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Modular Fields within Article Templates

User Interface (UI) / User Experience (UX) · Articles & templates · Created by LordForte
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Hello,   There are two broad areas to this idea:   The first is allowing us to "reposition" a given field within a template. For example, perhaps I want the "Natural Resources" in a Geography template to be on the sidebar, instead of the main body. If it is possible to do, it would enable moving fields around to "how I want it to read" function, like UI lego blocks in a sense. This would give many others who want to make visual ordering to their articles a much easier time in doing so. I'm code stupid so messing around in theme/CSS gives me a fright lol   The second is allowing us to "hide/show" different fields in article creation. There are some, to many, parts of a premade template I do not use. It would streamline my workflow if I could, at a glance, see what I know I'll be filling out, versus having to find it amongst a bunch of eternally blank, empty fields that aren't used. This also has the benefit of letting other writers/editors onboard quicker, working in a more uniform understanding easier. This is a purely visual organization enhancement in the creation/editing aspect of an article, ultimately. Perhaps, by extension, there could be a way to "order" fields in a priority? Such as "spot one -- name; spot two -- species" etc, which can a world owner can guide article creation through their specific process.   Both options should be eminently useful in a broad-spectrum manner, and at worst exist in an inoffensive, non-intrusive state if not utilized. However, I'm unaware of the investment/opportunity cost in creating them, so if they cost too much for a 'low usage' feature, it'd understandably not get a go-ahead.   Thank you for reading.

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This suggestion hasn't reached the required number of votes within 20 days. - Feel free to resuggest at a later time.   Keep in mind as per above feedback this is perfectly possible by using BBcode and/or Custom Templates
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116/300 Votes · +8800 points

Votes Cast

  • +300

    by Anyways655
    on 2021-04-28 05:48

  • +200

    by A Wild Mlem
    on 2021-04-24 00:13
    A modular/responsive design would do wonders for World Anvil - one of the website's biggest problems right now is how clunky it feels for all the complexiness it offers.

  • +300

    by Kaari13
    on 2021-04-23 18:40
    So glad someone suggested modular article editing! I am also CSS stupid so I always have to get help in order to make my articles look more than basic. I'd like to add that I've always wished that was a LEFT sidebar as well.

  • +50

    by Careen Ligh
    on 2021-04-22 17:48

  • +50

    by CedricJ
    on 2021-04-21 11:55

  • +50

    by Will_of_K
    on 2021-04-20 12:11

  • +100

    by robo368
    on 2021-04-18 19:08

  • +100

    by esongbird24601
    on 2021-04-18 17:25
    I am highly interested in the hide/show fields. I am also interested in reordering fields. (I am personally most interested in moving things within the main section more than moving things to/from a sidebar, though I see that use too.) I understand that coding allows you to create something similar, but this feature would allow for faster workflow, and allow for more personalized use of the built in template prompts.

  • +50

    by blurrito
    on 2021-04-18 14:40

  • +300

    by eronth
    on 2021-04-18 03:07

  • +100

    by Sehanbrel
    on 2021-04-16 09:38

  • +200

    by Inreq
    on 2021-04-16 07:44

  • +20

    by The7thCrest
    on 2021-04-15 21:30

  • +100

    by mergandore
    on 2021-04-15 19:24
    This would be great. Also, I wish there was a way to define headings with text blocks in the article template. I would like to create a template with fields that are not a part of any existing template.

  • +100

    by Bnaga
    on 2021-04-15 13:18

  • +50

    by Ravenlebirb
    on 2021-04-15 12:25

  • +20

    by Lomine
    on 2021-04-15 11:25

  • +50

    by A Lusty Goblin
    on 2021-04-15 00:22

  • -300

    by PatheticBarrel
    on 2021-04-14 10:00
    Gotta agree with Toblin on this. The system already allows for this.

