User:PKM/projects how-to

Intro text here...

Required steps

Before you start

• Select an image to use on your template.
  • The image can be a photo of your GLAM building, your logo, or a representative work in your collection.
  • The image should have a horizontal (landscape) orientation.
  • The image should be recognizable at a small size (80px and smaller).
  • Upload the image to Commons if it is not already there. How To
• Decide on the name of your project and the name of the categories you will use.
  • A typical choice is Project name = GLAMNAME and Categories = GLAMNAME-related

Step 1: Create template

Make a new template page

• Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:WPBannerMeta and follow the prompts! Or...
• SEARCH for Template:WikiProject GLAMNAME.
• On the Search Results page, click the red link to create Template:WikiProject GLAMNAME
• Paste this text into the text edit box

{{WPBM
 |PROJECT            = GLAMNAME
  |PROJECT_NAME      = GLAMNAME project
  |PROJECT_LINK      = Wikipedia:GLAM/GLAMNAME
 |substcheck=<includeonly>{{subst:</includeonly><includeonly>substcheck}}</includeonly>
 |small={{{small|}}}
 |category={{{category|}}}
 |listas={{{listas|}}}
 |IMAGE_LEFT          = FILENAME.jpg
 |IMAGE_LEFT_SMALL   = 50px
 |IMAGE_LEFT_LARGE   = 80px
 |QUALITY_SCALE=
 |class={{{class|}}}
 |importance={{{importance|}}}
|ASSESSMENT_CAT      = GLAMNAME-related articles
|ASSESSMENT_LINK     = 
|MAIN_TEXT           = This {{pagetype|{{{class|}}}}} is [[WP:GLAM/GLAMNAME|related to the GLAMNAME]]. Please copy quality assessments of the article from the most major WikiProject template to this one as needed, and assign importance in accordance with the project's guidelines.
|MAIN_CAT            = 

|MAIN_ARTICLE     = [[GLAMNAME]]
}}<noinclude>
{{documentation}}
[[Category:GLAMNAME-related templates]]
</noinclude>

• Replace "GLAMNAME" with the name of your institution. Be sure the project link name matches your existing project (spelled out or acronym).
• PREVIEW your template. You will see a giant list of red-linked category names. This is correct!
• SAVE your new template.

Step 1a: [Optional] Create template shortcut

Make a new shortcut page

• SEARCH for Template:WPGLAMABBR.
• On the Search Results page, click the red link to create Template:WPGLAMABBR
• Paste this text into the text edit box

#REDIRECT [[Template:WikiProject GLAMNAME]]

• Replace "GLAMABBR" with the abbreviation you have chosen and "GLAMNAME" with the name of your institution. Be sure the project link name matches your existing project (spelled out or acronym).
• PREVIEW your template. The link to your project should be blue if you have entered the name correctly.
• SAVE your new shortcut.

Step 2: Create categories

Set up quality categories

• Go to your new WikiProject template and one-by-one, click the CREATE links to setup your project's assessment categories.
• Enter project name (GLAMNAME) and topic name (GLAMNAME-related)
• SAVE
• The template will automatically create content that does not apply to your project. You'll need to make some edits!
• Delete the Table of Contents template {{Category TOC}}
• EDIT the template to change your Wikiproject Link
  • In the {{catmore}} template, change WikiProject GLAMNAME to Wikipedia:GLAM/GLAMNAME (OR)
  • Replace {{catmore}} with the optional info header - see below.
    • Be sure to preview your new category page and remove any extraneous line breaks caused by copying-and-pasting the information header.
• Set up Parent category for your new catgeory
  • Click on the red category link at the bottom of the page to open the new category.
  • On this page, enter [[Catgepry:Wikipedia/GLAMNAME articles by quality]]
  • SAVE

Repeat for each quality category.

Set up importance categories

• Enter project name (GLAMNAME) and topic name (GLAMNAME-related)
• SAVE
• The template will automatically create content that does not apply to your project. You'll need to make some edits!
• Delete the Table of Contents template {{Category TOC}}
• EDIT the template to change your Wikiproject Link
  • In the {{catmore}} template, change WikiProject GLAMNAME to Wikipedia:GLAM/GLAMNAME (OR)
  • Replace {{catmore}} with the optional info header - see below.
    • Be sure to preview your new category page and remove any extraneous line breaks caused by copying-and-pasting the information header.

Repeat for each importance category.

Set up Parent category

• Place the main Category:GLAMNAME-related articles by quality in Category:Wikipedia 1.0 assessments for the bot to detect it.

Set up article category

Set up partnership category

Optional steps

Step 4: Create additional classes (optional)

• (project)
• (template)

Step 5: Create a custom category info header (optional)

Create an informational category header

• Copy this text and update it to suit your project.

{{fmbox
| style = background:transparent; border:transparent;
|image = [[Image:User-info.svg|40px]]
| text  = ''This category contains articles related to the [[GLAMNAME]].  Articles are 
automatically added to this category by placing the {{tl|WikiProject GLAMNAME}} project 
banner template, or its short cut {{tl|WPGLAMABBR}} on the article's Talk page.
For more information, see '''[[Wikipedia:GLAM/GLAMABBR]]'''.''
}}

• Open each of your project categories in turn.
• Click Edit to update the page.
• Replace the text {{catmore|....}} with your new text.
• Preview and Save your changes.

Customize category pages (optional)

Step 6: Create custom category header

Replace {{catmain}} link with an information header. Example:

{{fmbox
| style = background:transparent; border:transparent;
|image = [[Image:User-info.svg|40px]]
| text  = ''This category contains articles related to the [[GLAMNAME]] project.  Articles are automatically added to this category by 
using the {{tl|WikiProject GLAMNAME}} project banner template, or its short cut {{tl|WPGLAMABBR}}.  For more information,
see '''[[Wikipedia:GLAM/GLAMNAME]]'''.''
}}

Updating the tables

• Click [1]
• Select project from drop down
• Click GO