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Credits are needed for every page on the CLG Wiki. So what exactly do you do to make them?
 
1. GoOpen tothe EasyEditsource foreditor aon the page andyou gowant all'''(Note: theDo waynot attempt to do this with the top.visual editor)'''
2. add the following wikitext: <code>{{PageCredits|parameter=names|parameter=names|etc...}}</code>
2. Press enter to make some spaces above the page for credits.
3. choose your parameters depending on your needs from the list below:
3. Choose italics and then go to the color drop-down menu and choose orange.
4. Add these titles as credits:
 
'''Standard Parameters:'''
Logo descriptions by (This tells who exactly created the logo descriptions)
* <code>description</code> anyone who wrote most or all of a logo description
Logo captures by (This tells who made the photos on the page. Acceptable variants: Pictures, photos)
* <code>capture</code> anyone who took the image captures seen on the page
Editions by (This tells who frequently makes small edits to the page)
* <code>video</code> anyone who uploaded a video used on the page
Video captures courtesy of (This tells who created the videos on the page. Don't credit the person who put the video on the page, but the video creator itself. Acceptable variants: Videos)
* <code>edits</code> those who made frequent small edits on a page. If there are many, this section can be ended with "and others"
 
'''Additional parameters:'''
Optional:
* Compiled by (Only<code>compiled</code> use this one if only one single person worked on thea page, or if everyoneall thatthe hadpeople majorinvolved jobs onwith the page hadperformed all the jobsroles availableinvolved.)▼
* <code>tutorial</code> use if the page is a tutorial.
 
4. Separate each parameter with this symbol: <code>|</code>
▲ Compiled by (Only use this one if only one single person worked on the page or if everyone that had major jobs on the page had all the jobs available.)
5. When you save or preview the page, the credits should show up properly formatted.
Tutorial by (Use this if the page is a tutorial)
 
6. All done!▼
 
5. By those credits, add the names of the people by their respective credit in black italics.
 
▲6. All done!
 
For a great example of credits, go to the [[Viacom_(pre-2006)|Viacom]] page!

Revision as of 00:03, 12 May 2020

Credits are needed for every page on the CLG Wiki. So what exactly do you do to make them?

1. Open the source editor on the page you want (Note: Do not attempt to do this with the visual editor) 2. add the following wikitext:

Credits

3. choose your parameters depending on your needs from the list below:

Standard Parameters:

  • description anyone who wrote most or all of a logo description
  • capture anyone who took the image captures seen on the page
  • video anyone who uploaded a video used on the page
  • edits those who made frequent small edits on a page. If there are many, this section can be ended with "and others"

Additional parameters:

  • compiled use if one single person worked on a page, or if all the people involved with the page performed all the roles involved.
  • tutorial use if the page is a tutorial.

4. Separate each parameter with this symbol: | 5. When you save or preview the page, the credits should show up properly formatted.

All done!

For a great example of credits, go to the Viacom page!

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