a dropdown menu where you will see a link to "Add a Page".
+:[[File:Contribute_menu.png|frame|left]]<br style="clear:both;" />
+*The "Create a new article" box will open.
+*You can choose the article name by typing it in the box. This name will become the last part of the page's URL.
+:[[File:Create_page_dialog.png|thumb|left|400px]]<br style="clear:both;" />
+*Decide between a standard page layout or a blank page. The standard layout provides image and video placeholders as well as section headings. The preload contents for the "Standard layout" are stored at <code>[[MediaWiki:Createpage-with-video]]</code> on your wikia and can be edited by local admins.
+:[[File:Create_page_template_page.png|thumb|left|400px]]<br style="clear:both;" />
+*A second way to create a page is by clicking on any red link on your wikia (which can be created by [[Help:Links|linking to a page]] that does not exist). You will then be brought into [[Help:Editing|the editor]] where you can add your content.
+==Options==
+[[File:CreatePage useroptions.png|thumb|350px|The choices in Special:Preferences]]
+The "Editing" tab of [[Help:Preferences|Special:Preferences]] includes options for page creation:
+*'''Use a blank page as default for creating a new page''' - this makes the 'Blank page' option the default on the 'Create a new article' box.
+*'''Disable "Create a new article" flow ''' - if checked, this disables the box for you.
+==Next pages==
+*Learn how to [[Help:Photos|add photos]]
+*Learn how to [[Help:Profiles|use user pages]]
+*Learn how to [[Help:Formatting pages|format a page]]
+==Further help and feedback==
+{{Help and feedback section}}
+__NOTOC__
+[[de:Hilfe:Neue Seite]]
+[[fi:Ohje:Uusi sivu]]
+[[fr:Aide:Nouvelle page]]
+[[it:Aiuto:Nuova pagina]]
+[[ja:ヘルプ:新規ページ]]
+[[ko:도움말:새 문서]]
+[[nl:Help:Nieuwe pagina]]
+[[pl:Pomoc:Nowa strona]]
+[[pt:Ajuda:Nova página]]
+[[ru:Справка:Новая страница]]
+[[vi:Trợ giúp:Tạo trang]]
+[[zh:Help:創建新頁面]]
+[[uk:Довідка:Нова сторінка]]
+[[Category:Editing]]
+[[Category:Help|New page]]