a couple of questions from a noob [solved]

Merc · Post by **Merc** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:25 pm

how do i link my site to the main categorized page of CG? for example I can click, fantasy-fortunes fools and then i am on their CGWiki. Also can i use a wysiwyg editor for my site?

Dr Neo Lao · Post by **Dr Neo Lao** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 2:54 am

how do i link my site to the main categorized page of CG?

If you mean the front page then all you need to do is create and submit a pog (those circular images). Note that it needs to be approved before it'll show up, and they only show up if your comic has updated in the previous eight days.

I can click, fantasy-fortunes fools and then i am on their CGWiki

Can you re-phrase the question? If you want a CGWiki page for your comic, just sign in to the Wiki with your Forum name and password. There are instructions there on how to create your page.

Once that's done, you just make a link to the page on your comic's template(s).

Also can i use a wysiwyg editor for my site?

Although you can, it's not recommended. WYSIWYG editors tend to add extra code that works against you and none of them have the CG system built-in.

Your best bet is to learn a bit of html and write your code in NotePad (or equivalent). There are pre-made templates available and there is always the help center here available if you have specific questions.

Merc · Post by **Merc** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:07 am

well you may have answered it anyway with the pog thing but i will rephrase any way just to clarify. EX: the first time i visited CG i saw your home page with categories, from Romance to Fantasy comics. Being interested in Fantasy i clicked that. The a page came up with all of the fantasy comics categorized, so i clicked on the Title called (for example) fortunes fools. it took me straight to their wiki. how do i get mine listed like that. it seems to me that is the best way to bring in readers.

Dr Neo Lao · Post by **Dr Neo Lao** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:42 pm

Okay, I see what you mean now.

Assuming that you have a comic account (we'll call it Merc's Comic), you would log into the Wiki using your forum name and password (same way you log into here).

Once there, the easiest way to create a new page is to put "Comic:Merc's Comic" into the search box on the right and click on 'go'. This will give you a result of "this page does not exist" with Comic:Merc's Comic in red at the top of the page.

If you click on the red name, it'll take you to a page that will let you create the Wiki page for your comic. You may want to look at the help section on Wikipedia in order to learn how to edit pages and such (the help on the CGWiki is a little messed up at the moment).

Once you have your page made, you add your comic to the Fantasy page by putting the tag for Fantasy on your page. The tag looks like this:

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[[Category:Fantasy]]

You can add more than one category.

After that, your comic should automatically show up on the list.

Merc · Post by **Merc** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:02 pm

ok i did edit my wiki to be tagged for fantasy and after editing it shows up with 'category:fantasy' just like it should. i just haven't seen it on CG site yet. if i click the fantasy banner on the home page and then look for my title it is still not there.

Dr Neo Lao · Post by **Dr Neo Lao** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:46 am

My apologies, I think that I gave you erroneous information.

On the how to start your wiki page article, it says that to add a comic to a category page it should look like this:

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[[Category:Adventure|Comic name]]

or in your case, it should be [[Category:Fantasy|Project Mercury]] (the category followed by the comic name).

I edited your Wiki page and your comic is now showing in both categories.

My bad...

Merc · Post by **Merc** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:02 am

thanks dude, you're awesome!!!