Talk:Main Page Experimentation II

The main page contains comments about its structure. Edit the page to see them. are invisible when the page is saved. Like C, in which "/*" starts the comment and continues until "*/", the wiki syntax uses <! -- to start, --> to end comments. Comments span multiple lines so you can insert comments anywhere. LadyGeek 16:45, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * This page is currently available in our present Main Page as a link in the narrative. Here is the Finiki approach to handling this page Finiki Main Page Blbarnitz 18:35, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

The Finiki approach has a nice layout, but the categories are still entered manually. This site is too large for manual updating. I just figured out a way to automate the process. Check the page content. The principal of operation uses the Special:All Pages wiki engine and appropriate category naming. LadyGeek 18:45, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

I added a few test categories starting with '~'. However, I couldn't do much with real data because the test categories showed up in the main area. It's not recommended to mix test data with "live" data. The Category ~Asset Allocation is linked to the 3 other '~'categories to show the intent. LadyGeek 20:54, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * First draft of current category/subcategory distribution to 3 main portal-llke categories (alphabetized a la wiki); assuming this structure requires tagged categories. For simplicity, all current listed entries would be subcategories of the portal root, and pages would (initially) include both parent and subcategory tags to insure maximum display of pages. The existing Retirement Plan category would become the "portal" link:

Financial Planning
 * Charitable Giving
 * College Savings
 * Estate Planning
 * Personal Finance
 * Tax Considerations

Investing
 * Asset Allocation
 * Asset Classes
 * FAQ
 * Indexing
 * Mutual Funds
 * Portfolios
 * Resources and Links
 * Vanguard

Retirement Planning
 * Retirement Planning

Blbarnitz 00:20, 22 February 2009 (UTC)