Help:Tiki Conversion
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In general, most of the work that you've done with the old tiki can be moved over to the wiki, but there is some work that's left to do. Here's a brief guide on how to do it, and what changes need to be made.
First: On the Wiki, make a link to the new page. The style guide has a section on page names that you should read. If the link is blue or purple when you preview the page, then that page already exists! Have a look at it and see whether someone has already done your work for you, or whether you can contribute to that page -- in either case, this guide is no longer useful for you. If the link is red, then the page is good to go.
- You can get an automatic link to your family page by using the {{Userdata}} template.
- All the realms are linked to from Realm Pages, and the guilds should be linked to from Guild Pages.
Second: Edit the Tiki page, and make a copy of the text. You can find the old tiki at: http://old.battlemaster.org/tiki/tiki-index.php
Third: Click the (red) link that you created in the Wiki. In the editing window, paste the result.
Fourth: Correct all the links. Tiki uses a ((Page Link)) style, whereas Wiki uses a [[Page Link]] style. You should also change the link names to conform to this wiki's standards. Common changes:
- Wiki links do not use CamelCase. Use spaces, as in [[Tiki Conversion]]
- Family pages are standardized as in, [[McCoy Family]] or [[Hatfield Family]]
- Wiki does not automatically create links. You'll need to create the links yourself using the brackets as above.
- Remember that you can use the format [[Actual Name of Page|Link text]] if you want link text which is different than the name of the page.
- Individual characters should be on a subpage of your family page, such as [[Dolohov Family/Rasputin|Rasputin]]. This keeps things tidy, and allows for the occasion of two characters on different islands with the same name.
- If you've already created a link that doesn't match these standards, have no fear -- submit a move request and one of our fearless editors will do it for you.
Fifth: Correct all the little differences. For example,''italics'' are the same, but the Tiki __bold__ becomes '''bold''' here. The Editing Help is your best friend for this task, as it contains lots of commonly used tricks.
