Tag Overview
This is an overview of the tagging method used on this site. World Anvil can do some pretty neat things with tags, if you set them up correctly. LotD uses the glossary method as shared by Satrium to make advanced indices. This page is primarily a reference for me to remember the specific tag syntax.
I abbreviate the syntax of the tags so you can still search for things on the site without getting spammed by all the things that are using this tag system. Most of them either get abbreviated, have less or removed vowels, or both.
I abbreviate the syntax of the tags so you can still search for things on the site without getting spammed by all the things that are using this tag system. Most of them either get abbreviated, have less or removed vowels, or both.
Tagged lists read left to right. A tagged list looking for idx-a will pull up all articles with a tag that starts with idx-a, regardless if it has anything else afterwards in the tag.
Tagging System
Aside from the indexing tags, articles have normal sets of tags, too. Here's what I do for specific types of article pages.General Tagging Syntax
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| Character | character lifeform (dragonkin / human / etc) species (if dragonkin (dragon / wyrm / etc)) ancient (if dragonkin) affiliation indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) menu tag |
| Culture | culture tradition category (holiday / festival / sport / game / etc) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) menu tag |
| Location | location geographic (if continent) category (continent / landmark / settlement (town / city)) type (desert / forest (if geographic)) (tree (if landmark)) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) menu tag |
| Fauna / Flora | fauna / flora lifeform (animal / plant / etc) category (mammal / dragonkin (dragon / wyrm / etc) / tree / etc) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) menu tag |
| Organization | organization indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) menu tag |
| Indices | indices menu tag |
| Items / Objects | item category (artifact / object / tool / weapon / etc) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) menu tag |
| Story / Lore | prose about (prose / conflict / history / etc) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) menu tag |
| Miscellaneous | misc (No particular tags, just relavent ones) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) menu tag |
There are also some universal tags that aren't specific to an article's type. These are more utility-based ones and are specific to World Anvil challenges and events. They've got their own CSS styling!
Event Tags
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| wa-challenge | Any article that was submitted for any World Anvil challenge. They also get a tag for that specific challenge and the year it took place. |
| nyr-year | Any article submitted for the New Year's Resolutions challenge on World Anvil. |
| wawa-year | Any article submitted for the Worldbuilding Awards event on World Anvil. |
| adventure-april-year | Any article submitted for the Adventure April challenge on World Anvil. |
| summer-camp-year | Any article submitted for the Summer Camp challenge on World Anvil. |
| spooktober-year | Any article submitted for the Spooktober challenge on World Anvil. |
| novelember-year | Any article submitted for the NovelEmber challenge on World Anvil. |
| worldember-year | Any article submitted for the WorldEmber challenge on World Anvil. |
There are some specific tags for highlighting sidebar menu items. Most will use a tag based on what type the article is, but there's a few that need specific tags, like category and event pages.
Menu Highlighting Tags
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| menu-char | Highlights the society button and characters category menu item. |
| menu-cul | Highlights the society button and culture menu item. |
| menu-org | Highlights the society button and organizations menu item. |
| menu-prfssn | Highlights the society button and professions menu item. |
| menu-loc | Highlights the locales button and locations menu item. |
| menu-geo | Highlights the locales button and geographic menu item. |
| menu-lndmrk | Highlights the locales button and landmarks menu item. |
| menu-stlmt | Highlights the locales button and settlements menu item. |
| menu-strct | Highlights the locales button and structures menu item. |
| menu-fna | Highlights the biota button and fauna menu item. |
| menu-flra | Highlights the biota button and flora menu item. |
| menu-fnga | Highlights the biota button and funga menu item. |
| menu-drgkn-* | Highlights the biota button and dragonkin menu item. |
| menu-drgkn-amp | Highlights the biota button and amphithere menu item. |
