Wikipedia:Directory

For the "Wikipedia is not a directory" policy, see WP:DIRECTORY.

"WP:INDEX" redirects here. For pages about indexes (indices) of topics in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Indexes.

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Wikipedia directories and indexes

The following is a list of Wikipedia's directories and indexes. Choose the page below that best fits your needs, then search key words or terms on the selected page with your browser by pressing Ctrl+F or F3, or ⌘ Command+F on a Mac. Protocols & conventions List of guidelines A descriptive list of official guidelines for "English Wikipedia". List of policies A descriptive list of official policies for "English Wikipedia". Manual of Style contents A descriptive list of the pages which make up the style manual for "English Wikipedia" articles. Help related Editor's index An enormous index of the Wikipedia community, intended to help find anything not in the encyclopedia itself. FAQs index An index of Frequently Asked Questions by topics. Help directory A massive descriptive list of all most all of Wikipedia's informative, instructional and "how to" pages. Help menu site map An index of the pages that make up the help menu. Reader's index An index for readers of Wikipedia. Requests directory A descriptive list of the interactive services and assistance that can be requested on Wikipedia. Tips library Wikipedia's tips directory, where you can digest how to use Wikipedia in bite-sized morsels. See also Styletips, for bite-size chunks from the Manual of Style. Tools index A listing of Wiki-tools intended to simplify, make more efficient, or provide additional functionality to Wikipedians. Community related Community portal The main directory for information on collaborations, on-going tasks, and news about English Wikipedia. Dashboard An index of the current discussions and requests taking place throughout English Wikipedia. Department directory A directory of all the different divisions of Wikipedia. Essay directory A colossal descriptive list of Wikipedia Essays that contain information, advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors.. Noticeboards directory A descriptive list of Wikipedia's interactive noticeboards. Quick directory A handy directory of key pages throughout Wikipedia, with emphasis on interaction between members of the community. Village pump(s) A listing of pages to discuss the technical issues, policies, and operations of Wikipedia. WikiProjects directory An index of WikiProjects by topics. (Groups of contributors who want to work together as a team to improve Wikipedia.) Locutions Abbreviations A list of abbreviations commonly used on Wikipedia. Edit summary legend A list of commonly used edit summary abbreviations. Glossary A list of terms (slang) commonly used by editors during discussions. See also Reader's glossary. List of shortcuts A gigantic list of pages and their "abbreviated redirects". Wiki markup A list of wikicode (Markup language used to write pages} - alongside implantation tips. Table of contents Content portal The vast content of the encyclopedia has been organized into several different "table of contents" as seen below. Types Overviews Featured content Outlines Lists Portals Glossaries Categories Indices Topics Current events Reference Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Places, people & times Academic disciplines Anniversaries today Countries and territories People deaths this year Timelines centuries decades Indices A–Z index Categories Dewey Decimal classes Library of Congress Classification Roget's Thesaurus Spoken articles Wikipedia books