Wiki143:User page design guide/Navigation aids

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When you are logged in to Wikipedia, a link to your user page is displayed at the top of every page.

That makes your user page one of the most easily accessible pages to you on Wikipedia, making it a powerful tool.

One of the things you can use your user page for is navigation. It is the perfect place for bookmarks and navbars/navboxes, to get you where you need to go on Wikipedia and related destinations fast.

Bookmarks!

Basic heading and list format to organize your Wikipedia bookmarks

You could use headings and bullet items to create your own fast and easy navigation aid, like this:

Navigation bars

Navigation bars are templates which have an assortment of links usually based around a theme. They are designed to stretch across a page, usually at the top. Here are some examples you can clone and stylize for your user page:

Wikipedia contents pages nav header:
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Reference desk nav bar:
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Frequently asked questions nav bar:
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Editorial nav bar:
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Communications nav bar:
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Wikipedia principles nav bar:
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Writing guides nav bar:
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Tools nav bar:
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Report abuse nav header
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Search nav bar using Template:Tl
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Administrators' nav bars:
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A user page nav bar (not shown here)
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Nav box by Indubitably:
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Custom navigation header by Black Falcon:
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News and navigation boxes

Here's a useful tools menu from Diannaa's user page: User:The Transhumanist/Useful tools menu

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Wiki Loves Monuments
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Fuzheado, Gamaliel, Effeietsanders, Nikikana, LilyOfTheWest, and SuperHamster discuss the annual Wiki Loves Monuments worldwide photography contest
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More templates

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