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Today's Featured Feature

New Feature Addition · Quick editor / explorer · Created by SableAradia
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Features Anvil-Coins user-experience

A way to introduce Anvilites to features they may not be familiar with

I see that a lot of the Anvil Coins suggestions are features that we already have and can use. This suggests to me that people aren't getting the information about WA's full capabilities.   The Codex was created to address that, but it's maintained by volunteers, who a) have to have the time to write the article (and the ones doing so tend to be some of WA's most engaged users) b) need to know there's a demand for the feature in question (because there's always a backlog) and c) we quite frankly can't keep up with Dimi ;)   Not to mention that people only go searching for a feature in the Codex when they are actively trying to figure out how to do it and know what it is called. Sometimes, people don't know what they don't know.   My suggestion is something that appears in the dashboard or the explorer, like the randomized prompts. "Today's Featured Feature: Variables" for example. And if that is something that an Anvilite is interested in, they can click on it and get the information in a quick tutorial.   The link would take people to either one of Janet's amazing tutorial videos, the blog entry where the feature was introduced, or the Codex page that talks about it (so no rewriting of things that have already been created is needed.)   Possibly links could also be created to some of the helpful "worlds" and blogs that some of the more active users are already creating (like ShyRedFox).   What this would require would be someone(s) to collate all the information available.   Alternatively, perhaps a regular blog devoted exclusively to introducing already-existing features of WA could address this. I don't want to make anyone's life more difficult, so I'm looking for the most efficient way to get the information into Anvilite hands.

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Closed for not reaching target votes in 20 days / Accepted  

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This is something it's alreadyin the works on a slightly different way but close enough :)
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Current score

75/300 Votes · +9170 points

Votes Cast

  • +100

    by Crafty_Dm
    on 2021-05-04 02:32

  • +50

    by Talien
    on 2021-05-02 22:58

  • +10

    by lengna
    on 2021-04-29 21:20
    I think its a good idea, but if there was a prmpt type thing it would 100% have to be tailored per what each account can do. so freemen aren't getting master info and getting confused or never getting what they can do kicked to them.

  • +10

    by tontione
    on 2021-04-29 17:15

  • +20

    by Snake__Venom
    on 2021-04-29 06:40

  • +300

    by AwsmChimera
    on 2021-04-29 01:30

  • +100

    by SanctifiedSavage
    on 2021-04-28 16:07

  • +300

    by PrideAscending
    on 2021-04-27 17:21
    This would be awesome! It would really help those who have a hard time learning new things, or just don't know something exists. Returning users might find it useful too, or those who have just arrived.

  • +50

    by nascarlaser1
    on 2021-04-27 14:44

  • +200

    by gajusmaximus
    on 2021-04-27 08:01

  • +200

    by Mara Jaena
    on 2021-04-26 05:41

  • +200

    by gorgoneye
    on 2021-04-25 00:10

  • +300

    by J. I. Rogers
    on 2021-04-24 23:14

  • +300

    by Dazzlinkat
    on 2021-04-22 11:19

  • +300

    by Ademal
    on 2021-04-22 01:18

  • +20

    by redbeardcreator
    on 2021-04-21 21:06

  • +200

    by anc789sims
    on 2021-04-20 23:33

  • +10

    by Satrium
    on 2021-04-19 20:53

  • +300

    by MLHammond
    on 2021-04-19 08:51
    Yes - this should totally be a thing - I would honestly laugh if it looked like a loading screen tip

  • +20

    by Michael Chandra
    on 2021-04-19 07:38

  • +50

    by --merlin--
    on 2021-04-19 04:48

  • +20

    by IsaacBravin
    on 2021-04-19 04:48

  • +50

    by GarretC
    on 2021-04-18 23:18

  • +50

    by xtremepsy
    on 2021-04-18 22:16

  • +100

    by Laria
    on 2021-04-17 19:46

  • +100

    by Angantyr
    on 2021-04-17 19:18

  • +100

    by Serukis
    on 2021-04-17 19:02

  • +300

    by Lillithwolf
    on 2021-04-17 19:02

  • +300

    by DMStretch
    on 2021-04-17 19:02

  • +100

    by SoulLink
    on 2021-04-17 19:02

  • +10

    by margot_alice
    on 2021-04-17 19:01

  • +100

    by A Goodhearted Skeleton
    on 2021-04-17 19:01

  • +50

    by Worldkeymaster
    on 2021-04-17 19:01

  • +50

    by KatSanders
    on 2021-04-17 19:01

  • +10

    by Lethann
    on 2021-04-17 19:00
    That would be really great idead.

