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{{Editnotice|title=How to use MediaWiki:Sitenotice|* Only show one message at a time. Be concise, as no one wants to read all that. People don't even finish reading 280 character tweets. |
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{{Editnotice|title=How to use MediaWiki:Sitenotice|* Only show one message at a time. Be concise, as no one wants to read all that. People don't even finish reading 280 character tweets.* Only add major announcements; avoid constant use to prevent {{Wp|banner blindness}} as much as possible.* '''You must increment the number at [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice id]]''' when publishing a new sitenotice (rather than just correcting, updating, or removing a message) in order to redisplay the notice for users who have dismissed it previously. See [[mw:Manual:Interface/Sitenotice|Manual:Interface/Sitenotice]] for more information.* The [[Template:Sitenotice]] exists to easily create formatted site notices, see the template's documentation for more info.* If creating a completely custom site notice <code>%CLOSE%</code> can be used to put the close (dismiss) button at a given location (default is top right of the page).* Put announcements on [[Template:Old School RuneScape Wiki/Wiki Messages]] as sitenotice is not shown on the Main Page.}} |
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* Only add major announcements; avoid constant use to prevent {{Wp|banner blindness}} as much as possible. |
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* '''You must increment the number at [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice id]]''' when publishing a new sitenotice (rather than just correcting, updating, or removing a message) in order to redisplay the notice for users who have dismissed it previously. See [[mw:Manual:Interface/Sitenotice|Manual:Interface/Sitenotice]] for more information. |
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* The [[Template:Sitenotice]] exists to easily create formatted site notices, see the template's documentation for more info. |
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* If creating a completely custom site notice <code>%CLOSE%</code> can be used to put the close (dismiss) button at a given location (default is top right of the page). |
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* Put announcements on [[Template:Old School RuneScape Wiki/Wiki Messages]] as sitenotice is not shown on the Main Page.}} |
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Revision as of 17:14, 17 October 2024
How to use MediaWiki:Sitenotice
- Only show one message at a time. Be concise, as no one wants to read all that. People don't even finish reading 280 character tweets.
- Only add major announcements; avoid constant use to prevent banner blindness as much as possible.
- You must increment the number at MediaWiki:Sitenotice id when publishing a new sitenotice (rather than just correcting, updating, or removing a message) in order to redisplay the notice for users who have dismissed it previously. See Manual:Interface/Sitenotice for more information.
- The Template:Sitenotice exists to easily create formatted site notices, see the template's documentation for more info.
- If creating a completely custom site notice
%CLOSE%can be used to put the close (dismiss) button at a given location (default is top right of the page). - Put announcements on Template:Old School RuneScape Wiki/Wiki Messages as sitenotice is not shown on the Main Page.