Fitting what you ADD into what is ALREADY THERE in your manual

13th March 2015

(a) Think about how you title your offerings

  • Do think about using a very clear title for the page you author, which is likley to be a phrase people would search for... this is like Marking the Task for that page.
  • Alternatively, use a memorable title!
  • Make sure that a page with the same title does not already exist:
    • Your local page will cover up that version if it is part of the core content
    • This may be just what you want, for instance if you are just editing and localising the content that is there, or if you have produced better content. You won't delete original content, and it is easy to find it again via the Show references and info panel on the page

(b) Think about how you Tag your offerings

  • Tags allow people to explore the wider topic areas that this page forms a part of.
  • Aim to have enough, but not too many tags - a Tag is like a "chapter heading" - how many "chapters" does this page you are writing need to sit in?
  • If you are opening a new page using the + Manualize our work buttons these will automatically place the new material into some order with Tags that actually act as "topic headings", but you can add more tags as you see fit.

(c) Add appropriate Links

  • Adding Links encourages rapid and direct connections from your content to explain in more depth some specific element that you are referring to.