Roll20 Wiki

{{revdate}}The '''[[Wiki|Roll20 Community Wiki]]''' is intended to serve as a community resource for help and documentation of the platform, as well as tips and tricks for best using Roll20 with your tabletop games. We welcome community contributions and would love for you to help us create the best resource we can for your fellow Roll20 users!
[[File:Roll20-community-wiki.png|right|220px|link=https://wiki.roll20.net/Community_Wiki]]

'''See the {{hc| Roll20 Help Center}} for Official Documentation.''' The [[Help Center]] info is sometimes worse, sometimes better than the Community Wiki. If the Help Center have mistakes, {{bug}}.  

Pages that need help:
* [[:Category:Stubs]]
* [[:Category:Tagged for Cleanup]]
* [[Special:WantedPages]]

[[File:Roll20Wiki-editor.png|right|thumb|400px|The wiki editor]]

==Contributing to the Wiki==
The Roll20 Wiki is written using the [[wikipedia:Help:Wikitext|Wikitext]] markup language, the same one used on Wikipedia and [[wikipedia:Fandom_(website)|Fandom Wikis]], but you can also use HTML&CSS.

The Roll20 Wiki runs on a somewhat older version of MediaWiki, so some newer features used on other wikis aren't available. 

* [[wikipedia:Help:Cheatsheet|Wikitext Cheatsheet]] - short guide to main features

'''Wiki Purpose & Suggestions on what to add'''

Some ideas on what is a good fit for the Roll20 Community Wiki:

# '''Content that the entire community will find useful.''' [[:Category:Guides|Guides]], [[:Category:Tips|Tips]] & tricks for variety of Roll20-related features, suggestions on how to implement certain elements in a game, pages with resources and links to relevant forum posts, pages on other sites, or video tutorials.
# '''Guides & tips on playing [[:Category:Games|specific games/rule systems]] on Roll20.''' Pages like [[Star Wars D6]], [[World of Darkness]] & [[Pathfinder]] contains various tips on how to play the games, and can serve as a hub for related pages. 
# '''Info & tips on how to use a specific character sheet.''' Roll20 have hundreds of community-contributed sheets & a handful of official sheets, of which only few have any extra info on how to use them, and all works slightly differently. [https://roll20.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/360003712814-Roll20-Character-Sheets All Official Character Sheets don't have documentation pages on the Help Center], and even when they do, the page might lack some info, so creating/updating the [[:Category:Official_Sheet|Community Wiki's version of the page]] could be a good idea. Sometimes even creating a short wiki page addressing a common issue with a sheet will make it easier for other to figure it out.
# '''If the Official [[Help Center]] is lacking Documentation for some feature, is confusing or too short, have errors, it can be a good idea to update the Community Wiki's page for the same topic.''' If a page for it doesn't exist, one can be created, and featuring the clarification to the feature, along with a link to the Help Center article. You could also copy the full article to the wiki, and then expand/edit it to your liking.
# '''Linking great forum posts on pages related to a topic/feature.''' If good advice on a topic exist on a number of forum threads, it can be enough to just create a new wiki page for the topic and give a list of links to the threads, instead of writing a full-blown article on it. Having a wiki page for a topic makes the info more accessible/findable, even if it just links to a couple of forum posts. [[Invisible Tokens]] started that way.


===Create New Page===
{{notebox|Please add the {{tlx|revdate}}-template to the start of newly created pages. ''It will show when page was last edited.''}}

To create a new page, you can either:
* go directly to the url for the page you want to create, and you'll be shown a "this page doesn't exist" message. In the the top menu there is a "create" option, which you select. (e.g. go to <code><nowiki>https://wiki.roll20.net/Creating_Random_New_Page</nowiki></code> and you can create it.
* use the '''Search''' option and search for the exact name of the page you want to create, and press enter. It now show you a search result of the term, and says '''Create the page "name-of-your-search" on this wiki!''' with a red link if there is no existing page with that name, which will lead you to create that page, as it doesn't exist yet.

Try give it a sensible & and shorter name if possible, so the page is more likely to be found on a wiki search. Afterwards, you can create redirects to the page 

* Example: [[5E]](<code><nowiki>https://wiki.roll20.net/5E</nowiki></code>) is the page displaying info related to D&D 5E, the most popular game on the platform, so makes sense to have a short and simple url.
* Another example: the [[Linking Tokens to Journals]] page has [https://wiki.roll20.net/index.php?title=Link_Token&redirect=no Link Token] as a redirect page, making the popular page easier to find, and easier to remember the url for sharing.

'''Redirect page:''' create the new page, and add <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[name of the page it should link to]]</nowiki></code>, then save it. Now the new page redirect to the page you wanted.

{{ex}}
A wiki page with only<code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Help:Contents]]</nowiki></code> would redirect to this page you're reading.



