Editing Guide

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Rules and Guidelines About Content

Content placed in articles must be directly relevent to the game unlike discussion (AKA talk) pages which may be a little off topic. Although anything way off base will be deleted.

If possible please use the templates and the Category tags.

Edit an Existing Page

To access the editing page for a particular article click on the Edit this page link in the top left corner of the articles frame.

Creating articles and Using Templates

The most common way an article is created is when a link does not connect to an existing page. These links show up red - if you click on them they take you to the article creation page where you can create a new article. Articles should be loaded with an article template before information is added, the article templates load the format and style used by that type of article in this wiki. There is a table below which shows the articles, the template code, an example and a guideline on when this template is used. To load a template you simply input the template code on the page and then save. The template will then load and you can edit the page as if it was an existing page.

Article Templates

Article Type	Template Code	Example	Guidelines
Location	{{subst:Locations}}	Unicorn Way	For locations with their own map
Places of Interest	{{subst:Interest}}	Dorothy Gale's House	For area's without a map, but needing a page
Quests	{{subst:Quests}}	Enrollment	Used for all quests *
Spells	{{subst:Spells}}	Blood Bat	Used for all Spells
Items	{{subst:Items}}	Twice Stitched Boots	Used for all Items regardless of type
NPCS	{{subst:NPC}}	Merle Ambrose	Used for all non player characters are friendly
Vendor	{{subst:NPC Vendor}}	Prospector Zeke	Used for all shops and non player characters who sell items
Trainer	{{subst:NPC Trainer}}	Dalia Falmea	Used for all non player characters who teach you spells
Creatures	{{subst:Creatures}}	Dark Fairy	Used for everything that attacks or you must defeat

* Hints, Guides and Discussions should be placed in the Discussion tab

Other Templates

Type	Template Code	Example	Guidelines
Main End	{{Main End}}	Hints, Guides and Discussions should be placed in the Discussion tab.	Should appear on the bottom of every page.
Line Break	{{Break}}		Creates a line break if needed

Article management templates

All article management templates should be added to the top of the page they are needed on - these templates are used to bring the article to the attention either Admins (to delete) or to regular users to add more information (stubs).

Nominate an article for deletion

Add {{delete}} to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion.

Stubs

When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub.

Adding {{stub}} will include them in Category:Article stubs, and is used to list which articles need expanding.

Create A New Page

The second way a new article is created is to use the create a new article link found in the special pages menu on the bottom of the nav bar (on the left hand side of the screen). This is not generally recommended. Most pages created in this way will not link to the rest of the wiki and will be lost - if there is a page that needs to be created in this manner make sure it has categories added correctly and if possible add links on the suitable existing pages so that it will be found easily.

Categories

Navigation of the Wizard 101 Wiki depends heavily on the use of categories, so using categories and adding the correct ones is very important. The table below outlines the use of categories to make this easier, unlike templates there are too many to list every single category.

Article Type	Category Code	Guidelines
Location	[[Category:Locations]]	Should be used on every location page
	[[Category:Wizard City]]	The world that the location is found in
	[[Category:Commons]]	The location, use location for all places of interest too.
	[[Category:Gauntlet Instance]]	An instance that cannot be left without it resetting
	[[Category: Group Instance]]	An instance that can be entered by up to four wizards
	[[Category:Level Instance]]	An instance that is a location with own map such as Sunken City
Quests	[[Category:Quests]]	Should be used on every quest page
	[[Category:Wizard City Quests]]	The World that the quest takes place in (can be more than one)
	[[Category:Golem Court Quests]]	The location that the quest takes place in (can be more than one)
Spells	[[Category:Spells]]	Should be used on every spell page
	[[Category:Fire]]	School of spell (Fire,Ice, Storm, Myth, Life, Death, Balance)
	[[Category:Treasure Card]]	Use instead of School of Spell for Treasure Cards
	[[Category:Damage]]	Type of Spell (see Types Of Spells for a list and icons)
Items	[[Category:Items]]	Should be used on every item page including Treasure Cards
	[[Category:Wands]]	Type of Item
	[[Category:Any School Items]]	Usable by wizards of any school
	[[Category:Balance School Items]]	Items usable only by wizards who this is their first school
	[[Category:Any Level Items]]	Usable by Wizards of any level
	[[Category:Level 5+ Items]]	Items usable only by wizards who of or above the level
	[[Category:Holiday Items]]	Items available only during a holiday
	[[Category:Valentine's Items]]	The holiday the item was available
NPCS	[[Category:NPC]]	Should be used for all friendly non player characters
	[[Category:Wizard City NPC]]	The World the NPC is found in (can be more than one)
	[[Category:Golem Court NPC]]	The location the NPC is found in (can be more than one)
	[[Category:Trainer]]	A NPC who can teach Spells
	[[Category:Vendor]]	A NPC who sells items
Creatures	[[Category:Creatures]]	Should be used on every creature page
	[[Category:Wizard City Creatures]]	The World the creature is found in
	[[Category:Dark Cave Creatures]]	The location the creature is found in (often more than one)
	[[Category:Boss]]	If the Creature has boss in it's nameplate
	[[Category:Elite]]	If the Creature has elite in it's nameplate
	[[Category:Giant]]	The class of the creature (not all creatures have class)
Badges	[[Category:Badges]]	A badge that can be achieved

Wikia's Manual of Style

The Wizard 101 Wiki:Manual of Style is a very handy place to get to know many of the Wikia's formating options such as tables, galleries, and table of contents.

Hints, Guides and Discussions should be placed in the Discussion tab.