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Badges are small colored boxes that can be added to a [[Help:User page|User page]] to communicate information about the editor and help Saintapedians collaborate more effectively on articles. You can see images of all the available Saintapedia badges in the [[Help:Finding Saintapedia badges/Badge gallery | badge gallery]].

<big>'''We recommend you start by:'''</big> 
# adding a {{Tlx|Badge box}} to [[Special:Mypage|your user page]] 
#* With [[Saintapedia:Visual editor|Visual editor]]
#*# Section "template" from the insert menu or type {{Keypress|{}} + {{Keypress|{}} to add a template
#*# Type "Badge box" into the text field and click on ""Add template"
#* With [[Enhanced editor]]
#*# Copy the text from [[#Blank Badge box|Blank Badge box]] 
# Adding badges 
#* With Visual editor - Section Badge1 and then add the badge template in such as '''<nowiki>{{Dominican Badge}}</nowiki>'''
#* With Enhanced editor - after the equals sign (=), such as '''|Badge1 = <nowiki>{{Dominican Badge}}</nowiki>'''

Please see [[Help:Saintapedia Badges]] for a complete description of badges including how to make them, ideas for additional badges, structure, and guidelines.
[[File:Insert template.png|alt=Screenshot of VisualEditor insert template dialog box|thumb|Screenshot of VisualEditor insert template dialog box]]
'''Create you own''' using {{tlx|Group badge}}, {{tlx|Certification badge}}, {{tlx|Alumni badge}}, or {{tlx|General badge}}.

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==Saintapedia badges==
* The [[:Category:Badges|Badges category]] is a complete list of all badges.  
* The [[Help:Finding Saintapedia badges/Badge gallery|Badge gallery]] should have most badges in an easy to navigate format.

==How to easily add Badges to your user pages==
The {{tlx|Badge box}} template is a simplified way of adding up to 15 [[Help:Saintapedia Badges|Saintapedia badges]] to your user page.  Each parameter is optional.  Simply add the syntax from below to [[Special:Mypage|your user page]] and then add badge calls as appropriate.  A list of many of the badges and instructions on how to create new badges be found [[Help:Finding Saintapedia Badges|here]].   This template is designed to assist users in getting started with badges in a hopefully simple way.  Advanced users are, of course, free to develop their own approach to adding badges to their user pages.  

Steps:
# Go Badge box
# Copy the Blank Badge box
# Go to your user page
# Edit your user page
# Paste the Blank Badge box there
# Save the changes to your user page
# Follow the Find Saintapedia badges link
# Pick a badge to add and copy the text you need to add it
# Go to your user page
# Edit your user page
# Paste the badge text after the equals sign (=), such as |Badge1 = {{tl|Gardening badge}}
# Save your changes
# Follow the Find Saintapedia badges link to add more badges

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===Blank Badge box===
Add the following wiki text to the top of your user page.  After saving the page, find some badges and add one per row. Example below.  
<pre>
{{Badge box
|Badge1 = 
|Badge2 = 
|Badge3 = 
|Badge4 = 
|Badge5 = 
|Badge6 = 
|Badge7 = 
|Badge8 = 
|Badge9 = 
|Badge10 = 
|Badge11 = 
|Badge12 = 
|Badge13 = 
|Badge14 = 
|Badge15 = 
}}
</pre>

===Example Badge Box with Several Badges added===
The following wikitext will result in the badge box on the right.  
{|
|- valign="top"
|
<pre>
{{Badge box
|Badge1 = {{Acronyms WikiProject}} 
|Badge2 = {{Gardening badge}} 
|Badge3 = 
|Badge4 = 
|Badge5 = 
|Badge6 = 
|Badge7 = 
|Badge8 = 
|Badge9 = 
|Badge10 = 
|Badge11 = 
|Badge12 = 
|Badge13 = 
|Badge14 = 
|Badge15 = 
}}
</pre>
|{{Badge box
|Badge1 = {{Acronyms WikiProject|nocat=yes}} 
|Badge2 = {{Gardening badge|nocat=yes}} 
|Badge3 = 
|Badge4 = 
|Badge5 = 
|Badge6 = 
|Badge7 = 
|Badge8 = 
|Badge9 = 
|Badge10 = 
|Badge11 = 
|Badge12 = 
|Badge13 = 
|Badge14 = 
|Badge15 = 
}}
|}

==Badge pictures==
Do you have a better picture for a badge? As with most everything on Saintapedia, if you can make it better, go ahead and do it. To replace a badge picture, click on the current picture on the badge; this will take you to the Saintapedia page for that picture. Click the link near the bottom for "Upload a new version of this file." Upload your file, and indicate in the File Changes box what the source was for the image. The badge will now display your new image. Generally, square images work best, and they should display well at about 45 pixels. 

==Advanced Techniques==

These user badges do not try to pre-define how text will be wrapped on your page.  Therefore, a common approach is to put user badges inside a table to help control where they are located on a page and how other text interacts with them.  

If you don't want to use the {{tlx|Badge box}} template, another option would be a basic two column table that will put badges two-abreast on your user page.   Use the following format for that table.  You can add as rows as you want.  You can customize the table and its placement to your liking.  See [[Help:Table]] for information on how to configure your table:

==Wititext for badge table==
<pre>
{|class="wikitable"
|+ User badges
| {{user badge one}} || {{user badge two}}
|-
| {{user badge three}} || {{user badge four}}
|}
</pre>

===Will result in===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ User badges
| <nowiki>{{user badge one}}</nowiki> ||  <nowiki>{{user badge two}}</nowiki>
|-
| <nowiki>{{user badge three}}</nowiki> || <nowiki>{{user badge four}}</nowiki>
|}

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