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Welcome to the user page design guide. In this multi-page guide, you will find advice on how to develop your user page, and resources that you can copy and paste to make it easier.
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To help you get started, here is some general advice on building a user page...
== Familiarize yourself with the User pages
: ''See: [[Wikipedia:User pages]]''
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=== Customized advice/instruction page ===
As you acquire experience as a Wikipedian, keep in mind that your user page is the perfect place to share it. It's where other users go to find out more about you, what you are like, and how you think. You can use it to present your editing and organizational knowhow, express your wikiphilosophy, and share your dream for Wikipedia.
=== Multi-page system ===
This approach is for users who find that one page just isn't enough. Set up separate pages for separate uses. A menu bar at the top of each page can visually tie each page together, and help to navigate between them. See ''[[Wikipedia:User page design
=== Multi-purpose user page design ===
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== Bigger is not necessarily better ==
Some users keep it short and sweet. The less you say, the more weight each word carries. In a minimalist design, a user might just state the one or a handful of things they wish to emphasize. Or simply provide links to elsewhere, relying on subpages to elaborate—this may make a crisp and clean first impression. One such design is the "hub" style userpage: like the one by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:AxG&oldid=722412274 AxG]. (The User
== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/User namespace]] - various messages for use on user pages.
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