Wikipedia:Portal
| Subject namespaces | Talk namespaces | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | (Main/Article) | Talk | 1 |
| 2 | User | User talk | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | File | File talk | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | ||
| 10 | Template | Template talk | 11 |
| 12 | Help | Help talk | 13 |
| 14 | Category | Category talk | 15 |
| 100 | Portal | Portal talk | 101 |
| 108 | Book | Book talk | 109 |
| 118 | Draft | Draft talk | 119 |
| 446 | Education Program | Education Program talk | 447 |
| 710 | TimedText talk | 711 | |
| 828 | Module | Module talk | 829 |
| 2300 | Gadget | Gadget talk | 2301 |
| 2302 | Gadget definition | Gadget definition talk | 2303 |
| -1 | Special | ||
| -2 | Media | ||
All portals should be listed at the directory of portals, which also details their founding dates and whom you can contact with regard to a particular portal. If you have created a portal, you must list it here. lists all portals of reader-ready quality.
Portals are also largely inter-accessible with users able to navigate from one portal to another. Universal features, such as the (which links to top-level portals), and the (which links to ), allow for convenient browsing. Moreover, portals are also categorised according to hierarchy. Portals, in most instances, also link to their Related portals (those lateral to them) and their Subportals (those that descend from them).
Links to portals are often found in the "See also" section of relevant articles. Links to portals may also be found at the top of an article's talk page (as part of banner templates). Portals for top-level subjects are also linked from the Main Page.
Within articles, this template is meant to be placed at the bottom of the article in the See also section. If there is no See also section, you can put it in the External links section instead; there is no need to create a new section just to house this template. If there is no External links section either, just put it below the article text in the place that seems most appropriate. There are no particular rules about the placement of portals on other kinds of page.
Entering the link at the top of the section will allow it to sit on the top right. Add a portal link by typing {{|<portal name>}} for example {{Portal|Energy}}. If more than one portal is to be linked use a second parameter, for example {{Portal|Energy|Cycling}} (illustrated on right). If there are problems with the regular {{}} causing undesired layout effects use {{}}, {{}} (example shown below), {{}}, or an icon-free text link * [[Portal:Energy|Energy portal]],
You can float{{}} to the left by preceding it with a ":"
Once you have created the portal, please update the {{}} template.
Most portals present the following:
You may want to embark on an effort to fill the related categories with appropriate articles if this has not been done already (or add it to the portal's "to do" list so visitors can help out).
A has been founded to coordinate portal activity. The current objectives are to develop standards for all portals and to ensure maintenance. Other tasks include the integration and categorisation of portals.
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