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Latest revision as of 14:59, 26 April 2026

Welcome to the central help repository for the PC Gaming Shelter. This page serves as a directory for our Guardians and Archivists to maintain the site’s data and interface.

If you are new to the team, please start with the Guardian Workflow section below.

🛡️ Core Documentation

To keep the archive structured and professional, we use several custom systems. Choose a category below based on the task you are performing:

Help:Infoboxes: How our data forms work, how semantic properties are linked and how to use the Forms to input new records into the Vault.
Help:Main Page widgets: How to change the Video of the Month, the Archive Statistics and the Upcoming Events calendar.
Help:System messages: Editing the Sidebar, changing the site tagline or updating the social media icons at the top of the page.

📋 Quick Links for Guardians

Most of your daily work as an archivist will happen in these three locations:

All Forms: The hub for all data forms (Games, Mods, People, etc.).
RecentChanges: Monitor the latest updates to ensure the archive stays accurate.
All Pages: A technical list of every file, template, and document stored in the Shelter.

⚠️ Technical Support

If you encounter a bug—such as a broken search table, a property that won't link, or a font scaling issue—please do not attempt to fix the CSS or JavaScript yourself. Instead, report the issue via the Support link in the sidebar.

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 To keep the archive structured and professional, we use several custom systems. Choose a category below based on the task you are performing:
-[[Help:Infoboxes]]
+* [[Help:Infoboxes]]: How our data forms work, how semantic properties are linked and how to use the Forms to input new records into the Vault.
-*Best for:Adding new Games, Mods, or Players.
+* [[Help:Main Page widgets]]: How to change the '''Video of the Month''', the '''Archive Statistics''' and the '''Upcoming Events''' calendar.
-* What it covers: How our data forms work, how semantic properties are linked, and how to use the "Archive Control Center" to input new records into the Vault.
+* [[Help:System messages]]: Editing the Sidebar, changing the site tagline or updating the social media icons at the top of the page.
-[[Help:Main Page widgets]]
-* Best for: Updating the Homepage.
-* What it covers: How to change the **Video of the Month**, how to update the **Archive Statistics**, and how to manage the "Upcoming Events" calendar.
-[[Help:System messages]]
-* Best for: Changing the "look and feel" of the wiki.
-* What it covers: Editing the Sidebar, changing the site tagline, or updating the social media icons at the top of the page.
 == 📋 Quick Links for Guardians ==
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 Most of your daily work as an archivist will happen in these three locations:
-* [[Special:AllForms|All Forms]]: The hub for all data forms (Games, Mods, People, etc.).
+* [[All Forms]]: The hub for all data forms (Games, Mods, People, etc.).
 * [[Special:RecentChanges|RecentChanges]]: Monitor the latest updates to ensure the archive stays accurate.
 * [[Special:AllPages|All Pages]]: A technical list of every file, template, and document stored in the Shelter.