Welcome to our Starting Guide for joining the wiki. Presumably you've read our Rules or are here for refresher on the basics of editing. Let's jump in!
Editing Methods[]
Wikia offers several methods to edit pages, our preferred method is the source editor. The source editor allows us to edit the html of the page itself which lets us be more precise in how we design the pages we write. Visual Editor is also fairly easy to use, but can make using templates more difficult. To access the source editor, the quickest way is to click the menu next to the 'edit' button and select 'source edit' as shown below.
You can also change your editor to source editing permanently in your Preferences.
When you are using source edit, below the text box itself, you can click a box that lets you show a preview of what the page will look like once edited, here's what the editing box & button looks like.
Property Templates[]
When making a page, most want to make sure people know who the page belongs to. Many users have their own custom property templates, but there is a default basic that you can copy-paste into source editor here.
{{Property 2025
|color=black
|text=white
|user=GloamingEve
|usercolor=slateblue
}}
This is what it looks like. To use it yourself just replace user with your own username. You can change the colors to any hex code or web color you'd like!
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Infoboxes[]
| Hey There! | |
|---|---|
| Kanji |
こんにちは |
| Rōmaji |
Kon'nichiwa |
| This Is |
An Infobox |
As stated in our rules, every page requires an infobox. Infoboxes are narrow tables that sit on the right margin of pages, typically displaying fundamental information about the page. It sort of serves as a collection of "flash facts". Here are some canon examples, Natsu Dragneel & Celestial Spirit Magic.
Infoboxes are the easiest to edit in source mode, which is why we recommend source editing. They exist for all sorts of pages. Later on this page is a link a bunch of helpful infoboxes but here are a few of the ones you'll likely use the most. Each of these was created by admin GloamingEve and are free use.
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|---|---|
| Dragon Slayer Magic | |
| Kanji |
滅竜魔法 |
| Rōmaji |
Metsuryū Mahō |
| Type | |
| User(s) | |
Each section of an infobox has a place to input information, for example, here's what the infobox for Dragon Slayer Magic looks like on the page, and if you were editing it:
{{MagiSpell (GE)
|color=#bf0a2a
|text=white
|image=[[File:DS – Infobox.png|270px]]
|name=Dragon Slayer Magic
|kanji=滅竜魔法
|romaji= ''Metsuryū Mahō''
|type=[[Caster Magic]]<br>[[Holder Magic]]<br>[[Slayer Magic]]<br>[[Lost Magic]]<br>{{ft|Ancient Spell}}
|parent magic or ability=
|parent item=
|users={{ftf|Category:Dragon Slayer|Dragon Slayers}}
}}
In this example, you can see different editing tips and tricks. You can literally use any single color in an infobox! It also shows you how we create links (which we will go over shortly), italics, line breaks, and in-line templates that help display information.
It is important to note that if you are using visual editor, there is an option to insert Templates or Infoboxes. Our infoboxes, because of their versatility and functionality, and categorized as templates. The infoboxes tend to be less customizable in terms of color and style and are not suggested for use.
Content[]
Now that your page has a property template and infobox, the next step is to write! Aside from plain text there are tons of different formatting options. Here are some of the basics.
Sections[]
As you can see this article has several sections. To add sections to your own in source editor write the following for different types of sections or subsections. Essentially, the more = added, the more compartmentalized the segment will be.
== Section == === Sub Section === ==== Even More Sub Section ====
Links[]
Links on the wiki are surprisingly easy! The most basic way to link something is add two brackets around it [[Example]] which by adding a vertical bar you can change the name displayed such as [[User:GloamingEve|:)]] which shows as :) and still links to my user page.
Other ways to add links, are the in-line template: {{ftf|TEXT HERE}} which is another way of linking locally, {{ft|INSERT HERE}} which links to the canon wiki, or even {{w|INSERT HERE}} which links to wikipedia.
Images[]
To add images to infoboxes or in-line there are a few different components. Every image begins with [[File:. Next is adding the image name, which you can pick.
Let's do [[File:LoadbearingJellal.png]] which links to the image. If there is no image under the name you select (which is ideal when starting a new page), you can click the link which will take you to an image upload page to upload your image under its display name on the wiki. Now back to Jellal.
We can do a ton of other things with this image by inserting a vertical bar after the file name. If we want to make it bigger, we can add |150px]].
If we want to put it on the right side of the page, we can add |center]]. Likewise you can use, left or right to determine placement.
hey look at this!
We can wrap the image around the body of the text we're writing by adding |thumb as well as add a caption to the image itself with |any text after the vertical bar that isn't a command.
There is no limit to how many modifications you can make to an image. The image displayed next to this uses the following formatting in source mode:
[[File:LoadbearingJellal.png|100px|right|thumb|hey look at this!]]
Example Pages[]
These are categories of featured articles that have gained recognition by the community. If you're looking for inspiration for what your pages might look like or be formatted like, look here. Remember, do not copy someone's writing, but the types of sections they use or infoboxes are typically communal.
- Category:Featured Article
- Category:Featured Character
- Category:Featured Story
- Category:Featured Articles (Articles from before our 2025 rules and formatting update).
Translations[]
You'll notice that most people also write japanese translations for their pages, in theme with the canon wiki and source material. There are tons of different resources out there.
Some include:
- English to Katakana
- Tangorin
- Or even google translate.
More Templates & Formatting Tricks[]
If you're interested in a further list of updated templates and the example code for several formatting tricks there is an updated list here.
Outro[]
If you have any other questions or need help, the administration is here to help. Contact one of us on our Message Wall or ask for help in our discord.