===Updating/Expanding the Wiki===
Few thing to consider:

# '''Add images if possible.''' By default, users don't have image upload access, but you can {{bug}}, say you want to be mentioning your user ID, and why you want image upload access.
# If you are aware of an undocumented feature/quirk of Roll20, it's smart to mention it on the relevant page.
# After creating a new page, it's a good idea to add links to it on existing pages where it's relevant. If there are no links or mentions of a new page, it's less likely to be found.
# '''Link to external resources.''' If there exists a great forum post, blog, or other site with relevant info, it's better to link to it on a page, rather than copy the content.
# If a page starts to become very large, it might be a smart to split self-contained sections into their own pages. Then link to the new page on the original section & reduce the text to a summary of what the new page contains. Alternatively, you could use a [[#Collapsible Section|Collapsible Section]] to hide a larger chunk by default.
# The '''[[:Category:Roll20]]'''-category is mean for core Roll20 aspects or features, and new pages should likely be categorized by some of it's sub-categories. [[:Category:Guides]], [[:Category:Games]] and [[:Category:Tips]] categories are great categories for most new pages. See  [[Help:Contents#Categories]] for more info on existing categories.

===Upload Image===
'''By default, users can't upload images to the wiki.''' If you want to be able to upload images, {{bug}} and ask for them to upgraded you Roll20 account's wiki permissions so you can upload images. 
<br />

When your wiki account have been promoted, see '''[[#Images|Images]]''' for how to use and upload images on the wiki.

===Please don't===

# Don't use the wiki for saving info on your specific campaigns.
# Don't use the wiki pages to lobby for changes to Roll20(doesn't have much reach anyway). Instead post to the Official {{forum|category/385189 Suggestions Forum}} or vote/comment on existing suggestions. Wiki Talk pages are intended for discussion wiki changes.
# '''Don't use the wiki to ask questions about how Roll20 works''', the {{forum| Forums}} are the right place for that. Basically nobody notices random new wiki pages, nor if there are any talk pages, so it's pointless anyway.

==Page formatting ==
A few tips and tricks can help make pages look better and more readable; here are a few main pointers.

You can check the [[sandbox]] page for some often useful code snippets, and you can create your own sandbox to test/play around in, by going to your own wiki page(link in the sidebar), and then adding <code>/sandbox</code> to the end of the url. Then you'll have a personal test page under your own profile without having to worry about testing if you want to do some large/wild edits.

===General===
'''Bold text''': <pre>'''Bold text'''</pre>

''Italic text'': <pre>''Italic text''</pre>

<strike>Strikeout text</strike>: <pre><strike>Strikeout text</strike></pre>

<code>code element</code> <pre><code>code element</code></pre>

<u>Underscored text</u>: <pre><u>Underscored text</u></pre>

<pre>text block without formatting</pre>

Use <code><nowiki><pre></nowiki></code> element to wrap your text to get text block without formatting. '''Ex.''' <code><nowiki><pre>text block without formatting</pre></nowiki></code>

<nowiki>no wiki formatting</nowiki>:

Use <code><nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></code> element to wrap your text.

extra linebreak: <pre><br></pre>

More about the [[wikipedia:Help:Wikitext|Wikitext markup language]]

====clear====

using <code><nowiki><br clear=all></nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki><br clear=left></nowiki></code>, or <code><nowiki><br clear=right></nowiki></code> will create a linebreak which will force the later content to a new row, if there are images or other floating element on that would otherwise messes up the formatting and readability of the page. More about [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/clear clear]

{{ex}}
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
[[File:Deftemplate-roll-hover-result.gif|left|thumbnail|300px|hovering over the result will show the breakdown of what went into the roll, and it's formula. See Ex.3 for the macro.]]
The result of "Normal" dice rolls is shown as individual dice images displaying the result on each dice separately, along with the total result, while inline roll results are displayed in as a single numerical result, where you can see the roll breakdown by hovering your mouse over the result.<br clear=left>
Inline rolls are just like regular rolls, with the following exceptions:
</pre>

The above will result in the last line to start after the image, and not to adjust to the right of it, thanks to the <code><nowiki><br clear=left></nowiki></code> forcing linebreaks until the left side of the article is clear, in this case of the image floated to the left.

===Headings===
Use headings to structure a page if it contains multiple sections. If a page have enough sections, it will automatically generate a Table of Content. 

See '''[[Style_Guide_Update|Heading Showcase]]''' for more info.

<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
=Top Header=
The above creates the largest possible section heading, making the text blue

==Second Tier==
The above creates the second-largest possible section heading, with a black text. Subsequent headings are smaller and black.

Somwhere around Headings 5, the title tarts to become so small that it's hard to notice from the general text of an article, and normal, bold text pops out more.

