Help:Editing
Create useful pages with a few supported fields. The wiki builds its indexes from those fields.
Create a reference page
Search for the subject first. If there is no existing article, create a page using its documented in-game name. For ambiguous names, add a short qualifier, such as a place or entity type, only when needed.
Copy the appropriate blank template below to the beginning of the article. Fill only supported values, then add readable prose under the template. The template categorizes the page and sends its nonempty fields to the database. Do not place a template on an index or help page.
Use plain page names in relationship fields such as zone, starts_at, and ends_at; the template creates the links. Use plain numbers in numeric fields. Do not add commas, units, or level-range punctuation to a single numeric field.
Item
{{Item
|type=
|slot=
|quality=
|item_level=
|required_level=
|zone=
|source_url=
|game_version=
|verification_status=
}}
Quest
{{Quest
|quest_level=
|zone=
|starts_at=
|ends_at=
|source_url=
|game_version=
|verification_status=
}}
Zone
{{Zone
|type=
|region=
|min_level=
|max_level=
|source_url=
|game_version=
|verification_status=
}}
NPC
{{NPC
|type=
|zone=
|faction=
|level=
|source_url=
|game_version=
|verification_status=
}}
Dungeon
{{Dungeon
|zone=
|min_level=
|max_level=
|party_size=
|source_url=
|game_version=
|verification_status=
}}
Add the article text
Use a short introduction, relevant sections, and a Sources section. Explain claims in prose so the article is useful beyond its information box. Keep each source near the claim it supports when the connection would otherwise be unclear.
To link another article, write [[Page title]]. To cite a web page without a citation extension, use an external link: [https://example.org/source Descriptive source title]. The example address is a formatting placeholder, not a game source.
Use verification_status only with one of these values: Unverified, Source checked, In-game checked, or Needs review. Leave the field blank when no status has been recorded. See Project:Data policy for the definitions.
Create a guide
Class and profession guides can use the shared metadata template at the top of the article. Add the appropriate category at the end. The following is a blank pattern; replace or remove the category as appropriate.
{{Page metadata
|source_url=
|game_version=
|verification_status=
}}
== Overview ==
== Sources ==
[[Category:Classes]]
For a profession guide, use [[Category:Professions]] instead. Add categories only to real subject pages, not to copied template examples.
How the database works
A reference template records each filled field as a typed property. For example, required_level uses Property:Required level, which accepts a number. Relationship fields use page names; zone uses Property:Located in. The Items, Quests, Zones, NPCs, and Dungeons indexes query the categories and properties added by their templates.
Keep the information box's structured values in agreement with the article text. When a record is missing from an index, check that its template is spelled correctly and preview the page for errors. Updates may appear after the site's background jobs finish.
Before you save
- Confirm that the article describes Forever and records the applicable version when known.
- Leave unsupported values blank, and use specific source links.
- Check page links and the information box in the preview.
- Write a short edit summary describing your change.