Workflow

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Workboard

Greeting New Editors

Add the {{welcome}} template to user pages when new contributors edit (not including friend page).

Regular Updates Needed

Pages needing regular updates include:

Monday

Other days

Dragon of the Month
Piggy Bank
Frenzy Days
- {{i|Food|2}}, {{i|Gold|2}}, {{i|Enchanted Trinkets|2}} = Food, Gold, Enchanted Trinkets

Dragons

Adding/Editing Dragon

Create a new Dragon page using {{DragonBox}} following this guide (copying/pasting from a Dragon with similar rarity and obtainment method is the easiest start).
- If the information is uncertain, unreleased, or incomplete, add {{Uncertain}} at the top.
- If added to the game but not made obtainable, and at least two updates have passed, add {{Apolloed}} at the top.
Upload Dragon images, appropriately categorized in the upload summary (usually Staff using official images).

Changing a Dragon's Name

Move/rename the page (note: moving is renaming).
Move/rename all files used on the old page.
Create a redirect from the old page name to the new page.
Visit the old page name and use Special:WhatLinksHere (left sidebar) to see items still linking to old page, to update the links.

Renaming a Dragon Page

When renaming, other pages may still link to the wrong name.

Visit the old page, click "what links here" (left sidebar) to list all pages still linking to the old page, update the links.
- If nothing to the old page, simply rename it.
- If other pages link to the old page, rename but check the "leave a redirect behind" move option.
  - Visit the old page name again, use "what links here" again. Open each page, then use "ctrl + f" (find) to find and then update links.
  - If the link exists in a template, check with a Bureaucrat before changing (the link will continue to work and redirect appropriately).

Notes:

It may take up to an hour to update "what links here" links, due to the MediaWiki job queue.
Pages whose link text was generated by a template may need to be purged to update (click time at top-right).
Links inside DPL3 templates may take up to an hour for cache to clear, then another for job queue to clear.

Clan Dragon added

In the unlikely occasion that this occurs, update the counts in {{TODTabs}}.

Renaming a Section

Currently, there's no report for dead-end links or double-redirects on page sections as there is for pages. Instead, search for wikitext links:

Visit the page you intend to rename the section of to get the old page#section name.
Search for the OLD page or section name as a link, the beginning only (e.g., [[page name or [[page name#section).
- This searches for redirects without taking you to the actual page(s).
- Go through the search result list, update old page redirects.

Moving/Renaming Page (Excluding Dragons)

Visit the page to move/rename.
Click What links here (left sidebar) to find outdated links (leave tab open, needed in subsequent step).
On the old page, click the Actions (button) > Move, then enter the new page name and save.
Visit the old page name, re-create it, make a redirect from the old page name to the new.

End of Year Updates Needed

See End of year updates needed

Misc

Redirects

Create redirects to common terms or those similar to proper page names using:

#REDIRECT [[Category:Page Name]]

Or

#REDIRECT [[Page Name]]

Transclusion/Inclusion

Transclusion is the inclusion of page content into another by reference, this wiki mostly uses Labeled Section Transclusion extension (use guide on page). Typically, we include page sections with:

{{#lsth:Pagename|SectionName}}

Parts of the included section to be excluded, get wrapped in <noinclude></noinclude> tags.

Link to History Diff

Rather than repeating large volumes of old information (such as from tables) in history sections, refer link to the history diff using:

[[Special:Diff/96632|Revision 96632]]

Visit the page in history by clicking its date to view page content and copy the page number from the browser URL "&oldid=96632".

Events

Divine/Ancient Events

Create an entry on Divine or Ancient island page.
Copy the contents of last Divine or Ancient island event page.
Create new page with exact event name, adapt the content for new event (follow prior file naming conventions).
Create new schedule of released dates.
Create event pages.
- Calculate drop odds for chest dragon pieces, decorations, gold, etc., add to event page(s).
Upload (released) images:
- Ancient/Divine chest(s).
- Ancient/Divine tickets.
- Currencies, flying creatures (if applicable).
- Shrine/Altar ticket/talisman generator (change cost as appropriate).

{{DecorationBox|size=Medium|type=Sculpture|update=6.9|cost=1.99|currency=USD|sell=Unsellable}}

- Event screen buttons/tiles.
- Island.
- Ad images (if applicable).
- Event Decorations categorize either [[Category:Images:Divine Event Decorations]] or [[Category:Images:Ancient Event Decorations]] and add (changing proper update number):

{{DecorationBox|size=Medium|type=Sculpture|method=Ancient|update=6.8}}

If there's a castle event, see Castle Events section.
Once Decorations and shrine/altar are uploaded, update Decorations and In-Game Currency pages.
Uncomment and adapt Main Page special event section (only Staff can do).
Format and post Event Dialogues (if applicable).

Dragon Dice

Create event page.
Upload Dragon Dice background image (if applicable, typically Ancient events) and put on Dragon dice page.
Upload ad image.
Determine setup for double-trouble milestones.
Format and post Event Dialogues (if applicable).

