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*'''The only pages that you can not choose as a Featured Article are song pages or images.'''
*'''The only pages that you can not choose as a Featured Article are song pages or images.'''


L'''et's say we're going to feature ''[[Maladroit]]''.'''
'''Let's say we're going to feature ''[[Maladroit]]''.'''
====What you'll find on an "incomplete" featured page====
====What you'll find on an "incomplete" featured page====
Prior to being edited by users, featured content pages are all created by site admin at the beginning of the calendar year and left "incomplete." Looks like this:
Prior to being edited by users, featured content pages are all created by site admin at the beginning of the calendar year and left "incomplete." Looks like this:
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{{Template:Featured page header|year=2023|month=March|pagetype=article|edited=yes}}
{{Template:Featured page header|year=2023|month=March|pagetype=article|edited=yes}}
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===Update the "Featured article code"===
===Update the "Featured article code" template===
====Headline====
====Headline====
There is a headline above every featured item on the [[Main Page]], as well as an accompanying image. These are easy to set up with our copy-and-pasted wikitext. Look to the second line of wikitext on your page. Using our previous example, it looks like this:
There is a headline above every featured item on the [[Main Page]], as well as an accompanying image. These are easy to set up with our copy-and-pasted wikitext. Look to the second line of wikitext on your page. Using our previous example, it looks like this:
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===Pause to Preview===
===Pause to Preview===
To quote [[User:Deckra]]:
To quote [[User:Deckra]]:
[[Image:Preview preview preview.png|thumb|left|300px]]<br><br><br><br><br><br>
[[Image:Preview preview preview.png|thumb|left|300px]]
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It's always a good idea to preview your pages as you go. Take a moment to pause and make sure everything is coming out okay so far. There are three buttons at the bottom of your editing box - click the middle one!
It's always a good idea to preview your pages as you go. Take a moment to pause and make sure everything is coming out okay so far. There are three buttons at the bottom of your editing box - click the middle one!
[[Image:Preview button.png|thumb|left|300px]]
[[Image:Preview button.png|thumb|left|300px]]