  • +200

    by Hotshot922
    on 2021-04-14 09:09

  • +50

    by kekeaneli
    on 2021-04-14 01:01

  • +10

    by Satrium
    on 2021-04-13 05:05

  • +100

    by munkey_ninja
    on 2021-04-13 02:06

  • +100

    by LoneRonin
    on 2021-04-13 01:06

  • +100

    by ewarlock
    on 2021-04-12 22:11

  • +50

    by bezelbub
    on 2021-04-12 21:37

  • +20

    by SemperFi
    on 2021-04-12 18:20

  • +100

    by DrDank34
    on 2021-04-12 16:39

  • +50

    by ProfessorSputin
    on 2021-04-12 15:10

  • +20

    by RookDoesArt
    on 2021-04-12 05:18

  • +50

    by Torinn_N
    on 2021-04-12 00:16

  • +10

    by Vespie
    on 2021-04-11 20:55

  • +50

    by manji
    on 2021-04-11 18:47

  • +20

    by Czernobog
    on 2021-04-11 11:03

  • +10

    by journeymen
    on 2021-04-11 01:15

  • +50

    by Sunny Sun Sun
    on 2021-04-10 21:45

  • +10

    by GMSeth
    on 2021-04-10 20:46

  • +50

    by Joe H. Dovescove
    on 2021-04-10 20:22

  • +20

    by A Adorable Dwarf
    on 2021-04-10 17:31

  • +50

    by Xaenis
    on 2021-04-10 11:39

  • +100

    by ano19920
    on 2021-04-10 02:39

  • +10

    by FizzyBee
    on 2021-04-09 20:14

  • +20

    by Bereaved-Messiah
    on 2021-04-09 20:02

  • +20

    by kekskruemel
    on 2021-04-09 17:52

  • +200

    by Anhalion
    on 2021-04-09 17:39

  • +100

    by kitsuki
    on 2021-04-09 17:38

  • +100

    by Freak223
    on 2021-04-09 17:10

  • +10

    by Lethann
    on 2021-04-09 16:48
    I'm of two minds about this. First, it would be nice to rearrange the order or choose if you want something in the sidebar or main page. However, Once pointed out I was able to easily start customizing by simply taking the information from the form and manually putting it in the body or sidebar. Yet there are options that are not simply text fields or article links that are a bit harder to manually choose.

  • +50

    by KarmasShadow
    on 2021-04-09 15:43

  • -100

    by Toblin
    on 2021-04-09 09:10
    You can already do this by making your own fields in the sidebar with
    Header
    content
    , and if you want to rearrange things you can build your own header structure in the vignette.   The fields are just training wheels and prompt suggestions. You're not meant to rely on them forever.   This feature is unnecessary as we can already do this without issue and with far more flexibility than this suggestion offers.

  • +100

    by Hartoe
    on 2021-04-09 08:10

  • +20

    by rstaples91
    on 2021-04-09 05:17

  • +100

    by ss2020
    on 2021-04-09 04:25

  • +20

    by MLHammond
    on 2021-04-09 04:22

  • +100

    by eaglelion
    on 2021-04-09 00:59

  • +50

    by A Mischievous Hobbit
    on 2021-04-09 00:31

  • +10

    by aidanbird
    on 2021-04-08 23:48

  • +100

    by OrbitalAphelion
    on 2021-04-08 23:08

  • +100

    by subtletylost
    on 2021-04-08 21:59

  • +20

    by Stiefel
    on 2021-04-08 17:58

  • +100

    by Burtimus
    on 2021-04-08 16:50

  • +200

    by rrhiannon99
    on 2021-04-08 16:36

  • +100

    by TheSneakyDestroyer
    on 2021-04-08 15:14

  • +200

    by bartvermeire
    on 2021-04-08 14:44

  • +50

    by Kraheera
    on 2021-04-08 14:17

  • +50

    by A Mischievous Unicorn
    on 2021-04-08 13:58

  • +100

    by Luce Hyfer
    on 2021-04-08 13:13

  • +10

    by ComradeBreadboi
    on 2021-04-08 12:08

  • +100

    by MoonWolf
    on 2021-04-08 08:30

  • +100

    by tontione
    on 2021-04-08 07:06

  • +100

    by soaptoaster
    on 2021-04-08 06:04

  • +50

    by redbeardcreator
    on 2021-04-08 05:43
    I can't say how many times I've wanted to do this. I'm not sure if I'd like to see it on an article-by-article basis, but certainly at the template level. There are some things that go in the sidebar that I want to put a lot more info into than makes sense in the sidebar.

