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Karellen at 22:23, 12 July 2020

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	==What to include==		==What to include==
	===Basic===		===Basic===
	What's the point of these pages? Basically they're a way to consolidate useful links and information related to these skins, as well as provide an internal link for wiki how-to's, etc. They can also be used to point to the currently active forum thread about the tools ~~(for example, [[Add-on:Aeon Nox]])~~. It doesn't have to be anything fancy; it can literally be just a brief description and a list of links, like a community bookmark page.		What's the point of these pages? Basically they're a way to consolidate useful links and information related to these skins, as well as provide an internal link for wiki how-to's, etc. They can also be used to point to the currently active forum thread about the tools. It doesn't have to be anything fancy; it can literally be just a brief description and a list of links, like a community bookmark page.

	===Advanced===		===Advanced===
	However, it can also be much more if people wish, like screenshots, documentation, how-to guides, embedded youtube videos, developer information, FAQs, etc. Take a look at these non-skin examples for add-on pages: [[Add-on:YouTube\|1]], [[Add-on:BlipTV\|2]], [[Add-on:IPlayer\|3]], [[Add-on:PleXBMC\|4]], [[Add-on:Common plugin cache\|5]], [[Add-on:Artwork Downloader\|6]].		However, it can also be much more if people wish, like screenshots, documentation, how-to guides, embedded youtube videos, developer information, FAQs, etc. Take a look at these non-skin examples for add-on pages: Add-on:YouTube\|1, Add-on:BlipTV\|2, Add-on:IPlayer\|3, Add-on:PleXBMC\|4, Add-on:Common plugin cache\|5, Add-on:Artwork Downloader\|6.

	~~Here's some skin examples:~~
	* [[Add-on:Aeon Nox]]
	* [[Add-on:Back Row]]

	==Skins not in the official repo==		==Skins not in the official repo==

Ned Scott: /* Comparison of skin features */

2015-04-16T04:23:24Z

Comparison of skin features

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	==Comparison of skin features==		== Comparison of skin features ==
	~~When you use~~ {{tl\|Skin features}} ~~on a page just for a skin, then you can use that on '''[[Comparison of skin features]]'''. Just replace the manual entry with~~		{{main\|Template:Skin features}}
			{{#lst:Template:Skin features/doc\|doc}}
	~~<pre>~~{{#lst:~~Add-on~~:~~NAME OF SKIN\|~~Skin features}}~~</pre>~~

	~~and then it will be updated in both places with one edit.~~


	~~If you press [http://kodi.wiki/index.php?title=Comparison_of_skin_features&action=edit edit on the page] you'll see examples of how it's done.~~

	==General editing help==		==General editing help==

Ned Scott at 04:19, 16 April 2015

2015-04-16T04:19:10Z

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	{{Wiki help navigation}}		{{Wiki help navigation}}
	Every Skin in our official ~~XBMC~~.~~org~~ repo automatically generates a basic page on the ~~XBMC~~ Wiki: [[:Category:Skins]]		Every Skin in our official Kodi.tv repo automatically generates a basic page on the Kodi Wiki: [[:Category:Skins]]

	'''And we want a page for every skin! Including those not in the official repo!'''		'''And we want a page for every skin! Including those not in the official repo!'''
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	If you press [http://wiki~~.xbmc.org~~/index.php?title=Comparison_of_skin_features&action=edit edit on the page] you'll see examples of how it's done.		If you press [http://kodi.wiki/index.php?title=Comparison_of_skin_features&action=edit edit on the page] you'll see examples of how it's done.

	==General editing help==		==General editing help==

Ned Scott: /* Skins not in the official repo */

2015-04-16T04:17:22Z

Skins not in the official repo

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	==Skins not in the official repo==		==Skins not in the official repo==
	Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples '''[[:Category:Add-ons not in the Kodi.tv repo\|here]]''' and '''[[Template:~~Addon~~\|here]]'''. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|~~Addon~~}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.		Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples '''[[:Category:Add-ons not in the Kodi.tv repo\|here]]''' and '''[[Template:Add-on\|here]]'''. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|Add-on}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.

	===Create a new page===		===Create a new page===
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	default=Add-on:		default=Add-on:
	preload=Template:~~Addon~~/preload		preload=Template:Add-on/preload
	</inputbox>		</inputbox>

Ned Scott: /* Skins not in the official repo */

2015-04-16T04:15:57Z

Skins not in the official repo

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	==Skins not in the official repo==		==Skins not in the official repo==
	Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples [[:Category:Add-ons not in the Kodi.tv repo\|here]], [[Template:Addon\|here]]~~, and [[Template:Skin features\|here]]~~. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|Addon}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.		Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples '''[[:Category:Add-ons not in the Kodi.tv repo\|here]]''' and '''[[Template:Addon\|here]]'''. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|Addon}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.

