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** New Viva Pinata category as top level for ToC, other categories?
 
** New Viva Pinata category as top level for ToC, other categories?
 
* Jump-to navigation?
 
* Jump-to navigation?
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= Jump-to navigation =
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{| style="margin: 0 0.5em 0.5em 0; float: none; background-color: #f9f9ff; border: 1px solid #9999aa;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
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|[[Image:Button a.png|20px]]
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|[[Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise|Trouble in Paradise]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button b.png|20px]]
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|[[Frequently Asked Questions - Trouble in Paradise|FAQ]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button x.png|20px]]
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|[[List of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise species|Species]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button y.png|20px]]
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|[[Piñata Vision]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button a.png|20px]]
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|[[P-Factor]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button b.png|20px]]
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|[[Couch Social]]
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|}
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MediaWiki.org uses this in their documentation (e.g., [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Installation Installation guide], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Contents technical guide]).
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Jump-to navigation helps users travel from one article to other related articles.  The navigation would vary, depending on the topic, and some articles might not have jump-to navigation.  We already use it (in a see-also format) in a few places (e.g. [[:Category:Species]]).
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In a sense, the navigation brings the "pages in the category" details (e.g., [[:Category:Trouble in Paradise]] with minor omissions) to each page.
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== Considerations ==
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* Consider using (existing see-also format or jump-to) navigation on '''more''' articles, to help visitors easily get to other related articles.
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* Consider switching from a see-also text format to a more visual layout, to make the navigation stand out, and be distinct from the article.
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** Con: Jump-to tables and tabs might visually conflict.
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** Con: More likely to stretch the screen at low resolutions.
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** Con: Jump-to can't clearly spell out (as catmore currently does) that there is a category article with more information:
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::''For more information, see [[Species]].''
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== Examples ==
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=== Species categories and their category articles ===
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{| style="margin: 0 0.5em 0.5em 0; float: none; background-color: #f9f9ff; border: 1px solid #9999aa;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
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|[[Image:Button a.png|20px]]
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|[[Species]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button b.png|20px]]
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|[[List of Viva Piñata: Classic species|Classic species]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button x.png|20px]]
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|[[List of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise species|Trouble in Paradise species]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button y.png|20px]]
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|[[List of Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise species|Pocket Paradise species]]
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|}
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==== Hybrid using catmore and jump-to ====
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:''For more information, see [[Species]].''
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{| style="margin: 0 0.5em 0.5em 0; float: none; background-color: #f9f9ff; border: 1px solid #9999aa;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
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|[[Image:Button a.png|20px]]
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|[[List of Viva Piñata: Classic species|Classic species]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button b.png|20px]]
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|[[List of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise species|Trouble in Paradise species]]
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|style="border-left: 1px solid #9999aa;" | [[Image:Button x.png|20px]]
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|[[List of Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise species|Pocket Paradise species]]
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|}
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=== Trouble in Paradise articles, text format ===
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<div id="x-jump-to-nav" style="margin-left: 26px;">''See also: [[Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise|Trouble in Paradise]], [[Frequently Asked Questions - Trouble in Paradise|Trouble in Paradise FAQ]], [[List of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise species|Trouble in Paradise species]], [[Piñata Vision]], [[P-Factor]], [[Couch Social]].''</div>
  
  

Revision as of 02:01, 17 May 2009

To do

  • Drop down navigation
  • (New two-column layout for main page)
    • Consider article ToC column on main page?
  • (Update FAQ and MiniFAQs)
    • Merge or maintain separate FAQs by game?
    • Move game-specific MiniFAQS into tabs or visually identify by game?
  • Categories
    • Xbox 360 Game -> Classic
    • New Viva Pinata category as top level for ToC, other categories?
  • Jump-to navigation?


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Button a.png Trouble in Paradise
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
 FAQ Button x.png Species Button y.png Piñata Vision Button a.png P-Factor
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
 Couch Social

MediaWiki.org uses this in their documentation (e.g., Installation guide, technical guide).

Jump-to navigation helps users travel from one article to other related articles. The navigation would vary, depending on the topic, and some articles might not have jump-to navigation. We already use it (in a see-also format) in a few places (e.g. Category:Species).

In a sense, the navigation brings the "pages in the category" details (e.g., Category:Trouble in Paradise with minor omissions) to each page.


Considerations

  • Consider using (existing see-also format or jump-to) navigation on more articles, to help visitors easily get to other related articles.
  • Consider switching from a see-also text format to a more visual layout, to make the navigation stand out, and be distinct from the article.
    • Con: Jump-to tables and tabs might visually conflict.
    • Con: More likely to stretch the screen at low resolutions.
    • Con: Jump-to can't clearly spell out (as catmore currently does) that there is a category article with more information:
For more information, see Species.


Examples

Species categories and their category articles

Button a.png Species
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
 Classic species Button x.png Trouble in Paradise species Button y.png Pocket Paradise species

Hybrid using catmore and jump-to

For more information, see Species.
Button a.png Classic species
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
 Trouble in Paradise species Button x.png Pocket Paradise species


Trouble in Paradise articles, text format


A - Z


By game

Categories and their category articles
General Classic Trouble in Paradise Pocket Paradise Party Animals TV show
Category:Species

Species

Category:Classic species
List of Viva Piñata: Classic species 		Category:Trouble in Paradise species
List of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise species 		Category:Pocket Paradise species
List of Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise species 		   
Category:Plants

Plants

Category:Classic plants
List of Viva Piñata: Classic plants 		Category:Trouble in Paradise plants
List of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise plants 		Category:Pocket Paradise plants
List of Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise plants 		   
None
None

Category:Xbox 360 Game
None

Category:Trouble in Paradise
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

Category:Party Animals
Viva Piñata: Party Animals
   
Category:Commonly asked questions
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