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It's cached - See [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Navigation_bar MediaWiki] for a bit more information. You can purge indvidual pages, but for a sitewide purge, a table needs to be purged. I may add a script to clear the cache now and again, if it's a problem. --[[User:Brammers|Brammers]] 17:04, 15 November 2006 (GMT) | It's cached - See [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Navigation_bar MediaWiki] for a bit more information. You can purge indvidual pages, but for a sitewide purge, a table needs to be purged. I may add a script to clear the cache now and again, if it's a problem. --[[User:Brammers|Brammers]] 17:04, 15 November 2006 (GMT) | ||
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| + | == Proposal == | ||
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| + | I propose we change the sidebar to including a second navigation box: | ||
| + | |||
| + | * navigation | ||
| + | ** mainpage|mainpage | ||
| + | ** Special:Allpages|All Pages | ||
| + | ** portal-url|portal | ||
| + | ** currentevents-url|currentevents | ||
| + | ** recentchanges-url|recentchanges | ||
| + | ** randompage-url|randompage | ||
| + | <!-- ** :Category:Clan|Clan Pages // Please edit this line when the clan section goes live--> | ||
| + | ** helppage|help | ||
| + | <!-- ** Project:Clan_Policy|Clan Policy --> | ||
| + | ** http://www.techhaven.org|Techhaven Network | ||
| + | |||
| + | * resources | ||
| + | ** Guides|Guides | ||
| + | ** :Category:Missions|Missions | ||
| + | ** :Category:THNAPI|THN API | ||
| + | ** Project:Policy|Project Policies | ||
| + | ** Project:FAQ|FAQ | ||
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| + | This would then allow more of the direction for new users to the site, without requiring them to keep going to back to the main page to find another link to head off of, this would also consolidate the current wiki section pages into their own box. Comments/Suggestions/Votes below please (Start with either '''Comment:''', '''Suggestion''' or '''Vote''' before you name) {{:User:Delphi/Sig}} 13:38, 8 April 2008 (BST) | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
| + | '''Comment:''' Looks good, I would move THN API to tbe bottom of the list. {{:User:Brammers/Sig}} 13:47, 8 April 2008 (BST) | ||
| + | :'''Comment:''' I put the Policies and FAQ at the bottom of the list, as they are a more administrative side of the links - I consider the API to be part of the wiki content {{:User:Delphi/Sig}} 13:52, 8 April 2008 (BST) | ||
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| + | '''Comment:''' Are you suggesting we replace the existing navigation and toolbox with these two? | ||
| + | ===navigation=== | ||
| + | *mainpage|mainpage | ||
| + | *Special:Allpages|All Pages | ||
| + | *portal-url|portal | ||
| + | *currentevents-url|currentevents | ||
| + | *'''recentchanges-url|recentchanges''' | ||
| + | *randompage-url|randompage | ||
| + | *'''helppage|help''' | ||
| + | *http://www.techhaven.org|Techhaven Network | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===resources=== | ||
| + | *'''Guides|Guides | ||
| + | *Category:Missions|Missions | ||
| + | *Category:THNAPI|THN API''' | ||
| + | *Project:Policy|Project Policies | ||
| + | *Project:FAQ|FAQ | ||
| + | |||
| + | I would see it that we needed to keep resources seperate from user tools. i.e Recent changes is a tool when updating wiki not viewing imo, same with Help. | ||
| + | i.e. | ||
| + | ===navigation=== | ||
| + | *mainpage|mainpage | ||
| + | *Guides|Guides | ||
| + | ** :Category:Missions|Missions | ||
| + | *Special:Allpages|All Pages | ||
| + | *portal-url|portal | ||
| + | *currentevents-url|currentevents | ||
| + | *randompage-url|randompage | ||
| + | *http://www.techhaven.org|Techhaven Network | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===resources=== | ||
| + | *Project:Policy|Project Policies | ||
| + | *Project:FAQ|FAQ | ||
| + | *recentchanges-url|recentchanges | ||
| + | *Category:THNAPI|THN API | ||
| + | *helppage|help | ||
| + | |||
| + | what about Upload file or What links here? {{:User:Logan Ford/Sig}}13:58, 8 April 2008 (BST) | ||
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| + | :*'''Comment:''' No the toolbox is hard coded into the design - we can't ''easily'' change that - Im suggesting adding a second box to the side panel called resources and use it to highlight certain important - or quickly linked to sections, i.e. missions, guides etc. any portals on the site which are used lots {{:User:Delphi/Sig}} 14:36, 8 April 2008 (BST) | ||
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| + | == comment == | ||
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| + | Understood :) Looks all good then! {{User:Logan Ford/Sig}}14:53, 8 April 2008 (BST) | ||
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| + | * If it makes the site easier, to edit and use then do it! --[[User:Reaction|Reaction]] 19:19, 8 April 2008 (BST) | ||
