User blog:Midnightbara/How to Make a Wiki Page for MalMakes Paintings (Source Edit)

This is a tutorial on how to create wiki pages for each of Mal's paintings on MalMakes. This tutorial is only for the paintings that have Full and Time Lapse Versions. Mal's other paintings like her 100th painting go under the Others section.

(Work-in-Progress)

Adding Paintings to the List of MalMakes Videos
1. Add the painting to the list of MalMakes videos. This tutorial also includes a tutorial on how to open the editor in Source Mode on both PC and Mobile.
 * Click here for the tutorial.

Step 2: Open Tab to Wiki for Previous Painting
'''2. Scroll down and right click on the painting listed before the one you just added. Open a link to it in another tab.'''

Step 3: Open Tab to Wiki for Current Painting
'''3. Open link to painting you just added in another tab. (The one that's in red)'''



= 1st Tab - Wiki Page for Previous Painting (Steps 8-11) =

Step 8: Open in Source Edit
'''8. Go to the 1st new tab you opened (The one for the previously listed painting). Open the editor in Source Mode.'''



It should look similar to this once you open the editor in Source Edit:

Step 9: Add Title Inside Double Square Brackets
9. In between the double square brackets "  ",  paste the title of the video excluding the "Painting (Full Version)" part.

Add a pipe symbol " | " after pasting the title.

How to Add Pipe Symbol
You can type the pipe symbol by pressing Shift + backslash "\" key.

Step 10: Copy and Paste Name of Painting
'''10. Copy the name of the painting (The part that has quotations marks). Paste it between the parentheses after "Next Painting".'''

Step 11: Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C
11. Before you save the page, press Ctrl-A and Ctrl-C to copy everything in that page.

=2nd Tab - Wiki Page for Current Painting (Steps 12-34)=

Empty Editor:
'''12. Go to other tab you opened in Step 7. Paste what you just copied in the previous step in here.'''

Step 13
'''13. Copy the highlighted part. Exclude the "Painting (Full Version)" part.'''

Step 14:
'''14. Paste it in the space before " |Previous Painting (" ")]] ". Change the dash symbol "-" to a colon symbol ":"  (Only in some cases).'''


 * There's a dash " - " between The Legend of Zelda and Breathe Of the Wild because when adding video files to the wiki's gallery, all the colon symbols in the name of the video file get replaced with a dash.
 * Only change the dash " - " to a colon " : " symbol if the name of the game has a colon in it
 * Example: The Legend of Zelda- Breathe Of the Wild
 * The Legend of Zelda: Breathe of the Wild



Step 15: File
15. Copy title and paste it after "File: ".

Step 16:
16. Paste it there too

Step 17: Delete
'''17. Delete it. Delete pipe symbol. Delete title in parentheses.'''

Should look similar to this after finishing this step:

Step 18: Video Release Date
'''18. Look at release date of the Full Version. Put date after "Date: "'''

Step 19: Video Length of Full Version
'''19. Look at video length of Full Version. Put time length after "Running Time: "'''

Step 20: Copy Link
20. Go to Time Lapse version. Copy link.

Step 21: Copy Shortened YouTube Link
21. Paste it under the previous time lapse link. Copy the "youtu.be/" part.

Step 22: Replace YouTube Link w/ Shortened Version
22. Replace the youtube.com/watch?v= with that part you copied.

Step 23: Replace Previous Link
23. Copy that link and replace it with the one above.

Step 24: Paste Name of Painting After Link
24. Copy name of painting. Paste it between the link and "- Time Lapse]]".

Step 24: Copy Name of Painting
24. Copy name of painting. Replace it under "==Summary=="

Step 25:
25. Increase the number by 1.

26. Copy name of game.

Step 27: Change Materials Listed Under Paint
27. Normally only the items listed for Golden Heavy Body Acrylic and Golden High Flow Acrylic. But, just check the other items listed under materials just in case. 1st highlighed list changes more often.

Materials Listed in Video Description Section
Change the materials listed to match what was listed in the description section of the video.

Step 28: Redbubble Link
28. Scroll all the way down until you reach the section under "==Notes==". There will be a line that says "Posters and prints of this painting can be purchased" followed by a link.

Step 28: Click on the link in the description section of the painting video.
28. Mal has a link to all the merch you can purchase in her RedBubble shop for that specific painting in the video description

Step 29: Copy and Paste Redbubble Link
29. You will end up on a page that look like this. Copy the link of that page. Replace the previous redbubble link with the one you just copied.

Step 30
30. Include this line if Stephen and Mal or just Stephen have done a Let's Play of the game that the painting is based on. Put the name of the game the painting is based on between the double square brackets. You can also include this line if Mal has stated on the vlog that she is currently played it or has finished playing it.

Step 31
31. Only include this line if Stephen or Stephen w/ Mal have done a First20 of a game.

Step 32
32. Change it to the name of the game the painting is based on.



Step 33: List other paintings based on this game series
33. This a list of games from the series along with the various paintings that Mal has previously done associated with those games. You can copy that list from a wiki page where Mal had previously done a painting from that game series.

After:


It will look like this after you save the page: