For Contributors

Welcome, and thanks for putting your hard work into the wiki!

4thewords user Kirala has made a to-do list for the wiki, which is a great starting point for what needs to be done. There's also a channel on the discord.

## A To Do List

### Small things

* Always be on the lookout for updating mastery rewards from the forum thread.
* We have a list of missing details for the wardrobe and house items.

### Larger things

* The house items are horribly out of date. There are a lot that are missing. Someone also needs to go through and mark how big the items are outside (or if they're only available outside or inside.)
* Categories on the wardrobe items were all rearranged. Someone needs to make a checklist and go through to see if everything is now categorized correctly.
* There should be a way to mark what's currently available in the wardrobe.
* We are trying to make a page for every quest. Some areas are still missing those pages, e.g. River Diner. Quests from 2022 Hunt for the Ancients should also get their own pages.

## How do I add an image?

1. Save the image onto your computer. (Right click, "Save Image As" usually works)
	* Images on the site are named with nonsense numbers by default, so you'll need to rename them when saving. When naming the image, the general rule of thumb is to name the image the same as the item/creature name on the site. Please use spaces, not dashes or underscores, and capitalize each word. For example, "Paper Wignow" rather than "image\_25907237", "Paper-Wignow", "PaperWignow", "Paper wignow", etc. Apostrophes are a-ok if applicable: "Grey's Mawt", "Chef's Hat", "Etta's Mouth", etc. For items with variations, such as house or wardrobe pieces, add numbers afterwards: "Leaf Crown 1", "Leaf Crown 2", etc.
2. Go to the page where you want to put the image. On the top there is a blue "Edit" button, which you should click.
3. In the tool bar at the top there is an arrow icon for "Mass Upload." Click that.
4. Click "Select File" and find the image on your computer. Click "Upload All." This puts them in the wiki's memory.
5. If you are entering the images into a gallery, close this popup before hitting "Insert All." Instead, now click on the gallery and click "Edit." Then search for the image you want to include and save the gallery when you're done.
6. If you are entering the image alone, and have your cursor where you want the image to go, click "Insert All." This will make your image appear on the page.
7. They are probably not the size you want or in the position you want. Click the image and then click "Edit." Go to "Advanced." There you can change if it's right, centered, or left justified. Lower down, under "Image Size," you can click "Custom" and then change the pixel value.
8. Don't forget to write a brief description of what you did at the bottom and save. "Added images" is a fine description.

## How do I add a Wardrobe Item?

If you notice some details about wardrobe items are missing, go ahead and replace "unknown" with the information you have. Easy!

Individual wardrobe entries involve a fair bit of coding, and it's easiest to handle them in the source editor. For example:

 No Variations

Looks like this in the source editor:

You can see the tile (Classic shorts) spans two columns.

Then the main image (Wf\_featured\_short\_black.png) spans three rows.

We then have how the item is procured (a quest in Luciola Forest),

how it's categorized (Lower Body),

and a gallery or the variant images (Shorts2-5).

For a second item (Luciola Shoes), we don't need to specify the widths of the columns. (style="width:150px;" and style="width:250px;")

With no variations, the gallery is unnecessary.

Some wardrobe items appear in multiple places. For example, the Expedition Hat was available as part of the Forest Expedition event, and then reappeared when the expedition areas became permanent. Therefore it can be found both in the Forest Expedition Wardrobe and the Expedition Areas Wardrobe pages.

If a wardrobe item appears on a second or third page, you can copy and paste the code you already have and add an extra line about the new way to get that item. Be sure the updated code is in BOTH locations. For example, note how the two entries for the Expedition Hat are exactly the same. Also remember to add that the item can be found on a new wardrobe page on All Wardrobe. Checking items on "All Wardrobe" is a good way to check that you've updated everything.

## A Checklist for Adding New Things

When a brand new thing is added to the game, it has to be noted in several places around the wiki. We call this "integrating."

This is not meant to intimidate you. Again, do what you can and what's fun. But these steps will need to be done, so keep it in mind.

### A New Monster

* Give the new monster its own page
	+ if the monster is a variant of another monster, that should be noted on both pages.
* Add the monster to the area monster gallery template for all areas it is in. For example: Luciola Template.
* Add it to the Compendium
* Add it to the appropriate Monsters by Size page: Small (0-399), Medium (400-999), Large (1,000+), and Variable (Endurance/Co-Op)
* Add it to the appropriate Monsters or Event Monsters page
* The monster has drops. Note the monster on the page of each item it drops.
* If the monster has requirements to battle, note the monster on the page of each item it needs.

### A New Item

* Give the new item its own page
* Add the item to the Items page.

### A New Quest

* For every area where you pick the quest up, add the quest to the quest table.
* The quest will have objectives (like fighting monsters or collecting items). Add the new quest to the page of every monster and item that is listed as an objective. (You don't have to do this for word counts, streaks, etc.)
* The quest will have rewards. It the reward is an item, add the quest to the item's page. If the reward is a wardrobe or house item, follow the instructions for adding a wardrobe and house item found below.
* We have given many quests their own pages, but since this is a very large project, not all areas have been done yet. If the quest is added to an area where we have already done, then give the quest its own page.
	+ If the quest is part of a chain, be sure to add it on the page of the previous quest.
	+ If the quest is not part of a chain, note it on the page for the main quest that would have unlocked the new quest

### A New Wardrobe Item

* Add the wardrobe item to the area where you receive the quest (either in a market or in a quest)
* Add the wardrobe item to the appropriate wardrobe page. For example: Forest Region Wardrobe.
	+ If the wardrobe item has already appeared before, it will already be on a wardrobe page. For example, wardrobe items from the Dragon Clan Event appeared in the Dragon Lair. This means they were already on the Dragon Clan Event Wardrobe page. This makes it easy to copy and paste the item into its new place. Be sure to note both the old way to get it and the new way to get it in the table on *both tables*.
* Add it to the All Wardrobe page.
* If the wardrobe item requires items to craft it, note the wardrobe item on each item's page.

### A New House Item

* Add the house item to the area where you receive the quest (either in a market or in a quest)
* Add the house item to the appropriate house items page. For example: Forest Region House Items
	+ If the house item has already appeared before, it will already be on a house page. For example, house items from the Dragon Clan Event appeared in the Dragon Lair. This means they were already on the Dragon Clan Event House Items page. This makes it easy to copy and paste the item into its new place. Be sure to note both the old way to get it and the new way to get it in the table on *both tables*.
* If the house item requires items to craft it, note the house item on each item's page.

### A Character Gets a Facelift

* Move the old character image from "Name.png" to "Name (Former).png"
	+ DO NOT include a redirect! Yes, this will break image links for a hot minute, but you're about to fix it.
* Save the new character image as "Name.png" and upload it to the wiki. This will ensure that all the pages that linked to it before will now link to the new image, without you having to edit them all individually.
* Make a new "Historical" section on the character's page explaining the change, and using the renamed "Former" image.
	+ Check out Alex's page for an example