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Creating a new page

New pages can be created by using Wikilinks or the URL method (see MediaWiki.org's Help:Starting a new page), however, it will not appear in any of the tables unless properly indexed. For this reason, we recommend using the method below.

Using the Form

Go to Special:Forms, select the appropriate platform for the project (e.g. DS, 3DS, Vita).

Enter the name of the project. This name will become the page's URL. For example, entering A Homebrew will create a page with the URL https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/A_Homebrew

Tip: It is recommended to add a platform suffix to the page name (e.g. A Homebrew 3DS) to differentiate between homebrews/ports for multiple platforms.

Click Create or edit to open the form.

Form fields

The form is split into two sections:

The top section with predefined fields. Data entered here is indexed for query.
The input box below for the main page content (see Free text).

Field	Data type	Displayed in	Notes
Title	String	Infobox, Table, Gallery	Required.
Image	File	Infobox, Gallery	Required. See Image.
Description	String	Table	Required. A short description. Not visible in the infobox.
Author(s)	String	Infobox, Table, Gallery	Required.
Last Updated	String	Infobox, Table	Required. Use `YYYY/MM/DD` format (e.g. `1999/01/31`).
Contributor(s)	String	Infobox	Optional.
Ported by	String	Infobox	Optional.
Type	String	Infobox, Table	Required. See Project type.
Version	String	Infobox, Table, Gallery	Required. The gallery mode will format this as `v.[Version]`.
License	String	Infobox	Required.
Language(s)	String	Infobox	Optional.
Format	String	--	Optional. Not visible in the infobox.
Download	URL	Infobox	Required. The primary download link.
Download Raw	URL	Infobox	Optional. Can be ignored.
Website	URL	Infobox	Optional. Link to the project's homepage or release page.
Source	URL	Infobox	Optional. Link to the source code repository.
Discussion	URL	--	Optional. Not visible in the infobox.
Donation	URL	Infobox	Optional.

Once you have completed the form and the free text section, click Save page to publish.

Image

Images are displayed in the infobox and under Gallery View. Please use images with the recommended dimensions for each platform.

They do not need to be the exact size, but they should have the same width-to-height ratio to avoid misalignment.

Platform	Dimensions
Game Boy	320 x 288
Game Boy Advance	480 x 320
DS	256 x 384
3DS	400 x 480
Wii	640 x 480
Wii U	854 x 480
Switch / PS4	640 x 360
PSP	480 x 272
Vita	960 x 544
Xbox	640 x 480
PC	Any

The recommended dimensions for Game Boy and GBA are double the original resolution. This is because an extension we use requires image to be at least 250 x 203 or 320 x 200.

Type

Category of the project. A list of them can be found in here:

Pages with a matching Type name (e.g. type="Media players" without type="") will be displayed in the generated table.

Free text

This is the main content area. Use this space to provide description, features, instructions, credits, etc.

See MediaWiki.org's Help:Formatting for help with wiki formatting.

