How To Make A Character Page

So you want to make your own page, but don't know where to start. There are three steps to creating a character: Creating the Character Page, Updating the Infobox, and Adding Categories.

## Creating the Page

This step will teach you how to create the page for your character.

1. **Copy the Template**:
	* Go to the Original Character Template page.
	* In the upper right-hand corner of the page, you'll see a button labeled "View Source". Click it, and it will provide the source code of the template. It looks complicated, but don't worry, you don't have to understand any of it.
	* Copy everything in the white box to your clipboard.
2. **Transfer the Template to Your Character's Page**:
	* At the top right of every page, above the navigation bar, is a button that says "Add New Page." Click it.
	* A prompt will pop up asking you to name the page. Put your character's full name here.
		+ If you get an error that says that page already exists, then someone already created a character by that name. To work around this, add your username in parentheses after your character's name when creating the page. Example: The Boss (MegaFreeman)
	* Wikia will then jump to the page you just created and open an editor. In the upper-right side of the editor is a dropdown list marked by three bars. Click on it and open Source Editor.
	* A new editor will open. Paste the code you copied from the template into this new editor and click "Apply Changes". You should then return to the original editor, where you can see a copy of whichever template you used.
	* You can now edit the page as if you were in a text editor. The only major exception is the info box.

## Updating the Gallery

This step will teach you how to update your gallery to include pictures of your character.

* Before starting, properly rename a picture of your character you want to upload so that it starts with your name. Example: megafreeman\_the\_boss\_killing\_civilians.png
* Scroll down until you've reached the gallery on your OC's page. All OC templates come with a gallery preloaded so you don't need to worry about creating one yourself.
* There should be a button labeled 'Add Photos' on the bottom right corner of the gallery. Click it.
* This opens the gallery editor dialogue. Once the pop up box with the editor opens, you'll be met with a grid of photos that have already been uploaded to the wiki. You can choose from these, or if you need to add your own photos, upload them. Clicking the add photos button in the dialogue box will allow you to choose photos from your computer or elsewhere on the internet to add to your OC's page. Unfortunately, these can only be added one at a time.
* Once you've selected or uploaded all of the photos you need, you can reorganize them if necessary in the gallery editor. Once you are satisfied, simply click the button labeled 'Publish' to save your changes.

## Updating the Infobox

This step will teach you to update the infobox (the sidebar with pictures on it) on your character's page.

* Click on the infobox. A grey square will pop up in the upper-right hand corner of the infobox. Click on it.
	+ **Note:** If you don't see an infobox in the editor and instead see a green puzzle piece, you're in the wrong editor.
* Fill out all of the text fields. If you want to add your own picture, you'll need to be signed in.
* If you don't want to fill out one of the fields or it doesn't apply to your character, leave it completely blank and it won't appear on your Infobox.
* **How to Add A Picture**
	+ To add a picture, you first need to be logged in.
	+ After that, go to Upload page, and select the image you want to upload.
		- **Note:** A file has to have a certain name in order to be allowed on. For icons, please before uploading, rename your file to "icon\_yourname\_character.png". If you do not to this step, the file will be deleted.
	+ Go to your character's page and click on "Edit". Open up your Infobox editor and in the image1 field, type "File:icon yourname character.png"
	+ Click apply, then Publish to save your changes.

## Adding Categories

Adding characters categories are mandatory, if you don't do that, they will automatically be assigned by an administrator. We would prefer if you didn't make your own categories but used existing ones.

1. Open the dropdown list in the upper-right corner of the editor and click Categories
2. An options page will open. Type the Categories you want to add into the Add a Category textbox.
	* You can add the following categories
		+ "Character" category **- MANDATORY**
		+ Character's Role - Boss, Lieutenant, etc.
			- For Boss of Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Saints Row: The Third, and Saints Row IV, use the category "Old Boss". For the Boss of Saints Row (reboot) and all future Saints Row games, use the category "New Boss".
		+ Character's Faction - Third Street Saints, Sons of Samedi, Ultor, etc.
		+ Character's Nationality - American, British, Mexican, etc.
		+ Character's Universe - This one you can name whatever you want, but keep it constant throughout all characters
		+ Creator's Name