Wikia

Editing a page at the Forgotten Realms Wiki has a lot in common with editing a page at Wikipedia. If you are new to editing wikis, we recommend you read the Wikipedia Help for a general introduction.

ReferencesEdit

This wiki is in the strong position of being able to provide accurate, verifiable sources for the information it provides. This is unlike Wikipedia where certain information is difficult to cite. Help:Citing sources provides a guide to providing clear, accurate referencing. If you come across an article on this wiki that is not referenced, you should add the {{unreferenced}} template.

CleanupEdit

Many articles on the wiki require cleaning up because they are not laid out properly, they were put together by an inexperienced editor, or more and more information has been added without consideration for the article as a whole. You can edit these articles so that they read better and contain properly formed wikilinks. Don't confuse cleanup with referencing: it is possible to have a perfectly referenced article that still requires cleanup, because it has spelling errors, for example.

CategorizationEdit

The category hierarchy is a detailed structure intended to allow browsing to find similar articles or articles about broader or narrower subjects. For example, a reader starting from a page about a town on the Sword Coast might use categories to browse for other towns, other towns on the Sword Coast, or other settlements in general on the Sword Coast. If you come across articles in need of extra categories or categorized wrongly, you can update them so that they are more correct.

This text is stored on Wikia Community Central. Suggest changes here.

This page introduces the basics for getting started on editing on a wiki and a walk through of the Wikia editor. Follow the linked pages to learn more in depth details of editing.

Watch a quick tour of the Wikia Editor
Added by Piotr Bablok

Step by step

Anyone can edit a wiki! You don't need to be signed in or have an account.

To edit a page, simply click the Edit button which is located by the title of the page.
Once you click the edit button, the Wikia Editor will load allowing you to make changes to the page, including adding or removing text, photos, video and more.

Editor Features

Visual Mode: This mode is generally the default and allows you to make edits that will appear exactly as they will on the published page.
Source Mode: This mode allows you to edit the page using wikitext.
Edit Area: This is the main content area where you can add text, media and adjust the format of the page.
Toolbar: The toolbar allows you to format text, making it different sizes and styles. You can expand and condense the toolbar to view more or less tools.
Feature Modules: The right pane also includes modules that allow you to add features and media such as photos, slideshow, videos and tables. You can access templates to use on the page and add categories. The preview and publish buttons are found at the top of this area.

Basic Editing Tips

Once the edit is opened, you can use the toolbar, features modules and free form edit area to add or adjust to the page content.
To see how your page will appear once it's published, click on the preview button. This will pop up a window that shows the page as it is currently designed.

If you like your preview, hit publish and your edits will be live.
If you don't like your preview, you can keep editing until it appears as you would like it to.
To let others know what you added, fill in a summary above the publish button.

Next Steps

Learn how to modify text.
Learn how to add links.
Learn how to create a new article.

More Help

Ask other users on the Community Central Forums
Learn more about wikitext