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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![edit]

Basic heading and list format to organize your Wikipedia bookmarks[edit]

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

My bookmarks
Key Wikimedia-related pages
Key help pages
Key templates
Interesting spaces
Key projects

Navigation bars[edit]

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:
Reference desk nav bar:
Humanities Science Mathematics Computing/IT Language Miscellaneous Archives
Frequently asked questions nav bar:
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Editorial nav bar:

Articles • CBB • Dir • Clean • Fix • FC • Del • HelpDesk • Infoboxes • Magic wds • MoS • Nav temps

PeerRvw • PicsReq • Policies & Guidelines • RefDesk • RfC • SPost • Tools • VP • WikiProjects

Communications nav bar:

HelpDesk • Admin attention • AN • Bot • CBB • Class • Index • Newsroom • Requests • RfC • RfF • Third

RefDesk (Hum • Sci • Math • Comp • Lang • Misc) • VP • Pol • Prop • Tech • Misc)

Wikipedia principles nav bar:
Writing guides nav bar:
Tools nav bar:
Tools
AWB
Counter
Createds
Feeds
OTS
Pagestats
Scholar
T-filler
Top
Traffic
 
Report abuse nav header
Search nav bar using ((Google custom))
Administrators' nav bars:

Admin (Dir • How • Read) • AB • AIV • AN (I • 3RR) • BL • Block (IPs • Log • OP • RFU) • Del ((A C I M R T) fD • CSD • DRV • List • Log • Proc • PRD)

Dir • ER • HD • New (Us • Pgs)• Prot (Log • PER • PP • PT • RFP • SPP) • RfA • RfArb • RfC • RFR • RM • SPost • SSP • UN • UTM • VP • WL

AB  AFD  AIV  AN  AN3  ANI  BL  CFD  CSD  DRV  HD  MFD  OP  PER  PP  PRD  PT  RFA  RFD  RFP  RFR  RFU  RM  SSP  TFD  UN  UTM  VP  WL
WIKIPEDIA ADMINISTRATOR TOOLS
A user page nav bar (not shown here)

((Navbar))

Jennavecia's nav box:

User:Jennavecia/InfoCenter

WP:AIV WP:ANI WP:NPP WP:RPP WP:RFR WP:AFD WP:XFD
CAT:CSD WP:CSD WP:RM BLPWHRR WP:DR WP:TM WP:TT
WP:RCU WP:LOP CAT:AB WP:BS WP:RD WP:NFC WP:IUP

News and navigation boxes[edit]

Here's a useful tools menu from Diannaa's user page:

Coordinates lookup New Reflinks "Refill" Duplication detector
Catscan Dispenser's Checklinks My cite templates
Range contributions alternate X's tools: automated edits, more My template collection
Range block calculator IPv6 range block T. Paris article blamer Intersect contribs alternate
Autoblock finder Wikichecker user activity Σ's Editor Interact Tool
Page history statistics Buttons and gizmos User Contribution Search
All pages with prefix Special:ComparePages Wiki ViewStats

The Signpost
25 April 2024
 
WikipediaWeekly
Wiki Loves Monuments
Fuzheado, Gamaliel, Effeietsanders, Nikikana, LilyOfTheWest, and SuperHamster discuss the annual Wiki Loves Monuments worldwide photography contest


For information on any topic, choose a category for your question:

Computing reference desk

Science reference desk

Mathematics reference desk

Miscellaneous reference desk

Computing Science Mathematics Miscellaneous
Computing, information technology, software, and hardware Biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, psychology, and technology Mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics Subjects that don't fit in any of the other categories

Humanities reference desk

Language reference desk

Entertainment reference desk

Reference desk archives

Humanities Language Entertainment Archives
History, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, art, music, and society Spelling, grammar, word etymology, linguistics, language usage, and requesting translations Popular culture, movies, video games, and TV shows Old questions are archived daily



For help specific to the operation of Wikipedia:

Help desk

Village pump

Help desk Village pump
Ask general questions about using Wikipedia Ask about specific policies and operations of Wikipedia

For Wikipedia reference information:
Help manual MediaWiki handbook Citing Wikipedia Resolving disputes Virtual classroom
Information and instructions on every aspect of Wikipedia Information about the software that runs Wikipedia How to cite Wikipedia as a reference For resolving issues between users An advanced guide on everything Wikipedia
See also the Wikipedia department directory
Manual of Style (MoS)
Content
Formatting
Images
Layout
Lists
By topic area
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Arts
Music
History
Regional
Religion
Science
Sports
Related guidelines
Active Wiki Fixup Projects Must be active, systematic, have lists, & need help. Writing Articles that need to be wikified Massive backlog. Ongoing (category) Dead-end pages These pages are not wikified. Ongoing (category) Missing articles Wikipedia is not as complete as you might think. Ongoing Most wanted articles Updated February 2015 Oldest requested articles Updated November 2012 Other Articles needing geo-coordinates Help locate places. See WP:GEO. Ongoing (category) Articles written by a single editor Reviewing articles written by a newer editor. Updated February 2013 Bluelink patrol Directing wayward links to the intended articles. Ongoing Check Wikipedia Fix the syntax of Wikipedia. Updated every 15 minutes Disambiguation pages with links Directing ambiguous links to the intended articles. Ongoing Fix Common Mistakes Fix common mistakes in English grammar (e.g. "the the", "and and"). Ongoing moss Currently doing a collaborative spell-check of the entire encyclopedia. Moving free images to Wikimedia Commons Moving free images to the Commons so they are easier to find. Ongoing (categories) Orphaned articles Help link to these orphaned articles. Ongoing (category) Red Link Recovery Turn red links blue. Ongoing Stubsensor Help remove stub tags from articles they don't belong on. Updated August 2011 Uncategorised articles Help categorise articles. Ongoing (category) Unreferenced articles Ensuring articles include at least one reference or source. Ongoing (category) Main Inactive Mini vte
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Active Wiki Fixup Projects AI Cleanup Article Rescue Squadron Bluelink patrol Broken section links Check Wikipedia Cleanup Dead-end pages Disambig pages w/ links Fix common mistakes Free images to Commons Geo-coordinates Missing articles Most-wanted articles Notability Orphaned articles Reliability Requested articles Single editor Spell check Stubsensor Articles for improvement Uncategorised articles Unreferenced articles Wikification needed Main · Inactive · Mini vte
Dispute resolution(Requests) Tips Assume good faith Use etiquette Be civil Be open to compromise Discuss on talk pages Failure to discuss Help desk (Request) Content disputes Third opinion (Request) Mediation Noticeboards Request comments (Request) Resolution noticeboard (Request) Conduct disputes Administrator assistance (Request) Arbitration (Request) vte

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