[13:36:03] <_sentinel.> Is it just me or did Miraheze's font suddenly change [14:01:02] I mean the font would depend on skin and CSS on the wiki in qeusiton [19:37:54] [1/2] Hello everyone, newbie over here. [19:37:55] [2/2] How do i write a disambiguation page? [19:52:49] [1/13] depends [19:52:49] [2/13] if there will be only two pages w/ the same name I suggest to just create a hatnote/template which would direct them to each other, like, say the pages are "X" and "X (y)": [19:52:49] [3/13] "This page is about something, for y see: X (y)" [19:52:50] [4/13] and [19:52:50] [5/13] "This page is about y, for other see: X" [19:52:50] [6/13] if there will more than 2, you'd need "X" to be the disambiguation, and the rest actual page to have the (y), (z) and so on. [19:52:51] [7/13] if you don't care article count, the easiest solution is just make put in "X" this sort of text: [19:52:51] [8/13] This is a disambiguation page for X, it might mean: [19:52:51] [9/13] * X (y) [19:52:52] [10/13] * X (z) [19:52:52] [11/13] * X (...)" [19:52:53] [12/13] if you plan to have a lot of sich disambiguation pages, then you create template for that generic text above. [19:52:53] [13/13] more precise variants require more stuff to make (it's okay, I do like this). [19:53:31] Many thanks. [19:54:29] Hey Legroom, I went against your advice and imported stuff from Wiki... 🤣 It's mostly okay, the only problem I'm dealing with now is these stuff [19:54:31] Do you know how to fix them [19:54:49] please don't attach to a single support person lol [19:55:29] this is a volunteer ran place, anyone can help within their competence and time/possibility [19:56:03] Yeah I saw you so I just asked. It's the only thing I'm dealing with anyway [19:56:33] you need to enable extension called TemplateStyles [19:56:56] and just in case check if you have that page it refers to [19:56:57] I downloaded it from Wikipedia but it's not an XML file for me to import it into Miraheze [19:57:14] dude, I said extension [19:57:30] How do I do that 😭 [19:57:47] Yes I have all those pages [19:57:54] in admin sidebar there must be "Manage this wiki's extensions" link [19:58:59] then there will be small search bar, type TemplateStyles in there [20:01:01] check its box, save changes [20:01:27] These are the boxes I checked [20:01:28] It's still the same [20:01:43] lemme finish [20:02:20] now to go to `Special:ChangeContentModel` page [20:03:08] Yep [20:03:18] and type that page's name, the "Module:Citation ..." [20:03:57] I have to do that for every one of these? [20:04:31] in "New content model" choose "Sanitized CSS" and save [20:05:00] yes, all where ` I did that. The issue isn't resolved but the page is properly formatted now. It isn't just a block of text like before [20:06:50] The templatestyles thing is still there though on articles which I use it in [20:07:05] yeah, the cache needs to be refreshed [20:07:33] try the "Purge" button on such article, it must be near "Edit" [20:07:52] Does that delete the contents of the article [20:07:58] no no [20:08:07] I said it's for cache [20:08:43] it will ask you then "you want to refresh cache?" w/ confirm button [20:09:03] I remember accessing this purge function before but idk where to find it now [20:10:32] [1/2] the button must be near edit one, but it depends on the skin, I guess you're in mobile Minerva (it sucks tbh) [20:10:32] [2/2] the other variant is add `?action=purge` at the end of URL [20:12:03] Like this? [20:12:13] and another, non canonical variant - hit the edit button, don't change anything and save it [20:12:31] remove `#` [20:12:38] This worked [20:12:57] nice [20:14:23] So let's suppose i do plan into making a disambiguation page, what would be the necessary steps to do it? [20:14:59] Thanks a lot my guyyy😭😭😭 [20:15:52] you mean you want the more refined way? [20:16:00] np [20:16:45] Btw this is the only thing that stayed, even tho I cleaned Template:Reflist/styles.css and cleared the cache [20:17:42] try to refresh the Template:Reflist page [20:17:50] Clear the cache? [20:17:53] actually wait [20:18:10] it doesn't have template prefix [20:18:49] Do I have to change something [20:18:54] well, then yeah, that page [20:19:12] clear its cache [20:19:12] Clear the cache of Template:Reflist? [20:19:16] yeah [20:21:13] [1/2] I did that and sanitized Module:Documentation/styles.css , and already sanitized Template:Reflist/styles.css [20:21:14] [2/2] This is the result i.e. problem still not fixed [20:21:38] Sorry if i'm being annoying tho, sometimes i just don't get some stuff even when they are this simple. [20:21:45] I wanna do something similar to this: [20:23:26] don't say that, it's okay [20:24:02] you can't create new page? [20:25:56] it's just strange to me it says `Reflist/` instead of `Template:Reflist`, but if you haven't changed anything then I'm not sure [20:28:32] I sure can, but i was just wondering if there's a proper way to do that, or if i can just replicate this style on a page with said title. [20:28:45] [1/2] Would it be possible to create a page by the name of Reflist/styles.css and import the contents of Template:Reflist/styles.css [20:28:45] [2/2] Or nah? [20:28:48] [1/2] Keep in mind a "disambiguation page" is not a technical thing, and as such there isn't a one right way to do it. It is simply just a page, that informed the user than what they are looking for could refer to several pages on the wiki. That means, if you only ever expect a few disamguation pages for your wiki, the best might be to simply write it out manually, [20:28:48] [2/2] with the links on the relevant page. If you expect a lot of disamguation pages, making a template for easing future creation might be the way to go [20:30:01] [1/2] yeah, in first message I tried to describe exactly what you showed in screenshot, just in very simple manner [20:30:02] [2/2] there's no really a style if it's just plain text [20:31:36] my wiki has a lot of disambiguations and thus I made them much more complex than this [20:32:33] What is yours tho? [20:33:13] music artists/bands [20:33:16] Anyways, thanks you both for the tip! [20:33:32] Any specific music genre? [20:40:01] [20:55:57] [1/2] Which I am very much in the process of making a page similar to the create new article page you have on there, that you showed some days ago, really nice idea 🙂 [20:55:58] [2/2] Hmm wait does that actually require some sort of attribution, when you take the idea of a page like that and make something similar (but not similar enough that an export/import would make any sense)? [20:58:27] I took some sentences? ideas? for disclaimer and copyrights pages from SPcodex wiki, I just left `` about that [20:59:11] I actually took the idea for new article page from Russian Borderlands wiki on FANDOM [21:00:36] it was my first wiki, I actively contributed over there, the admins made lots of neat stuff temaplates and js, and that motived me to learn too, I used them as examples for my own wiki and so on [21:06:57] speaking of SPcodex, since they left I probably should update the links in those comments lol [21:07:39] nvm lol, they swiftly redirected domain