How To Contribute

## How to navigate the site

The main page will be your hub for just about everything. It includes cast, episodes, and links to major pages. The "Explore" tab is baked into Fandom and will always include a link to the Main Page, "All Pages" currently listed on this wiki, and links to all of the videos and images uploaded. The "Wiki Content" drop down bar is subject to change but will always include links to pages listing characters, locations, the full story, and *a link back to this page*. If you get lost simply navigate back to "How To Contribute."

## Adding a new page:

1. Click on the three dots in the top right (navigation bar), this can be done anywhere on this wiki (make sure you're on stinkydragon.fandom.com)
2. If you have a picture you will want to add it first, click upload new file (make sure it is a supported image/video format).
3. Once you have uploaded and named your media, you can create a new page. **Make sure to search for the page first to avoid duplicates**. Identical named pages will be caught and redirected by Fandom but slight differences will slip through and cause editing headaches.
4. Click on the three dots again and click add new page.
5. Open the visual editor by clicking the Edit button in the top right.
6. Click insert, then template, then type "character" and click the first entry that shows up (this is the only template for now) .
7. Any time you want to edit the info for this page you can do so through the visual editor, or if you want to edit the infobox you can edit this template we've just added by clicking on the new "template" widget added at the top of the page (in the editor).
8. Anything left blank will not be included, so don't worry if you can't find a "length" or a "death date" for a living humanoid character, it won't show up as a blank.
9. ***Important:** once you add a new character, check the "characters" page linked under "wiki content" at the top. If the character is not listed, simply add it using the visual editor, then highlight it and click the chain link symbol to the left of "Insert". This will open a search function that should automatically find your newly crafted character page. Simply click on that character page and click save. You have succesfully linked your character to the character page.*

## Editing an old page:

1. Most functions can be done through the visual editor, it is not recommended you attempt to mess with source code.
2. Certain functions, however, cannot be changed via visual editor. One of these is *removing categories*.
3. If someone has added a category you don't think a page belongs to, you can remove it by deleting it from the bottom of the source page by clicking on "visual editor" and swapping to editing source.
4. **By default, most pages ~~are~~ *should always be* given the "browse" category so they can be found on the browse category page**. This is intentional for most things, but some un-finished/unpolished pages may be left out of this category so they don't appear as easily searchable on the browse tab. They are still accessible through the search function, though.
5. If a page is spelled incorrectly, don't try to make a new page and delete the old one, simply click on the three dots next to "edit page" (**not** the same three dots that are always on the navigation bar at the top) and click on "move." You will be prompted to rename the page and give a justification. The wiki writer's discord channel on the official Stinky Dragon discord server has access to most proper spellings and can get them if need be.

Contributions are the lifeblood of a wiki. The admins can't always be adding content, and we are only human so mistakes are inevitable. Errors will be fixed as soon as possible, and conflicts about spelling/confusing info will be checked with the show's production team and (time permitting) the writer of the show. Please be civil and refrain from adding large amounts of irrelevant content as they will be routinely checked/patrolled.

That being said we appreciate any contribution and we are glad you are passionate enough about the show to add to our wiki! Because episodes come out on a weekly basis, new content shouldn't be frequent enough to overwhelm the admins, but if you beat us to a new character page or location description feel free to add it yourself!

Thank you for your support!