WikiFur:Creating subforums
To create subforums underneath the Forum: namespace is a process meant for general wiki topics (and the occasional dispute) which are better discussed in a public dedicated space (rather than the more common talk page of an article). Thus, the following method of creating such subforums is suggested for those who are in need of a best practice for constructing such discussion areas within this wiki.
For tutorial purposes, the title of the forum and the respective category is substituted with the word NAMEOFFORUM; when creating the subforum using the syntax, replace NAMEOFFORUM with your selected forum name.
Creating the subforum index[edit]
The following syntax goes into the subforum index page, and delineates the Header, topic creation button and list of recent thread updates.
<div class="forumheader">'''Forums:''' [[Forum:Index|Index]] > [[Forum:Watercooler|Watercooler]] > {{PAGENAME}}</div><br /> Welcome to the WikiFur Watercooler forum for topics related to NAMEOFFORUM. To add a new topic, please type the title in the box below and click "add new topic". [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:Special:Recentchangeslinked/Category:NAMEOFFORUMWatercooler}} View recent changes for this forum]. :''Note: You may have to [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} purge] this page to see changes.'' ---- <table width="100%"><tr><td><!-- {{wpage}} --></td><td width="50%"><createbox> break=no prefix=Forum: preload=Template:Forumheader/{{PAGENAME}} buttonlabel=Add new topic </createbox></td></tr></table> <table class="forumlist" width="100%"><tr><th class="forum_title" align="left">Topic</th><th class="forum_edited" align="left">Last Edit</th><th class="forum_editor" align="left">Last Author</th></tr> <forum> namespace=Forum category=NAMEOFFORUMWatercooler shownamespace=false addlasteditor=true historylink=true cache=false </forum></table> [[Category:NAMEOFFORUMWatercooler]]
Header and automatic categorization[edit]
To set up automatic topic categorization and presentation for the "Add new topic" input box, create [[:Template:Forumheader/NAMEOFFORUM]]:
<div class="forumheader">'''Forums:''' [[Forum:Index|Index]] > [[Forum:Watercooler|Watercooler]] > [[Forum:NAMEOFFORUM|NAMEOFFORUM]] > {{PAGENAME}}</div><br /> <includeonly> [[Category:NAMEOFFORUMWatercooler]] </includeonly> <!-- Please put your content under this line. Be sure to sign your edits with four tildes ~~~~ --> <noinclude>[[Category:WikiFurForums]][[Category:System templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>
Top it all off[edit]
Edit your new Watercooler category to bring it under the greater Watercooler tree of forum pages.
Finally, list your new subforum in the "parent" subforum of your choice:
<table class="forumlist" width="100%"><tr><th class="forum_title" align="left">Forum</th><th class="forum_edited" align="left">Last Edit</th><th class="forum_editor" align="left">Last Author</th></tr> <forum> namespace=Forum category=NAMEOFFORUMWatercooler title=Forum:NAMEOFFORUM shownamespace=false addlasteditor=true </forum>