Depending on how things look, the foollowing can be a good idea:

====='''manually bolded headings'''=====
</pre>


===Table===
{{notebox|See [[wikipedia:Help:Table|Help:Table]] for more}}

<pre  style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">{| class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Alice !! Bob !! Charlie
|-
| Elf || Dwarf || Human
|-
| Warrior || Mage || Expert
|-
| HP:12 || HP:7 || HP:9
|}</pre>

produces the following table:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Alice !! Bob !! Charlie
|-
| Elf || Dwarf || Human
|-
| Warrior || Mage || Expert
|-
| HP:12 || HP:7 || HP:9
|}

'''Bold titles for each row:'''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Player Name !! Allan !! Beth !! Cecil
|-
! scope="row"| Name
|| Alice || Bob || Charlie
|-
! scope="row"| Ancestry
|| Elf || Dwarf || Human
|-
! scope="row"| Class
|| Warrior || Mage || Expert
|-
! scope="row"| HP
|| 12 || 7 || 9
|}

<pre  style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">{| class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Player Name !! Allan !! Beth !! Cecil
|-
! scope="row"| Name
|| Alice || Bob || Charlie
|-
! scope="row"| Ancestry
|| Elf || Dwarf || Human
|-
! scope="row"| Class
|| Warrior || Mage || Expert
|-
! scope="row"| HP
|| 12 || 7 || 9
|}</pre>

Very large tables could be combined with [[#Collapsible Section|Collapsible Section]] to initially hide them if the info isn't as important to show every time. Help with navigating/scrolling on larger pages.

===Message Boxes===
There are a number of different message boxes that can be used on the wiki, and here are shown the most useful ones.
====Standard====
<br />
Occasionally, you may want a piece of text take precedence and draw the eye to something very important in the document you're writing. For this instance, use a message box.
{{notebox|notebox template is the simpler alternative, but less flexible}}
<pre>{{notebox|notebox template is the simpler alternative, but less flexible}}</pre>

{{mbox | text = Insert Whatever You Want to Say Here}}
<br />
To add a message box to a wikipage, use this insert:<br />
<pre>{{mbox | text = Insert Whatever You Want to Say Here}}</pre>

====Orange====
{{orange| This section have sever issues and is likely out of date}}
<pre>
{{orange| This section have sever issues and is likely out of date}}
</pre>

The [[Template:Orange]] can be used to highlight some semi-important thing, if you don't want to use the  much stronger/dire [[Template:Warning]] with it's sign, or if the blue [[Template:Notebox]] infobox doesn't convey enough urgency.

====Warning====
{{warning|This action is irrecoverable, so proceed with caution }}

<pre>
{{warning|This action is irrecoverable, so proceed with caution }}
</pre>

====Cleanup====
{{cleanup}}

{{tlx|cleanup}}

{{Ambox
|nocat=true
| type  = style
| text  = This page could do with some cleanup [[User:1223200|1223200]] ([[User talk:1223200|talk]]) 13:37, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
}}

<pre>
{{Ambox
|nocat=true
| type  = style
| text  = This page could do with some cleanup ~~~~
}}
</pre>

It can be a good idea to quickly sign off your name & the date by using <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>, which will add your name & the date quickly. That will help other to know how long the section have been in need of cleanup.

====Other====
{{POV}}

{{tlx|POV}}

===Templates===
There are a number of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates wiki templates] that makes a number of things easier, here are a few of them. Most other templates are showcased in more specific sections of this page, such as image-related under Images. 


* {{tlx|User profile}} - link to roll20 profile page(not wiki)
* {{tlx|Multiple issues}}
* {{tlx|repo}} - links to github page, displays the logo. 
* {{tlx|Changelog version}} - usedful for creating API script or Character Sheet Changelogs
* [[#Roll20 links|Roll20 links]] - templates to create various Roll20 links outside the wiki which shows where they are leading
* [[Template:Ambox/doc]] - the core template used for making the several info & notice boxes
* {{tlx|Mbox}} - meta-template is used to build [[#Message Boxes|message boxes]]
* {{tlx|tlx}} - meta-template used for linking to the template's page, and the template page could show how to use it. E.g. {{tlx|repo}}

For pages describing content limited to Pro users, add the following at the start of the page:

<pre>{{pro only}}</pre>

{{tlx|pro only}}

Display "{{rarr}}" arrow symbol

<pre>{{rarr}}</pre>

===Collapsible Section===

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| Collapsable section(Example)
|-
| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse eget nunc id felis maximus ullamcorper. Quisque felis odio, commodo vitae lorem et, sagittis dictum mauris. Ut eu nibh et dolor vehicula gravida sit amet et sapien.