Castle Events

Determine level reset pool currency amounts.
Upload images:
- Currencies (and update In-Game Currency page).
- Flying creatures.
- Maps (once they are released in-game).
Compose castle page wikitext.
Create event page.
Format and post Event Dialogues (if applicable).

New Event Type

New type in Eventbox:

{{EventBox}}

New event type (category) needs:

Category page created.
{{EventBox}} (defaults to accepting any type and categorizes it accordingly, but if specific sections are needed, they must be added here).
{{EventTypeFromName}}, to calculate type (if applicable).
{{EventDurationFromName}}, to set the default duration (if applicable).
{{Event}}, add icon for event slider display (if applicable).
{{Events}}, add it to the events legend (if applicable).
{{ColorCodes}}, add a color for the event type.
{{Calendar}}, add type (and optional color) to main page calendar items.
{{GetEndTime}}, if non-standard end time (12:00 UTC).
Add type name in {{EventColorChoices}} beside the color code used to help us keep track.

Existing event type category reused needs:

{{EventBox}}
{{EventTypeFromName}}, to calculate type.
{{EventDurationFromName}}, to set default duration.
{{Event}}, add icon for event slider display (if applicable).

Updates (wiki Staff use)

Add release date to Game Updates.
If any new items were introduced that need regular updates, add to Editing Central.
Copy/paste the update information provided by Gameloft Community Manager(s):
- Divide the information into separate lines.
- Determine each page changes apply to and put it above (for your reference) the divided text.
- Rewrite the text to follow history section convention:
  - Make it concise and neutral.
  - Begin with an action word such as Introduced (for new feature), Added (for additions to existing features), Made, Renamed, Changed, Discontinued, Dropped support for, etc.
  - Use: Past tense, remove extra words, avoid language like "will", "got", and "in order to" (just "to" is fine), and only use "trainer" when necessary (players know who they are).
- Add update details only (not page name) to the history section of each page using {{update}} template.
  - For a single item:

* {{update|x.x|Introduced}} (no period, the template adds it)

For multiple items (no period after the last item only, other lines add periods).

* {{update|6.8|Introduced x feature.
** Changed y feature to z}}

During page history edits, if pages need other review/changes, add {{review}} template at the bottom, with a note about what needs changing. The text is not seen on-page, it appears on Workboard for Staff to edit/update/fix at their convenience:

{{review
|update=x.x
|notes=Note about what needs changing (please be specific about section, etc.)
}}

When review is finished

Wiki Staff remove status and/or notes parameters, so only the update number remains:

{{review|update=x.x}}

New Island

Add new island on Islands category page.
Create an island page, categorized, [[Category:Islands]] that redirects to the corresponding section of the Islands page.
- If the island has multiple subsections, ensure you create those redirect pages also, categorized, and redirected as above.
Create the Grid (Staff has a generator) and categorize as:

[[Category:Images:Maps]]
[[Category:Images:Grids]]

Upload images:
- Island
- Obstacles (see {{DecorationBox}}).
- Add to Islands page and {{IslandGridGalItem}} template.
- Check that all appear on Obstacles page, and that stats are appropriate.
- Add to all obstacle pages the {{DecorationBox}} template, and confirm they also appear on the Decorations and Obstacles pages.

New Element

Add Element page, upload images.
Update templates: {{Elements}} {{DragonBox}}, {{valElem}}, {{ColorCodes}}, {{DragonListFromElements}}, {{ElementButtons}} (this may not be all).
Update pages: Elements (and create subpage for element), Skills, Base Gold per Hour, Base Health, Base Attack, {{SkillProperty}}, {{Skills}}, {{ColorCodes}}, {{Enchantment}} (this may not be all).
Use the {{Check-NewElement-DPL3}} template to list pages that use existing element icons and enchantment materials, to determine if any of the pages returned need the new items added.
Create redirect pages to the element skill name, for commonly mistyped phrases, such as: Ancient skill and Ancient skills; also create redirects from mastery names to relevant skill page section.
Add its habitat to Habitat page, upload images, create redirect from single habitat page to Habitats page section.
Add skill name and masteries to Skills pages, update skills tables.
Transclude to individual skill page (e.g., Damage Leech).
Update DPL3 templates and TOD's as appropriate.
- {{BreedingCombinations}} (DPL3 version only, Cargo version should auto-update).

New Rarity

Add types page.
Update templates: {{valType}}, {{Types}}, {{ColorCodes}}, {{BreedingTime}}, {{HatchingTime}}, {{BaseGpH}}, {{AllElementValues}}, {{ColorCodes}} (this may not be all).
Update pages: Base Gold per Hour (this may not be all).
Use the {{Check-NewRarity-DPL3}} template to list pages that use existing rarity icons and indicator icons, to determine if any of the pages returned need the new items added.
Add a disambiguation page, with links to relevant pages, such as for ancient: Ancient (disambiguation)
Update DPL3 templates and TOD's as appropriate.

Check Housekeeping items

Check the Workboard for items to be done.
Check each page in Article Status for change of status or information that can be added/completed.
- If a dragon has gone several updates with no obtainable release in the game, mark the dragon {{apolloed}}.
Check other categories in Housekeeping.

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