[Wot-l] Linking to EWoT

[Gherald]

On Jan 21, 2008 1:16 PM, Terez <terez27 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As part of our summary template, there is a system in place for
> > linking to external summaries like EWoT's.  You can see these links in
> > the upper right, above the "Chapter Index" box : )
>
> Thanks - I know how to do external links on a Wiki page.  I just don't know
> how to obtain separate url's within the Encyclopaedia itself.  If you go to
> Demandred's character page, and Sorilea's character page, they both have the
> same link.  I'm not sure where these instructions you refer to are, or if
> they even address my problem.  :(


Ah, well I was addressing the first part of this:


> I would also suggest an external
> link to their summary at the bottom of each wiki page, but I haven't yet
> figured out a way to link individual pages within the Encyclopaedia - each
> internal page has the same url.  Perhaps someone with more general computer
> knowledge could help with that - and there should be no issue with the
> Encyclopaedia's copyright by making external links to their pages.

. .  and letting you know that our links to their summaries are
automated.  They're just not at the bottom of ours, but rather above
the Chapter Index box on the right.

But to link to other types of pages such as Demandred's, you'll first
have to get out of EWoT's peculiar frame system.  In Firefox, right
click somewhere in the main frame and from the pop-up menu select This
Frame -> Show only this frame.  That should show you the full URL in
the address bar, i.e. :

http://encyclopaedia-wot.org:8008/characters/d/demandred.html

If you wanted to link to this page from our article at
http://wot.wikia.com/wiki/Demandred , the best way to do it is using
http://wot.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Ewot

Instructions are on that template; I made the change so you can see here:

http://wot.wikia.com/index.php?title=Demandred&diff=14165&oldid=13840

HTH
-Gherald