A How to Guide for the Game of Kings Wiki
This is just a quick little how-to on how to do some of the standard things that players of Game of Kings might want to do around on the wiki. If there is anything else you'd like to see some step-by-step instructions for on how to do on the wiki, please do not hesitate to submit a suggestion via the +request system in-game.
Before doing any of these things, you will need to make sure that you have created an account here on Wikidot and put in a +request in-game with the account name in order to get access to edit/create on the GoK wiki. Once you have done this and are logged in with your account, proceed on-wards!
Step by Step on How to Create and Add a Scene Log
- Select the 'Scene Logs' link located in the left hand pane of the page, under In-Character.
- Type the title of the log in the box next to 'Create New Scene Log'. Note : These will need to be unique, if you get a message telling you the page already existing you will need to come up with a different name.
- Once the name has been entered, click on the 'Create New Scene Log'. This will create the initial page and set it up with the basic log template amongst a few other things for you like setting the title of the page and some of the default tags.
- Next go through the template and begin filling out the information.
- Replace 'Log Title' to be the title of the log.
- Replace 'Log Summary' to be a brief summary of what the log is about or what happened in the log.
- Update the 'day/month/year' to the OOC date the RP in the log occurred.
- If the log relates to another log or logs, add links for them after 'related=' , if there are no related logs delete the full line of text 'If there are no related logs, put 'None' — please, don't leave blank!) ' and put None
- Next replace 'Name1' and 'Name2' to the characters that appear in the log. Add additional lines as needed.
- Replace 'Room Name' to the name of the room the log took place in.
- Replace 'Room Descritpion' with that rooms actual description.
- Replace 'IC date of RP' with the IC date the RP occured.
- Replace 'Log text goes here!' with the text of the log
- After making all the updates, or any time during the process, click on the 'Preview' button at the bottom of the page and check over the Scene Log to ensure that everything looks like expected. Make additional edits as needed.
- Once the preview shows the page as desired, click on the 'Save' button at the bottom of the page.
- With the page now save, select the 'Tags' option at the bottom lower right of the page.
- Add the tags for all the characters that appear in the log. Note : These will be the same names used in step 4-5. Also leave the existing tags of 'social' and 'logs', these make sure the scene log appears on character pages and the main page of the wiki.
- Click 'Save Tags'.
- Click on 'Scene Logs' again in the left hand pane.
- Click on the 'Edit' button on the bottom of the page.
- Find the IC date that the log occured, or add it as needed.
- Add the log under that date using the log title way back in step 2.
- Once the log and a brief summary has been added, Click on the 'Preview' at the bottom of the page to check and make sure the changes appear as expected.
- Once everything looks as desired, click 'Save'.
Step by Step on How to Create and Add a Memoir
- Select the 'Memoirs' link located in the left hand pane of the page, under In-Character.
- Type the title of the Memoir in the box next to 'Create New Memoir'. Note : These will need to be unique, if you get a message telling you the page already existing you will need to come up with a different name.
- Once the name has been entered, click on the 'Create New Memoir'.
- Next go through the template and begin filling out the information.
- Replace 'Memoir Title' to be the title of the memoir.
- Replace 'Summary' to be a brief summary of what the memoir is about.
- Update the 'day/month/year' to the OOC date the RP in the log occured.
- If the memoir relates to another Memoir or to a scene log, add links for them after 'related=' , if there are no related logs delete the full ine of text 'If there are no related logs, put 'None' — please, don't leave blank!) ' and put None
- Next replace 'Name1' to the character who's memoir it is. Add additional lines as needed.
- Replace 'IC Date — Location' with the IC Date and Location where the memoir occurred.
- Replace 'Log text goes here!' with the text of the log.
- After making all the updates, or any time during the process, click on the 'Preview' button at the bottom of the page and check over the Scene Log to ensure that everything looks like expected. Make additional edits as needed.
- Once the preview shows the page as desired, click on the 'Save' button at the bottom of the page.
- With the page now save, select the 'Tags' option at the bottom lower right of the page.
- Add the tags for all the character<s> that appear in the memoir. Note : These will be the same names used in step 4-5. Also leave the existing tag of 'memoirs', these make sure the scene log appears on character pages and other places in the wiki.
- Click 'Save Tags'.
- Click on 'Memoirs' again in the left hand pane.
- Click on the 'Edit' button on the bottom of the page.
- Add the memoir to the list using the format denoted on the page.
- Once the memoir has been added, click on the 'Preview' at the bottom of the page to check and make sure the changes appear as expected.
- Once everything looks as desired, click 'Save'.
Step by Step on How to Create and Setup a Character page
How to Create a Character Page
1. Select Characters from the navigation bar near the top right of the page.
2. Type your character's bit name (aka their in game name) into the box next to the Create New Character Page button.
3. Next click on the Create New Character Page. This will create page and set it up with the initial character page template.
4. Click on Save.
Now you have a character page! And it's kind of ugly and empty. So let's continue on and do something about that.
Adding Images to a Page
So you want to add some images to your character page. First lets get them added to the page itself.
Note: It is possible to simply use URLs to images if this is preferred by the user.
1. Scroll on down to the bottom of the character page.
2. Click on the Files link as seen in the lower right :
3. Now click on Upload a file from your computer.
4. And now click on Select Files.
5. Navigate to and select the files that you are wanting to upload and add to the page.
6. Click Open.
Note: Repeat Steps 5 & 6 as often as needed to select all desired files.
7. Click Upload Files.
Now that the files have been uploaded to the page they can now be used within the page itself.