  • +10

    by morganarcher
    on 2021-04-08 03:23

  • +200

    by emittelstaedt
    on 2021-04-08 03:07

  • +50

    by clara-fi
    on 2021-04-08 00:43

  • +100

    by Morphinelolly
    on 2021-04-08 00:34

  • +200

    by A Mischievous Unicorn
    on 2021-04-08 00:03

  • +20

    by Spectral42
    on 2021-04-07 19:24

  • +20

    by DarkAegyptiacus
    on 2021-04-07 18:10

  • +50

    by Kaspersommer
    on 2021-04-07 17:54

  • +100

    by MatGun86
    on 2021-04-07 17:33

  • +100

    by Re_Shinobi
    on 2021-04-07 17:31

  • +200

    by Versek
    on 2021-04-07 17:06

  • +20

    by brass_phoenix
    on 2021-04-07 16:33

  • +50

    by Barbarossa Sparklebeard
    on 2021-04-07 15:54
    I would appreciate this IF it was possible. You are awesome, guys.

  • +20

    by Laria
    on 2021-04-07 15:28

  • +300

    by LordAsterion
    on 2021-04-07 14:32

  • +50

    by Isaac Thompson
    on 2021-04-07 12:58

  • +100

    by Jalexis
    on 2021-04-07 09:47

  • +300

    by RNouveau
    on 2021-04-07 09:29

  • +50

    by DysOkami
    on 2021-04-07 08:26

  • +20

    by Schmauch
    on 2021-04-07 07:08

  • +50

    by Hipsterpotomu5
    on 2021-04-07 06:49

  • +100

    by Kaleidechse
    on 2021-04-07 06:26
    Re-arranging the sections on the page would be very useful. I tried getting into custom templates, but with the lack of documentation and the outdated examples I did not get very far. "Lego blocks" or dropdowns for picking a section's position sound more accessible anyway.

  • +10

    by Godpool
    on 2021-04-07 03:21

  • +100

    by ViroValkyrie
    on 2021-04-07 02:30

  • +50

    by ArchyD
    on 2021-04-07 02:04

  • +100

    by The-Magic-Sword
    on 2021-04-07 01:27

  • +20

    by rikkirambo
    on 2021-04-07 01:05

  • +100

    by BCGR_Wurth
    on 2021-04-07 00:48
    A similar tab to the one found on the Category Display tab, where you can rearrange which blocks show up in which column/area and in what order, could come in handy sometimes.

  • +300

    by Shikya
    on 2021-04-07 00:34

  • +100

    by ErinRigh
    on 2021-04-06 23:04

  • +20

    by A Uncontrollable Unicorn
    on 2021-04-06 22:32

  • +20

    by RiverFang
    on 2021-04-06 21:27

  • +10

    by Vertixico
    on 2021-04-06 20:21

  • +50

    by forabosco
    on 2021-04-06 19:51

  • +50

    by Gamble Kuma
    on 2021-04-06 19:30

  • +20

    by Putch
    on 2021-04-06 19:12

  • +10

    by Krystalyn
    on 2021-04-06 18:47
    I know grandmaster+ can make custom article templates, so not sure if part one would be implemented or at what level (though I would absolutely love to have the option to just rearrange an existing template over making a new one), but I LOVE the second part in particular. The current collapsed "Template Specific Prompts" is cleaner than it used to be, but mildly inconvenient when you do frequently use certain fields and are adding a lot of the same article type in a row - being able to expand/collapse a given prompt, and having it remember the expand/collapse state from the last time you were in that template (within the last x amount of time, at least) would be a major time saver!

  • +20

    by Kakurine
    on 2021-04-06 18:25

  • +10

    by AmélieIS
    on 2021-04-06 17:38

  • +10

    by KajetanWrites
    on 2021-04-06 17:23

  • +50

    by Snake__Venom
    on 2021-04-06 17:12
    A quick(-ish) fix for #2 would be to allow users to minimize the text boxes or have them go away with drop-down selectors.

  • +20

    by mewcus
    on 2021-04-06 17:02

  • +50

    by User51
    on 2021-04-06 16:52
    I wonder if this could be simplified into a single request that wouldn't require a drag and drop editor if template prompt fields had a single drop-down for position (main, sidebar, footer, hide) and a single drop-down for number that referred to its order in that area it appears.

  • +20

    by Lyraine Alei
    on 2021-04-06 16:50
    This is a huge part of why I build myself BBCode templates - I want to rearrange how the template's pre-arranged sections are placed on the article.

  • +300

    by LordForte
    on 2021-04-06 16:43

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