Editing Main Page design

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{{nutshell|Re-designing Wikipedia's [[main page]] has been a [[Wikipedia:Perennial proposals|perennial proposal]] since the last major revamp in 2006.}}
There have been periodic attempts to revamp the design of Wikipedia's [[main page]]. In 2003, 2004, and 2006, there were successful main page redesign proposals.

Since 2006, there have been no successful proposals to significantly redesign the main page. However, it is always possible to request feedback from other editors on proposed changes, usually through discussion or [[WP:Requests for comment|requests for comment]] at [[Talk:Main Page]], [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)]] or [[Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)]]. You can test changes in [[Special:MyPage/sandbox|your user sandbox]] or another subpage.

== Enacted changes ==

Changes to content used in the main page, such as to the list of sister projects, are not listed. All archives linked display the current content; for archives of the content on particular days, see [[Wikipedia:Main Page history]]. TFA, OTD, ITN, DYK and POTD were added in 2004, and TFL was added in 2011. Some content may or may not be displayed depending on the day of the week.

This table does not list all of the changes that have been made and may be incomplete. Some changes, such as styling improvements, do not result in obvious or noticeable differences.

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Discussion archive !! Design archive
|-
| 2003 || [[Talk:Main Page/Layout design]] || [[Wikipedia:Main Page alternative (Classic 2004)]]
|-
| 2004 || [[Talk:Main Page/intro]] || [[Wikipedia:Main Page alternative (Classic 2006)]]
|-
| 2006 || [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Usability/Main Page]] || [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability/Main Page]]
|-
| 2010 || [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 151#Tidy up the navigational links? (redux - any objections?)|Removal of navigational links bar]] || ([[Special:PermanentLink/365059815|revision]])
|-
| 2012 || [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 171#Featured article link|Clarification of TFA and TFL text]] || ([[Special:PermanentLink/520485244|revision]])
|-
| 2018 || [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 192#Request for Comment|Addition of matching styling for bottom sections]] || [[Main page|Current design]] ([[Special:PermanentLink/847600508|revision]])
|}

== Failed proposals ==

This list does not include all failed proposals, but many proposals by individual users are linked from these pages.

{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Discussion archive
|-
| 2008 || [[Wikipedia talk:2008 main page redesign proposal]]
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| 2012 || [[Wikipedia:2012 main page redesign proposal]]
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| 2013 || [[Wikipedia:2013 main page redesign proposal]]
|-
| 2014 || [[Wikipedia:2014 main page redesign proposal]]
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| 2015 || [[Wikipedia:2015 main page redesign proposal]]
|-
| 2016 || [[Wikipedia talk:Main Page (2016 redesign)‎]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Main Page#Is there some way to make the Main Page look better?]]
* [[Wikipedia:Main Page alternatives]]
;Other discussions, notes, and attempts
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Main Page features]] (2011)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=250&offset=0&ns2=1&ns4=1&ns12=1&search=intitle%3AMain+intitle%3Apage+intitle%3Aredesign&advancedSearch-current=%7B Search (intitle:) for: Main page redesign]; about 200 related pages
* [[d:Q5296|Wikimedia main page – d:Q5296]], to see what our neighbours use
* [[Wikipedia:Unsolicited redesigns]] (essay)

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