Help:Skin page

Every Skin in our official XBMC.org repo automatically generates a basic page on the XBMC Wiki: Category:Skins

'''And we want a page for every skin! Including those not in the official repo!'''

Basic
What's the point of these pages? Basically they're a way to consolidate useful links and information related to these skins, as well as provide an internal link for wiki how-to's, etc. They can also be used to point to the currently active forum thread about the tools (for example, Add-on:Aeon Nox). It doesn't have to be anything fancy; it can literally be just a brief description and a list of links, like a community bookmark page.

Advanced
However, it can also be much more if people wish, like screenshots, documentation, how-to guides, embedded youtube videos, developer information, FAQs, etc. Take a look at these non-skin examples for add-on pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Here's some skin examples:
 * Add-on:Aeon Nox
 * Add-on:Back Row
 * Add-on:XeeBo

Skins not in the official repo
Including skins not in the Official repo is easy. Just follow the examples here, here, and here. Click "EDIT" on any page to see how they are made. Info for the Addon template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.

Comparison of skin features
When you use Skin features on a page just for a skin, then you can use that on Comparison of skin features. Just replace the manual entry with

and then it will be updated in both places with one edit.

If you press edit on the page you'll see examples of how it's done.

General editing help
If anyone is interested in helping out, just make an account on the wiki and have at it. Anyone can edit. The wiki formatting is very easy to understand, and if you need any help you can leave a message at Talk:Main Page at any time. We also have a basic help page here. Brand new accounts can't make new pages for a few days, as an automatic protection against spam, but just leave a message at Talk:Main Page and we will enable page creation manually on your account.

Feel free to ask if you are unsure if you should make a page, but don't be afraid to make mistakes! No one will get mad or be punished for mistakes on the wiki. All edits are saved and we can roll back if there are mistakes. Be bold!