Book Page Layout

**UPDATED: April 5, 2022**

## Images

The template is set up to accept different images in each of the different formats, ebook, print, audio, cd.

Images need to be named in a manner that they can be identified without the chance of overwriting an image of the same name. Many book titles are repeated so the series or author name has to be included as part of the image name.

For series: XX#Title = XX equals the series initials at a minimum, or part of the series name. For example "Nora Kelly series" book 1 image is named "NK1 Old Bones". The audio book cover is named "NK1 Old Bones audio". When naming a file, do not include the extension ie: .jpg. The upload software will use the appropriate extension.

Stay with the current naming convention as it will be easier for you and others in the long run. Save the ebook, paperback book, audio and CD covers, use part or all of the title then append "audio", "pb", or "cd" for those covers.
If all or some of the covers are exactly alike, don't upload all the same, just reuse the first one. See some of the existing pages for examples.

## Sort Order

The magic workd "DEFAULTSORT" is used so that pages will be indexed correctly. If the Title starts with "The" we don't want it sorted in the T's because that would make it really had to find a title via the index.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Book Title, The}} Note: Only necessary if book title starts with **The**

## Infobox Template

The "Book" template is set within "Panels", a panel for each type of publication, ebook, print, audio, cd. It also auto adds the Book article to several categories and auto creates links so there is no need to add the link code for Series name and Author, those are auto created. The categories that are auto assigned is Category:Books, Category:Audiobooks (if the audio panel is filled out) and the Author's individual category such as Category:Mercedes Lackey Books.

### Visual Editor

Insert template -> "Book". Fill out the the form as completely as possible, using amazon or one of the other selling venues to retrieve publication information. If the book is out in other formats besides ebook, be sure and include that information too.

### Source Mode

**Instructions** - open this page in source mode and copy from after "Start copy" point to bottom. Create new page with title of book and if part of a series, series name i.e. "Dead Heat" series name = Alpha & Omega series. The series name automatedly creates a link back to the series page, so make sure that it matches. Be aware that a Colin or # signs "**: or #**" in a page name can not be used as they have specific functions in wikitext. Paste in the part of this page that you copied. There are several reasons to do it this way, if you want to know why, leave me a message. Be aware that any page not following this standard may be deleted within 24 hours of posting it.

**Start Copy** (source mode only) after this line, remove any **nowiki** and **pre** code.

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**New** Ratings Templates: Add the following code, immediately after the info box. The template display will show on the left of the infobox and align with the top. There should be no spaces between the brackets, i.e. ( }}{{ )

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Please add something to the ratings, just do your best to share the info with others. See Explicit Ratings to understand what goes where.

## Sections

all of the following sections are required. Under the section "Additional Information", you can add anything else that you want to.

All sections should be defined as Header 2.

## About the Book

* **Genres**: Urban Fantasy, etc
* **Theme**: If there is an obvious one or part of a Universe or a sequel, otherwise leave blank.
* **Narrative style**: if you know and can figure it out, if not just leave it blank.

The options can be found at:
Perspective section at List of narrative techniques wikipedia

### Description

(This is usually the summary that is included with the book,at Goodreads, Amazon, author's website, publishers or other outlets.) Plot summaries should go below in the **Additional Info** section.)

## Additional Info

At the beginning of this section add the template. You will have to go to these websites, find the book and get the correct code or syntex. Each website has a unique way of keeping track of there books, so the following are examples specific to those sites. If you do not want to add this info, it is fine one of the admins will add it when they have time.

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Will look like this:

## Get the Book

Clicking on the button will open the site in a new Tab.

(Leave this line immediately after the infobox.)

**Note:** Include any additional information that you want to, such as plot summary / Cliff Notes, list of characters, Internal Chronology, Discrepancies, etc.

When adding the info box to "Get the Book" you have to use the

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 at the end of the section. This is a template that insures that the article maintains proper formatting by clearing on the image wrap or nowrap options.

## Category information

Do not add a header for this section. You can add categories either in source mode, example follows or using visual editor there is a section at the bottom that you can use to insert category names. See Category:Books by Genre Categories for all of the currently created categories for books. If you think there should be a new category, you can add it or contact an Admin.

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Stop copying here.