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The [[Main Page]] layout is controlled by two things:
* The wikitext on the page itself.
* The CSS in the common skin stylesheet: [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]
If you want to change the content of the page (except for the banner image), edit [[Main Page]]. If you want to change how the page looks, edit [[MediaWiki:Common.css]].
==Changing the banner image==
To change the banner image, you will need a large image with not too many colours, low saturation or low brightness. It's easy to tweak text colour, link colour, etc if needed. It should be about the same size as the current one: [[Media:AAPG_Wiki_banner_Mar2014_large.jpg|AAPG_Wiki_banner_Mar2014_large.jpg]]
Note that the link to the image is the full URL to the actual image file, not the wiki link to the '''File:''' page. This is important. Example:
<pre>
http://wiki.aapg.org/images/3/3e/AAPG_Wiki_banner_Mar2014_large.jpg
</pre>
==Changing the gallery images==
This code originally came from an example by Nathan Rohler at [http://www.dwuser.com/ DWUser.com].
To change the images, you only need to edit the code on [[Main Page]]. The images should be square and at least 400px by 400px. For photographs, JPEGs will strike the best balance between filesize (speed) and quality. For line art or other 'flat' images, use PNG for best results.
Note that the links to the images are the full URLs to the actual image file, not the wiki link to the '''File:''' page. This is important. Example:
<pre>
http://wiki.aapg.org/images/f/f1/MainPage_PinedaleFieldLandRig.jpg
</pre>
==Changing the text style==
Most of the text is styled by the CSS in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]. For rapid iteration, you can override it with styles in the page, but this is not a good long-term solution.
[[Category:Wiki administration]]
* The wikitext on the page itself.
* The CSS in the common skin stylesheet: [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]
If you want to change the content of the page (except for the banner image), edit [[Main Page]]. If you want to change how the page looks, edit [[MediaWiki:Common.css]].
==Changing the banner image==
To change the banner image, you will need a large image with not too many colours, low saturation or low brightness. It's easy to tweak text colour, link colour, etc if needed. It should be about the same size as the current one: [[Media:AAPG_Wiki_banner_Mar2014_large.jpg|AAPG_Wiki_banner_Mar2014_large.jpg]]
Note that the link to the image is the full URL to the actual image file, not the wiki link to the '''File:''' page. This is important. Example:
<pre>
http://wiki.aapg.org/images/3/3e/AAPG_Wiki_banner_Mar2014_large.jpg
</pre>
==Changing the gallery images==
This code originally came from an example by Nathan Rohler at [http://www.dwuser.com/ DWUser.com].
To change the images, you only need to edit the code on [[Main Page]]. The images should be square and at least 400px by 400px. For photographs, JPEGs will strike the best balance between filesize (speed) and quality. For line art or other 'flat' images, use PNG for best results.
Note that the links to the images are the full URLs to the actual image file, not the wiki link to the '''File:''' page. This is important. Example:
<pre>
http://wiki.aapg.org/images/f/f1/MainPage_PinedaleFieldLandRig.jpg
</pre>
==Changing the text style==
Most of the text is styled by the CSS in [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]. For rapid iteration, you can override it with styles in the page, but this is not a good long-term solution.
[[Category:Wiki administration]]