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Jun 19, 2020 17:30
by Melissa White
How do I return to the old style category/article setup? It's very hard for me to find things with the new one.
Jun 19, 2020 20:00
Hi! The old interface is gone —it consumed a high amount of server resources, which had an impact on performance. Let me know what exactly you're trying to do, though. I can help you!
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jul 29, 2020 08:08
Hi, not sure if this is the place for troubleshooting... But I have a category that doesn't have a title, and I cannot click on it to either rename or delete it. How do I solve this problem?
Jul 29, 2020 12:12
That's very weird since the category creation tool does not allow categories with fewer than two characters in the title. This means I can't try it for myself, so no idea, sorry! I suggest you report this as a bug using the bug tracker, this way Dimitris will see it and deal with the error.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Sep 21, 2020 20:45
Will do, thanks!
Aug 2, 2020 20:52
by Richard Rouillard
Hi. My articles are not showing up in order under their parent articles. Despite making sure everything is correct under Linear Navigation, it's all out of order in the Parent Article page. Help! I've tried everything I can.
Aug 3, 2020 16:55
Hi! I will need some more details. Where are the articles not showing up? Do you mean in presentation view, or in the article manager? Feel free to send a link to the article too if it's public.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Sep 28, 2020 19:52
by Barry
Hello, I have the same problem. The articles don't show up in the presentation view, only the categories.
Sep 29, 2020 16:11
Hi! This might be because an article can't have both a parent article and a category. Make sure that it only has one or the other! If the article is under a category, it should display in presentation view (although only you and your subscribers will see it if it's private). If the article is under a parent article, it should display under the parent article, which in turn will display in either its category or the "uncategorized articles" section. If it still doesn't show up, make sure that the article is not a Draft! Let me know if you still have questions :)
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Sep 30, 2020 19:34
by Barry
Thank you! This helped me :D
Aug 18, 2020 04:01
The new system is great, but I wish you could toggle whether a category actually appears in the table of contents on the world page or not. I feel like having the ability to make categories "invisible" would help streamline organizing articles behind the scenes. When I view my own world I don't want to see all of my categories under the world codex by default. Articles don't show up in world view until they're published. I just think it'd be cool if your could do the same thing with categories.
Aug 18, 2020 13:16
Feel free to add a feature request for that! You'll find the link in the help page.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Aug 18, 2020 09:11
Would if be possible, when wieving Category, to have a "A-Z" button - perhaps to the left of "Slim Down Article List" that would alphabetically sort the articles within Category, so we dont need to drag them ?
Aug 18, 2020 13:17
Feel free to add a feature request for that! You'll find the link on the help page.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Aug 19, 2020 17:07
Is there a single place to see ALL articles - published, draft, WIP, etc.? I'm running into the issue where I have multiple entries for the same articles (I may have started an article (e.g., a character) a while ago and then created it anew because I forgot about the original. I'd like to see all articles in alphabetical order so I can identify duplicates and clean it up.
Aug 19, 2020 17:36
Not currently! However, you can see lists of all articles that use a specific template. You can use the "Browse articles by type" panel on the left. Hope this helps!
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jan 24, 2021 02:52
how can you possibly not simply include all articles in the section where it is by template? it is such a pain in the bummer. i didn't organize them all into categories right away and now i have mystery articles that aren't anywhere essentially. so i have to fish them. Display all articles seems like the absolute most basic thing one would create for an article sorting system...
Sep 13, 2020 18:46
Can sub categories have their own sub categories? For example; Races -> Dragons -> Wyverns. I’ve tried doing that but it doesn’t seem to be showing on my homepage.
Sep 14, 2020 13:16
Hi! Yes, you can infinitely nest categories and they should display on the homepage. Can you tell me how you are creating and sorting these subcategories?
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Oct 1, 2020 19:00
Just making the new category and putting the parent article in the Parent Article section, e.g. Wyverns - Dragons. Dragons is already a sub-category of Races. Does a category need an article in it before it shows? Wyverns doesn’t have any articles yet so could that not why it’s not showing?
Oct 2, 2020 16:14
Ok, I just tried it and this seems to be the way they work. I'm guessing having a sub-category is not enough, they need an article.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Oct 25, 2020 22:06
Is it possible to adjust the layout of the World Codex so that articles in the category appear above other sub categories? For example:
- Category: Character Creation Rules
- Article: PC Race Options
- Category: Races
- Article: Race A
- Article: Race B
- Article: PC Class Options
- Category: Classes
- Article: Class A
- Article: Class B
- Category: Character Creation Rules
- Category: Races
- Article: Race A
- Article: Race B
- Category: Classes
- Article: Class A
- Article: Class B
- Article: PC Race Options
- Article: PC Class Options
- Category: Races
Oct 26, 2020 10:00
Hi! This is not currently possible, as weight/position values are only relative to elements of the same type.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Nov 21, 2020 16:50
Is there a way to see where an article is mentioned elsewhere on the site?
