Layout Guide

This page documents an official policy of the Kung Fu Panda Wiki.

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This policy in a nutshell states:

For consistency in the wiki's content, add to or stylize an article as detailed below.
Be brief in the intro sections and comprehensive in the remaining sections.
When adding content, prioritize quality and accuracy over quantity.
When creating a new article, use one of the appropriate standard layouts provided.

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This page is designed to aid in standardizing article layout on the Kung Fu Panda Wiki. While the main Manual of Style page details general overall style guidelines, here you'll find more specific information on various elements of an article page. Where applicable, indication as to what article the specified section should be used on, as well as some examples of that section being used have been provided.

These guidelines apply to all main namespace content. For other areas not covered, refer to Wikipedia's layout guide. For any questions or comments on these terms, contact an admin.

General

Title

See also: Wikipedia:Article titles

The article title is a convenient label for the article, which distinguishes it from other articles. Therefore, it should be short but also specific.
In general, the title should correspond to the subject name or title as it appears in official material. Of such include film or episode credits, first-party merchandise, promotional materials, etc. Otherwise, it should follow an unambiguous use of the name or title.
In the case where two subjects are similarly named, the simplified common name should be made into a disambiguation page, while the subjects' titles are each given a short word/phrase in parentheses that is unique to that subject.
- Mei Ling (disambiguation) > Mei Ling (rogue) / Mei Ling (villain) / Mei Ling (student)
  (The standard name "Mei Ling" redirects to "Mei Ling (disambiguation)", which contains links to all other similarly named subjects.)
The exception to the above is if the common name is more often tied to one of the subjects, in which case it is instead redirected to that subject. This distinction can be left to an administrator.
- Kai > Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3) > Kai (Tales of Po)
  (The standard name "Kai" redirects to "Kai (Kung Fu Panda 3)", which has a disambiguation note at the top of the article linking to "Kai (Tales of Po)".)
Use "sentence case" or "sentence-style" formatting. The initial letter of a title is capitalized; otherwise, capital letters are used only where they would be used in a normal sentence.
- Incorrect: Oogway's Staff
- Correct: Oogway's staff
In most cases, use the singular form of the article subject. Some exceptions are as follows:
- The subject is in-universally unique in the media it appears in; i.e. there are no duplicates.
  - Shift stones
- The subject's official name is plural.
  - Seven-Talon Rings
Use simplified names for characters, not full names or formal titles/ranks. Articles about characters should avoid being named with formal titles or ranks, unless the character is distinguished via disambiguation or known only by it. Full names should also not be used, as some characters have lengthy names (e.g. Jong). These extra names should instead be included in the opening paragraph (see below).
- Incorrect: Master Po Ping
- Correct: Po

Infobox

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes

Every article must have an infobox, regardless of the amount of the topic's content or the existence of a pre-made infobox for the topic's category. All pages without an infobox are listed here.
The appropriate infobox template should be used when adding an infobox to an article. If one is not available specifically for the topic's category, use the general {{Infobox}}.
The infobox's image should feature the subject in its most clear and familiar manner. For characters, a full-body shot with a white background is highly recommended. For other topics, use an image that shows the entire subject (e.g. the entire Jade Palace structure, not just one portion of it).
Infobox information should be concise, but not too comprehensive as the article body should contain all details. It should also be stylized consistently—some tips:
- Keep the infobox code formatting as is, with spaces before and after the parameter name and a straight vertical line of all the equal signs (=). This is to help view the template more easily in source mode.
- To disclude a parameter, either remove it altogether or leave it blank. If it should have information in it but none has been added in yet, place the {{add}} template in the space.
- Break lines of information with the <br /> tag rather than move it to new lines, as the latter does not format correctly in infoboxes. See examples below.
- In general, use bulletlists rather than commas. Stylize them as such:

Incorrect:

| Family = {{*}} [[Mr. Ping]] (adoptive father)
{{*}} [[Li]] (biological father)
{{*}} [[Po's mother]] (biological; deceased)
...

Correct:

| Family = {{*}} [[Mr. Ping]] (adoptive father)<br />{{*}} [[Li]] (biological father)<br />{{*}} [[Po's mother]] (biological; deceased) ...

