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==Special navigation pages== | ==Special navigation pages== | ||
Broad topics that encompass a set of more specific topics should have an easy to navigate list of the specific topics. For example, The [[Rides]] page should provide a link to each ride, and the [[Pioneer Village]] page should provide a link to each attraction in Pioneer Village. | Broad topics that encompass a set of more specific topics should have an easy to navigate list of the specific topics. For example, The [[Rides]] page should provide a link to each ride, and the [[Pioneer Village]] page should provide a link to each attraction in Pioneer Village. | ||
==Inline links== | ==Inline links== | ||
Links in the text of an article are usually a link to another page on the wiki. If you're interested in what's being written about and you see a link, click it and you may learn more. Links to other pages on the wiki look like [[Sit & Smoke Station|this]] while links to pages outside the wiki have a small arrow icon after them like [http://www.lagoonisfun.com this]. | Links in the text of an article are usually a link to another page on the wiki. If you're interested in what's being written about and you see a link, click it and you may learn more. Links to other pages on the wiki look like [[Sit & Smoke Station|this]] while links to pages outside the wiki have a small arrow icon after them like [http://www.lagoonisfun.com this]. | ||
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==Navigation boxes== | ==Navigation boxes== | ||
Pages that are part of a larger broad topic should have a navigation box that links to other areas of the topic. For example, the navigation box on the bottom of a roller coaster's page ([[Jet Star 2]], [[Roller Coaster]], [[Cannibal]], etc.) looks like this: | Pages that are part of a larger broad topic should have a navigation box that links to other areas of the topic. For example, the navigation box on the bottom of a roller coaster's page ([[Jet Star 2]], [[Roller Coaster]], [[Cannibal]], etc.) looks like this: | ||
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==Searching== | ==Searching== | ||
The wiki has an extremely powerful search built into it. If the thing you want to find is in the wiki, the search will find it. Just type the letter "s" into the search box above and watch all the suggestions that pop up. Type something into the box and hit enter to perform a full search. | |||
The wiki has an extremely powerful search built into it. If the thing you want to find is in the wiki, the search will find it. Just type the letter " | |||
==Random pages== | ==Random pages== | ||
Want to be surprised? Click "Random page" on the left side of any page to go somewhere random. Don't like where it took you? Then just click "Random page" again. | Want to be surprised? Click "Random page" on the left side of any page to go somewhere random. Don't like where it took you? Then just click "Random page" again. | ||
Revision as of 04:02, 26 March 2015
This page discusses the various ways to browse the Lagoon is Fun Wiki.
From the main page
The top of the main page includes links to pages about broad topics, such as Rides, Attractions, Roller Coasters Lagoon-A-Beach, etc. Clicking these links will take you to special navigation pages with lists of links to more specific pages.
The main page also has a featured articles section that highlights popular, interesting and recently updated pages.
The "Did you know?" section highlights interesting facts that you can read more about.
There are also links to LiF news items, forum posts and other related projects.
Special navigation pages
Broad topics that encompass a set of more specific topics should have an easy to navigate list of the specific topics. For example, The Rides page should provide a link to each ride, and the Pioneer Village page should provide a link to each attraction in Pioneer Village.
Inline links
Links in the text of an article are usually a link to another page on the wiki. If you're interested in what's being written about and you see a link, click it and you may learn more. Links to other pages on the wiki look like this while links to pages outside the wiki have a small arrow icon after them like this.
This may be the single most important part of navigating a wiki. People naturally think in terms of links between one thing and another. Browsing this way is much more natural to humans than moving back and forth through some hierarchical structure of links.
Navigation boxes
Pages that are part of a larger broad topic should have a navigation box that links to other areas of the topic. For example, the navigation box on the bottom of a roller coaster's page (Jet Star 2, Roller Coaster, Cannibal, etc.) looks like this:
Searching
The wiki has an extremely powerful search built into it. If the thing you want to find is in the wiki, the search will find it. Just type the letter "s" into the search box above and watch all the suggestions that pop up. Type something into the box and hit enter to perform a full search.
Random pages
Want to be surprised? Click "Random page" on the left side of any page to go somewhere random. Don't like where it took you? Then just click "Random page" again.
Page Categories
Many pages are placed into categories. Links to these categories appear at the very bottom of a page. Clicking on these links will take you to a list of all pages that have been placed in that category.
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