This table provides a comparison of the Wikipedia pages supporting navigation and crossreferencing.
| Page Type | Encyclopedic Content | Nature of Content | Coverage Completeness | Update Regime | Depth of Coverage | Breadth of Coverage | Important Crossreferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portal | Yes. | Reader's overview of intersting content and activities related to the area of interest. | Interesting pages and content from the area of interest. | Emerging issues. Daily. |
High. | Very broad. | Should have a main article and at least one knowledge map. |
| Knowledge Map | Meta encyclopedic content. | Topographical overview of a Wikipedia knowledge area for readers and editors. | Key pages accross all areas in the knowledge area. | As required. Additative. |
High to medium. | Broad. | Should have a major category and a Wiktionary entry. |
| Category | None. | Hierarchical lists of similar pages. | All relevant pages. | As required. Additative. |
Full. | Narrow at any level. | Should have as a main documentation page, either an article or a knowledge map. |
| Disambiguation | Meta encyclopedic content. | Separation of overloaded subject titles for readers. | All relevant pages. | As required. Additative. |
Low. | Board. | Must reference at least two topically unrelated pages. |
| Article | Yes. | Content for readers. | All relevant encyclopedic content. | As required.1 Additative. |
Low. | Narrow. | All reference pages and relevant categories. |
| Project | None. | Editor's priorities and issues in selected portion of an area of interest. | Selected groups of pages limited by time and available editors. Somewhat arbitrary. | As required. Emerging issues and project objective milestones. |
Selective across levels. | Selective across areas. | Must have a scope page and an objectives page. |
1 Mostly stable for the long term but current events articles can be updated daily or more frequently.