Opening paragraph

See also Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section

The opening paragraph should define the topic without being overly specific. It should establish the context in which the topic is being discussed as well as the boundaries of the topic. It should briefly summarize the most important points covered in the article. Avoid lengthy paragraphs and over-specific descriptions, since greater detail is saved for the article body.
If the paragraph includes an infobox or similarly styled template, the double curly braces at the end of the template's syntax ( }} ) should be placed on their own line, and the text of the lead section should follow in a new line after them.
The paragraph should include the article's main title, formal titles/ranks and full names, and optionally any subsequent titles that redirect to that article. These titles should be bolded (see Manual of Style#Bold). They should be placed in this order:

Full name (including formal title/rank)
Main article title (typically in parentheses following a phrase like "known simply as")
Redirect titles

Master Po Ping (known simply as Po, and originally named Little Lotus) is the main protagonist of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.

Headings

See also: Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Section_headings

Headings, like titles, should be short but also specific. Describe the information below the heading in its most simple form.
Headings should use links and italic text styling when appropriate.

===In ''[[Kung Fu Panda 3]]''===

Headings should NOT contain bold or CAPS styling, as these are unnecessary according to the usage guidelines in the Manual of Style. They should also not contain special characters, most particularly:
- & (spell these out as "and" instead)
- / (these are used to separate subpages)
- Terminal punctuation
Do NOT place spaces on the sides of heading text. Because some pages have several headings, it was decided to save page byte space by not including unnecessary spaces.
- Incorrect: == Heading ==
- Correct: ==Heading==

Out-of-universe sections

Plot

This section comprises of two sub-sections: "Synopsis" and "Summary". The former is for officially released material about the media, formatted into blockquotes; the latter is for detailed original content describing the events of the media, which should be at least a few paragraphs long and feature a few thumbnail images.

Voice cast

This section features the media's voice credits, which is always formatted into a bulletlist.
Each listed voice actor should be linked to their respective page on Wikipedia (via the {{WP}} template); if the actor does not have a page, use IMDb instead (formatted as a regular link). Likewise, each character should be linked to their respective local article, even if it doesn't exist yet.
- EXCEPTION: Some characters are simply credited as "Market Sheep" or "Guy Who Says Bwaa", which are typically non-recurring and therefore are not given their own article. This can be left at the discrimination of an administrator.
Only format the list into columns (via the {{col-begin}}, {{col-2}}, and {{col-end}} templates) if there are six or more credits.
If the official credits are ever incorrect:
- Uncredited - Include the credit, but place an "(uncredited)" parenthetical note next to it.
- Credited, but not featured - Include the credit, but place a referential citation next to it. In the description, say something to the effect of "Credited, but does not appear in the (media type)."

Production

This section details all production information about the media. Especially with long descriptions, sub-sections may be used to organize the information. These are typically "Pre-production", "Mid-production", and "Post-production".
Sometimes this section may be replaced with "Progress" if there's not much information on the media. It will detail the same information, but may also include other non-production information.

Marketing

This section details all marketing information about the media. Any information relating to sponsors, ads, and other such content is included.

Release

This section details all information pertaining to the public release of the media. This will typically be a short paragraph with specific dates or time periods.

Reception

This section details all reception information about the media. Sub-sections are generally included, which are the following: "General" (optional), "Box office" (for films), "Critical", and "Accolades".
- General - This section details general reception of the media that isn't included in the other sections. This section is optional, as sometimes it can be placed directly under the main "Reception" header, or be excluded entirely because there is no notable reception outside of the other sections.
- Box office - This section describes all box office related information, which will typically come from Box Office Mojo. Sub-sections are typically used, as this section can become long with all the different box office information worldwide. These include the following:
  - In North America
  - International (for everywhere outside NA & Asia)
  - In Asia
- Critical - This section describes all critical reception, typically from press, bloggers, and other similar critics.
- Accolades - This features a wiki table listing all awards and nominations for the piece of media. Sometimes notable awards are briefly described above the table. See Kung Fu Panda#Accolades for an example.

Related media

This is NOT a section named "Related media", but rather a category of sections that may or may not be included depending on the media. These sections provide a general description of that extra media, including release dates and images.
The following sections are typically included as related media:
- Soundtrack
- Video game
- Prequel
- (Planned) sequels

Track listing

For soundtrack articles, this will be the top section. This section features all album tracks in a table generated by the {{Tracklist}} template.