Sed vel ullamcorper arcu, non ultrices tortor. Vestibulum massa risus, varius eget molestie in, posuere quis massa. Mauris sit amet ligula lorem. Sed pulvinar dapibus urna, et pellentesque quam commodo et.
|}

Code for the collapsible section, where having <code>mw-collapsed</code> will make it collapsed by default:
<pre  style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
| Collapsable section(Example)
|-
| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse eget nunc id felis maximus ullamcorper. Quisque felis odio, commodo vitae lorem et, sagittis dictum mauris. Ut eu nibh et dolor vehicula gravida sit amet et sapien.

Sed vel ullamcorper arcu, non ultrices tortor. Vestibulum massa risus, varius eget molestie in, posuere quis massa. Mauris sit amet ligula lorem. Sed pulvinar dapibus urna, et pellentesque quam commodo et.
|}
</pre>

See '''[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Collapsible_elements MediaWiki Manual:Collapsible Elements]''' for more tips



===Table of Content===
If you have 4 or more Headings, the page will automatically show a Table of Content(TOC) at the top of the page. You can force to have display it if you have fewer heading with adding this to the sheet:
<pre>__FORCETOC__</pre>

If you want to move the placement of the TOC on a page, you can place this in the appropriate place:
<pre>__TOC__</pre>

If youdon't want a TOC on the page, place this anywhere on the page:
<pre>__NOTOC__</pre>

There is an option for a sideways TOC, useful for A B C sections.

<pre>{{compact toc}}</pre>

* [[Template:Compact_toc/doc]]

You can also make the TOC appear on the right side of the page with:

<pre>{{tocright}}</pre>

=== Displaying Macros and Code===
If you add HTML code, or other code/macros to a wiki without precautions, the wiki will misunderstand is as MediaWiki code, and change how the page/text looks, instead of showing the raw code.

For showing short code snippets in flowing text, using the <code>&#60;code&#62;</code> element is a good idea(and sometimes adding <code>&#60;nowiki&#62;</code> inside it), but if you want to show a block of code with several rows, use the <code>&#60;pre&#62;</code>-element instead. [[Roll Template]] code is always tricky to show, so it should always be either inside a <code>&#60;pre&#62;</code>-element, or shown using <code>&#60;code&#62;</code> + <code>&#60;nowiki&#62;</code>.

For really tricky sections, you might want to try using [[Complete_Guide_to_Macros_%26_Rolls#HTML_replacement|HTML entities]](replacement code) to replace some character, so the wiki doesn't think it should process as wiki code. This section contains a few examples of this(press ''Edit'' to see the code). 

'''Examples to copy:'''
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
<code>&#60;nowiki&#62;/r 2d5+@{attribute|max}+[[4d4]]&#60;/nowiki&#62;</code>
&#60;pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;" data-language="html"&#62; &#60;/pre&#62;
</pre>

'''Macro without formatting'''
<br />
''/r 2d5+@{attribute|max}+[[4d4]] damage''
<br /><br />

The macro code above is just highlighted in italics using the [[#General|Wiki formatting]], and doesn't look good. The <code>4d4</code> here is supposed to be surrounded by square brackets, but they disappear if they're left naked to [[wikipedia:Help:Wikitext|WikiMedia's markup conventions]]. Worse still, in this case, markup attempts to link it to non-existent page called "4d4".

'''Macro using <code>&#60;code&#62;</code> & <code>&#60;nowiki&#62;</code>'''

<code><nowiki>/r 2d5+@{attribute|max}+[[4d4]]</nowiki></code>

If you use the code element, you sometime need to wrap the code additionally in a <code><nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></code>-element before using <code><nowiki><code></nowiki></code> will look like this:<br />
<code><nowiki>/r 2d5+@{attribute|max}+[[4d4]]</nowiki></code><br />

For inline notes and asides you can use <code>&#60;code&#62;</code> elements to embellish things like <code>/roll 3d10</code> or <code>#macroname</code>.

To avoid creating links to non-existing pages when writing [[Inline Rolls]], use <code><nowiki><pre></nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></code> elements.
<code><nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></code> element ignores all wiki formatting/templates/link-creation as can at time be needed together with <code><nowiki><code></nowiki></code> element to show some code without problem.

====pre====
'''Macro using <code>&#60;pre&#62;</code>'''

When surrounded by <code>&#60;pre&#62;</code> element, the macro is displayed in a separate code block, and not in the flowing text. Adding some CSS to make sure the code remains readable is a great idea, such as <code>style="overflow:scroll;"</code><br />

* '''style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;"''' - if  the code is too wide for the page, this will make it automatically start splitting it up on several lines until it fits the page, and avoid any sideway scrolling
* '''style="overflow:scroll;"''' - if the code is too wide for the page, a sideway scrollbar appears, keeping the full code readable

<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">/em attacks for 2d5+@{attribute|max}+[[4d4]]</pre>

The above code is shown nice and clean, without the wiki trying to do it's tricks. 

