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==Step 1 – | ==Step 1 – create your namepage== | ||
* | *Type your name in the box below | ||
< | <inputbox> | ||
type=create | |||
== | width=50 | ||
preload=Template:New Person | |||
*Click the ''' | buttonlabel=create a new Person page | ||
</inputbox> | |||
*Click the '''create a new Person page''' button, and it will preload the boilerplate | |||
*Enter the appropriate info for | *Enter the appropriate info for yourself | ||
*'''Save''' the page | *'''Save''' the page | ||
==Step | ==Step 2 – upload your picture== | ||
*You <u>must</u> create a user login before you can upload an image | *You <u>must</u> create a user login before you can upload an image | ||
*Click on the '''Upload file''' link in the lower left hand toolbox | *Click on the '''Upload file''' link in the lower left hand toolbox | ||
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*'''Save''' the page | *'''Save''' the page | ||
==Step | ==Step 3 – create your redirects== | ||
[[Image:The Cross-Linking Thing.png|240px|right]] | [[Image:The Cross-Linking Thing.png|240px|right]] | ||
*Click your login name at the very top of any page. That should put you on [[User:LoginName]] (with the name you use to log in, instead of LoginName). Edit that page to be only this (replacing YourName with your actual name from Step 2): | *Click your login name at the very top of any page. That should put you on [[User:LoginName]] (with the name you use to log in, instead of LoginName). Edit that page to be only this (replacing YourName with your actual name from Step 2): | ||
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*'''Save''' the page | *'''Save''' the page | ||
==Step | ==Step 4 – create your signature== | ||
*Click on the "Preferences" link at the top of any page. | *Click on the "Preferences" link at the top of any page. | ||
*Copy this into the "Your nickname (for signatures)" field (replacing YourName and LoginName with your names): | *Copy this into the "Your nickname (for signatures)" field (replacing YourName and LoginName with your names): | ||
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#That links to '''your page''' and your '''talk page'''. | #That links to '''your page''' and your '''talk page'''. | ||
==Step | ==Step 7 (optional) – languages== | ||
*Edit your page | *Edit your page | ||
*See instructions at [[template: language]]. | *See instructions at [[template: language]]. | ||
[[Category:WikiIndex]] | [[Category:WikiIndex]] |
Revision as of 10:45, 26 April 2013
fr: WikiIndex:Nouvelle page pour vous-même, sv: WikiIndex:Ny sida för dig
Step 1 – create your namepage
- Type your name in the box below
- Click the create a new Person page button, and it will preload the boilerplate
- Enter the appropriate info for yourself
- Save the page
Step 2 – upload your picture
- You must create a user login before you can upload an image
- Click on the Upload file link in the lower left hand toolbox
- Locate your picture file using the browse button
- Upload the file
- Copy the page name of the image page
- Edit your namepage
- Paste the code below into your page and replace "Image:YourPicture.png" with your image pagename
[[Image:YourPicture.jpg|200px|left]]
- Save the page
Step 3 – create your redirects
- Click your login name at the very top of any page. That should put you on User:LoginName (with the name you use to log in, instead of LoginName). Edit that page to be only this (replacing YourName with your actual name from Step 2):
#redirect [[YourName]]
- Save the page
- Click on the link for your name (from Step 2).
- Click the discussion tab (just above the page name), putting you on Talk:YourName.
- Edit that page to be (with the name you use to log in, instead of LoginName):
#redirect [[User talk:LoginName]]
- Save the page
Step 4 – create your signature
- Click on the "Preferences" link at the top of any page.
- Copy this into the "Your nickname (for signatures)" field (replacing YourName and LoginName with your names):
[[YourName]] | <small>[[User talk:LoginName|talk]]</small>
- Make sure there is a check mark in the "Raw signatures (without automatic link)" checkbox.
- Click the Save Preferences button.
- It's not obligatory to look like that, but make sure:
- That it isn't too long
- That links to your page and your talk page.
Step 7 (optional) – languages
- Edit your page
- See instructions at template: language.