On the start page there is a table of containing 9 cells, with a bunch of links in each cell.
Lets look at just one of them as an example - "Wikidot for Beginners"
If I view source for en:start, I find that I can edit the table. Fair enough, that's to be expected.
If I open up en:wikidot-for-beginners, I can also edit the table. Now that's what I'd call redundancy.
Wouldn't it be better to create 9 include pages for each section, then use one in each cell?
For example, on the start page en:start
Currently, it is this.
[[Div style="font-size: 90%;"]]
||~ ##green|Wikidot for beginners##||~ ##green|Editing for beginners## ||~ ##green|Site creation for beginners## ||
||[[[en:What Is A Wiki Site]]]? _
[[[en:Introduction ]]] _
[http://www.wikidot.com/legal:terms-of-service Terms Of Service] (Legal issues) _
[[[en:What Is A License ? ]]] _
[[[en:Find A Page]]] _
[[[en:Create An Account|Create an account ]]] _
[[[en:Login At Wikidot]]] _
[[[en:Logout From Wikidot]]] _
[[[en:Private messaging ]]] _
[[[en:Edit Your Profile | Profile settings ]]] _
[[[en:Join a Wiki]]] _
||[[[en:How To Edit Pages ]]] _
[[[en:Edit A Page ]]] _
[[[en:Page Option Buttons ]]] _
[[[en:Forum Option Buttons]]] _
[[[en:Start a New Page ]]] _
[[[en:Page Title | Page Title - How to edit?]]] _
[[[en:Link to a Wiki Page]]] _
[[[en:Introduction To Images]]] _
[[[en:Upload an Image ]]] _
[[[en: Editing FAQ ]]] _
[[[en:Colored Text]]] _
[[[en:Wiki Syntax]]] _
First forum posts _
First forum threads _
||[[[en:Start A Wiki ]]] _
[[[en:First Steps On A New Wiki ]]] _
[[[en:Site Manager]]] _
[[[en:Public Or Private]]] _
Naming (Url) _
Title (not the URL !) _
[[[en:Permissions for visitors]]] _
[[[en:Forum step by step]]] _
[[[en:Forum emergency]]] _
Menu structure (nav:) _
Inviting Members, Email _
||
||~ ##blue|Advanced Wikidot usage##||~ ##blue|Advanced editing##||~ ##red|Advanced site management## ||
||[[[en:templates]]] _
[[[en:Autonumbering of pages]]] _
where to store images _
Forum installation _
Forum permissions _
Spam in Forum & Pages - what to do _
|| [[[en:Center an Image in a Div]]] _
[[[en:Info Box ]]] _
[[[en:Introduction to Divs]]] _
[[[en:multi-colums]]] _
[[[en:Problems with Divs]]] _
[[[en:table-layout]]] _
[[[en:Keyboard Shortcuts ]]] _
[[[en:modules-all | Modules ]]] _
Sophisticated technic (includes) _
Divs, Span _
embellish text _
File upload, download _
[[[en:Inline styling]]] _
|| Nav + categories designed _
Private - Unauthorized categories _
Page Tags _
Special List of pages _
Backup done - save it _
[[[en:Delete A Wiki ]]] _
[[[en:Restore A Wiki ]]] _
[[[en:Statcounter]]] _
[[[en:Google Analytics ]]] _
||
||~ ##red|User and community control##||~ ##black|Content control ## ||~ ##black|Site promotion## ||
|| [[[en:Block Anonymous Users And Wikidot Members | Block Anonymous/Members]]] _
CSS - Themes _
RSS & Feeders _
get moderator _
get invited to be admin _
Spam in Forum & Pages - what to do _
|| means: I have no idea where _
to put these issues _
"Content" page ( with such structure) _
[[[en:compare-to-other-languages| Compare to other languages]]] _
[[[en:Site Structure comparison]]] _
[[[en:Known Issues ]]] _
Snippets _
How-Tos where they belongs to.. _
adsense API _
[[[en:start-Glossary | Glossary]]] _
|| content is all about the handbook technic, _
the multilingual layout like: _
[[[en:Translations | Conventions for translations ]]] _
[[[en:Add Another Language ]]] _
[[[en:Magic Language Navigation ]]] _
||
[[/div]]
That can be shortened to something like this:
Wikidot for beginners |
Editing for beginners |
Site creation for beginners |
[[include en:include:wikidot-for-beginners]] |
[[include en:include:editing-for-beginners]] |
[[include en:include:site-creation-for-beginners]] |
Advanced Wikidot usage |
Advanced editing |
Advanced site management |
[[include en:include:advanced-wikidot-usage]] |
[[include en:include:advanced-editing]] |
[[include en:include:advanced-site-management]] |
User and community control |
Content control |
Site promotion |
[[include en:include:user-and-community-control]] |
[[include en:include:content-control]] |
[[include en:include:site-promotion]] |
I've got a few questions, after saying that.
1. Do you understand/agree with what I'm saying?
2. Are there any disadvantages with using two colons ":" in a page name, e.g. en:include:pagename ?
I'm willing to set this up tomorrow if you want (at least for EN, and possibly even for a few other languages). Just looking for some feedback on those two questions before I do anything that will cause navigational problems, for example.