Getting Started

Restructuring the Codex

We are currently moving articles around and changing the general structure of the Codex. Please come back later if you get lost!
 

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2019/12/2
Updated graphics and text to match the new menu and create page layouts. (shyredfox)


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Jul 16, 2019 07:10 by Donald Sims

What are the two or three square icons on the bottom right of a page? I do not get an <alt name> when I hover over them.

Jul 16, 2019 15:55

Those are some very useful shortcut buttons! The green one ("power hammer") is a quick-access menu with links to each article template plus different world interfaces, as well as a world switch (useful if you have multiple worlds).   The purple one (the inkwell) lets you create articles on the fly. Of course, it's not designed to be used as a full editor, so there's only text boxes for the title, vignette, privacy status, article template and category. However, it's very handy for when you are editing an article an need to quickly jot down something into a new article. When you click the save button of the pop-up editor, you will be able to copy a bbcode link to the newly-created article in case you need to insert it to your current main editor. It will also add the article to the to-do list.   Finally, the blue button (potion vial) appears only in the world edit interfaces and lets you quickly upload images (multiple at once) using a drag-and-drop system. When you click the upload button, you will be able to copy their BBCode ID blocks from the pop-up window. It's very useful to upload art while you're working on an article without interrupting your workflow!   Hope this helps! Feel free to ask if you've got any other questions.

[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jul 21, 2019 16:21 by Donald Sims

Thank you for your assistance.

May 18, 2020 03:30 by SirCobalt

This Getting Started Guide has two FAQ questions that look to be missing their closing square bracket on the IMG tag. Both are listed below. How can I make an entire article or world private?

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How do I add a subscriber of a co-author to my world?
 
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May 18, 2020 03:35 by Ademal

Thanks for the catch!

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May 18, 2020 04:05 by SirCobalt

No problem. The FAQ for This is too basic, I want more information about something! should also include a link to the Help Page for the Discord invite (or a direct link to the Discord invite, depends on how many locations you want to manage the invite link).

Jun 17, 2020 08:32

Is there a way to copy an article or secret for a secondary world on the same account? Like for example if I write up a whole article with secrets in one world, is there any way to copy, not just move entirely, to another world so that both worlds have said articles and/or secrets?

Jun 17, 2020 17:15 by Ademal

Not at this time, no.

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Jul 13, 2020 20:28

How do I export my world? I can't find the button in World Configuration. Thank you!

Jul 16, 2020 19:23 by Ademal

Exporting is a member feature, for a full list of features check here.

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Jul 25, 2020 07:10

Hello, what happend to the sections that used to be a part of article editing i.e. culture, ecology, structure etc? Also, what happened to the save button?   Thanks,   Ryan

Jul 25, 2020 18:25 by Ademal

The site autosaves all changes now! :) To see the other fields, check under the vignette for the "Show Template Specific Prompts and Connections"

CSS Whisperer • Community Admin • Author of Ethnis
Jul 25, 2020 18:25 by Ademal

The site autosaves all changes now! :) To see the other fields, check under the vignette for the "Show Template Specific Prompts and Connections"

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Jul 25, 2020 19:28

Wonderful, thank you!

Jan 11, 2021 17:42

i would like to make another world for my other books. how would i do that?

Jan 24, 2021 08:01 by Ademal

Right here! Sorry for the delay.

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Jan 29, 2021 17:54

thank you

Sep 3, 2021 02:09 by CelestialSwords Games

I exported my world but am not sure how I am supposed to edit the content. Do I need any other program to open each article to edit it?

Sep 14, 2023 18:44

when you view the world, are you supposed to be able to see the articles that you have written? I have the world codex, which i assume will show all of the categories, but what about articles that aren't in a category? And even then, when i do open a category, shouldn't i be able to see links to the articles within that category?

Sep 15, 2023 17:57 by Ademal

Are the articles in a published state? Drafts don't show in public.   Under your world config (gear icon, left sidebar at the bottom), under the Homepage tab, you can set uncategorized articles to show or not, as well.

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