Wikipedia talk:Tip of the day/Yearless
This page is used to test Wikipedia:Tip of the day/Yearless tips pages and the related template modifications. Please add any feedback at the Discussion section.
Tips tests
Tips templates
If you would like to display the tip of the day on your userpage, here's how:
Edit your userpage and insert one or more of the following strings:
- {{totd-random}} - this is the tip of the moment template, which automatically displays a different tip every time you enter a page it is on (to a maximum of one time per minute). If it doesn't update, try clearing your browser cache.
- {{totd}} - the main userspace version of the tip of the day template, with border, centered in the middle of the page. Complete with inspirational lightbulb.
- {{totd b}} - a more compact version of the above template. Useful for columns.
- {{totd-tomorrow}} - this shows tomorrow's tip, and is used by Wikipedia tipsters to make sure that the tips never run out. If they did run out, a red link would show up on Wikipedia's Community Portal and Help Page, which would be very embarrassing. This template shows the redlink one day in advance, as an early-warning system.
- {{Tip of the day}} - the borderless version, with lightbulb.
- {{Tip of the day - community portal}} - the underlined-heading version used on the community portal. (No lightbulb).
- {{totd2}} - the borderless version used on Wikipedia's Help page (which already has its own borders). (No lightbulb).
- {{totd3}} - a purple box version, useful for displaying the tip in columns.
- {{totd CP}} - like the help page version, but with a box. Spans the whole field (screen or column) that it is in.
totd
This is the Tip of the day: {{totd}}
This is the yearless Tip of the day: {{totd-y}} It should look the same as the above tip.
| Tip of the day...
 Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more:
To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd}}.
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totd b
Compact totd: {{totd b}}
| Tip of the day... |
 Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more: |
| Become a Wikipedia tipster To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd b}} |
Yearless version: {{totd b-y}} It should look the same as the above tip.
| Tip of the day... |
Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more: |
| Become a Wikipedia tipster To add this box to your user page, use {{totd b}}. |
totd-tomorrow
Tomorrow's totd: {{totd-tomorrow}}
| Please proofread the daily tip...
It's displayed below one day early. Some tips are obsolete. So we need new tips too. Please share your best tips and tip ideas at the Tip of the day department. edit Tomorrow's tip of the day... Navigate faster using Wikipedia shortcuts
Many of the pages in the Wikipedia namespace have specialized redirects called "shortcuts" that can be entered into the search box. Most shortcuts start with WP: followed by a capitalized abbreviation of the page name. Some common shortcuts are: WP:HELP, WP:WELCOME, WP:IMAGE, WP:5P, and of course, WP:TIP. A semi-complete list of shortcuts is available at WP:CUTS. A shortcut can be used in the search box or in a link. To jump to the talk page of a page with a shortcut, start with "WT:" instead of "WP:". – – To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd-tomorrow}}
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Yearless version: {{totd-tomorrow-y}} It should look the same as the above tip.
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Hello there (totd announcements and task list)...
Navigate faster using Wikipedia shortcuts
Many of the pages in the Wikipedia namespace have specialized redirects called "shortcuts" that can be entered into the search box. Most shortcuts start with WP: followed by a capitalized abbreviation of the page name. Some common shortcuts are: WP:HELP, WP:WELCOME, WP:IMAGE, WP:5P, and of course, WP:TIP. A semi-complete list of shortcuts is available at WP:CUTS. A shortcut can be used in the search box or in a link. To jump to the talk page of a page with a shortcut, start with "WT:" instead of "WP:". – –
To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd-tomorrow}}.
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Tip of the day
Borderless totd: {{Tip of the day}}
| Tip of the day...
Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more: To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use
{{tip of the day}} |
Yearless version: {{Tip of the day-y}} It should look the same as the above tip.
| Tip of the day...
Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more: To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{Tip of the day}}.
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Tip of the day - community portal
Community Portal totd (This version includes section heading.): {{Tip of the day - community portal}}
Tip of the day
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided.
Yearless version: {{Tip of the day - community portal-y}} It should look the same as the above tip.
Tip of the day
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided.
totd2
Help page totd: {{totd2}}
| Tip of the day...
Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more: To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd2}}
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Yearless version: {{totd2-y}} It should look the same as the above tip.
totd3
Purple box totd: {{totd3}}
Tip of the day...
Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more: To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd3}}
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Yearless version: {{totd3-y}} It should look the same as the above tip.
Tip of the day...
Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more: |
totd CP
Boxed help page totd: {{totd CP}}
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Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more: To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd CP}}
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Yearless version: {{totd CP-y}} It should look the same as the above tip.
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Wikipedia Search Box for Firefox
Firefox, a popular web browser, has a search engine selector, which is the pull-down menu on the left of the search box (in the top-right corner of Firefox's window; click on the little down-arrow to reveal the search engine choices). Wikipedia is one of the choices provided. – – Read more: |
totd-random
Randomized totd: {{totd-random}}
| Tip of the moment...
Wikipedia's Quick directory
The Quick directory is a handy directory of key pages throughout Wikipedia, with emphasis on interaction between members of the community. Topics covered include:
– – See also: To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}
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Yearless version: {{totd-random-y}} It might or might not look the same as the above tip.
| Tip of the moment...
Try to see it my way!
Frustrated by the comments, edits, and reverts of another user? Remember, behind that sig line is another human being, just like you! And just like you, that person wants to see his or her ideas come to life on Wikipedia. If you feel yourself getting angry, hurt, or frustrated, explain yourself in a reasonable way and politely ask that others involved in the conversation do the same. But do not expect everyone to agree with you. Differences of background and opinion are part of what makes Wikipedia so great! – –
To add this template to your user page, use {{Totd-random}}.
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Discussion
This will definitely save a lot of work, or at least provide a default in case no one bothers to write new tips. They'll need to be monitored for relevance and be updated in cases in which they no longer apply, but that's pretty obvious.
So the tips will be displayed in the same order, year after year? That'll create some deja vu! 
. Is there any way to randomize the tips so that on any particular day the same tip is displayed for everybody throughout the whole day? The Transhumanist 23:50, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
- Anything is possible. My first thought was to do something like that - daily randomization - but a concern for high profile pages is reviewability. That's why I went with a more simple and predictable approach. It's also always possible to mix up - switch around - content if anyone want to do that. Rfrisbietalk 00:37, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
- All looks good to me. --Quiddity 03:17, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
If I see no objections by the weekend, I'm going to convert the templates over to use the yearless pages. Rfrisbietalk 05:25, 8 November 2006 (UTC)