Here is the wiki code for making a good & quick pre element:
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
&#60;pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-bottom: 5px;" data-language="html"&#62; &#60;/pre&#62;
</pre>

'''Displaying HTML/CSS/Javascript code with syntax highlights'''

For displaying blocks of code like HTML/CSS/JavaScript on the wiki(like in the context of Character Sheet or API code), it's best to use the <code>&#60;pre&#62;</code> element, and additionally style the section with <code>style="overflow:scroll;"</code>, and to add syntax highlight to make the code more readable with <code>data-language="html"</code>, like in the below examples:

'''HTML'''
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;" data-language="html">
&#60;pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-bottom: 5px;" data-language="html"&#62;
<span>Here you have HTML syntax highlight in the code, maing it more readable</span>
<input type="number" name="attr_hp" step="any" value="10" min="0" max="20" /> <input type="text" name="attr_hp_misc" value="" placeholder="Other info about hp" />
<label>Robust? <input type="checkbox" name="attr_hp_robust" value="1" title="Check the box if your character is Robust" /></label>&#60;/pre&#62;
</pre>
'''CSS'''
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;" data-language="css">
div.sheet-d4 {
    width: 35px;
    height: 35px;
    background-image: url("https://i.imgur.com/zkgyBOi.png");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    color: transparent;
    display: none;
}
</pre>
'''JavaScript'''
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;" data-language="javascript">
on("change:siz change:con sheet:opened", function() {  
  getAttrs(["SIZ","CON"], function(values) {
    let siz = parseInt(values.SIZ)||0;
    let con = parseInt(values.CON)||0;
    let hp = siz + con;
    setAttrs({                            
      "hitpoints": hp
    });
  });
});
</pre>

'''Click "Edit" for this section to see how the above examples work and the wiki code.'''

===Leaving Name/Timestamp===

If you want to sign your name & date to a message or section, you can quickly do so with writing four tilde characters.

'''Example:'''

I just remembered this is a feature on many wikis. [[User:1223200|1223200]] ([[User talk:1223200|talk]]) 12:35, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

<pre>I just remembered this is a feature on many wikis. ~~~~</pre>

===Dice Roller===
{{notebox|stopped working as of Summer 2021}}
You can integrate a copy of Roll20's dice roller on a wiki page, to enable people to try things out on the page, instead of forcing them to open a Roll20 game to test a roll or syntax. You can leave it empty, or include a default "roll" that people can use straight away instead of having to type it out.
The user can edit what's in the dice roller as they want, but will show the original one if the page is reloaded. 

The following [[Text Chat|command types]] work in the dice roller: <code>/r</code>, <code>/roll</code>, <code>/gr</code>, <code>/gmroll</code>

These doesn't work: <code>/em</code>, <code>/w</code>

[[Inline#Inline_Labels|Inline Roll Labels]] works in the Dice Roller.

'''Example:'''
<div class='diceroller'>
/r 3d6+2
</div>

'''Wiki code:'''
<pre>
<div class='diceroller'>
/r 3d6+2
</div>
</pre>

The {{Text Chat}} page displays a dice roller under the [[Text Chat#Rolling|Rolling]]-section, and the [[Dice Reference]] page have multiple examples.

===Advanced===
You can use HTML & CSS on the wiki to create some effects that the standard wiki features doesn't. The [[Front Page]] uses several tricks, so it's source code is worth checking out for ideas.

==Images & Videos==

===Images===
[[File:Roll20 video sm.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|The image from the wiki frontpage]]

'''If you are a new user adding content to the wiki, the option to upload images is disabled by default.''' If you want to be able to upload images, {{bug}} and ask for upgraded Community wiki permissions(to upload images).
<br />

To upload an image to the wiki, go to the '''[[Special:Upload|Upload file]]''' (page found in the wiki sidebar, accessible only if you have updated wiki permissions)-page, and then select the '''Browse'''-button to upload. You can upload images & gifs, but they can't be larger than 2mb.

Then on a wiki page, image inclusion follows this format:

Example: image aligned to the right:
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
[[File:Roll20 video sm.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|The image from the wiki [[Main_Page|frontpage]].]]
</pre>

Some tags that can be used:
<pre>thumbnail, thumb, framed, frameless</pre>

The <code>thumb</code>-tag is the easiest to use, as you can decide the position of the image, and the size of the image can be adjusted.

The <code>thumbnail</code>-tag is most practical, as you can both resize the image, as well as present descriptive text under it.

For some of the other tags you can't change the size of the image with some tags.