	===Create a new page===		===Create a new page===

Ned Scott: /* Skins not in the official repo */

2015-04-16T04:15:24Z

Skins not in the official repo

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	==Skins not in the official repo==		==Skins not in the official repo==
	Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples [[:Category:Add-ons not in the ~~XBMC~~.~~org~~ repo\|here]], [[Template:Addon\|here]], and [[Template:Skin features\|here]]. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|Addon}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.		Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples [[:Category:Add-ons not in the Kodi.tv repo\|here]], [[Template:Addon\|here]], and [[Template:Skin features\|here]]. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|Addon}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.

	===Create a new page===		===Create a new page===

Ned Scott: /* Advanced */

2015-04-16T03:55:57Z

Advanced

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	* [[Add-on:Aeon Nox]]		* [[Add-on:Aeon Nox]]
	* [[Add-on:Back Row]]		* [[Add-on:Back Row]]
	* [[Add-on:XeeBo]]

	==Skins not in the official repo==		==Skins not in the official repo==

Ned Scott: /* Create a new page */

2012-03-27T17:49:44Z

Create a new page

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	default=Add-on:		default=Add-on:
			preload=Template:Addon/preload
	</inputbox>		</inputbox>

Ned Scott at 17:41, 27 March 2012

2012-03-27T17:41:59Z

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	Every Skin in our official XBMC.org repo automatically generates a basic page on the XBMC Wiki: [[:Category:Skins]]		Every Skin in our official XBMC.org repo automatically generates a basic page on the XBMC Wiki: [[:Category:Skins]]

			'''And we want a page for every skin! Including those not in the official repo!'''

			==What to include==
			===Basic===
	What's the point of these pages? Basically they're a way to consolidate useful links and information related to these skins, as well as provide an internal link for wiki how-to's, etc. They can also be used to point to the currently active forum thread about the tools (for example, [[Add-on:Aeon Nox]]). It doesn't have to be anything fancy; it can literally be just a brief description and a list of links, like a community bookmark page.		What's the point of these pages? Basically they're a way to consolidate useful links and information related to these skins, as well as provide an internal link for wiki how-to's, etc. They can also be used to point to the currently active forum thread about the tools (for example, [[Add-on:Aeon Nox]]). It doesn't have to be anything fancy; it can literally be just a brief description and a list of links, like a community bookmark page.

			===Advanced===
	However, it can also be much more if people wish, like screenshots, documentation, how-to guides, embedded youtube videos, developer information, FAQs, etc. Take a look at these non-skin examples for add-on pages: [[Add-on:YouTube\|1]], [[Add-on:BlipTV\|2]], [[Add-on:IPlayer\|3]], [[Add-on:PleXBMC\|4]], [[Add-on:Common plugin cache\|5]], [[Add-on:Artwork Downloader\|6]].		However, it can also be much more if people wish, like screenshots, documentation, how-to guides, embedded youtube videos, developer information, FAQs, etc. Take a look at these non-skin examples for add-on pages: [[Add-on:YouTube\|1]], [[Add-on:BlipTV\|2]], [[Add-on:IPlayer\|3]], [[Add-on:PleXBMC\|4]], [[Add-on:Common plugin cache\|5]], [[Add-on:Artwork Downloader\|6]].


	Here's some skin examples:		Here's some skin examples:
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	* [[Add-on:XeeBo]]		* [[Add-on:XeeBo]]

			==Skins not in the official repo==
	~~'''And we want a page for every skin! Including those~~ not in the official repo~~!'''~~


	Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples [[:Category:Add-ons not in the XBMC.org repo\|here]], [[Template:Addon\|here]], and [[Template:Skin features\|here]]. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|Addon}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.		Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples [[:Category:Add-ons not in the XBMC.org repo\|here]], [[Template:Addon\|here]], and [[Template:Skin features\|here]]. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|Addon}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.

			===Create a new page===
	~~If anyone is interested in helping out, just make an account on the wiki and have at it. Anyone can edit. The wiki formatting is very easy to understand, and if you need any help you can leave~~ a ~~message at [[Talk:Main Page]] at any time. We also have a basic help page [[Help:Main page\|here]]. Brand new accounts can't make~~ new ~~pages for a few days, as an automatic protection against spam, but just leave a message at [[Talk:Main Page]] and we will enable~~ page ~~creation manually on your account.~~		<inputbox>
			type=create
			width=24
	~~Feel free to [[Talk~~:Main Page\|ask]] if you are unsure if you should make a page, but don't be afraid to make mistakes! No one will get mad or be punished for mistakes on the wiki. All edits are saved and we can roll back if there are mistakes. '''Be bold!'''		default=Add-on:
			</inputbox>

	==Comparison of skin features==		==Comparison of skin features==
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	If you press [http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Comparison_of_skin_features&action=edit edit on the page] you'll see examples of how it's done.		If you press [http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Comparison_of_skin_features&action=edit edit on the page] you'll see examples of how it's done.

			==General editing help==
			If anyone is interested in helping out, just make an account on the wiki and have at it. Anyone can edit. The wiki formatting is very easy to understand, and if you need any help you can leave a message at [[Talk:Main Page]] at any time. We also have a basic help page [[Help:Main page\|here]]. Brand new accounts can't make new pages for a few days, as an automatic protection against spam, but just leave a message at [[Talk:Main Page]] and we will enable page creation manually on your account.


