Throughout Plants vs. Zombies Wiki, various links have been colored in order to reflect their aspects and to "spruce" up the wiki. Such colors are listed below. Along with, this link goes to a website which shows the standard "name" colors, which are identified by typing their name for the color instead of a hexagonal code (hex).
Despite this, several colors have been blacklisted due to readability or other circumstances, which are also listed below.
How to use colors
On normal font/noncolored hyperlinks
<font color = "colorname"> Colored words go here</font>
Result: Colored words go here
<font color = #Hexcode>Colored words go here</font>
Result: Colored words go here
These are inputted directly onto articles, and are usable by all users.
All hyperlinks for one page
a[href="/wiki/Article"] {color:color}
This goes under MediaWiki:Wikia.css and is only accessible to administrators. Color can be either hex code or name colors, and it does not matter.
Changing all hyperlink colors
This is a theme-based topic, and only administrators can use it. It is Special:ThemeDesigner, then going to the "Customize" section. There is no source code tied to it, instead being configured by a visual editor similar to regular editing.
Examples of existing links with hyperlink colors
Article (hyperlink) | Link color | Means of access | Reason for usage, other notes, or both |
---|---|---|---|
User:Wckd | Blue | #0000FF, blue | Blue has been designated for founders |
User:Vectorgreg | |||
User:ThisUserLikesOreo | Limegreen | 32CD32, limegreen | Lime (or "pure" green) has been designated for bureaucrats |
User:Swampert rox | Gray with red shadowing | #808080, gray #FF0000, red |
Gray with red shadowing has been designated for inactive/retired bureaucrats |
User:Ninja5Bot | Silver | #C0C0C0, silver | Silver has been designated for bots |
User:TheZombiemelon | Deep sky blue | #00BFFF, deepskyblue | Deep sky blue has been designated for administrators |
User:Emeskey | Red | #FF0000, red | Red has been designated for moderators |
User:Tile Denial | Orange | #FFA500, orange | Orange has been designated for rollbacks |
User:Light Bomber | Purple-blue | #9102ff, Purple-blue | Purple-blue has been designated for Discord owners |
User:7 GRAND UMP | Purple-blue shadowing | #9102ff, Purple-blue | Purple-blue shadow has been designated for Discord owners who are also Wiki staff |
User:GamerNerd i | Hot pink | #FF69B4, hotpink | Hot pink has been designated for Discord administrators |
User: 7 GRAND UMP | Hot pink shadowing | #FF69B4, hotpink shadow | Hot pink shadow has been designated for Discord administrators who are also Wiki staff |
User:DreamyImpy | Yellow green | #9ACD32, yellowgreen | Yellow green has been designated for Discord moderators |
N/A | Yellow green shadowing | #9ACD32, yellowgreen | Yellow green shadow has been designated for Discord moderators who are also Wiki staff |
Bad hyperlink colors
Several colors have been blacklisted, due to unreadability or other circumstances, such as potential confusion for not being a hyperlink or being a dead one. Such colors are listed here.
If you have bad link colors to report, report them on the Wiki Management board on the Forum of Wisdom, or an admin or bureaucrat so it can be changed.
Color and its name | Means of access | Reason for blacklisting | Alternative(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Yellow | #FFFF00, yellow | Text is unreadable. | Gold |
Platinum/Light gray | #E5E4E2, lightgray | Text is unreadable. | Gray |
Dark red | #8B0000, darkred | Could be mistaken for being a broken link. | Red, Crimson |
Sage | #085400, sage | Color matches or is very close to that of regular text. | Green |
Aquamarine | #7FFFD4, aquamarine | The text is unreadable and may "strain eyes". | Teal |
Cyan | #00FFFF, cyan | Text is unreadable and may "strain eyes". | Teal |
Khaki | #F0E68C, khaki | Text is unreadable. | Gold, Tan |
White (example) | #FFFFFF, white | Text matches the background color. | Secondary color of who/what the page is about (if all white, then Gray) |
Black | #000000, black | Color matches or is very close to that of regular text. | Dark slate gray |
See also
- MediaWiki:Wikia.css (contains all wiki css)
- MediaWiki:Colors.css (contains hyperlink colors for plants and zombies)
- MediaWiki:Colorsgallery.css (contains hyperlink colors for gallery pages of plants and zombies)
- MediaWiki:Colorsalt.css (contains hyperlink colors for everything else)
- MediaWiki:Colorsaltgallery.css (contains hyperlink colors for gallery pages of everything else)