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| '''''To edit the Featured Image page, see [[Weezerpedia:Featured image|here]]'''''. | | '''''To edit the Featured Image page, see [[Weezerpedia:Featured image|here]]'''''. |
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| The Featured Image section of Weezerpedia showcases a Weezer-related image that is changed every 2 to 3 weeks. It pulls its data from a template page that can be changed to showcase different images that pertain to Weezerpedia's content.
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| =Instructions=
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| ==1. Copy and paste the Featured Image formatting==
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| Before you do anything, open up the [[Weezerpedia:Featured image|Featured Image]] page, click edit, and delete everything there that is not within the formatting ''<nowiki><noinclude> </noinclude></nowiki>''. '''''DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING WITHIN THAT FORMATTING.''''' You should delete everything from the text ''<nowiki><center></nowiki>'' (on the second line of the page) to the text ''<nowiki></span></nowiki>'' (on the eighth line of the page). Then, paste in this (a generic, easy-to-use formula for the Featured Image page):
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| <pre><center>[[Image:IMAGE TITLE.FILE TYPE|IMAGE SIZEpx]]<br>
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| IMAGE DESCRIPTION.<br>
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| [[DATE]] - LOCATION. Photo by [[AUTHOR/OWNER/SOURCE]].<br>
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| [[Gallery:GALLERY NAME|See more IMAGE TYPE pictures]]
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| <span style="float:right; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">''[[Gallery|more images]] | [[Help:Featured Image|edit]]</span></pre>
| | ''Weezerpedia is currently changing how it features images on the Main Page, and this instructions page is going to undergo changes soon. If you are curious as to how to edit the Featured Image, contact Weezerpedia administrator [[User:MyNameIsJason]].'' |
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| '''You're simply going to be dragging and dropping info into this formula.'''
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| ==2. Choose an image==
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| Choose an image that you would like to showcase on the Main Page of Weezerpedia. Be sure that the image is viewable in one of Weezerpedia's [[Gallery|galleries]]. If it isn't, add it to an appropriate one! If you feel like changing the Featured Image on Weezerpedia and don't which one to choose, select one from a Gallery.<br><br>
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| ==3. Place the image on the Featured Image page==
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| Now you have to edit the formula. Changing this image requires no html knowledge! All you need to do is cut and paste necessary information into this formatting.<br><br>'''We'll break it up into sub-steps:'''
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| ===1. Copy the title of the image===
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| Copy the title of the image and paste it over the text that says ''<nowiki>Image:IMAGE TITLE.FILE TYPE</nowiki>''.
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| :Wiki software process images by reading "''Image:''" before the title of every image displayed on a page, so "''Image:''" needs to be placed before the image you want to use.
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| :All you need to do is copy the title of the image you want to use into this formatting. Let's use [http://weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Image:Brian_1.JPG this photo] of Brian Bell as an example. The image name is at the top of that file page and can be copied into the image formatting:
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| <pre><center>[[Image:IMAGE TITLE.FILE FORMAT|IMAGE SIZE]]<br></pre>
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| <pre><center>[[Image:Image:Brian 1.JPG|IMAGE SIZE]]<br></pre>
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| ===2. Size the image correctly===
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| :To alter the image size, change the number of pixels in the formatting. Look for the letters "px" with a number right by them. A larger amount of pixels will give a bigger picture, and a smaller amount of pixels will give a smaller picture. Pictures should be no smaller than 350 px and no larger than 550 px.
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| :When you are testing different pixel sizes, use the "Show preview" button. ''Do not save needless test edits of pixel sizes.'' The formatting looks like this:
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| <pre><center>[[Image:Image:Brian 1.JPG|IMAGE SIZE]]<br></pre>
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| <pre><center>[[Image:Image:Brian 1.JPG|350px]]<br></pre>
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| ===3. Describe the image===
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| A one sentence description of every Featured Image is required. Be sure to link to things mentioned in the description.
