RPC Help

[Asunasari]

Hello!

 

So I'm making an RPC page for myself and also for my IC pirate crew...and there is just one thing about it so far that is bugging me.

 

Is there a way to change my site name from User:Asunasari to just Asunasari or even Asunasari Volsani?

 

My current WIP site is here: https://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/pages/User:Asunasari

 

Thanks for any help!

[Maril]

Hey there. 

 

The only way to rename a page is to make a new one. It can easily be done by doing a search for the name you want, and then clicking on create a page with this name. Then simply copy and paste your content from one page to another. 

 

You can leave the old one blank or leave a redirect there to the new page.

[Kilieit]

All RPC userpages are formatted like User:Name. It's just the way wiki software works.

 

However, your userpage (/pages/user:Asunasari) isn't the same thing as a regular wiki page!

 

It's like your profile, because it's attached to every edit you make (if people look to see who made the edit, a link to your userpage is what they'll see). Most people on most wikis leave it blank, but some people put a little bit in there about themself.

 

For example, I use mine as a landing page that links to all of my characters' profiles, as well as containing a bit of information about what I like as an RPer. Some people write about what kind of edits they make on the wiki in question and where to contact them if there's a problem. And so on. Other people use their userpage as a sandbox to try out new code without mutilating an actual page to do so, hehehe.

 

For an example of what I mean, here's my userpage at /pages/user:Kilieit

and my character's profile at /pages/Aghurlal_Qar-aKimusun.

 

You probably want to make a new page for what you're trying to do.

 

To do this, go to either of the following links:

 

https://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/pages/Asunasari'>https://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/pages/Asunasari

https://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/pages/Asunasari_Volsani

 

If you hit "edit this page" on either of those URLs (whichever you prefer), you'll be able to make your page the way you want.

 

You can also make a separate one for your crew just by going to:

 

https://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/pages/

And then typing your crew's name in after that, using proper capitalisation and underscores_ for_spaces. So if your crew was named the Black Talons, you'd type

/pages/Black_Talons

And go from there.

 

Should be easy to copy-paste what you've already got from your userpage to a new URL, too.

[Asunasari]

Thanks for your help! I probably will eventually branch it into its own RPC. For now I want to work on the content.One more question, I'm trying to hyperlink for a redirect, and it's not working. This is what I'm putting in:

Please redirect to...Asunasari Volsani

 

Edit: Ahh, nevermind. Fixed it by finding your page and looking at your source work Kilieit!

[Unnamed Mercenary]

The only way to rename a page is to make a new one.

 

That is actually not the case! All users have access to move between the Main and User workspaces. It's on the little triangle tool here. (A move link will show up and let you choose where to put it).

 

 

Kilieit explained how to add redirects and the userpage link, so I'll not go much further into that. Wiki markdown is a bit different than standard HTML, although our MediaWiki instance is set up to allow for a large amount of HTML and CSS within that HTML. Many of the "fancy" looking wiki pages generally make use of HTML that goes against wiki guildelines.

 

Note: To make a redirect, use the following syntax on pages you want to redirect from.

 

#REDIRECT [[Page Name]]