'''Image as a link:'''

You can link to another wiki page or an external site. [[File:Twitch.png|20px|link=https://www.twitch.tv/roll20app]] links to Roll20's Twitch page, and
<pre>
[[File:Twitch.png|20px|link=https://www.twitch.tv/roll20app]]
</pre>
[[File:DragDiceFrom Chat.gif|thumbnail|right|350px| Dragging a rolled dice from the chat to the map, and using it as a [[token]]. ]]
<br>
<br>
===Gif===
Works identically to [[#Images|Images]], with the difference that the gif continuously animate. You're limited to uploading 2mb files, just like images.

<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
[[File:DragDiceFrom Chat.gif|thumb|left|350px| Dragging a rolled dice from the chat to the map, and using it as a [[token]]. ]]
</pre>
<br clear=all>


===Common Symbols===
Common Roll20 icons with templates to show them: {{Lock}} {{Unlock}} {{Gear}} {{Hammer}}
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">{{Lock}} {{Unlock}} {{Gear}} {{Hammer}} </pre>

Other useful symbols: {{dot}}
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">{{dot}} </pre>

===Roll20 UI Icons===
If you want to display the actual icons used on the Roll20 interface (such as <span style="font-family:Pictos;">y</span>, <span style="font-family:Pictos;">l</span>, <span style="font-family:Pictos;">F</span>, etc.) for clearer instructions in your wiki, you can add a <code><nowiki><span></nowiki></code> element that briefly changes the needed font-family that is used for them.

The font families used for the Roll20 icons are [http://pictos.cc/classic/font Pictos], Pictos Custom, and dicefontd20, and they're available for use within the Roll20 wiki. Going to the font's storefront will give you the character key for the font.  Use this key to identify which character displays which icon. Check the [[CSS#Icon Fonts|Icon Fonts]] section on the [[CSS Wizardry]] page for a full list of symbols from the fonts.

When you want to add an icon in your wiki, include these HTML snippets, substituting the letter you need for the Pictos or Pictos Custom font family.

* '''[[Sidebar]]'''
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">q</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">q</span></nowiki></code> [[Text Chat]] tab
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">P</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">P</span></nowiki></code> [[Art Library]] tab
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">N</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">N</span></nowiki></code> [[Journal]] tab
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">i</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">i</span></nowiki></code> [[Compendium]] tab
** <span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">u</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">u</span></nowiki></code> [[Jukebox]] tab
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">l</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">l</span></nowiki></code> [[Collections]] tab
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">y</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">y</span></nowiki></code> [[My Settings]] tab

* '''[[Toolbox]]'''
** <span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">w</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">w</span></nowiki></code> [[Select and Pan Tool]]
*** [[File:Hand.png|middle|15px]] <code><nowiki>[[File:Hand.png|middle|15px]]</nowiki></code> Pan mode
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">b</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">b</span></nowiki></code> [[Layers]]
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">@</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">@</span></nowiki></code> Map & Background layer
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">b</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">b</span></nowiki></code> Objects & Tokens layer
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">E</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">E</span></nowiki></code> GM Info Overlay layer
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">r</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">r</span></nowiki></code> Dynamic Lighting layer
** <span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">i</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">i</span></nowiki></code> [[Drawing Tools]]
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">a</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">a</span></nowiki></code> Draw Shapes tool
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos Three;">c</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos Three;">c</span></nowiki></code> Polygon/Line Tool
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">q</span>  <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos Custom;">q</span></nowiki></code>Text Tool
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">#</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">#</span></nowiki></code> Clear Drawings tool
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">e</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">e</span></nowiki></code> [[Custom FX|FX Tool]]
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">s</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">s</span></nowiki></code> [[Zoom|Zoom Tool]]
** [[File:Ruler.png|middle|15px]] <code><nowiki>[[File:Ruler.png|middle|15px]]</nowiki></code> [[Ruler|Ruler Tool]]
** {{torch}} <code><nowiki>{{torch}}</nowiki></code> [[Place Light Tool]]
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">C</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">C</span></nowiki></code> [[Fog of War]]
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">E</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">E</span></nowiki></code> Reveal
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos Three;">c</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos Three;">c</span></nowiki></code> Polygon Reveal
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">C</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">C</span></nowiki></code> Hide Areas
*** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">#</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">#</span></nowiki></code> Reset Fog
** [[File:Udl-hide-icon.jpg|middle|15px]] <code><nowiki>[[File:Udl-hide-icon.jpg|middle|15px]]</nowiki></code> [[Darkness Tool]]
*** [[File:Udl-reveal-icon.jpg|middle|15px]] <code><nowiki>[[File:Udl-reveal-icon.jpg|middle|15px]]</nowiki></code> Reveal
*** [[File:Udl-perm_darkness-icon.jpg|middle|15px]] <code><nowiki>[[File:Udl-perm_darkness-icon.jpg|middle|15px]]</nowiki></code> Permanent Darkness
*** [[File:Udl-explorer-icon.jpg|middle|15px]] <code><nowiki>[[File:Udl-explorer-icon.jpg|middle|15px]]</nowiki></code> Explorable Darkness
*** [[File:Udl-polygon-icon.jpg|middle|15px]] <code><nowiki>[[File:Udl-polygon-icon.jpg|middle|15px]]</nowiki></code> Polygon 
*** [[File:Udl-rectangle-icon.jpg|middle|15px]] <code><nowiki>[[File:Udl-rectangle-icon.jpg|middle|15px]]</nowiki></code>Rectangle 
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">t</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">t</span></nowiki></code> [[Turn Tracker]]
** <big><span style="font-family:dicefontd20;">t</span></big> <code><nowiki><big><span style="font-family:dicefontd20;">t</span></big></nowiki></code> [[Dice Rolling GUI]]
** <span style="font-family:Pictos;">?</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">?</span></nowiki></code> [[Toolbox_Overview|Help Tool]] 

