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How to make a new entry

Open Start of form. From the dropdown menu, choose the appropriate Infobox template corresponding to the platform (DS, PSP, etc).

Enter the title of the page. If you type Abc PSP, the URL of the page will become https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Abc PSP.

Click "Create or edit", you will be redirected to the page template. The top section contains the pre-defined Infobox template with its standard fields. Fill in the following fields, they will be stored in the Cargo database for querying:

Title
Image (Click the Upload file button to add the image)
Description (Short description that appears in the table)
Author(s)
Last Updated (Use YYYY/MM/DD format)
Type (Category, refer to existing pages for reference)
Version
Download
Website

(The rest of the fields are optional.)

Below the infobox, you'll find a text box labeled "Free text" for your article content.

When you think the page is ready, just click "Save Page" to publish it. (Use "Show preview" to check formatting.)

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-=== How to make a new page ===
+=== How to make a new entry ===
-. Open [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Special:FormStart Start of form].
+Open [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Special:FormStart Start of form]. From the dropdown menu, choose the appropriate Infobox template corresponding to the platform (DS, PSP, etc).
-. From the dropdown menu, pick the appropriate Infobox template depending on the platform (DS, PSP, etc).
+Enter the title of the page. If you type <code>Abc PSP</code>, the URL of the page will become <code><nowiki>https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Abc PSP</nowiki></code>.
-. Then type in the title of the page. For example, if you type <code>Abc PSP</code>, the url of the page will become <code><nowiki>https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Abc PSP</nowiki></code>).
+Click "Create or edit", you will be redirected to the page template. The top section contains the pre-defined Infobox template with its standard fields. Fill in the following fields, they will be stored in the Cargo database for querying:
+* Title
+* Image        (Click the [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Special:Upload Upload file] button to add the image)
+* Description  (Short description that appears in the table)
+* Author(s)
+* Last Updated (Use YYYY/MM/DD format)
+* Type         (Category, refer to existing pages for reference)
+* Version
+* Download
+* Website
+(The rest of the fields are optional.)
-. Click "Create or edit", you will be redirected to the page template. The top half of the page will contain the pre-defined infobox template with a set of fields.
+Below the infobox, you'll find a text box labeled "Free text" for your article content.
-. Complete the fields for the infobox. The following fields are the required and will be stored in the Cargo database for querying:
-*Title
-*Image (Click the [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Special:Upload Upload file] button to add the image)
-*Description (Short description only shows up in the table)
-*Author(s)
-*Last Updated (Format: YYYY/MM/DD)
-*Type
-*Version
-*Download
-*Website
-*(The rest are optional. If you're unsure what to fill in, check the source from other pages for reference.)
-. Below the infobox form, there is a text box labeled "Free text", this is where you enter the main content for the article.
-. When you think the page is ready, just click "Save Page" to publish it.
+When you think the page is ready, just click "Save Page" to publish it. (Use "Show preview" to check formatting.)
 <!--====About type====
 The type field will sort the page to the corresponding category. The category list can be found at <nowiki>www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Module:Infobox_XXX_Homebrews</nowiki> (replace XXX with GB/GBA/DS/3DS/PSP/Vita/WiiU/Switch/XBOX).