Help:Add-on page

Every add-on in our official XBMC.org repo automatically generates a basic page on the XBMC Wiki: Category:All add-ons

'''And we want a page for every add-on! Including those not in the official repo!''' (please follow the Forum Piracy Policy for all wiki topics)

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:Hulu). 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 examples for add-on pages:
 * Add-on:YouTube
 * Add-on:BlipTV
 * Add-on:iPlayer
 * Add-on:PleXBMC
 * Add-on:Common plugin cache
 * Add-on:Artwork Downloader

Add-ons not in the official repo
Including add-ons not in the official repo is easy. Just follow the examples here and here. Info for the Addon template is normally taken from the addon.xml file.

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!