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.
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!
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 for a quick and easy way to know if there is potentially sensitive content, without (possibly) major lore spoilers. This is more for if you're reading proses aloud to the public / on a livestream somewhere and you want it to be advertiser / family friendly.
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.Normal Tags (Highlights Menu Item)
| Article | Tags |
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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) |
| 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) |
| Fauna / Flora | fauna / flora lifeform (animal / plant / etc) category (mammal / dragonkin (dragon / wyrm / etc) / tree / etc) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) |
| Organization | organization indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) |
| Indices | indices |
| Items / Objects | type (item (category (artifact / etc)) / tool / weapon) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) |
| Story | prose about (intro / conflict / battle / etc) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) |
| Miscellaneous | misc (No particular tags, just relavent ones) indexing tags (az index / type / location / affiliation / etc) |
World Anvil Tags
| Tag | Description |
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| featured | This tag is only used for the "Featured Article" section on the home page. There should only be one article tagged with this at a time. |
| wa-event |
Used for event / challenge pages and categories. This is for highlighting the Events menu item. DO NOT USE THIS FOR ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOR EVENTS / CHALLENGES. Articles themselves created for events / challenges will use the normal / indexing tags, which will highlight the menu item based on what type of article is it. |
| wa-challenge | Any article that was submitted for any World Anvil challenge. They also get a tag for that specific challenge; listed below. |
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Challenge Name - Year Examples: |
Any article that was submitted for a World Anvil challenge or event also gets a separate tag with the challenge's name and the year it took place. |
| 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. |
| worldember-year | Any article submitted for the World Ember challenge on World Anvil. | wba-year | Any article submitted for the Worldbuilding Awards event on World Anvil. |
Content Warning Tags
| Warning | Tag | Display |
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| Violence | esrb-violence | Violence |
| Gore | esrb-gore | Gore |
| Drug / Alcohol Use | esrb-drugs | Drug / Alcohol Use |
| Animal Abuse | esrb-animal-abuse | Animal Abuse |
| Self-harm | esrb-selfharm | Self-harm |
| Profanity | esrb-profanity | Profanity |
Put [var:util-content-warning] in the article's credits in the header sections tab for any articles that have a content warning.
Then tag the article with the relevant tags.
Then tag the article with the relevant tags.
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-stry-prs
Sorted by Category Type
Prefix: typ
Syntax: category-specifics
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Tags: typ-char typ-fna typ-flra typ-itm typ-loc typ-misc typ-org typ-stry
Examples: typ-loc-lndmrk typ-stry-prs typ-fna-drgnkn-drgn
Affiliation Index
Prefix: aff
Syntax: affiliation
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Tags: aff-anc aff-drgngrd aff-vlln
Examples: aff-anc aff-drgngrd aff-vlln
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-ardnfll-char
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