Help:New page

This help page references the classic editor . Note that the VisualEditor may behave differently.

Starting a new page on Wikia takes only a couple of clicks and is an important part of contributing to a community.

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Step by step

• Click on the "Contribute" button on top right of your community. Here you will be presented with a dropdown menu where you will see a link to "Add a Page".

• The "Create a new article" box will open.
• You can choose the article name by typing it in the box. This name will become the last part of the page's URL.

• Decide between a standard page layout or a blank page. The standard layout provides image and video placeholders as well as section headings. The preload contents for the "Standard layout" are stored at MediaWiki:Createpage-with-video on your community and can be edited by local admins.

• A second way to create a page is by clicking on any red link on your community (which is created by linking to a page that does not exist). You will then be brought into the editor where you can add your content.

Options

The "Editing" tab of Special:Preferences includes options for page creation:

• Use a blank page as default for creating a new page - this makes the 'Blank page' option the default on the 'Create a new article' box.
• Disable "Create a new article" flow - if checked, this disables the box for you.

Where to go now

• Learn how to add photos
• Learn how to use user pages
• Learn how to format a page

Further help and feedback

• Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
• Check Help:Wikia Community Central for sources of further help and support
• Check Help:Contacting Wikia for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article
• Learn how to use Wikia in Wikia University : short how-to videos for all levels of experience