Wikipedia:User page design guide/Navigation aids

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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!

Basic heading and list format to organize your Wikipedia bookmarks

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

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:
Contents
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}}

Nav box by Indubitably:

User:Indubitably/InfoCenter

WP:AIV WP:ANI WP:NPP WP:RPP WP:RFR WP:AFD WP:XFD
CAT:CSD WP:CSD WP:RM WP:DR WP:TM WP:TT
WP:RCU WP:LOP CAT:AB WP:BS WP:RD WP:NFC WP:IUP
Custom navigation header by Black Falcon:
More information Navigation (directory) ...
Navigation (directory)
Community (directory)
Help desk · Reference desk
Village pump (pol · tech · prop · idea · misc)
Administrators' noticeboard (incidents)
Noticeboards · Requests (bot · RfA · RfC)
 Deletion
Guide (administrators') · Policy · Process
Speedy (candidates) · PROD (candidates)
Debates (A · C · F · R · T · M)
Deletion review · Undeletion		 Editing (policy)
Five pillars (policies · guidelines)
Manual of Style · Categories · Lists
Glossary · Editor's index · Sister projects
Templates (citation · user warning)		 Maintenance
Backlog · Dashboard · Task Center (open)
Patrols (new pages · recent changes)
Requested articles (missing · most-wanted)
Wanted pages (categories)		 Tools
Database reports · Random · Special pages
Page history (authorship · blame)
Edit counter (top edits) · Pages created
AWB · Earwig's Copyvio Detector
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News and navigation boxes

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

More information Computing, Science ...
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
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