Help:Subpages
Subpages introduce some hierarchical organisation into wiki page names, with levels of the hierarchy separated by slashes (/).
How subpages work
Slashes within a page name break the page into parent and subpages recursively, i.e.:
The wiki software interprets the slash in the title as the arrangment of the subpage as a subpage with a defined parent.
How to create a subpage
Subpages are created like any other page. Start by typing the full title of the subpage you intend to create into the search box and hit Go. For example, just as you would type in Sesame Street to create a page about Sesame Street, type in Sesame Street/Big Bird to create a subpage of Sesame Street about Big Bird.
Then, simply add content as you would on any other page. A breadcrumb back to the parent page will automatically appear. There is no code you need to add for this.
At present, we have yet to determine how we will categorise subpages, so for the time being please do not include any category on subpages you create.
A link back to parent will automatically appear at the top of each subpage. In the case of sub-sub-pages, a set of breadcrumb navigation links will automatically be presented. However, these links will not appear if the parent page has not yet been created.
It is possible to embed wikicode on a parent page that will automatically list subpages. This has already been built into the infoboxes of some types of page, such as the Fandoms by Source Text pages.
When and Why Subpages are used
Subpages are used as a way of organising content hierarchically without complicating the Sitemap with an ungainly use of Categories.
Subpages on Fanlore dig deeper into or expand on the content of the parent page. This may include:
- Lists - Pages that contain long lists of examples on a particular topic can be put into a subpage of the main article on that topic. For example, see Newsletter/Newsletter Communities, GeoCities/Fansites, and Vividcon/Vividcon 2007.
- Oral Histories - Where there is no source to cite back to but the oral history of someone involved, Fanlore may be used as an archive of the person's experience of the 'historical' event. See the subpages of Fanlore Live.
Note: Previous policy was to put Character, Pairing, and fandom-specific list pages in subpages of the main fandom page. These pages are now being moved to top-level pages. See Fanlore:Fandom as a Category.
