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== How does the wiki handle IDs? == | == How does the wiki handle IDs? == | ||
The ID database here works off of redirect pages, each ID is its own wiki page which simply contains a redirect to the page of the game the ID is for. This makes adding a GameID to the wiki rather simple on a technical level. As such example, suppose ID "GALE01" was for the game [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]], it was created simply as a new page on the wiki titled exactly "GALE01", and its contents is written as <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]</nowiki></code>. | The ID database here works off of redirect pages, each ID is its own wiki page which simply contains a redirect to the page of the game the ID is for. This makes adding a GameID to the wiki rather simple on a technical level. As such example, suppose ID "GALE01" was for the game [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]], it was created simply as a new page on the wiki titled exactly "GALE01", and then its contents is written as <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]</nowiki></code>. | ||
Then game page will pick up its IDs in its Infobox VG with the help of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DynamicPageList_(third-party) DPL]. It works by looking through redirect pages to find the matching title it's about to redirect to itself, and then output the titles of those redirect pages. | Then game page will pick up its IDs in its Infobox VG with the help of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DynamicPageList_(third-party) DPL]. It works by looking through redirect pages to find the matching title it's about to redirect to itself, and then output the titles of those redirect pages. | ||