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-|name=Community Portal
+|name=Welcome to the Community Portal
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 {{Shortcut|TSW:COM}}
-'''Welcome to the Community Portal.''' The Community Portal is where the TSW community comes together to organize and discuss projects for the wiki.{{clr}}
+<center>The Community Portal is where the The Sims Wiki community comes together to organize and discuss projects for the wiki.<br>
+This page also provides a listing of various tasks that editors can, and should, pursue in order to improve the overall quality of the wiki, alongside the current news, recently featured content, and more.<br> New to editing? Check out [[Help:Editing|this page]] to get started!{{clr}}</center>
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-{{Headerblue|text=Focus Article|icon=TS4 star icon.png|iconpos=right}}{{clrr}}
+{{Headerblue|text=Focus Article|icon=TS4 star icon.png|iconpos=left}}{{clrr}}
-The focus article is an article that is in need of improvement or attention. Please help us by working on this week's focus article:
+The focus article is an article that is in need of improvement or attention. Please help us by working on this month's focus article:
 [[File:The_Sims_4_Luxury_Party_Stuff_Logo.png|center|250px]]
 <center>'''[[The Sims 4: Luxury Party Stuff]]'''</center>
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 <!-----Expand articles----->
-{{Headerblue|text=Expand short articles|icon=TS4_new_plus_icon.png|iconpos=right}}{{clrr}}
+{{Headerblue|text=Expand short articles|icon=TS4_new_plus_icon.png|iconpos=left}}{{clrr}}
 We want to lengthen and expand some of our short articles, especially in these categories:
 *[[:Category:The Sims 4 stubs|The Sims 4 stubs]] <small>({{Random page in category|The Sims 4 stubs|text=random page in category}})</small>
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 *[[:Category:Articles with short sections|Articles with short sections]] <small>({{Random page in category|Articles with short sections|text=random page in category}})</small>
 You can also help us lengthen and improve our stub articles by clicking below to visit a random stub page!
+<inputbox>
-{{Random page in category|Stubs|text=<span class="button">Click here to view a random stub page</span>}}
+hidden=yes
+break=no
+prefix=Special:RandomInCategory/Stubs
+type=create
+buttonlabel=Click here to view a random stub page
+</inputbox>
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 <!------Clean up articles------>
-{{Headerblue|text=Clean up our articles|icon=TS4_duster_icon.png|iconpos=right}}
+{{Headerblue|text=Clean up our articles|icon=TS4_duster_icon.png|iconpos=left}}
-Some of our articles are in need of a good cleanup! You can help by improving the articles in these categories:
+Some of our articles are in need of a good cleanup! And it doesn't need to be anything huge. A simple fix to spelling or grammar is greatly appreciated as well. You can also check out the [[The_Sims_Wiki:Manual_of_Style|Manual of Style]] to gain insights on our current policies regarding article quality. You can help by improving the articles in these categories:
 *[[:Category:Cleanup|Cleanup]] - These articles need general improvement. <small>({{Random page in category|Cleanup|text=random page in category}})</small>
 *[[:Category:Articles needing confirmation|Articles needing confirmation]] - There are statements on these articles that need to be verified by other players. <small>({{Random page in category|Articles needing confirmation|text=random page in category}})</small>
 *[[:Category:Articles missing information about The Sims 4|Articles missing information about The Sims 4]] - If you own and play the game, help us bring these pages up-to-date. <small>({{Random page in category|Articles missing information about The Sims 4|text=random page in category}})</small>
 You can also visit and improve a random page in need of improvement by clicking here:
+<inputbox>
-{{Random page in category|Articles needing improvement|text=<span class="button">Click here to view a random stub page</span>}}
+hidden=yes
+break=no
+prefix=Special:RandomInCategory/Cleanup
+type=create
+buttonlabel=Click here to view a random page requiring a cleanup
+</inputbox>
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-{{Headerblue|text=Add and improve images|icon=TS4_easel_icon.png|iconpos=right}}
+{{Headerblue|text=Add and improve images|icon=Trait TS4 Memorable.png|iconpos=left}}
-The Sims Wiki has thousands of images to help decorate our articles. However, there are some issues with images that we need help with; you can lend a hand by:
+The Sims Wiki has thousands of images to help decorate our articles and showcase the features told in them. However, there are some issues with images that we need help with; you can lend a hand by:
 *Adding images to [[:Category:Articles requiring images|articles without images]]. <small>({{Random page in category|Articles requiring images|text=visit a random page in the category}})</small>
 *Helping us find a use for our many [[Special:UnusedFiles|unused files]].
