Difference between revisions of "Test: House Style"
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==Page Titles for new pages== | |||
* Check that the page doesn't already exist, but under a slightly different title | * Check that the page doesn't already exist, but under a slightly different title. Use a broad search term and check carefully. If the name (company, person, product etc) doesn't exist then then you will get an option to create a new page for that entry. | ||
* | * Don't use the '&' (ampersand) in a page name - it will probably never be found again! The software is a bit quirky. There can also be problems with any character that is not one of the 26 + 10 alphanumeric characters so only use those in a page name. | ||
* | * Abbreviate 'Company' to 'Co' in page names | ||
* Do not use 'Ltd' / 'plc' and similar in page titles as companies change their legal status during their life-time | * Do not use 'Ltd' / 'plc' and similar in page titles as companies change their legal status during their life-time | ||
==Page Content== | |||
* | * Every entry should follow the format of Date: Information: Source and should be is short paragraphs (unbulleted). | ||
* Paragraphs are listed in | * Paragraphs are listed in chronologically, by earliest date first. | ||
* '''Give the source reference to each item of information''' using the 'ref' | * '''Give the source reference to each item of information''' using the 'ref' and /ref tag. | ||
* Where most of the page information comes from a single source then include that under the 'References' section in the page footer | * Where most of the page information comes from a single source then include that under the 'References' section in the page footer | ||
==External Links== | |||
* | * [http://www.example.com Name of link] can also be added for external Hyperlinks although be sparing with these as so many sites change their page locations or simply vanish. | ||
==Adding an image== | |||
* | * Images can be uploaded singly or grouped in a Zip file | ||
* The house style is to use thumbnail images, aligned to the right, in chronologically order. | |||
* | * Image should be compressed and set to a max width of 760 px and under 200 kB. This speeds up the page download times and reduces storage space on the servers. | ||
==Category Assignment== | |||
* Assign as many suitable categories as possible referring to the [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:Categories&offset=&limit=5000 All Categories existing list] as necessary. | |||
* Assign as many suitable categories as possible referring to the | |||
* All company pages should have a category 'Town - xxxx' or 'Country - xxxx' | * All company pages should have a category 'Town - xxxx' or 'Country - xxxx' | ||
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* Be free to create new categories. | * Be free to create new categories. | ||
==Defaultsort Tag == | |||
* For person pages, add in the default sort script the Surname first followed by Forenames, so that it will appear in the correctly in alphabetical order within it's category listings. | * For person pages, add in the default sort script the Surname first followed by Forenames, so that it will appear in the correctly in alphabetical order within it's category listings. | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT: }} | {{DEFAULTSORT: }} | ||
Category: see above | |||
Latest revision as of 10:53, 27 September 2021
Page Titles for new pages
- Check that the page doesn't already exist, but under a slightly different title. Use a broad search term and check carefully. If the name (company, person, product etc) doesn't exist then then you will get an option to create a new page for that entry.
- Don't use the '&' (ampersand) in a page name - it will probably never be found again! The software is a bit quirky. There can also be problems with any character that is not one of the 26 + 10 alphanumeric characters so only use those in a page name.
- Abbreviate 'Company' to 'Co' in page names
- Do not use 'Ltd' / 'plc' and similar in page titles as companies change their legal status during their life-time
Page Content
- Every entry should follow the format of Date: Information: Source and should be is short paragraphs (unbulleted).
- Paragraphs are listed in chronologically, by earliest date first.
- Give the source reference to each item of information using the 'ref' and /ref tag.
- Where most of the page information comes from a single source then include that under the 'References' section in the page footer
External Links
- Name of link can also be added for external Hyperlinks although be sparing with these as so many sites change their page locations or simply vanish.
Adding an image
- Images can be uploaded singly or grouped in a Zip file
- The house style is to use thumbnail images, aligned to the right, in chronologically order.
- Image should be compressed and set to a max width of 760 px and under 200 kB. This speeds up the page download times and reduces storage space on the servers.
Category Assignment
- Assign as many suitable categories as possible referring to the All Categories existing list as necessary.
- All company pages should have a category 'Town - xxxx' or 'Country - xxxx'
- All person pages should have categories for 'Biography' and 'Biography - xxxx' and 'Births - #### - ####' and 'Deaths #### - ####'
- Be free to create new categories.
Defaultsort Tag
- For person pages, add in the default sort script the Surname first followed by Forenames, so that it will appear in the correctly in alphabetical order within it's category listings.
- For an example, please use the edit tab to view the 'hidden' script below.
Footer
- All pages need the following code at the bottom (immediately before the 'Category' tag) (Use Edit tab to see the code)
See Also
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Sources of Information
Category: see above