Many wikiHow authors like to keep a running list of articles they have created on their user pages but may find that manually maintaining this list is time consuming or difficult. Fortunately, wikiHow has an automated system for tracking this information. If you would like to keep track of the new articles you have contributed to wikiHow, just follow these instructions.

[edit]Steps

Basic List Method

This method allows you to add a simple list of the articles you have created to your user page. You can control how many articles are shown, and how the list is sorted (oldest first, newest first, or most popular first).

Open your user page for editing.
Move your cursor to the location on the page where you want your list to begin. You may want to create a new section on the page by typing "==Articles I Have Started==" or something similar.
Type the code to create your desired results:
- {{#ARTICLESSTARTED:0}} - This code creates a numbered list of all of the articles you have started beginning with the most recent and going to the oldest.
- {{#ARTICLESSTARTED:5}} - This code creates a numbered list of 5 of the articles you have started, going from most to least recent. You can change the number of articles shown by replacing the 5 in the example with a number of your choosing.
- {{#ARTICLESSTARTED:0|plain|popular}} - This code creates a numbered list of all of the articles you have started, going from most to least popular. If you would like to only show your top 5 or top 10 (or any other number), you can change the 0 in the example to another number.
- {{#ARTICLESSTARTED:0|plain|time_asc}} - This code creates a numbered list of all of the articles you have started, starting with the oldest article and going to the newest. Change the 0 to another number to show a particular number of your early articles.
A simple list of 5 articles started

Preview your page to make sure that it is working properly.
Save your page.

Basic Box Method

This method allows you to create a plain box on your user page with a list of some or all of the articles you have created in it. You can control the number of articles displayed and sorting options in the same fashion as with the basic list method.

Open your user page for editing.
Move your cursor to the location on the page where you want your list to begin.
Type the code to create your desired results:
- {{#ARTICLESSTARTED:5|box}} - This code creates a box with a numbered list of the 5 most recent articles you have started beginning with the most recent and going to the oldest. Change the 5 in the example to another number to display a different number of articles.
- {{#ARTICLESSTARTED:5|box|popular}} - This code creates a box with a numbered list of the 5 most popular articles you have started of the articles you have started beginning with the most recent and going to the oldest. Change the 5 in the example to another number to display a different number of articles.
- {{#ARTICLESSTARTED:5|box|time_asc}} - This code creates a box showing your 5 first articles started. Change the 5 in the example to another number to display a different number of articles.
A sample box showing the 5 most popular articles started by an author

Preview your page to make sure that it is working properly.
Save your page.

Advanced Box Method

This method allows you to create a fully customized box by adding additional HTML code. You can change font, background color, and more with the appropriate codes.

Follow steps 1 and 2 for the Basic Box method described above.
Type the custom code to create your desired results. Here is the basic form:{{#ARTICLESSTARTED:5|box|popular|Type your custom heading here|Add custom HTML here;}}
- Replace the text "Type your custom heading here" with the message you would like to have added in your list header.
- Replace the "Add custom HTML here" text with HTML code to change font size, style, or color and change background color and add borders.
- Replace the word popular with "plain" to show most recent articles first; replace it with "time_asc" to show earliest articles first.
- Change the 5 in the example to another number to display a different number of articles.
A custom box showing the 5 most popular articles started by an author.

Preview your page to make sure that it is working properly.
Save your page.

[edit] Tips

To conserve server resources, it will take one day before a new article can be displayed on this list.
Note that this only works on your main user page and will not work on any other pages in your user namespace.
When you save your user page, it will be cached and will not update regularly. To refresh, load your user page, add this text at the end of the URL: "?action=purge", and then hit enter to load the page.
For more examples, see Travis' user page.