| menu-drgkn-drgn | Highlights the biota button and dragon menu item. |
| menu-drgkn-drk | Highlights the biota button and drake menu item. |
| menu-drgkn-wrm | Highlights the biota button and wyrm menu item. |
| menu-drgkn-wyv | Highlights the biota button and wyvern menu item. |
| menu-obj | Highlights the objects button. (For category page) |
| menu-artfct | Highlights the objects button and artifacts menu item. |
| menu-doc | Highlights the objects button and documents menu item. |
| menu-food | Highlights the objects button and food menu item. |
| menu-itm | Highlights the objects button and items menu item. |
| menu-mat | Highlights the objects button and materials menu item. |
| menu-tech | Highlights the objects button and technology menu item. (Not to be confused with technical articles for the site. (Tags: menu-tchnl and typ-misc-tech)) |
| menu-tool | Highlights the objects button and tools menu item. |
| menu-wpn | Highlights the objects button and weapons menu item. |
| menu-prs | Highlights the lore button prose menu item. |
| menu-ntbk | Highlights the lore button and notebook menu item. |
| menu-hstry | Highlights the lore button and history menu item. |
| indices | Highlights the indices button. |
| menu-ind-gloss | Highlights the glossary menu item. |
| Highlights the tag overview menu item. | |
| menu-ind-index | Highlights the index menu item. |
| menu-ind-aff | Highlights the affiliation index menu item. |
| menu-ind-type | Highlights the articles by type menu item. |
| Highlights the meta button. (For category page) | |
| menu-misc | Highlights the meta button and miscellaneous menu item. |
| menu-phn | Highlights the meta button and phenomena menu item. |
| menu-eggs | Highlights the meta button and easter eggs menu item. |
| menu-tchnl | Highlights the meta button and technical menu item. (Not to be confused with articles about technology (Tags: menu-tech and typ-itm-tech)) |
| menu-spprt | Highlights the support menu item. |
I've also included content warning tags. These allow a spoiler, with the respective tags, to display at the top of a page, under the title. This is a quick and easy way to check for potentially sensitive content, without major lore spoilers. This is more for if you're reading prose aloud on a livestream somewhere, and you want it to be family-friendly.
Content Warning Tags
| Warning | Tag | Display |
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| Violence | esrb-violence | Violence |
| Gore | esrb-gore | Gore |
| Drugs / Alcohol | esrb-drugs | Drugs / Alcohol |
| Animal Abuse | esrb-animal-abuse | Animal Abuse |
| Self-harm | esrb-selfharm | Self-harm |
| Profanity | esrb-profanity | Profanity |
[var:util-esrb] is put in the article's credits for any articles that have content warnings.
Then the article is tagged with the relevant tags.
Then the article is tagged with the relevant tags.
Very specific tags are used to show specific navboxes for specific pages. Such as pages within an Organization article, that don't show up on a category page, that show's the hierarchy structure of the organization. They're like the indexing tags, but they aren't used for indexing, and I didn't want it to be based on the Category Type, because of specificity.
Organization Hierarchy
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Indexing Tags
Alphabetical Index
Prefix: idx
Syntax: letter-category-specifics
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Tags: idx-a idx-b idx-c idx-d idx-e idx-f idx-g idx-h idx-i idx-j idx-k idx-l idx-m idx-n idx-o idx-p idx-q idx-r idx-s idx-t idx-u idx-v idx-w idx-x idx-y idx-z
Examples: idx-a-char-drgnkn idx-r-loc-stlmt idx-z-lore-prs
Sorted by Category Type
Prefix: typ / archve
Syntax: category-specifics
Syntax
Archived articles follow the same syntax;
but replaces the typ prefix with archve
but replaces the typ prefix with archve
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Tags: typ-char typ-cul typ-eth typ-fna typ-flra typ-fnga typ-itm typ-lang typ-loc typ-lore typ-misc typ-myth typ-org typ-phn typ-prfssn typ-rnk typ-title typ-unt
Examples: typ-loc-lndmrk typ-lore-cnflct typ-fna-drgnkn-drgn
Affiliation Index
Prefix: aff
Syntax: affiliation-species
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Tags: aff-anc aff-blkcltch aff-civ aff-crim aff-drgnbne aff-drgngrd aff-pirte aff-sclebrkrs aff-sptpct aff-sltvngrd
Examples: aff-anc aff-blkcltch aff-drgngrd-drgnkn aff-drgngrd-hmn aff-pirte aff-sclebrkrs
Sorted by Location
Prefix: loc
Syntax: location-category
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Tags: loc-mjr loc-ardnfll loc-arknshr loc-drgntail loc-drkmst loc-embrlnd loc-frstcrst loc-rvia loc-sharch loc-wrldhole
Examples: loc-mjr loc-ardnfll-stlmt loc-embrlnd-geo loc-drkmst-trad
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