			Feel free to [[Talk:Main Page\|ask]] if you are unsure if you should make a page, but don't be afraid to make mistakes! No one will get mad or be punished for mistakes on the wiki. All edits are saved and we can roll back if there are mistakes. '''Be bold!'''

	[[Category:Wiki]]		[[Category:Wiki]]

Ned Scott at 09:02, 4 March 2012

2012-03-04T09:02:49Z

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	{{Wiki help navigation}}		{{Wiki help navigation}}
	Every Skin in our official XBMC.org repo automatically generates a basic page on the XBMC Wiki: [[:Category:Skins]]		Every Skin in our official XBMC.org repo automatically generates a basic page on the XBMC Wiki: [[:Category:Skins]]


	What's the point of these pages? Basically they're a way to consolidate useful links and information related to these skins, as well as provide an internal link for wiki how-to's, etc. They can also be used to point to the currently active forum thread about the tools (for example, [[Add-on:Aeon Nox]]). It doesn't have to be anything fancy; it can literally be just a brief description and a list of links, like a community bookmark page.		What's the point of these pages? Basically they're a way to consolidate useful links and information related to these skins, as well as provide an internal link for wiki how-to's, etc. They can also be used to point to the currently active forum thread about the tools (for example, [[Add-on:Aeon Nox]]). It doesn't have to be anything fancy; it can literally be just a brief description and a list of links, like a community bookmark page.


	However, it can also be much more if people wish, like screenshots, documentation, how-to guides, embedded youtube videos, developer information, FAQs, etc. Take a look at these non-skin examples for add-on pages: [[Add-on:YouTube\|1]], [[Add-on:BlipTV\|2]], [[Add-on:IPlayer\|3]], [[Add-on:PleXBMC\|4]], [[Add-on:Common plugin cache\|5]], [[Add-on:Artwork Downloader\|6]].		However, it can also be much more if people wish, like screenshots, documentation, how-to guides, embedded youtube videos, developer information, FAQs, etc. Take a look at these non-skin examples for add-on pages: [[Add-on:YouTube\|1]], [[Add-on:BlipTV\|2]], [[Add-on:IPlayer\|3]], [[Add-on:PleXBMC\|4]], [[Add-on:Common plugin cache\|5]], [[Add-on:Artwork Downloader\|6]].


	Here's some skin examples:		Here's some skin examples:
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	* [[Add-on:Back Row]]		* [[Add-on:Back Row]]
	* [[Add-on:XeeBo]]		* [[Add-on:XeeBo]]


	'''And we want a page for every skin! Including those not in the official repo!'''		'''And we want a page for every skin! Including those not in the official repo!'''

	Including skins not in the ~~Offical~~ repo is easy. Just follow the examples [[:Category:Add-ons not in the XBMC.org repo\|here]], [[Template:Addon\|here]], and [[Template:Skin features\|here]]. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|Addon}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.
			Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples [[:Category:Add-ons not in the XBMC.org repo\|here]], [[Template:Addon\|here]], and [[Template:Skin features\|here]]. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the {{tl\|Addon}} template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.


	If anyone is interested in helping out, just make an account on the wiki and have at it. Anyone can edit. The wiki formatting is very easy to understand, and if you need any help you can leave a message at [[Talk:Main Page]] at any time. We also have a basic help page [[Help:Main page\|here]]. Brand new accounts can't make new pages for a few days, as an automatic protection against spam, but just leave a message at [[Talk:Main Page]] and we will enable page creation manually on your account.		If anyone is interested in helping out, just make an account on the wiki and have at it. Anyone can edit. The wiki formatting is very easy to understand, and if you need any help you can leave a message at [[Talk:Main Page]] at any time. We also have a basic help page [[Help:Main page\|here]]. Brand new accounts can't make new pages for a few days, as an automatic protection against spam, but just leave a message at [[Talk:Main Page]] and we will enable page creation manually on your account.


	Feel free to [[Talk:Main Page\|ask]] if you are unsure if you should make a page, but don't be afraid to make mistakes! No one will get mad or be punished for mistakes on the wiki. All edits are saved and we can roll back if there are mistakes. '''Be bold!'''		Feel free to [[Talk:Main Page\|ask]] if you are unsure if you should make a page, but don't be afraid to make mistakes! No one will get mad or be punished for mistakes on the wiki. All edits are saved and we can roll back if there are mistakes. '''Be bold!'''


	==Comparison of skin features==		==Comparison of skin features==
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	and then it will be updated in both places with one edit.		and then it will be updated in both places with one edit.


	If you press [http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Comparison_of_skin_features&action=edit edit on the page] you'll see examples of how it's done.		If you press [http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Comparison_of_skin_features&action=edit edit on the page] you'll see examples of how it's done.

	[[Category:Wiki]]		[[Category:Wiki]]