'''[[Character Sheet]]'''
* <span style="font-family:Pictos;">&</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">&</span></nowiki></code> Add, repeating section
* <span style="font-family:Pictos;">(</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">(</span></nowiki></code>/<code><nowiki>{{Lock}}</nowiki></code> Lock, repeating section
* <span style="font-family:Pictos;">)</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">)</span></nowiki></code>/<code><nowiki>{{Unlock}}</nowiki></code> Unlock, repeating section
* '''<big>≡</big>''' <code><nowiki>'''<big>≡</big>'''</nowiki></code> Reorder symbol, repeating section.
* <span style="font-family:Pictos;">w</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">w</span></nowiki></code>/<code><nowiki>{{Bubble}}</nowiki></code>  Send to chat
* <span style="font-family:Pictos;">y</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">y</span></nowiki></code>/<code><nowiki>{{Gear}}</nowiki></code> Settings, gear icon
* <span style="font-family:Pictos;">x</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:Pictos;">x</span></nowiki></code>/<code><nowiki>{{hammer}} or {{wrench}} </nowiki></code> Alternative Settings icon.

'''Dice'''
* <span style="font-family:dicefontd20;">t</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:dicefontd20;">t</span></nowiki></code> d20
* <span style="font-family:dicefontd4;">d</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:dicefontd4;">d</span></nowiki></code> d4
* <span style="font-family:dicefontd6;">f</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:dicefontd6;">f</span></nowiki></code> d6
* <span style="font-family:dicefontd8;">h</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:dicefontd8;">h</span></nowiki></code> d8
* <span style="font-family:dicefontd10;">j</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:dicefontd10;">j</span></nowiki></code> d10
* <span style="font-family:dicefontd12;">l</span> <code><nowiki><span style="font-family:dicefontd12;">l</span></nowiki></code> d12

===Youtube===
{{#evp:youtube|MH78AOhNyuA|Tutorial for the [[Drawing Tools]]|right|400}}
You can have an embedded youtube video on a page.

This can be achieved with the following format. You need to copy the end of the url for your video and replace <code>MH78AOhNyuA</code> in the below example. Otherwise it seems to take the <code>right|center|left</code>-parameters, along with a numerical value which represent pixel-width of the video.

<code><nowiki>{{#evp:youtube|MH78AOhNyuA|Tutorial for the [[Drawing Tools]]|right|400}}</nowiki></code>

It doesn't seem possible to make the video start with specific time using the normal <code>t?=120</code> end to the url.

==Links==
If an article mentions things that have a wiki page, it's useful to link to that  page the first time it's mentioned. For example, there exists several [[Star Wars RPG|Star Wars RPGs]] and some of them have guides on the wiki. Sometimes links outside the wiki is also useful.

With some link templates, urls that contains <code>=</code> may result in broken links, unless you specify that it's the 1st parameter which is used. [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates/en#Anonymous_parameters Templates - Anonymous parameters]

{{ex}}
<pre>use
{{twitter|1=roll20app/status/1354617919653752832?s=20 tweet}}
instead of {{twitter|roll20app/status/1354617919653752832?s=20 tweet}}</pre>

You may also replace the <code>=</code> with <code><nowiki>&amp;#61;</nowiki></code> in the url, to keep the link from breaking.

===Inter-Wiki===
How to link to other pages on the Roll20 [[Community Wiki]].

'''Example:'''

Simple link to [[Journal]] wiki page:
<pre>[[Journal]]</pre>

Link to the wiki's [[Main_Page|front page]], with a custom link name.
<pre>[[Main_Page|front page]]</pre>

'''Link a subsection of an article.'''

