The Top Tabs
At the top of every page in Wikipedia, you can expect to see six tabs (seven tabs if itâs a talk page). These tabs let you switch between the main article page, the talk (discussion) page, the page history, and so on.
Note
Pages with the âSpecial:â prefix, such as the Special:Watchlist page, donât have tabs. Special pages, which Wikipediaâs software automatically generates, donât have a history, and you canât edit them. Think of them as one-time reports.
Article, Category, or Project Page
The name of the leftmost tab indicates the namespace youâre in. For example, if youâre looking at an article, it says âarticleâ. If youâre looking at a WikiProject page, it says âproject pageâ. (All WikiProject pages have the have the prefix âWikipedia:â.) if youâre looking at a Category page (Chapter 17), it says âcategoryâ, and so on.
Note
You may hear other editors use the term projectspace. That just means all WikiProject pages. If the leftmost tab says, âproject pageâ, youâre in projectspace. If you want to get the terminology right, articles are in mainspace, not âarticlespaceâ (though if you slip up and use the latter word, other editors will understand what youâre talking about).
Discussion
Displays the talk page associated with an article, Wikipedia instructional page, category, or whatever. The tab probably should say âtalk pageâ, since thatâs what everyone calls them. Maybe someday thereâll be consensus to change this tab ...
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