Help:Hints for admins

Currently there aren't many admins, though this could change in the future. The following are some hints that may help out some new admins who don't quite understand what or how to do something.


 * Customize the navigation bar - The navigation bar is the template you see to the left theat features links to other pages such as the main page, recent changes, random pages, help pages, popular games and so on. If you're an admin and wish to add or remove links, then follow these steps -


 * .Under search, type in "MediaWiki:Sidebar" (without " ")
 * Click edit at the top of the page, as you would any other page.
 * Next, you are allowed to add a new link or a new section. For example, there are currently three main sections that are seen in the navigation to the left that you are allowed to customize - Nintendo, Navigatioin, and Popular Games. Once you click edit, you'll see that preceding each of these words is a single star (which can be typed by pressing "shift" and "8" at the same time). The links that are found in each section can be made by making two of these stars (after the word), then typing in the link, withought adding  in the middle. Here's an example if it's hard to understand -


 * Nintendo
 * Video games
 * Navigation
 * Main Page

That's mainly how it looks, but obviously with some more links and sections.


 * Putting a text message on every page. - If you wish to put an important site notice that will be viewed on every page, then do the following -


 * Under search, type in "MediaWiki:Sitenotice" (without " ")
 * Press edit, and type in whatever message you wish.
 * Press submit, and it'll then be seen on every page. Also note that it mmay take a while until this is viewable on every page - be patient!


 * Blocking users - If a user spams on Nintendopedia, then it is suggested that you ban him for a certain amount of time, depending on what he's done. To do this, follow the steps -

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