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 <!-----------------------------------FEATURES---------------------------------->
 <div style="background: #ffffff; border: solid#E0E0E0 2px; margin: 5px 2px 5px 2px;"><div style="padding: 5px;">
+<table style="text-align: left;">
-{{Headergreen|text=Community Features|icon=TS4_star_trophy_icon.png|iconpos=right}}
+{{Headergreen|text=Community Features|icon=Aspiration_TS4_Friend_of_the_World.png|iconpos=left}}
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+<!--   FEATURED ARTICLE   -->
-{{col-2}}
+<tr><td style="width:50%; margin:5px 2px 5px 2px; vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2">
+{{Headerblue|text=Featured Article|icon=TS4_star_trophy_icon.png|iconpos=left}}
+{{Featured Article}}
+{{----}}
+<center>[[The Sims Wiki:Featured article|Vote for the next Featured Article]] ·
+[[The Sims Wiki:Featured article/Past Articles|Past featured articles]]</center>
+</td>
+<!--    FEATURED MEDIA    -->
+<td style="width:50%; margin:5px 2px 5px 2px; vertical-align:top;">
+{{Headerblue|text=Featured Media|icon=TS4_easel_icon.png|iconpos=left}}
+{{Featured Media}}
+</td></tr>
 <!-----Featured Editor----->
+<tr><td style="width:50%; margin:5px 2px 5px 2px; vertical-align:top;">
-{{Headerblue|text=Featured Editor|icon=TS4_silver_medal_icon.png|iconpos=right}}{{clrr}}
+{{Headerblue|text=Featured Editor|icon=TS4_silver_medal_icon.png|iconpos=left}}
 {{Featured Editor}}
 {{----}}
 <center>
-[[The Sims Wiki:Featured Editor#Nominations and Votes|Vote for or nominate next month's Featured Editor]]!<br/>
+[[The Sims Wiki:Featured Editor#Nominations and Votes|Vote for or nominate next month's Featured Editor]]<br/>
 [[The Sims Wiki:Featured Editor/Past Editors|See previous Featured Editors]]</center>
+<td></tr>
-{{col-2}}
-<!-----Battles----->
-{{Headerblue|text=Battles|icon=TS4_boxing_gloves_icon.png|iconpos=right}}{{clrr}}
-<center>{{MP battles}}
-Go to [[The Sims Wiki:Battles]] to vote for your favorite!
-{{----}}
-[[The Sims Wiki:Battles/Nominations|Vote for or nominate a battle]]<br />
-[[The Sims Wiki:Battles/Archives|Previous battles]]
-</center>
 {{col-end}}</div></div>
 <!-----------------------------------COMMUNITY NEWS---------------------------------->
 <div style="background: #ffffff; border: solid#E0E0E0 2px; margin: 5px 2px 5px 2px;"><div style="padding: 5px;">
-{{Headergreen|text=Community news|icon=W newspaper.png|iconpos=right}}
+{{Headergreen|text=Community news|icon=W newspaper.png|iconpos=left}}
 <!-----Bulletin Board----->
-{{Headerblue|text=Community Bulletin Board|icon=TS4_push_pin_icon.png|iconpos=right}}
+{{Headerblue|text=Community Bulletin Board|icon=TS4_push_pin_icon.png|iconpos=left}}
 This bulletin board is open for any editor to leave notices to other editors. To leave a notice for others, click on the button below:<center>
+<inputbox>
-[http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sims_Wiki:Community_Portal/Bulletin_board?action=edit<span class="button">Edit the bulletin board</span>]</center>
+hidden=yes
+break=no
+prefix=The Sims Wiki:Community Portal/Bulletin board
+type=create
+buttonlabel=Edit the bulletin board
+</inputbox></center>
 ;Current Bulletins
 {{/Bulletin board}}
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 <!-----Community blog listings----->
-<div style="padding: 5px;">{{Headerblue|text=Community News <small>([[The Sims Wiki:News|other news]])</small>|icon=TS4_newspaper_icon.png|iconpos=right}}
+<div style="padding: 5px;">{{Headerblue|text=Community News <small>([[The Sims Wiki:News|other news]])</small>|icon=TS4_newspaper_icon.png|iconpos=left}}
+{{The Sims Wiki:Community News}}
-<bloglist timestamp="true" count=5 type="plain" title="TSW Community News">
+{{----}}
-<title>Community blogs</title>
+<center>[[The Sims Wiki:Community News|More community news →]]</center>
-<type>box</type>
-<order>date</order>
-<category>The Sims Wiki Weekly News</category>
-<category>Community blogs</category>
-</bloglist></div>
 {{Col-2}}
 <div style="padding: 5px;">
 <!-----Community Corner notices and boilerplate----->
-{{Headerblue|text=Editor notices|icon=Icon-warning-48x48.png|iconpos=right}}
+{{Headerblue|text=Editor notices|icon=Icon-warning-48x48.png|iconpos=left}}
 <div style="padding: 5px;">
 [[File:Discord_logo1600.png|left|50px|link=The Sims Wiki:Discord]]The Sims Wiki is now on [[The Sims Wiki:Discord|Discord!]] Check out [[User blog:LostInRiverview/The Sims Wiki on Discord|this news blog]] to find out more about Discord, the TSW Discord server, and to find out how to join!{{clr}}

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