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This is a
WikiProject advice page. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on Wikipedia or its
process, as pertaining to topics within the WikiProject(s) area of interest. This page is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Help pages provide explanation, instruction, and practical guidance . This document lays out help page design principles to create useful, simple, accessible help pages that will answer editors' questions and solve their problems.
Focus on users and use cases
Speak to the reader about the problem they are trying to solve
Encourage and reassure readers
Leave readers with more confidence and understanding than they started with
Keep it simple
Focus on the most common paths and make them easily visible
Make navigation clear and apparent
Chart the most common pathways and make them easy to find
Design Help pages to be visually appealing
Entice users with clear design
Target help pages to different levels of experience
Make overviews that address the most common problems with the most effective solutions
Other documentation style guides
Main page | Discussion | Scope | Guidelines | Templates | Participants | Newsletter |
This is a
WikiProject advice page. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on Wikipedia or its
process, as pertaining to topics within the WikiProject(s) area of interest. This page is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Help pages provide explanation, instruction, and practical guidance . This document lays out help page design principles to create useful, simple, accessible help pages that will answer editors' questions and solve their problems.
Focus on users and use cases
Speak to the reader about the problem they are trying to solve
Encourage and reassure readers
Leave readers with more confidence and understanding than they started with
Keep it simple
Focus on the most common paths and make them easily visible
Make navigation clear and apparent
Chart the most common pathways and make them easy to find
Design Help pages to be visually appealing
Entice users with clear design
Target help pages to different levels of experience
Make overviews that address the most common problems with the most effective solutions
Other documentation style guides