How to use the Wiki

**How to use the AncientGrove Wiki: A Comprehensive Guide**

**Basic Guidelines:**

* Read through the AncientGrove Wiki Rules and Worldbuilding Guidelines before writing anything.
* Stay as objective as possible, don't bend the truth.
* Lore should be written from a third-person perspective (they, them, he, she, it), never from first-person (I, me, we, us).
* Only edit pages in the 'Lore' categories: Settlements, Nations, Players, Events, Timeline

**Creating a Page:**

* Click the three-dots icon at the top right of your screen. Select 'Add New Page', and type in a title. This will bring you to the new page. Be sure the page you are trying to create doesn't already exist under a similar or different name.
* Click the 'Edit' icon to the right of the title. This will open an editor, which will be blank.
* **Before beginning to write, you should click the gear icon in the top right of the editor and select 'Categories'. Then type in and select the relevant category.** **Valid categories are: Settlements, Nations, Players, Events (Case sensitive). Do not use or create any other categories.**
* Just to reiterate, players should never create or edit posts in any category that isn't listed under 'Lore' in the navigation bar at the top of the screen. (Settlements, Nations, Players, Events, Timeline)
* Once the category has been set, select the 'Insert' button on the editor toolbar, then select 'Template'.
* Type in the same name as your category (Settlements, Nations, etc) and select the option which appears below, which will always be the name as the category, but without an 's' at the end. (Example: Settlement instead of Settlement**s**)
* This will prompt a form which you can fill out with some basic information. In order to add an image to the 'Image' section of the form, you will need to upload an image by following the steps listed below, under the heading **Adding Photos to Pages**.
* Once the category has been set and the template has been added, you're free to write!
* To save your page, press the 'Save' button in the bottom-right hand corner of the editor.

**Editing Pages:**

* To edit an exisiting page, press the 'Edit' icon to the right of the page name. This will open an editor.
* Make any necessary edits.
* Press 'Save' in the bottom-right hand corner of the editor.

**Deleting a Page:**

* Players should never delete pages unless they have accidentally created the wrong page, etc. If duplicate pages are found, contact an Administrator instead of deleting it yourself. Never delete other player's pages- if you think a page should be removed, press 'Edit' and add the 'Delete' template, then explain your reasoning in the section provided. The wiki team will handle the rest.
* To delete a page, press the three dots next to the 'Edit' button right of the page title. Then select 'Delete'. This will need to be confirmed.

**Adding Photos to Pages**

* Select the three dots at the top right of the webpage (not the editor), next to the icon that looks like the sun. Then select 'Upload New File'.
* Select your file, add a name and a short description, then press 'Upload File'.
* Now go back to the page you are editing and press the 'Images and Media' icon, which looks like a small painting or image on the editor toolbar. (It's two icons to the right from the 'Insert' button)
* Search for and select your image, then select 'Use This Image' in the top right.

**If you are having issues that cannot be resolved using the information in this article, or something in the article is unclear, please message Aventhorn through our Discord server.**