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====Starting a new page with form====
=== How to make a new page ===
* From the menu (located next to the search icon), select "Special pages" > "Start of form".
1. Open [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Special:FormStart Start of form].  
* Pick the Infobox template from the dropdown menu, and enter the title of the page.
* (If you type "Abc PSP", the url of the page will be <nowiki>https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Abc PSP</nowiki>)
* Fill in the following details for the infobox:
**title
**image
**description
**author
**lastupdated
**type (see note below)
**version
**download
**website
**source (optional)
* Add the content under the "Free text" section.


====Starting a new page without form====
2. From the dropdown menu, pick the appropriate Infobox template depending on the platform (DS, PSP, etc).
* From the browser address bar, enter the url of the page you want to create (e.g. <nowiki>https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Abc Vita</nowiki>).
* It will take you to a blank page on which you can edit. Click "Create", copy the Infobox template onto the page and fill in the information.
* Use the "Preview" option to check for errors, and then add contents to the page.


Template (replace XXX with GB/GBA/DS/3DS/PSP/Vita/Wii/WiiU/Switch/XBOX):
3. 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>).
<nowiki>{{Infobox XXX Homebrews</nowiki>
|title      =
|image      =
|description=
|author    =
|lastupdated=
|type      =
|version    =
|license    =
|download  =
|website    =
|source    =
}}


Page example:
4. 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.
<nowiki>{{Infobox GB Homebrews
|title      =Abc       
|image      =Abc.png    (from uploaded files)
|description=Abc        (short descriptions that only show up in the table)
|author    =Abc       
|lastupdated=2000/01/01
|type      =Math      (see below section for more information)
|version    =1.00
|license    =Mixed
|download  =Link
|website    =Link
|source    =Link
}}
From here on is page content.
 
== Screenshots ==
[[File:Abc.png|link=]]
== External links ==</nowiki>


====About type====
5. 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.)
 
6. Below the infobox form, there is a text box labeled "Free text", this is where you enter the main content for the article.
 
7. When you think the page is ready, just click "Save Page" to publish it.
 
<!--====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).  
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).  


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* discussion (url for the Purchase info column)
* discussion (url for the Purchase info column)
* portedby (Name of the url for the Purchase info column)
* portedby (Name of the url for the Purchase info column)
* contributor (used for Availability, this has been removed from the table)
* contributor (used for Availability, this has been removed from the table)-->

Revision as of 13:15, 9 January 2025

How to make a new page

1. Open Start of form.

2. From the dropdown menu, pick the appropriate Infobox template depending on the platform (DS, PSP, etc).

3. Then type in the title of the page. For example, if you type Abc PSP, the url of the page will become https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Abc PSP).

4. 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.

5. 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 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.)

6. Below the infobox form, there is a text box labeled "Free text", this is where you enter the main content for the article.

7. When you think the page is ready, just click "Save Page" to publish it.


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