Help:How to Add and Use Avatars
Uploading Avatars
In the toolbox, on the left side of the lexicon there is an Upload File link. Click this link and upload the image from your computer. Also, if an image is added to a page that has not been uploaded yet, a red link will be created to the not-yet-added image, click this to go to the upload page for that image name.
How to title an Avatar
Give the avatar the same name as the Character Link, which should be how the character name appears at Absit Omen profiles. Character Name.jpg
In the summary, add:
{{Avatar}}
Using Images
Displaying a file is like making an internal link. Use double brackets and call for the file that's already uploaded.
[[File: Niobe Thursby.jpg]]
Align left or right:
[[File: Niobe Thursby.jpg|right]]
Image Sizes
Most avatars will be 250 pixels by 250 pixels. If they are not, there are two ways to change the avatar's size:
- Change the image's size on your computer, then upload it again.
- Add '250px' in the file name of the wiki page, like this:
[[File:Nora Dobbins.jpg|250px]]
Note: For best results, an avatar should be at least 250px by 250 pixels, and regardless of size should be square (250x250, 300x300, etc.)
Updating Avatars
If an avatar needs to be changed, we are able to update the old file. We don't have to delete the old file and add a new one.
- Go to the Avatar Gallery or The List of Uploaded Files and select the Avatar to update, or go to the character page and click on the current avatar.
- Just above the File Links heading is a link called "upload a new version of this file
- The title of the file will remain the same, but the image will be the fresh one. You won't need change any image links for the updated avatar to appear.
