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''This page has not been updated since 2023. '''[[Tardis:Forking announcement|It is no longer applicable]]''', since it describes a version of the gallery feature not available on the independent Tardis.''
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''See also: [[Help:2017 archive/Galleries and slideshows]] ''<br />
''Latest version: '''[[Tardis:Galleries]]''' (2024) ''
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'''''Retained for <u>archival purposes</u> only.'''''<hr />{{sm|{{#replace:{{User:SOTO/sig}}|<br>|}} ''11:04, 5 December 2024 (UTC)''}}
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'''Galleries''' are a quick — but limited — way to display a number of images on a single page.  In general, '''they should be avoided on this wiki'''.  It is ''much'' preferred that ''individual'' images accompany blocks of text.  However, they ''are'' acceptable in some situations, such as when displaying a series of covers.  In some other cases, they are [[#Rules of use|outright forbidden]].
'''Galleries''' are a quick — but limited — way to display a number of images on a single page.  In general, '''they should be avoided on [[w:c:tardis|this wiki]]'''.  It is ''much'' preferred that ''individual'' images accompany blocks of text.  However, they ''are'' acceptable in some situations, such as when displaying a series of covers.  In some other cases, they are [[#Rules of use|outright forbidden]].


For details on how to create galleries, you can read the potted [[#Standard Wikia help file|Wikia help file below]].  Even better is the [[Help:Galleries and slideshows/wikitext|more detailed help file]], which explains the finer points of [[T:MARK|wiki markup]] for galleries.
For details on how to create galleries, you can read the potted [[#Standard Wikia help file|Wikia help file below]].  Even better is the [[Help:Galleries and slideshows/wikitext|more detailed help file]], which explains the finer points of [[T:MARK|wiki markup]] for galleries.
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# '''Never''' use a gallery for a single image. Single images should be placed on pages using the syntax:<pre>[[file:PicName.extension]]</pre>as described at [[Help:Files]]. There is simply no advantage to using the gallery structure for a single image; the [[T:MARK|wikitext]] for file display is invariably superior for the task.
# '''Never''' use a gallery for a single image. Single images should be placed on pages using the syntax:<pre>[[file:PicName.extension]]</pre>as described at [[Help:Files]]. There is simply no advantage to using the gallery structure for a single image; the [[T:MARK|wikitext]] for file display is invariably superior for the task.
# '''Always''' hide the add button. '''All''' galleries must begin with a command that looks like this:<pre><gallery hideaddbutton="true"></pre>  
# '''Always''' hide the add button. '''All''' galleries must begin with a command that looks like this:<pre><gallery hideaddbutton="true"></pre>  
# '''Never''' use galleries on in-universe pages.
# '''Never''' use galleries on in-universe pages: they belong in [[Forum:Temporary forums/Overhauling image policies|'''dedicated gallery subpages''']], as does a gallery on a story page if it goes beyond a handful of alternative covers.
# '''Use caution''' with galleries on story pages. Generally, they should be used only when displaying a '''series''' of '''alternate covers'''. There is no other reasonable usage for galleries on story pages. No story page should have a gallery of images from that story.


== Standard Wikia help file ==
== Standard Fandom help file ==
==== External Fandom link ====
[[w:c:community:Help:Galleries|Help:Galleries]] (Community Central)


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[[Category:Help archives|Galleries (2023)]]
[[Category:Policy archives|Galleries (2023)]]
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