Character page creation

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Creating Character pages on Beyond the Sunset Wiki



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Navigate to the Beyond the Sunset Wiki.

Log in using using your username and password.


Creating a character wiki page


  1. Search for a character's name in the search bar at the to right corner.

  2. In this example search for “Mr Parker”

  3. If there already exists a character with a similar name, Eg Mr Smith, then modify the search to be more specific, Mr John Smith.

  4. This is to avoid an identity crisis with a pre-existing characters.

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  1. The search result should provide no matching results.

  2. To create a new page select the red hyper link Create the page “Mr Parker”on this wiki.

  3. A blank page with the title “Creating Mr Parker” will be created.

  4. Select Save Page.

  5. Congratulation you now have created a character page.

  6. The page will reload displaying the newly created blank page.

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The wiki has created a blank page within which to apply the appropriate game template.

Applying Templates to Character Page


    Open a new tab and navigate to Beyond the Sunset Wiki

  1. On the Navigation Menu select Help.

  2. On the Help page select Templates.

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  1. On the Templates Page select the appropriate template, in this example select Masquerade Character Template.

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  1. On the Masquerade Character Template select the Edit function in the top right corner.

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  1. The Editing Masquerade Character Sheet opens displaying the html code that you require.

  2. Select all the code.

  3. Copy all the code.

    Keyboard Shortcut: Click in box (Ctrl + A) then (Ctl + C)

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  1. Return to the Editing/Creating Mr Parker page.

  2. Paste the contents into the page.

    Keyboard Shortcut: Click in box (Ctrl + V)

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  1. Select Save Page.


  1. An error page appears as the template contains links to external websites.

    Solution 1 Answer the question in the dialog box.

    Solution 2 Alternately edit the code before saving it removing all websites and email links.

  2. Select Save Page.

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  1. The page reloads displaying the newly applied template to the page “Mr Parker”

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Editing a Character Page


  1. Navigate to the page to be edited.

  2. The page can be edited either as a whole or in sections wherever there is an [edit]option

  3. To edit the whole page select the Edit function from the top right hand corner.

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  1. The editing view opens displaying the entire page and all code.

  2. Edit the information as appropriate.

  3. Select Show Preview to view changes.

  4. Select Save Page when completed.

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  1. To edit a section of a page select the desired editable section.

  2. Select the [edit] option on the Personal Information section.

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  1. The selected section Personal Information is now editable.

  2. Select Show Preview to view changes.

  3. Select Save Page when completed.

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