DOCUMENTS

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Find the right guide for reading, contributing, or maintaining the site.

What would you like to do?

01First contributionFollow the complete route from evidence to public release.02Use the site editorFollow the steps for entries, articles, images, or events.03Contribute on GitHubFind the source file, open a branch and PR, follow review.04Add a chronicle eventChoose date precision, related entries, and verifiable sources.

DEEP REFERENCE

Full references and guided practice

The detailed fields, entry outlines, syntax examples, and AI formatting prompts from the earlier guides remain available. Practice a route, then consult the full references as needed.

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01 / SITE

Site manual

Browse the encyclopedia, read articles, and explore the archive.

01Start hereFind the encyclopedia, music, articles, Explore, and LABs from the home page.02Browse and read entriesUse categories, the reader outline, form selector, and related records.03Music, articles, and ExploreLearn how works, articles, the chronicle, gallery, and network differ.04Account, appearance, and common questionsManage your space and distinguish browser data from signed-in submissions.

02 / CONTRIBUTE

Contribution manual

Site and GitHub routes for entries, articles, gallery sets, and events.

01Choose a contributionChoose among four tasks and the site or GitHub route; follow saving, review, and publication.02Edit and create encyclopedia entriesOpen the right source, complete properties and evidence, then submit a GitHub PR.03Unified Content Style GuideA shared standard for article structure, naming, prose, sources, dates, media, and multilingual content that keeps the wiki accurate, neutral, readable, and maintainable.04Complete Markdown and Entry Property GuideOne reference for a first edit or a complete new entry: Markdown, frontmatter, media, content structure, and pre-PR checks.05Submit and revise articlesWrite with the shared editor, save a cloud draft, and submit for publication review.06Contribute photos, design sets and classificationsUpload photos without a category, build a design set, or suggest changes to a published photo.07Add or revise a chronicle eventWork through date precision, related entries, sources, drafts, PR review, and publication.08Submission status and returned workFollow receipts in Creator Center and distinguish drafts, review, partial approval, and publication.09Sources, rights, and languagesPreserve verifiable evidence and image attribution across language versions.10From a source to a public page: complete walkthroughRevise one entry from evidence gathering through the site editor or GitHub, review, release, and careful AI assistance.

03 / DEVELOP

Development manual

Frontend content models, shared components, and public integration boundaries.

01Frontend repository and integration boundariesUnderstand the public frontend, encyclopedia sources, and user-visible submission paths.02Classification, metadata, and contentMaintain encyclopedia and Explore data using the map, schema, and explicit relationships.03Frontend pages and shared componentsExtend the site with the shared page shell, Reader, and interaction conventions.04Frontend development and acceptanceCheck frontend changes by scope and distinguish local behavior from real submissions.