Crew:Editor Guide

This guide explains how to make changes to the Menhirs Fate Wiki as an Editor. Your edits are saved immediately but won't be visible to the public until you approve them — giving you a chance to draft, review, and publish when ready.

The Basics

As an Editor, you have a simple workflow:

1. Edit a page - your changes are saved but stay private
2. Review what you've changed
3. Approve when you're happy, the page goes live to all players

The public always sees the last approved version. You can make as many edits as you like before approving.

How to Edit a Page

Step 1: Find the page you want to change

Use the search bar in the top-right corner, or navigate through the menu. Every page on the wiki has an Edit button near the top.

Step 2: Click Edit

You'll see two options when you click the pencil icon:

• Edit — opens the Visual Editor, a rich-text editor that works like a word processor. This is recommended for most edits.
• Edit source — opens the raw wikitext. Use this for advanced formatting or template work.

Step 3: Make your changes

In the Visual Editor, you can:

• Type and format text (bold, italic, headings) using the toolbar
• Insert links to other wiki pages by highlighting text and clicking the chain icon
• Insert images via Insert → Media
• Insert templates (like SkillCard) via Insert → Template

Step 4: Save your edit

Click the Save changes button (or Publish changes depending on your editor). Add a short summary of what you changed — this helps other editors understand the history.

Your edit is now saved, but it is NOT yet visible to the public. The page still shows the previous approved version to players and logged-out visitors.

How to Approve Your Changes

Once you've made your edits and you're happy with them, you need to approve the revision to make it public.

Option A: From the page itself

After saving an edit, reload the page. You'll see a banner at the top:

This is the approved revision of this page; it is not the most recent. View the most recent revision.

1. Click View the most recent revision to see your latest changes
2. At the top of that view, click Approve this revision
3. The page is now live

Option B: From the page history

1. Click View history at the top of any page
2. Find the revision you want to approve
3. Click on the revision date to view it
4. Click Approve this revision at the top

How to Check What's Pending

Visit Special:ApprovedRevs to see:

• Pages whose approved revision is not their latest — these have unapproved edits waiting
• All pages with an approved revision — everything that's been approved at least once
• Unapproved pages — pages that have never been approved (new pages)

This is your dashboard for managing what goes live.

Creating a New Page

To create a brand new page:

1. In the search bar, type the name of the page you want to create
2. If it doesn't exist, you'll see a red link — click it
3. Edit the page as normal and save

New pages are visible to the public immediately until they receive their first approval. Once you approve a revision, the approval workflow kicks in for all future edits.

Tip: To keep a new page private while you draft it, create it in the Crew: namespace instead (e.g. Crew:Draft New Rules), then move it to the main namespace when it's ready.

Creating Pages in the Crew Namespace

The Crew: namespace is private — only Editors, Volunteers, and Admins can see it. Regular users and logged-out visitors cannot access these pages at all.

To create a Crew page, simply prefix the page name with Crew: — for example:

• Crew:Monster Manual
• Crew:Plot Hooks for Event 3
• Crew:NPC Stat Blocks

You can navigate to the Crew Wiki landing page at Crew:Main Page.

Using the SkillCard Template

When editing Rites, Spells, Cantrips, or other abilities, use the SkillCard template for consistent formatting.

In the Visual Editor

1. Place your cursor where you want the card
2. Click Insert → Template
3. Search for "SkillCard"
4. Fill in the fields (Name, Level, Effect, etc.)
5. Click Insert

In the Source Editor

{{SkillCard
|name=Spell Name
|level=1
|cast_time=2 minutes
|duration=Instantaneous
|cost=1 Air Flicker
|extension=Each additional Flicker extends duration by 1 minute
|effect=Description of what the spell does.
}}

Only name and effect are required — all other fields are optional and the card hides empty rows automatically.

For a full list of all parameters, see the Wiki Editing Guide.

Quick Reference

Task	How
Edit a page	Click the pencil icon → Edit
Save (without going live)	Click "Save changes" — it stays private
Approve (push live)	View latest revision → "Approve this revision"
See what's pending	Special:ApprovedRevs
Create a private draft	Create in the Crew: namespace
Insert a SkillCard	Insert → Template → SkillCard
Upload an image	Special:Upload or Insert → Media
Make an image responsive	Wrap in <div class="responsive-img">...</div>

Tips

• Preview before saving — use "Show preview" in the source editor, or just review your changes in the Visual Editor before saving.
• Write edit summaries — a few words about what you changed helps everyone understand the page history.
• Don't worry about breaking things — your edits aren't public until you approve them. If something looks wrong, just edit again before approving.
• Use the Visual Editor for templates — it gives you a form with labelled fields, which is much easier than writing template code by hand.
• Check the Wiki Editing Guide — it has detailed documentation on all templates and CSS classes available on this wiki.