Nov 21, 2020 18:49
Yes! Open the article in edit mode and in the right sidebar open the advanced tools. Then, click the "Referenced in..." box. After you click the button, a list of all articles that link to that one will be revealed.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Nov 21, 2020 19:16
Hmm, I don't have a "referenced in" box... do you know why that might be?
Nov 22, 2020 14:06
If you don't see the box, that might be locked for higher Guild members because it consumes server resources!
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Dec 31, 2020 22:03
Can you move an article from one of your worlds to another?
Jan 1, 2021 11:55
Yes, from the article's editing interface. Open Advanced Tools & Options (right sidebar) and find the Special Actions panel. There should be an option to move the article to any of your other worlds. Make sure to remove the article's category or parent article before moving, as this sometimes can cause issues.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jan 27, 2021 00:53
Thanks
Jan 25, 2021 20:05
by Lyraine Alei
What is the difference between WIP and Done, and between Draft and Published?This section of the FAQ doesn't describe the actual difference between the article states - WIP is a little marker and allows the articles to show up if you go to lists and have it list your WIP articles. Done is the counter of WIP and pulls the article off from the list of WIP articles. Draft articles are hidden from other's view while you are working on the article, and Published articles are viewable articles that you can continue to edit.
This toggle will check or uncheck the This article is in Progress and This is a Draft boxes that you can normally find next to the Save changes button on the article edit interface.
Lyraine, Consumer of Lore, She/Her, primary project: Corive
Jan 27, 2021 09:36
Good point! I've updated it. Thanks!
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jan 27, 2021 17:03
by Lyraine Alei
Happy to help and thank you! It was something I've seen crop up in the help channel and thought this would be a good article for that differentiation to be made! =D
Lyraine, Consumer of Lore, She/Her, primary project: Corive
Jan 29, 2021 21:11
Hi, how do I remove an article from a category? I want to rearrange how my articles appear on my homepage but all I can do is add more
Jan 30, 2021 09:33
Hi! If you click an article in the article manager, you'll be able to remove the category using the panel that will appear in the right (click the "x" button next to the category name). Alternatively, you can also do it from the "Navigation" tab in the individual article edit page. Hope this helps!
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Mar 20, 2021 05:16
I'm trying to do a somewhat extensive category tree. Basically, I have the world atlas as a parent category, then my next category is continents. Then I wanted continents to have a sub category for each continent I make. When I'm using the manager, I see all of them fine. But if I use the world view, I can't see that last category. Any ideas?
Mar 25, 2021 12:31
Hi! So I checked your world codex and I see a subcategory "Eosleszara" under "Continents". Did you manage to fix the issue or do you still need help?
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Mar 25, 2021 19:05
Yeah i did figure it out! Turns out that a category you make under another will not show in the View World if there is nothing in it. So Eosleszara shows under Continents now that it has articles and such. But the other continent i made doesnt cause there is nothing in it.
Mar 25, 2021 21:47
Good to know! Glad you could figure it out. Feel free to leave another comment if you have more questions! ^^
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jun 8, 2021 12:48
Is it possible to have an article's title display differently in the category listing than in the article itself? For example, let's say I wanted to have the article titled "Kingdom of Furyondy" to display as "Furyondy, Kingdom of" in my category list on the Homepage, but as "Kingdom of Furyondy" on the article itself when opened.
Jun 9, 2021 07:58
I'm afraid that's currently not possible! You can however tweak the position of the article in the list. Look for the "weight" field in the Navigation tab.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jul 28, 2021 07:37
by Eric Greaves
What I need to know, is how you can make a public article, that is not linked in the world codex navigation? I'm trying to make a bunch of articles for character bios but I don't want them all linked in the codex as it's going to get very long with all the player's characters, npc's etc. instead, I want to include an article that inside that will have brief descriptions of the groups, and what characters are in said groups and then with that link to the full bio with that info. But so far I can't find any means to make an article public and not have it get linked in some way, rather nested in a category or at the bottom. If this really can't be done, I guess we'll stick to keeping full bios on google docs and just link to those.
Jul 28, 2021 15:34
Hi! Public articles can't be hidden from the world Codex. But you can use categories to make the list neater! In this case, an option could be a "Characters" category with two sub categories: "PCs" and "NPCs". Then, add the general overview in the Characters category and the detailed bios in the proper subcategory. Hope this helps!
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jul 28, 2021 16:26
by Eric Greaves
Yeah, we will stick to keeping all our character bios on google docs then like we have been and linking to them. Even dividing them into subcategories there will just be a lot and the world codex list will get stupid long. Between all of us as is it's over 25 active characters, not counting npc's.
