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When you are logged in to Knowledge (XXG), a link to your user page is displayed at the top of every page.

That makes your user page one of the most easily accessible pages to you on Knowledge (XXG), making it a powerful tool.

One of the things you can use your user page for is navigation. It is the perfect place for bookmarks and navbars/navboxes, to get you where you need to go on Knowledge (XXG) and related destinations fast.

Bookmarks!

Basic heading and list format to organize your Knowledge (XXG) bookmarks

You could use headings and bullet items to create your own fast and easy navigation aid, like this:

Navigation bars

Navigation bars are templates which have an assortment of links usually based around a theme. They are designed to stretch across a page, usually at the top. Here are some examples you can clone and stylize for your user page:

Knowledge (XXG) contents pages nav header:
Reference desk nav bar:
Humanities Science Mathematics Computing/IT Language Miscellaneous Archives
Frequently asked questions nav bar:
Editorial nav bar:

ArticlesCBBDirCleanFixFCDelHelpDeskInfoboxesMagic wdsMoSNav temps

PeerRvwPicsReqPolicies & GuidelinesRefDeskRfCSPostToolsVPWikiProjects

Communications nav bar:

HelpDeskAdmin attentionANBotCBBClassIndexNewsroomRequestsRfCRfFThird

RefDesk (HumSciMathCompLangMisc)VPPolPropTechMisc)

Knowledge (XXG) principles nav bar:
   

Five pillars
Statement of our principles

Jimbo's statement
Historic principles

Simplified ruleset
Synopsis of our conventions

Wikimedia principles
Common to all projects
(in Meta-Wiki)

Principles
Other essays on Knowledge (XXG)'s principles

Writing guides nav bar:
Writing guides
Starting an article
Getting started
Layout
Visual structure of articles
The perfect article
A checklist of components
Article development
Suggested stages of an article
Manual of Style
Comprehensive style guide
Writing better articles
A collection of advice
Tools nav bar:
Report abuse nav header
Knowledge (XXG)'s centralized discussion, request, and help venues. For a listing of ongoing discussions and current requests, see the dashboard. For a related set of forums which do not function as noticeboards see formal review processes.
General
Articles and content
Page handling
User conduct
Other
    Search nav bar using {{Google custom}}
    Administrators' nav bars:

    Admin (DirHowRead)ABAIVAN (I3RR)BLBlock (IPsLogOPRFU)Del ((A C I M R T) fDCSDDRVListLogProcPRD)

    DirERHDNew (UsPgs)Prot (LogPERPPPTRFPSPP)RfARfArbRfCRFRRMSPostSSPUNUTMVPWL

    AB  AFD  AIV  AN  AN3  ANI  BL  CFD  CSD  DRV  HD  MFD  OP  PER  PP  PRD  PT  RFA  RFD  RFP  RFR  RFU  RM  SSP  TFD  UN  UTM  VP  WL
    WIKIPEDIA ADMINISTRATOR TOOLS
    A user page nav bar (not shown here)

    {{Navbar}}

    Jennavecia's nav box:

    User:Jennavecia/InfoCenter

    WP:AIV WP:ANI WP:NPP WP:RPP WP:RFR WP:AFD WP:XFD
    CAT:CSD WP:CSD WP:RM BLPWHRR WP:DR WP:TM WP:TT
    WP:RCU WP:LOP CAT:AB WP:BS WP:RD WP:NFC WP:IUP

    News and navigation boxes

    Here's a useful tools menu from Diannaa's user page:

    Coordinates lookup New Reflinks "Refill" Duplication detector
    Catscan Dispenser's Checklinks My cite templates
    Range contributions alternate X's tools: automated edits, more My template collection
    Range block calculator IPv6 range block T. Paris article blamer Intersect contribs alternate
    Autoblock finder Wikichecker user activity Σ's Editor Interact Tool
    Page history statistics Buttons and gizmos User Contribution Search
    All pages with prefix Special:ComparePages Wiki ViewStats

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    Style
    Classification
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    WMF (?)
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    Toolbox
    Templates
    Welcome
    Vandalism
    Content removal
    Check
    Dispute
    Delete
    Community
    Protocols
    Main
    Stats
    External
    For information on any topic, choose a category for your question:

    Computing reference desk

    Science reference desk

    Mathematics reference desk

    Miscellaneous reference desk

    Computing Science Mathematics Miscellaneous
    Computing, information technology, software, and hardware Biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, geology, psychology, and technology Mathematics, geometry, probability, and statistics Subjects that don't fit in any of the other categories