| + | * Seems perfectly reasonable to me - if something's commonly used and useful to users, make it accessible at all times :) --[[User:StevenJ|StevenJ]] 11:00, 9 April 2008 (BST) | ||
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| + | Ok seen as everyone is happy for it to change - I have changed it :) {{:User:Delphi/Sig}} 12:03, 9 April 2008 (BST) | ||
| + | == Error == | ||
| + | |||
| + | There is an error with the link to the THN API articles - can someone find out what the proper link should be and then I can change it (or you can change it yourself!) {{:User:Delphi/Sig}} 19:43, 9 April 2008 (BST) | ||
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| + | Fixed the broken link - The starting page I'm using in the THN API docs is this page - [[THNapi:Main_Page]] --[[User:Brammers|Brammers]] 23:57, 9 April 2008 (BST) | ||
Latest revision as of 22:57, 9 April 2008
Question - why does the edited sidebar not appear on the main page, but seemingly everywhere else? -CMaster 16:58, 15 November 2006 (GMT)
It's cached - See MediaWiki for a bit more information. You can purge indvidual pages, but for a sitewide purge, a table needs to be purged. I may add a script to clear the cache now and again, if it's a problem. --Brammers 17:04, 15 November 2006 (GMT)
Proposal
I propose we change the sidebar to including a second navigation box:
- navigation
- mainpage|mainpage
- Special:Allpages|All Pages
- portal-url|portal
- currentevents-url|currentevents
- recentchanges-url|recentchanges
- randompage-url|randompage
- helppage|help
- http://www.techhaven.org%7CTechhaven Network
- resources
- Guides|Guides
- :Category:Missions|Missions
- :Category:THNAPI|THN API
- Project:Policy|Project Policies
- Project:FAQ|FAQ
This would then allow more of the direction for new users to the site, without requiring them to keep going to back to the main page to find another link to head off of, this would also consolidate the current wiki section pages into their own box. Comments/Suggestions/Votes below please (Start with either Comment:, Suggestion or Vote before you name) 
Delphi (t) (c) 13:38, 8 April 2008 (BST)
Comment: Looks good, I would move THN API to tbe bottom of the list. 
Brammers (t) (c) 13:47, 8 April 2008 (BST)
- Comment: I put the Policies and FAQ at the bottom of the list, as they are a more administrative side of the links - I consider the API to be part of the wiki content
Delphi (t) (c) 13:52, 8 April 2008 (BST)
Comment: Are you suggesting we replace the existing navigation and toolbox with these two?
- mainpage|mainpage
- Special:Allpages|All Pages
- portal-url|portal
- currentevents-url|currentevents
- recentchanges-url|recentchanges
- randompage-url|randompage
- helppage|help
- http://www.techhaven.org%7CTechhaven Network
resources
- Guides|Guides
- Category:Missions|Missions
- Category:THNAPI|THN API
- Project:Policy|Project Policies
- Project:FAQ|FAQ
I would see it that we needed to keep resources seperate from user tools. i.e Recent changes is a tool when updating wiki not viewing imo, same with Help. i.e.
- mainpage|mainpage
- Guides|Guides
- :Category:Missions|Missions
- Special:Allpages|All Pages
- portal-url|portal
- currentevents-url|currentevents
- randompage-url|randompage
- http://www.techhaven.org%7CTechhaven Network
resources
- Project:Policy|Project Policies
- Project:FAQ|FAQ
- recentchanges-url|recentchanges
- Category:THNAPI|THN API
- helppage|help
what about Upload file or What links here? Logan Ford (t) (c)13:58, 8 April 2008 (BST)
- Comment: No the toolbox is hard coded into the design - we can't easily change that - Im suggesting adding a second box to the side panel called resources and use it to highlight certain important - or quickly linked to sections, i.e. missions, guides etc. any portals on the site which are used lots Delphi (t) (c) 14:36, 8 April 2008 (BST)
- Comment: No the toolbox is hard coded into the design - we can't easily change that - Im suggesting adding a second box to the side panel called resources and use it to highlight certain important - or quickly linked to sections, i.e. missions, guides etc. any portals on the site which are used lots
comment
Understood :) Looks all good then! Logan Ford (t) (c)14:53, 8 April 2008 (BST)
- If it makes the site easier, to edit and use then do it! --Reaction 19:19, 8 April 2008 (BST)
- Seems perfectly reasonable to me - if something's commonly used and useful to users, make it accessible at all times :) --StevenJ 11:00, 9 April 2008 (BST)
Ok seen as everyone is happy for it to change - I have changed it :) Delphi (t) (c) 12:03, 9 April 2008 (BST)
Error
There is an error with the link to the THN API articles - can someone find out what the proper link should be and then I can change it (or you can change it yourself!) Delphi (t) (c) 19:43, 9 April 2008 (BST)
Fixed the broken link - The starting page I'm using in the THN API docs is this page - THNapi:Main_Page --Brammers 23:57, 9 April 2008 (BST)