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-{{#cargo_query:
+==Creating a new page==
-tables=Infobox_DS_Homebrews
+New pages can be created by using Wikilinks or the URL method (see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page MediaWiki.org's Help:Starting a new page]), however, it will not appear in any of the tables unless properly indexed. For this reason, we recommend using the method below.
-|fields= CONCAT('[[',_pageName,'|',title,']]')=Title, description=Description, download=Download, version=Version, type=Type author=Author(s), lastupdated=Last Updated
-|format=dynamic table
+==Using the Form==
-|rows per page=500
+Go to [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Special:Forms Special:Forms], select the appropriate platform for the project (e.g. DS, 3DS, Vita).
-|limit=1000
-}}
+Enter the name of the project. This name will become the page's URL. For example, entering <code>A Homebrew</code> will create a page with the URL <code><nowiki>https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/A_Homebrew</nowiki></code>
+Tip: It is recommended to add a platform suffix to the page name (e.g. A Homebrew 3DS) to differentiate between homebrews/ports for multiple platforms.
+Click <code>Create or edit</code> to open the form.
+===Form fields===
+The form is split into two sections:
+* The top section with predefined fields. Data entered here is indexed for query.
+* The input box below for the main page content (see [[#Free text|Free text]]).
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+|-
+! Field
+! Data type
+! Displayed in
+! Notes
+|-
+| Title
+| String
+| Infobox, Table, Gallery
+| Required.
+|-
+| Image
+| File
+| Infobox, Gallery
+| Required. See [[#Image|Image]].
+|-
+| Description
+| String
+| Table
+| Required. A short description. Not visible in the infobox.
+|-
+| Author(s)
+| String
+| Infobox, Table, Gallery
+| Required.
+|-
+| Last Updated
+| String
+| Infobox, Table
+| Required. Use <code>YYYY/MM/DD</code> format (e.g. <code>1999/01/31</code>).
+|-
+| Contributor(s)
+| String
+| Infobox
+| Optional.
+|-
+| Ported by
+| String
+| Infobox
+| Optional.
+|-
+| Type
+| String
+| Infobox, Table
+| Required. See [[#Type|Project type]].
+|-
+| Version
+| String
+| Infobox, Table, Gallery
+| Required. The gallery mode will format this as <code>v.[Version]</code>.
+|-
+| License
+| String
+| Infobox
+| Required.
+|-
+| Language(s)
+| String
+| Infobox
+| Optional.
+|-
+| Format
+| String
+| --
+| Optional. Not visible in the infobox.
+|-
+| Download
+| URL
+| Infobox
+| Required. The primary download link.
+|-
+| Download Raw
+| URL
+| Infobox
+| Optional. Can be ignored.
+|-
+| Website
+| URL
+| Infobox
+| Optional. Link to the project's homepage or release page.
+|-
+| Source
+| URL
+| Infobox
+| Optional. Link to the source code repository.
+|-
+| Discussion
+| URL
+| --
+| Optional. Not visible in the infobox.
+|-
+| Donation
+| URL
+| Infobox
+| Optional.
+|}
+Once you have completed the form and the free text section, click <code>Save page</code> to publish.
+===Image===
+Images are displayed in the infobox and under Gallery View. Please use images with the recommended dimensions for each platform.
+They do not need to be the exact size, but they should have the same width-to-height ratio to avoid misalignment.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Platform
+! Dimensions
+|-
+| Game Boy
+| 320 x 288
+|-
+| Game Boy Advance
+| 480 x 320
+|-
+| DS
+| 256 x 384
+|-
+| 3DS
+| 400 x 480
+|-
+| Wii
+| 640 x 480
+|-
+| Wii U
+| 854 x 480
+|-
+| Switch / PS4
+| 640 x 360
+|-
+| PSP
+| 480 x 272
+|-
+| Vita
+| 960 x 544
+|-
+| Xbox
+| 640 x 480
+|-
+| PC
+| Any
+|}
+The recommended dimensions for Game Boy and GBA are double the original resolution. This is because [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Popups an extension we use] requires image to be at least 250 x 203 or 320 x 200.
+===Type===
+Category of the project. A list of them can be found in here:
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=List_of_all_PSP_homebrew&action=edit PSP]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=List_of_all_Vita_homebrew&action=edit Vita]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=List_of_all_GB_homebrew&action=edit Game Boy]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=Template:All_GBA_Homebrew_Listing&action=edit GBA]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=Template:All_DS_Homebrew_Listing&action=edit DS]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=Template:All_3DS_Homebrew_Listing&action=edit 3DS]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=Template:All_Wii_Homebrew_Listing&action=edit Wii]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=List_of_all_Wii_U_homebrew&action=edit Wii U]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=List_of_all_Switch_homebrews&action=edit Switch]
+*[https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=List_of_all_XBOX_homebrew&action=edit Xbox]
+Pages with a matching Type name (e.g. <code>type="Media players"</code> without <code>type=""</code>) will be displayed in the generated table.
+===Free text===
+This is the main content area. Use this space to provide description, features, instructions, credits, etc.
+See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting MediaWiki.org's Help:Formatting] for help with wiki formatting.