Link to wiki on front page

kenny2scratch

keod1248 wrote:
There's a link to the wiki at the bottom of every page, including the front page.

Nobody wants to scroll all the way down to click the link - a link in the header would be much better.

Support

aking_

Support!

Carriage

Support!

Charles12310

Support. I also had an idea like this and posted it, but it wasn't just for Scratch wiki, but it was a way for the Forums to get attentions ever since the navigation bar got shorter for space for the search bar, and for Contact Us. It was like a Help Section.

Lukesstitch

Support. This is an excellent idea, so that people don't have to scroll down to the bottom of the screen for ScratchWiki.

TopicBumper

Bump.

the2000

I wrote an extension to do this for me, and it comes in handy very often. I also don't see the argument for removing the discuss tab working here, as the wiki requires your sign-up to be manually approved. I definitely think that this is a good idea, even though I don't use the wiki nearly as much as the forums.

Ihatr

Honestly, the wiki is more important than half the navbar, would answer lots of questions so I can stop linking to wiki pages in qas, and would be an all-around great addition.

TopicBumper

Bump. I have requested this topic to be merged with this one.

Also, I decided to test the new filter and system and I got a message I haven't seen before:

It appears that your recent comments did not follow the Scratch Community Guidelines. Your ability to post new topics or replies has temporarily been paused.

kattcrazy

mitchboy wrote:
^ that. It would make the wiki so much easier to access. It would be even better on the navbar, right after ‘Discuss’, so it could be accessed from anywhere.

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I support

-Valtren-

kenny2scratch wrote:
keod1248 wrote:
There's a link to the wiki at the bottom of every page, including the front page.
Nobody wants to scroll all the way down to click the link - a link in the header would be much better.

Support

there isn't a header link for discussion forums, community guidelines, or statistics, so you'd have to add them first because their official scratch things while scratch wiki is technically made by an external source with the help of the scratch team

also how hard is it to use a ding dong scroll wheel, just move your mouse to the bottom of the screen

Last edited by -Valtren- (July 28, 2022 00:59:53)

TheTrillion

I added a Wiki button on the German header, (German words tend to be longer) and the search bar is still visible and easily clickable. Seeing as the Wiki is an extremely useful resource, there is no compromise and is only beneficial.

KangaCoder

-Valtren- wrote:
there isn't a header link for discussion forums, community guidelines, or statistics, so you'd have to add them first because their official scratch things while scratch wiki is technically made by an external source with the help of the scratch team

also how hard is it to use a ding dong scroll wheel, just move your mouse to the bottom of the screen

Discuss button was on the forums; read TOLORS to see why if was removed (there's a good explanation about this in a Wiki article

). Community Guidelines are important, but it's already broken down and rephrased when you accept the invitation to be a Scratcher (plus, there's even a page on the Wiki about this

). Statistics aren't really that important; just an “oh, look at the increase in projects” thing (this is also on the Wiki too

).

The Wiki has many more resources than those pages (excluding the forums, maybe) and encompasses the things in the pages you mentioned, including lots of tutorials, FAQs, and pages on almost any topic on Scratch. Just because it wasn't created directly by the Scratch Team at first (but it was maintained by them for a while; read the Wiki history article

), it doesn't mean it doesn't contain valuable information. It would make sense to prioritize it and not shove it in the footer.

7salad3salad

Bump

Also this would be an awesome feature, and it'd make it much more convenient to get to the wiki. I know it'd benefit me quite a bit, because often I link to wiki articles regarding forum related things such as Scratchblocks and Dupes.

i mean heck id take one on the bottom too

Last edited by 7salad3salad (Jan. 4, 2023 14:07:13)

cookieclickerer33

Maybe removing the about tab and replacing it with a wiki button?
I don’t see a reason to have the about button be equal to the explore create and ideas button as you really are only gonna use the about button once and then never again
And besides there’s already a link to the about page at the top of the footer, why have it there?

7salad3salad

Ah, it would seem this topic has once again fallen into the deepest darkest depths of what would be the second page. Fear not, topic! I will have you returned to the top of the Suggestions Sub-forum in an instant!

Last edited by 7salad3salad (Jan. 4, 2023 19:19:51)

forkmanb

support. I also really like this:

cookieclickerer33 wrote:
Maybe removing the about tab and replacing it with a wiki button?
I don’t see a reason to have the about button be equal to the explore create and ideas button as you really are only gonna use the about button once and then never again
And besides there’s already a link to the about page at the top of the footer, why have it there?

I guess the Scratch Team might have their reasons for having the About button at the top, but honestly it's, as the quote above says, “only gonna be used once”.

and if they REALLY want to keep it, they could just share. As someone (I forgot who) made a mockup of, we have plenty of room to put a “Wiki” button in.

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