Lyrics

For soundtrack articles, this will be below the "Track listing" section. This lists the lyrics to any album tracks with them, placed underneath the track name as a sub-section.
The lyrics are formatted using the <poem></poem> tags.

In-universe sections

Biography, History

Article type used in: All

Examples: (1) Po#Biography, (2) Jade Palace#History

The "Biography" (for character articles) and "History" (for every other article) sections describe all of the in-universe events of the article subject, typically in sub-sections organized either by media name ("In Kung Fu Panda 3") or significant divisions of that subject's history ("Before its construction").

Description

Article type used in: Event (some), Location, Object, Technique, Term

Examples: (1) Winter Feast#Description, (2) Jade Palace#Description

This section provides an overview of the article's topic; i.e. it's the more detailed version of the opening paragraph. Sub-sections are optional, but their inclusion depends on the length of the text.
In the case of an event article, this section will be used on celebrations and ceremonies. Sub-sections will vary depending on the topic. From the article in Example (1) above:
- Traditional festivities
- Formal festivities

Summary

Article type used in: Event (some)

Example: Battle of Chorh-Gom Prison#Summary

This section provides all details of a battle or tournament event. Sub-sections are typically included for easy navigation, which break apart the event into "before, during, after" segments. These will vary in name depending on the event. From the example listed above:
- Background (the "before" heading)
- The escape (the "during" heading)
- Aftermath (the "after" heading)

Membership

Article type used in: Group

Examples: (1) Furious Five#Membership, (2) Kung Fu Council#Membership

This section lists all members of a group in bulletlist form. Sub-sections are sometimes used to illustrate former and current members, named respectively "Former members" and "Current members". If sections are not used, using parenthetical notes are also acceptable.
For current members, include a parenthetical note indicating who is the group leader, if any.
For former members, include parenthetical notes that briefly explain why they are a former member. From Example (2) above:
- Thundering Rhino (former leader; deceased)

Personality

Article type used in: Character

Examples: (1) Po#Personality, (2) Shen#Personality

This section describes in detail the various personality aspects of a character.
Sub-sections are not typically used for this section. Instead, each personality trait is separated into its own paragraph. See Example (2) above.

Fighting style, Abilities

Article type used in: Character, Group

Examples: (1) Po#Fighting style and abilities, (2) Shifu#Fighting style, (3) Mr. Ping#Abilities

These sections describes in detail the subject's skills. In the Kung Fu Panda universe, this will most typically will be their combat fighting style (see Example (2) above), hence this section should be titled nothing else but "Fighting style". Some characters/groups do not fight, but possess other abilities (see Example (3) above), so their section will simply be "Abilities". Some do both (see Example (1) above), in which case the section title will be "Fighting style and abilities" and typically include sub-sections naming particular skills.

Relationships, Affiliations

Article type used in: Character, Group

Examples: (1) Po#Relationships, (2) Po/Relationships, (3) Former Furious Five#Affiliations

This section describes in detail the subject's significant interactions with other characters, either established in the past (e.g. family the subject has never met) or observed in the present. It will entirely comprise of sub-sections, which are titled after the character or group of characters the subject has had interaction with. Details of those particular interactions are then placed under those sub-sections. See Example (1) above.
"Relationships" is used with character subjects, as it indicates a more one-to-one personal interaction. "Affiliations" is used for group subjects, indicative of a more generalized interaction.
This particular section tends to be long and detailed. As such, it is highly encouraged (though not required) to not include brief interactions, i.e. trivial encounters that do not hold much (if any) significance to the subject.
In the case that only significant interactions are detailed and it is still too long (i.e. takes up too much article byte space, bringing it to >30,000 bytes), a subpage may be created to move the less significant content into and keep the more significant content on the main article. Do this by creating a new page and naming it as such:
- [ARTICLE NAME]/(either Relationships or Affiliations)
- See Example (2) above.
Once the subpage is made and the content has been moved, make a sub-section under the original "Relationships" or "Affiliations" section that says "Other", and then place under it an indented italic note saying, "See (LINK TO SUBPAGE)." See Po#Others as an example.

Notable locations

Article type used in: Location

Examples: (1) China#Notable locations, (2) Valley of Peace#Notable locations

This section lists other locations within a location subject. This can either be a bulletlist (see Example (1) above), or it can be a visual gallery with images and names of those other locations (see Example (2) above). The latter is highly recommended.

