Authors

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Guild Exclusive

This is a guild-only feature. To get access, Join the Worldbuilder's Guild!

You can let other people edit your world from their World Anvil accounts adding them as authors of your world. There are three author ranks:

Writer

Writer can create articles as drafts, but they can't publish them nor edit existing articles. They can't view private content unless they are also a subscriber.
Advanced writers can additionally keep editing their articles even after they have been published.

Editor

Editors can create articles and publish them, and they can also edit existing content. They have access to all private content, including secrets.

Co-owner

Co-owners not only can create and edit any kind of content, but they can also edit your world's configuration, the world CSS and manage access rights. Make sure you trust your co-owners!

This page explains how to add and manage the authors of your world.

Add an author

First, access the Access Rights page. You can do so from the Access Rights page, which you can find in the left side bar:

Once there, click on the Authors option. The right side bar of this page will look like this:

Type the username of your co-author (double-check for typos!) and choose the rank you want them to have. If you miss, you can always revoke their author access. Click the Add new Author button and, once the page reloads, you will see your new author on this same page:

In order to have an advanced writer, choose the "Writer" option in the drop-down and click Add new Author. Then, look for the write name in the authors list and click on the Make Advanced button. It should look like this:

Congratulations! :) you now have somebody who can help you build your world. Your friend will find your world among the list of their worlds on their Dashboard. If you need to, you can always revoke your author's access clicking on the "Revoke access" button.

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FAQ

Do my authors need to be Guild members?

No, they don't need to. The number of authors you can have depends on your Guild membership level.

Will my co-authors get Guild features?

Your co-authors will not become Guild members, but they will get access to the same features you have access to within the context of your world. For example, they will get access to the CSS, private articles and Chronicles of the world they are co-authors of, but will not have access to guild features on their own worlds without their own guild membership. Co-authors will not have access to manuscripts or increased storage limits for worlds they are coauthors of, as these are per account, not per world.

Can my authors "go rogue"?

That depends on the rank you give them. Co-owners can change all your world settings, so it's recommended you are careful with this permission. Editors can delete any articles. Writers can only delete the articles they have created (and can't access the edit interface of any other article).

How many authors can I have?

This depends on your Guild rank. Journeymen, the lowest rank, have 2 author slots. Please note that these slots count for all your worlds (i.e. If you have two author slots, you can have two in a single world or one in two different worlds, but not two in each world).

Can I change the authorship of an individual article?

If you are a Grandmaster Guild Member (or above), yes! There is a Select new author box in the sidebar of all article edit pages. Choose one of your co-authors from the dropdown and click the Change Author. You can use this feature to change who appears as the author in the metadata of the article.

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