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| <pre><center>[[Image:Image:Brian 1.JPG|350px]]<br>
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| IMAGE DESCRIPTION.<br></pre>
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| <pre><center>[[Image:Image:Brian 1.JPG|350px]]<br>
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| [[Brian Bell]] performing live on the [[Make Believe Tour]].<br></pre>
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| ===4. Provide a date and a location===
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| All Featured Images must be dated when they appear on the Main Page. Locations are optional. If you are unsure of the exact date, put "c. YEAR." If you are unsure of the location, leave that part off. The third line of the image formatting has all of this information:
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| [[Brian Bell]] performing live on the [[Make Believe Tour]].<br>
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| [[DATE]] - LOCATION. Photo by [[AUTHOR/OWNER/SOURCE]].<br></pre>
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| <pre><center>[[Image:Image:Brian 1.JPG|350px]]<br>
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| [[Brian Bell]] performing live on the [[Make Believe Tour]].<br>
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| [[July 2]], [[2005]] - Las Vegas, NV. Photo by [[AUTHOR/OWNER/SOURCE]]. <br></pre>
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| ===5. If available, credit the photographer, owner, or source===
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| It is likely that the image should be credited to be Karl Koch. If you are unsure, leave this out. This information should be placed a line under the description and date line, and should look like this:
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| [[July 2]], [[2005]] - Las Vegas, NV. Photo by [[AUTHOR/OWNER/SOURCE]].</pre>
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| <pre><center>[[Image:Image:Brian 1.JPG|350px]]<br>
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| [[Brian Bell]] performing live on the [[Make Believe Tour]]. <br>
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| [[July 2]], [[2005]] - Las Vegas, NV. Photo by [[Karl Koch]].</pre>
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| ===6. Link to a Gallery===
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| As stated before, every Featured Image on Weezerpedia must be classified in a Weezerpedia Gallery. Link to the appropriate Gallery and then use the gallery title (or words like it) in the "See more..." sentence. The third line of the image formatting has all of this information:
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| [[Brian Bell]] performing live on the [[Make Believe Tour]]. <br>
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| [[July 2]], [[2005]] - Las Vegas, NV. Photo by [[Karl Koch]].<br>
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| [[Gallery:GALLERY TITLE|See more IMAGE TYPE pictures]]</pre>
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| <pre><center>[[Image:Image:Brian 1.JPG|350px]]<br>
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| [[[Brian Bell]] performing live on the [[Make Believe Tour]].<br>
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| [[July 2]], [[2005]] - Las Vegas, NV. Photo by [[Karl Koch]].<br>
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| [[Gallery:Live|See more Weezer live pictures]]</pre>
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| '''''That's the end of the sub-steps! You're in the clear!'''''
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| ==4. Place the necessary links==
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| Place the necessary links at the bottom the page. Neither of these links will need to be changed if they are already there. If they are absent, however, they must be added. There should be links at the bottom that allow users to easily see Weezerpedia's Gallery and edit the Featured Image section. It should follow this format:
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| <pre><center>[[Image:Image:Brian 1.JPG|350px]]<br>
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| [[[Brian Bell]] performing live on the [[Make Believe Tour]].<br>
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| [[July 2]], [[2005]] - Las Vegas, NV. Photo by [[Karl Koch]].<br>
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| [[Gallery:Live|See more Weezer live pictures]]</center>
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| <span style="float:right; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">''[[Gallery|more images]] | [[Weezerpedia:Featured image|edit]] | [[Gallery:Featured images|previous featured images]]</span>
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| <noinclude>[[Category:Weezerpedia]]</noinclude>
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| For example, this code...
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| <noinclude>[[Category:Weezerpedia]]</noinclude>
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| ...will give you the little links you see at the far right of this page:<br><br><br>
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| <span style="float:right; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">''[[Gallery|more images]] | [[Weezerpedia:Featured image|edit]] | [[Gallery:Featured images|previous featured images]]</span>
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| ==5. Tag the talk page, add the image to the "Featured" gallery==
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| Tag the talk page of the image that you are featuring with a Featured Image template. Every time an image is featured on Weezerpedia, a record must be made of it. This is done by typing the following text at the top of the talk page of an image:
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| <pre>{{Featured image|MONTH NAME AND DAY|YEAR}}</pre>
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| Replace the ''MONTH NAME AND DAY'' and ''YEAR'' spaces with the appropriate information.
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| For example, if an image was distinguished as a Featured Image on February 14, 1992, the text entered would be:
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| <pre>{{Featured image|February 14|1992}}</pre>
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| and the template would look like:
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| {{Featured image|February 14|1992}}
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| You also need to add the image to the [[Gallery:Featured images|"Featured images" gallery]]. To do this, go to the edit tab of the Featured Images gallery page. Directly underneath the text ''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>'', add the following information:
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| Weezerpedia does this because the "previous featured images" link that you added earlier is a link to this gallery page. If you don't add your image to that gallery, it won't be linked to.
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| ==6. Preview the page first==
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| Before you save anything, preview your page by clicking "Show preview." You're saving content that's going to appear on the Main Page, so it better be perfect!
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| ==7. Pat yourself on the back!==
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| Thank you for helping Weezerpedia! Weezerpedia can only grow if people like you help edit and contribute to it. Thanks for your effort!
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *[[Help:Featured Song]] | | *[[Help:Featured Song]] |