    Humanities reference desk

    Language reference desk

    Entertainment reference desk

    Reference desk archives

    Humanities Language Entertainment Archives
    History, politics, literature, religion, philosophy, law, finance, economics, art, music, and society Spelling, grammar, word etymology, linguistics, language usage, and requesting translations Popular culture, movies, video games, and TV shows Old questions are archived daily



    For help specific to the operation of Knowledge (XXG):

    Help desk

    Village pump

    Help desk Village pump
    Ask general questions about using Knowledge (XXG) Ask about specific policies and operations of Knowledge (XXG)

    For Knowledge (XXG) reference information:
    Help manual MediaWiki handbook Citing Knowledge (XXG) Resolving disputes Virtual classroom
    Information and instructions on every aspect of Knowledge (XXG) Information about the software that runs Knowledge (XXG) How to cite Knowledge (XXG) as a reference For resolving issues between users An advanced guide on everything Knowledge (XXG)


    Manual of Style (MoS)

    Active Wiki Fixup Projects
    Must be active, systematic, have lists, & need help.
    Writing
    Articles that need to be wikified
    Massive backlog. Ongoing (category)
    Dead-end pages
    These pages are not wikified. Ongoing (category)
    Missing articles
    Knowledge (XXG) is not as complete as you might think. Ongoing
    Most wanted articles
    Updated February 2015
    Oldest requested articles
    Updated November 2012
    Other
    Articles needing geo-coordinates
    Help locate places. See WP:GEO. Ongoing (category)
    Articles written by a single editor
    Reviewing articles written by a newer editor. Updated February 2013
    Bluelink patrol
    Directing wayward links to the intended articles. Ongoing
    Check Knowledge (XXG)
    Fix the syntax of Knowledge (XXG). Updated every 15 minutes
    Disambiguation pages with links
    Directing ambiguous links to the intended articles. Ongoing
    Fix Common Mistakes
    Fix common mistakes in English grammar (e.g. "the the", "and and"). Ongoing
    moss
    Currently doing a collaborative spell-check of the entire encyclopedia.
    Moving free images to Wikimedia Commons
    Moving free images to the Commons so they are easier to find. Ongoing (categories)
    Orphaned articles
    Help link to these orphaned articles. Ongoing (category)
    Red Link Recovery
    Turn red links blue. Ongoing
    Stubsensor
    Help remove stub tags from articles they don't belong on. Updated August 2011
    Uncategorised articles
    Help categorise articles. Ongoing (category)
    Unreferenced articles
    Ensuring articles include at least one reference or source. Ongoing (category)

    Wikipedian philosophies

    Disambiguation




    Active Wiki Fixup Projects
    Main · Inactive · Mini
    Dispute resolution
    (Requests)
    Tips
    Content disputes
    Conduct disputes

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    Conduct (?)
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    Deletion (?)
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    ‹ The template below (Manual of Style) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. ›
    Content
    Formatting
    Images
    Layout
    Lists
    Legal
    Arts
    Music
    History
    Regional
    Religion
    Science
    Sports
    Related
    Search
    Knowledge (XXG) accounts and governance
    Unregistered (IP) users
    Registered users
    Account security
    Blocks, bans, sanctions,
    global actions
    Related to accounts
    User groups
    and global user groups
    Advanced user groups
    Committees and related
    Governance
    For a listing of current collaborations, tasks, and news, see the Community portal.
    For a listing of ongoing discussions and current requests, see the Dashboard.
    General community
    topics
    Contents and grading
    WikiProjects
    and collaborations
    Awards and feedback
    Maintenance tasks
    Administrators
    and noticeboards
    Content dispute
    resolution
    Other noticeboards
    and assistance
    Deletion
    discussions
    Elections and voting
    Directories, indexes,
    and summaries
    Philosophy
    Article construction
    Writing article content
    Removing or
    deleting content
    The basics
    Philosophy
    Dos
    Don'ts
    WikiRelations
    About essays
    Policies and guidelines

    About Knowledge (XXG) (?)
    Help for readers (?)
    Contributing
    to Knowledge (XXG)
     (?)
    Getting started (?)
    Dos and don'ts (?)
    How-to pages and
    information pages (?)
    Coding (?)
    Directories (?)
    Policies and guidelines
    General advice
    Citing sources
    Inline citations
    Help for beginners
    Advanced help
    Template documentation
    Tools
    Deprecated
    Get personal technical help at the Teahouse, help desk, village pump (technical), talk pages or IRC.
    General
    technical help
    Special
    page
    -related
    Wikitext
    Links and diffs
    Media files: images,
    videos and sounds
    Other graphics
    Templates and
    Lua modules
    Data structure
    HTML and CSS
    Customisation
    and tools
    Automated editing
    Main namespace
    Other namespaces
    All namespaces
    Navboxes
    with templates
    Inline images
    Help pages
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    Useful links
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    External links

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