Aug 2, 2021 23:53
Hi, is it possible to change the type of an article? I'm not talking about the category, but the type you can choose right at the start on the dashboard. I haven't found any way to do that yet and it would be quite a lot of work to re-write the article.
Aug 3, 2021 11:38
It's only possible to change the template from a generic article to something else, but all other templates can't be changed. That's because the system has no way of knowing where to put the template-specific fields. I'm afraid you'll have to copy-paste the old article's contents to the new one.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Aug 3, 2021 13:51
Thanks for the quick answer. I will just do the copy-paste then.
Sep 24, 2021 16:19
How can I change the type for a generic article? I can't find an option for it or any other information about this.
Sep 15, 2021 23:29
Is it possible to completely duplicate an article? I'm having a lot of formatting problems (since there have been a ton of updates to World Anvil since I last was active, as well as me recently switching templates) and I don't want to lose the content of my article, I just want to try and input the information in a different way to experiment with new formatting options. Thus, I was hoping to duplicate the article so I could work on one, and still keep the other in case I really mess it up. If this is possible in any way, I'd be grateful to know how. Thanks!
Sep 16, 2021 20:57
I'm afraid article duplication is not a feature currently!
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Sep 16, 2021 22:56
Alas. Thanks for letting me know! Time for copy/paste heck. c':
Jul 8, 2022 22:44
How would I remove an article from the Recent Articles section? I still want the article published, but I don't want it front-and-center.
Jul 11, 2022 09:03
Hi! I don't think this is possible, actually. You will need to either have enough new recent articles so the previous article(s) disappear from the list or remove the recent articles widget altogether.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Aug 13, 2022 23:31
This is so confusing. I have added a few articles to a category. But I can't see them when I look at the Encyclopedia from the home page. And I see no logical reason why not.
Aug 16, 2022 07:40
Hi! By "encyclopedia", do you mean the "world codex"? Do you see the category but not the article, or do you see nothing at all?
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Oct 10, 2022 21:03
I can't get the Linear Navigation to show up! My articles are in the same category, I set which article should be next, but nothing shows up. Am I missing something?
Oct 11, 2022 08:14
Hi! After selecting the article you want as the previous or next article, it will appear at the bottom of the article body, in the category area. When you say "nothing shows up", what do you mean exactly? Where are you looking and what are you expecting to see?
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Oct 11, 2022 08:52
It was a CSS thing, I fixed it! Thanks for getting back to me :)
Jan 3, 2023 01:53
by Duchess Ravenclaw
Hello, What is the format for the birthdates?
Jan 3, 2023 09:31
Hi! You should be able to use whatever format you prefer for your world. But I'm not sure if that answers your question, so feel free to elaborate if it doesn't!
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jan 3, 2023 13:11
by Duchess Ravenclaw
I misinterpreted the date it was specifying year not the actual date. Thanks!
May 23, 2023 16:04
Hi completely new here and I feel like I'm totally missing something really basic. How do I create a new article? I don't see anything anywhere.
May 24, 2023 08:19
Hi! There are two main options:
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Aug 9, 2023 00:28
What is the maximum number of articles can you have without a subscription ?
Aug 9, 2023 08:36
Hi! Without a subscription, you can create 175 articles, 20 of which can be Drafts. All subscription tiers have unlimited articles and unlimited drafts.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Sep 14, 2023 18:37
when you view a category, are you supposed to be able to see links to the articles within that category or not?
Sep 15, 2023 09:22
Hi! Yes, categories will display links to all published articles within that category (it will not display drafts. You can switch from draft to published at the top right area of the article editing page).
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jun 13, 2024 21:53
Hey! Just wondering, is it possible to have the same article in two different categories?
Jun 13, 2024 21:57
For example, could I put "Pope Francis" under the category of "Famous Argentinians" and simultaneously "Roman Catholic Popes" without popes being a subcategory under Argentinians? Is it possible if popes is a subcategory under "Roman Catholic Church", and that a subcategory under "Religions"?
Jun 14, 2024 07:36
Hi! No, an article can only be in one category. However, tags can be used as a parallel organization system. An article can have both a category and a tag, and it can have multiple tags too. Here's how to use them: https://www.worldanvil.com/learn/tags/tags
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Jun 14, 2024 14:59
Thank you! I'll work something out.
Aug 24, 2024 22:56
Hi there, just asking why a world I've created doesn't have categories automatically created or a player handbook. Is there a setting or something else I'm missing? The other world I made earlier this year had them, but for some reason each time I make another world it doesn't have anything.
Aug 26, 2024 07:10
Hi! This option was removed some time ago. We're working on better on-boarding resources, but for now it's removed.
[they/them] Creator of Black Light, a science-fantasy universe.
Thank you! I love this new system. It’s so much faster! Are you able to reorder children articles with this new state?
I mean system instead of state
You can't, but changing the in-category position/weight field from the "Navigation" tab of the article editing interface should do the trick, I think.