Clothing

Article type used in: Character

Example: Po#Clothing

This section describes the character's clothing appearance, usually referencing outside research. Because Kung Fu Panda is Chinese-themed, outside research is done on Chinese clothing.
Most characters will typically have just one set of clothing, but some will have more than one. Each outfit should be described in one paragraph, with subsequent outfits in its own paragraphs.

Bi-universal sections

Trivia

Article type used in: All (when available)

Example: (1) Po#Trivia

The "Trivia section is for featuring miscellaneous related information about the article's topic, usually information that does/could not fit into any other section of the article.
According to our Not Policy, this wiki is NOT an information hoard. In other words, information merely being "useful" does not automatically make it appropriate for inclusion. Therefore, trivia sections should NOT contain every possible form of information. These forms in particular are discouraged:
- Unverified comparisons to other fictional characters/works
- Speculative observations or theories
- Anything else not citeable by a reliable source
If there is a long list of trivia on a page, it is encouraged that it be organized into sub-sections according to its type ("General", "In development", "In popular culture", etc.).

Gallery

Article type used in: All

Examples: (1) Po#Gallery, (2) Kung Fu Panda 3#Gallery

This section uses the <gallery></gallery> tags to format its content. For more information on the tag's styling parameters, see Help:Galleries, Slideshows, and Sliders.
This wiki has FANDOM's "New Image Galleries" enabled, which dynamically sizes image files according to the screen width and the number of images between the tags. Because of this styling automation, this wiki does not typically use the tag's extra parameters.
Galleries generally feature two sections: "Images" and "Videos". On other articles with more expansive media (e.g. films), more sections are used. The general two sections are instead replaced with the extra media. These are as such:

Images

Posters
Promos
Stills
Concept art
Other images

Videos

Trailers
TV spots
Clips
Featurettes
Behind the scenes
Interviews
Other videos

At the end of each section in a gallery, a button-styled link to the topic's file category is provided. These buttons are stylized as such:

<div class="gallery-button">[[:Category:CATEGORY NAME HERE|<span class="button">View more...</span>]]</div>

Quotes

Article type used in: Character, Media

Examples: (1) Po#Quotes, (2) Po/Quotes (for subpages)

This section lists a subject's significant or well-known quotes, formatted by using either the {{quote}} or {{dialogue}} templates.
It is recommended that only a few quotes (~3-4, depending on the length of the quotes) be listed under this section, while all other relative quotes are placed on a subpage named as such:
- [ARTICLE NAME]/Quotes
Once the subpage is made, create a button-styled link to the page under the original "Quotes" section, stylized as such:

<div class="gallery-button">[[{{PAGENAME}}/Quotes|<span class="button">Read more...</span>]]</div>

Appendices and footers

References

Article type used in: All

This section will be nothing more or less than {{reflist}}, with the exception of stylizing the template into two columns: {{reflist|2}}

External links

Article type used in: All (when available)

Examples: (1) Kung Fu Panda#External links, (2) Chi#External links

This section contains a brief bulletlist of any links to sites on the web that have direct or significant relevance to the article subject. In most cases, these will be official sites that contain more detail on the subject (e.g. IMDb pages, character pages on the official DreamWorks website, etc.), while in other cases it will be to other "non-official" places (e.g. a Wikipedia article - see Example (2) above).

Site navigation

Article type used in: All (when available)

Example: Kung Fu Panda#Site navigation

This section is for pre-made navigation box templates that include the article. Only the template codes will be used, nothing more or less.

Standard layouts

Notes

Sections of text obtained from Avatar Wiki and Friendship is Magic Wiki.

Kung Fu Panda Wiki

Layout Guide

Contents

General

Title

Infobox

Opening paragraph

Headings

Categories

Out-of-universe sections

Plot

Voice cast

Production

Marketing

Release

Reception

Related media

Track listing

Lyrics

In-universe sections

Biography, History

Description

Summary

Membership

Personality

Fighting style, Abilities

Relationships, Affiliations

Notable locations

Clothing

Bi-universal sections

Trivia

Gallery

Quotes

Appendices and footers

See also

References

External links

Site navigation

Standard layouts

Notes