Template talk:Box portal skeleton

Use notes
See w:Wikipedia:Portal/Instructions for usage instructions for this template.

See Portal:Science for an example.

You can use the "to do" template to do to add a "to do" list.

Key steps
To create a new portal on the topic "Topic" using the box portal skeleton template follow these steps:

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 * Create a new page using Portal:Topic as the title of the page (where "Topic" is the subject of your portal) and enter the following text
 * Create two subpages:
 * Save Portal:Topic/box-header with this text:

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 * Save Portal:Topic/box-footer with this text:
 * Return to your portal page Portal:Topic and begin editing (general instructions on editing a portal are below). Basically follow the red links to create sub-pages that will fill the boxes.
 * When the portal is complete and of good quality:
 * Recategorize the portal from Category:Portals under construction to Category:Portals or an appropriate subcategory.