1. While editing the page, select Edit down at the lower right of the page from the same list that Files was located.
2. Navigate to the section of the page where you want to add the image and set the cursor there.
3. Now go ahead and select the Image Wizard Icon, the right icon in the image below.
Note: The Left Icon will simply insert image code.
4. The Image wizard as shown below will appear and you can go about selecting which image you want to use, what size you want it to be and what position you want it in.
Note: If using an external image, it will also let you preview the image to make sure it can be pulled in. Do note if you are logged into the account you are hosting it on (like Photobucket), it may preview fine for you and yet not appear in the page if the security settings on the external account aren't set to make the image public for all.
5. Click on Insert Code once you've made all your selections.
6. Click on Preview to preview the image on the page.
7. If everything looks like you expected, and you have no other changes to make click on Save.
Updating the Character Box
Let's go ahead and get some of those character details filled out now and get this page looking a little less empty.
1. Click on Edit down in the lower right.
2. If you want to change the title of your page from just 'John' to say 'John Smith' or 'Sir John Smith'. Go ahead and change it up here :
3. The top of the edit box beings with something like 'include Characterbox' this is what we'll be focusing on in this section as this section of code controls what appears in the character box at the top of the page.
The full code we'll be changing is :
And for reference, you can match the number to where the 'answer' will appear in the Character Brief :
4. Now have at it in filling out each of the fields.
Note: You will want to fill something out for each field else that 'ugly' code answer will rename, deleting the field from the code does not remove it from the box. An answer needs to be filled out.
Most of those are pretty self explanatory, but here's a run down of all them all for anyone who wants a little help :
1 - This will just be the image name of a file previously uploaded to the page, something like ImageOne.jpg, or it can be a url.
2 - This should be the name of the your character's PB/Actor
3 - This should be the byname of your character or N/A if they do not have one at this time.
4 - This is your characters full name, without title.
5 - This will be your character's age
6 - This is the Kingdom that your character is apart of, should be Taniford, Rhaedan, Guild, Temple or None.
7 - This is the Noble House your character belongs to or None
8 - This is your character's title - Lord, Lady, Sir, Mistress, etc
9 - This is your character's position/job/career - Lord, Lady, Priestess, Metalsmith, etc
10 - This is your character's place of birth
11 - The name of your character's father
12 - The name of your character's mother
13 - The name of your character's siblings if they have any, or N/A if they do not
14 - The name of your character's spouse if they have/had one, or N/A if they do not
15 - The name of your character's children if they have any that are known, or N/A if they do not
5. Once you've gotten them all filed out, or at any time along the way, click on Preview to check out the changes.
6. If everything previews as expected, click Save.
Filling out the Background and Character Features Sections
The background section and character features are probably looking pretty empty and boring right now. Let's get that changed on up.
1. Right now the background section looks like :
2. To change this, click on Edit down in the lower right.
3. Now scroll to the section of code that looks like this :
4. Now you don't have to put your full background out for the whole world to see if you don't want to. Most will split it up a little and put a summary above the break and then a modified 'full' version after the break. So something like this in way of example code wise :
Which once previewed will look like this, with and without expansion shown :
Note: If you don't want to split it up any, you can simply get rid of the 'collapsible' code section and put what part<s> of your background you want to exist on the page.
5. Under Immediate Family, list out your character's immediate family and your character's relationship to/with them. Their background or information should not go here, that belongs on their own character pages. Or if they are not played, on the Wanted page to get them a player. This page is all about your character!
Note: If family members are PCs this section can be removed and the relationships simply detailed in the 'On the Grid' section if desired.
6. Under Physical Features, remove the section between and including the '[]'s and replace it with a copy of your character's description.
7. Under the Quirks section, again remove the section between and including the '[]'s, replace it with list of your character's quirks or a brief summary of your character's persona, or Merits and Flaws.
Filling out the On the Grid Section (Or Tabs and You!)
So, now you're staring at those funky tabs and thinking they're kind of neat but just how in the world do you expand on them and make it work right. Have no fear, we'll get you through it. Just take a deep breath and read on.
Right now the section preview looks like :
Click on Edit to edit the page.
Scroll down to the section of the code that begins with '[[tabview]]'
The full section of code that creates the tabs in the preview looks like :
To explain it a little bit :
3 points to the code tags that create the main section, so if you wanted to create yourself another tab block, you'd need the code to start with '[[tabview]]' and to end with '[[/tabview]]'
2 points to the code tags needed to create an individual tab, so for each tab you want to exist you need a '[[tab House]]' and a '[[/tab]]'. And 'House' will be the name that displays on the tab, so if you want to see something else on the tab that is what you change to make that happen.
1 points to and contains everything needed to make those nifty relationship displays. So for every relationship that you want to see on a tab, you need to repeat that entire section of code. And then then replace BitName with the characters bit name, this will pull their Character Icon in. Replace Full Name with the characters full name, or whatever name you'd like to see show up for them (after all your character might know their name or have a nickname they call them by. And then replace Relationship with the relationship had with the character….and repeat for all relationships, on all tabs that you want to do.
Note: Only the first tab is viewable in Preview mode, you will have to Save, or Save and Continue, in order to check out your changes to the additional tabs.
Now the easy part, getting the Scene Logs and Memoirs to come in automatically.
Scroll on down to the section of the code that looks like :
And change the 'bitname' to your character's in game name. So if the character's name was Mary it would now appear like :
If there are already logs or memoirs posted that have the chracter tagged, you can click preview and now see that the logs are pulled in.
Note: The number after Limit controls how many logs/memoirs are displayed. This can be adjusted up or down as you see fit.
If there aren't any logs or memoirs posted, or you've already previewed and are done with editing the page for now - click Save.