Help:Navigation

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There are three main navigation elements on RichmondWiki.org. The left sidebar provides easy access to important pages in the Wiki like recent changes or file uploads. Links related to the current page are horizontally displayed across the top of the content pane: the associated discussion page, the page history, and the edit link. If you are not logged in to RichmondWiki.org, you will see a link to create an account and/or login in the top right corner. As a logged-in user you have a collection of personal links, such as your user page, your preferences, and a list of pages you want to watch.

[edit] Sidebar

The sidebar is displayed on the left edge of the page below the site logo. This sidebar has a useful "Search" box that allows you to find any article easily. Other links provide access to important pages in the Wiki like recent changes, the file upload page, and special pages.

[edit] Navigation

• Clicking on the RichmondWiki logo or on Main Page brings you back to the home page of the wiki
• The next links, Recent changes, Random page, and Help may be different on each wiki - they can be configured by the site admin according to the needs. Usually you'll find other important entry pages to the wiki there.
• Recent changes is a special page which allows you to track the last edits made in the wiki (see Tracking changes)
• Random page takes you on an almost completely random tour through the wiki.

[edit] Toolbox

• What links here takes you to a special page that lists the pages on this wiki which contain a link to the current page. This is helpful when you are looking for pages of related information. The What links here information can also be useful when you are updating wiki pages and need to check whether links to this page are still relevant after changes in the current page.
• The Related changes tool lists all recent changes in the pages linked to from the current page. Recent changes to all relevant template pages are included in the resulting page list. The "Hide minor edits" option that can be set in the user preferences applies, among other things, to Related Changes.
• Upload file displays a special page that allows logged-in users to upload images and other files to the wiki. Uploaded files can be linked-from or embedded-in wiki pages. Uploading files, viewing files on the server, including them in wiki pages and managing the uploaded files is discussed in the managing files section of this manual.
• The Special pages tool lists the MediaWiki special pages. In MediaWiki terminology, a special page is one that presents information about the Wiki and/or allows access to administration activities for the wiki. For example, a list of users registered with the wiki, statistics about the wiki such as the number of pages and number of page edits, system logs, a list of orphaned pages, and so on. These special pages are commonly generated when the special page is loaded rather than being stored in the wiki database. The function and use of the special pages listed by the Special pages tool can be found in the special pages section of this manual.

[edit] Page Tabs

The page tabs are displayed at the top of the content pane, immediately to the right of the RichmondWiki.org logo. These tabs allow you to perform actions that are related to the current article. The available actions include: viewing, editing, and discussing the current article. The specific tabs displayed on your pages depend on whether or not you are logged into RichmondWiki.org and whether you have admin privileges on the wiki.

• namespace (article, help, special page, template, user page)
• discussion
• edit
• history
• move
• watch

[edit] User Links

The user links are displayed at the top far right of the article. These tabs allow the logged-in user to view and edit their user page and wiki preferences. Additionally, the user links allow the user to quickly access their contributions to the wiki and logout. For anonymous users the user links are replaced by a link to the wiki login page.

• <username>

  This links to your user page which is where you can put information about yourself, store bits of information you want to remember or access a number of other features.

• my talk

  This links to your discussion page, where people can leave messages for you.

• preferences

  Allows you to change your personal site preferences.

• my watchlist

  A list of all pages that you are watching. Pages can be added to this list by clicking 'watch' at the top of the page.

• my contributions

  A list of all contributions you have made to the wiki.

• log out

  Click this link to log out of the wiki.

For more help, see Help Contents.