User talk:Radiiant/sandbox/Navbox

Thoughts behind this mockup
Most freebies are designed for one specific figure and aren't cross-compatible with other figures in the lineup. Navigating MediaWiki is sometimes unintuitive (especially with the 2022 redesign that hides the site sidebar), and someone can land on the wrong page from a search engine and struggle to find the correct figure page. A navbox can simplify navigation across figure lineups for Daz/Poser users unfamiliar with MediaWiki/Miraheze layouts and make it easier to find freebies for the correct figure.

Some additional musings:
 * Color could potentially be modified for different figure lines, e.g. using green for Genesis line, blue for Aiko line, yellow for Michael line, etc.
 * It's also possible to use to create horizontal lists, which would have the same effect within the template as its initial formatting, but my attempts with that template have been unsuccessful (though I'm still trying to make it work).
 * Tradition on most wikis (e.g. Wikipedia, Wikia/FANDOM) is to place these types of navboxes at the bottom of the page to make the page look less cluttered and reduce risk of misclicks. That said, if a figure page is too long, someone might not scroll down all the way before clicking off. If we have access to viewership data, that might help with deciding where to place such a navbox.
 * The template could be modified to list a single creator's figures, for creators who have posted multiple figures (maybe 5+?). However, the primary goal is to make it quicker to navigate potentially high-traffic figure pages. (Too many navboxes on one page can cause clutter.)

Not sure how useful a template like this would be, but maybe it's worth a test? I'd love others' thoughts. Radiiant (talk) 17:04, 6 May 2023 (UTC)