Tag Overview
Tags on Every Article
Abbreviations?
I prefer shorter tags, especially if I'm going to use them a lot. Since searching requires at least three characters, most abbreviations are the first three letters of the word I'm abbreviating - like index and length. But not all tags get abbreviations, for a handful of reasons:- The full word is more reader-friendly for searching, or is already short enough
- The natural abbreviation is too short for searching, like sc for Summer Camp
- The three-letter abbreviation would conflict with another tag, or would be too ambiguous to tell what it means
- Not abbreviating is either more consistent with related tags or easier to remember
Alphabetical Index
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
ind-letter/#
The letter represents the first letter of the article title excluding starting words like 'a' and 'the'. The # is for articles whose titles start with numbers.
The letter represents the first letter of the article title excluding starting words like 'a' and 'the'. The # is for articles whose titles start with numbers.
Type Index
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
type or type-subtype
Type is the general topic of the article, such as organization or planet. Subtypes apply to complex topics, such as people. These may shift over time.
Type is the general topic of the article, such as organization or planet. Subtypes apply to complex topics, such as people. These may shift over time.
Update Date
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
YY-MM
For the two-digit year and month of the article's last major revision, or publication if no revisions have been made since.
For the two-digit year and month of the article's last major revision, or publication if no revisions have been made since.
Length
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
category-estimated length
Categories are met for meta articles, pro for prose, or len for everything else. Lengths are either stub, short, medium, or long, based on word count without BBCode.
Categories are met for meta articles, pro for prose, or len for everything else. Lengths are either stub, short, medium, or long, based on word count without BBCode.
Optional Tags
Theme
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
theme
Themes are overarching concepts that group disparate articles. These are similar to the reading paths from the Visitor's Guide, but much broader.
Themes are overarching concepts that group disparate articles. These are similar to the reading paths from the Visitor's Guide, but much broader.
Searching
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
search term
Helps me or readers find articles by providing extra search terms. For example, the tags intro and primer on Welcome to the Talos Sector.
Helps me or readers find articles by providing extra search terms. For example, the tags intro and primer on Welcome to the Talos Sector.
Featured
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
featured-home or featured-category name
Only one article can be featured on the homepage. Currently, only planet categories have additional featured articles, and they show at most three.
Only one article can be featured on the homepage. Currently, only planet categories have additional featured articles, and they show at most three.
Recent
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
recent-home
Up to five articles get this tag to appear in the recent list on the homepage. When a sixth is selected, one of the others is removed.
Up to five articles get this tag to appear in the recent list on the homepage. When a sixth is selected, one of the others is removed.
Challenges
Summer Camp
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
summercamp-YY, with suffix -theme
The YY is the two-digit year of the event. Themes are three-character abbreviations, such as cha for change.
The YY is the two-digit year of the event. Themes are three-character abbreviations, such as cha for change.
WorldEmber
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
worldember-YY, with suffix -category
The YY is the two-digit year of the event. The category is a three-character abbreviation, such as cah for culture & history.
The YY is the two-digit year of the event. The category is a three-character abbreviation, such as cah for culture & history.
Other Challenges
Listed in the Index
Multiple can apply to one article
Multiple can apply to one article
challenge
Articles submitted to other challenges, whether official or community-run, get this tag.
Articles submitted to other challenges, whether official or community-run, get this tag.
Comments
Author's Notes
If you'd like more tag inspiration, check out these other tag overview pages on other worlds!
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