User:Batsondl/Sandbox 25

Current Projects page Reviewing State and Country Topic Pages

PURPOSE
We have recently added state sidebars to all state and country topic pages. We are double checking to make sure sidebars are on all topic pages.

CONTACT
Danielle Batson

Task List Page
Task List page

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Go to the Reviewing State and Country Topic Pages Task List page and put your name on the list for the state or country you wish to work on. NOTE: Please only choose states or countries in yellow as they are ready to be reviewed.

2. On the Task List page, click on the state or country you have chosen go to the state or country page.

3. Go to the sidebar and on the first link at the top, right click the link. A menu will appear. Click on, Open in new tab. This will open a brand new tab with this page.

4. Click on the new tab to review the topic page. If there is a sidebar on the page, close the tab and return to the country or state page.

5. If the sidebar is missing, add you will need to add the sidebar by doing the following:

Adding sidebars
1. Determine the wikitext code for the sidebar by going to another topic page for that state and county and copying the code while after clicking on "edit source." An example of a wikitext code for a state:

An example of wikitect code for a country:

NOTE: You must be in wikitext to make these changes. To do so, click on Edit and when the Format bar appears, click on "Edit source" in the top left corner.

2. Add the wikitext code at the very top of the page.

3. Once you have added the wikitext code, type in the Summary field, Added sidebar and click on "Save Page."

4. Check to see if the sidebar appears. If a red link appears, check the wikitext code and correct it.

5. Once the sidebar is on the page, go back to the Task List page and sign up for another state or country.