  • +50

    by LauraVAB
    on 2021-04-17 19:00

  • +50

    by Gasog
    on 2021-04-17 19:00

  • +10

    by That_Scotsman
    on 2021-04-17 17:39

  • +300

    by BasicDragon
    on 2021-04-17 16:14

  • +50

    by CecilieMylius
    on 2021-04-17 14:14

  • +20

    by A Lambent Eye
    on 2021-04-17 12:28

  • +300

    by ka_jan
    on 2021-04-17 09:11

  • +100

    by tjmichaels
    on 2021-04-17 08:17

  • +300

    by unaiboiii
    on 2021-04-17 01:50

  • +50

    by DMMyali
    on 2021-04-17 01:00

  • +300

    by Rabidcandyvoid
    on 2021-04-17 00:01

  • +100

    by FictionFan1995
    on 2021-04-16 18:51
    I really love this idea, I've been working with WA for a while and only now am I starting to look beyond just articles and categories. Personally, I would love something like this.

  • +50

    by brass_phoenix
    on 2021-04-16 18:41

  • +50

    by KahunaTheElder
    on 2021-04-16 15:07

  • +100

    by shyredfox
    on 2021-04-16 14:29
    There are so many features in WA - a reminder about what's available would be nice. I know we get the development updates - but they get buried in the blog after a while.

  • +200

    by ewarlock
    on 2021-04-16 13:52

  • +200

    by JohanWq
    on 2021-04-16 12:02

  • +10

    by dm_magitechaurora
    on 2021-04-16 11:02

  • +50

    by Stormbril
    on 2021-04-16 03:59

  • +20

    by SirCobalt
    on 2021-04-16 03:20

  • +100

    by SolarCat02
    on 2021-04-16 01:50

  • +10

    by Adcheryl
    on 2021-04-16 01:45

  • +20

    by ss2020
    on 2021-04-16 01:22

  • +300

    by Graylion
    on 2021-04-16 01:18
    Wow what a feature to read about a featured features. That is a solid yes

  • +300

    by ErinRigh
    on 2021-04-16 01:18
    I am still discovering new stuff I can do with this platform, I personally would love this

  • +50

    by RiverFang
    on 2021-04-16 01:00

  • +100

    by Rahjar
    on 2021-04-16 00:05

  • +50

    by ArtisticArmoury
    on 2021-04-15 23:37

  • +50

    by pjd6
    on 2021-04-15 23:32

  • +10

    by Lyraine Alei
    on 2021-04-15 23:15

  • +100

    by Scyoni
    on 2021-04-15 22:47

  • +10

    by The7thCrest
    on 2021-04-15 21:25

  • +20

    by KajetanWrites
    on 2021-04-15 21:19

  • +200

    by Kummer Wolfe
    on 2021-04-15 21:00

  • +300

    by Toblin
    on 2021-04-15 20:36
    Brilliant suggestion. Video games have done this for years with loading screen tips. Bringing it here is a great idea.

  • +10

    by AmélieIS
    on 2021-04-15 20:13

  • +50

    by Shadow Malachi
    on 2021-04-15 20:12

  • +100

    by rudysb9
    on 2021-04-15 19:58

  • +200

    by Kefkejaco
    on 2021-04-15 19:55

  • +200

    by LordGalakrond
    on 2021-04-15 19:50
    I like this and would love to see it in action!

  • +300

    by SableAradia
    on 2021-04-15 19:46

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