For example you might need to mentioning there are [[Compendium_Sharing#What_are_the_Limitations_of_Compendium_Sharing.3F|limits to compendium sharing]]. You can find the exact name of an sub-section, by copying the link from the ToC.
<pre>[[Compendium_Sharing#What_are_the_Limitations_of_Compendium_Sharing.3F|limits to compendium sharing]]</pre>



====Main Article====
Shortcut to make a link to another article, and indicate it to be the main article on the subject.

{{main|Journal}}

<pre>{{main|Journal}}</pre>

====Wiki Meta====
'''Link to a Category page.''' It can be useful to link to a category page, such as all user-created [[:Category:Tips]]. You need to place a ':' in front of the page name, like:
<pre>[[:Category:Tips]]</pre>

'''Link to a wiki template:''' {{tlx|forum}} - <code><nowiki>{{tlx|forum}}</nowiki></code>


===Roll20 links===
Here are a few templates that makes linking to other parts of the roll20 site better, and make it clear to what part the links lead(Forum, Blog, Marketplace, etc.)

====User Profile====
You can link directly to a Roll20 user's profile from the wiki, instead of typing the full url. The second method doesn't show the symbol for the link going outside Roll20.

<pre>[https://app.roll20.net/users/4/ Roll20 Dev Team]</pre>
<pre>{{user profile|4|Roll20 Dev Team}}</pre>


====[[Forum]]====
Documentation: {{tlx|forum}}, {{tlx|fpl}}


A template that can be used to link to Roll20 forum post, showing the roll20 logo, and indicating it's a link to the forum.

Example: {{forum|post/125912/roll20-community-code-of-conduct Roll20 Community Code of Conduct}}

<pre>{{forum|post/125912/roll20-community-code-of-conduct Roll20 Community Code of Conduct}}</pre>
The url placed in the forum-template is everything after <code><nomwiki>https://app.roll20.net/forum/</nowiki></code>, which the templates will ad automatically.

Compare {{forum|post/8033570/d-and-d-5th-edition-by-roll20-q1y2020 5E Bug thread}} and [[https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/8033570/d-and-d-5th-edition-by-roll20-q1y2020 5E Bug thread}]]

<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">Compare {{forum|post/8033570/d-and-d-5th-edition-by-roll20-q1y2020 5E Bug thread}} and [[https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/8033570/d-and-d-5th-edition-by-roll20-q1y2020 5E Bug thread}]]</pre>

The more compact {{tlx|fpl}} only requires the permalink number to a forum reply/thread, so individual comments can also be linked to:

{{fpl|10245813/ Roll20 Dev reply}}
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">{{fpl|10245813/ Roll20 Dev reply}}</pre>



====Blog====
Documentation: {{tlx|blogs}}, {{tlx|blog}}

Link to Roll20 blog posts.  You discard the <nowiki><code>https://blog.roll20.net/posts/</code></nowiki> part of the url.

If the blog post url contains <code>/posts/</code> in the url, use {{tlx|blogs}}; if it has <code>/post/</code>, use {{tlx|blog}}

{{blogs|lost-mine-of-phandelver-roll20-q-a/ Lost Mine of Phandelver: Roll20 Q & A}}
{{blog|640321601818198016/updated-dynamic-lighting-10-is-live Updated DL version 1.0 is live}}

<pre>
{{blogs|lost-mine-of-phandelver-roll20-q-a/ Lost Mine of Phandelver: Roll20 Q & A}}
{{blog|640321601818198016/updated-dynamic-lighting-10-is-live Updated DL version 1.0 is live}}
</pre>

====[[Help Center]]====
It's often a good idea to link to the Official Roll20 [[Help Center]] page.

{{hc|categories/360003756533-Getting-Started Getting Started}}

<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
{{hc|categories/360003756533-Getting-Started Getting Started}}
</pre>

Documentation: {{tlx|hc}}, {{tlx|HCbox}}

====[[Marketplace]]====

{{market| Roll20 Marketplace}}<br>
{{market|browse/module/7363/free-spacer-ptolemy-sector-archive Free Spacer - Ptolemy Sector Archive}}<br>

<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
{{market| Roll20 Marketplace}}<br>
{{market|browse/module/7363/free-spacer-ptolemy-sector-archive Free Spacer - Ptolemy Sector Archive}}
</pre>

Documentation: {{tlx|market}}

===External Link===
If you want to link to a page outside the wiki, you need to use single brackets. There will appear a "lock" icon after the link to indicate it's  a link that goes outside the wiki.

Example: [https://blog.roll20.net/ Roll20 Blog]

<pre>[https://blog.roll20.net/ Roll20 Blog]</pre>

'''There are a few sites that have custom links that can make it easy to see where they lead''', and using them looks better than the normal single bracket method.

* '''Twitter:''' {{twitter|roll20app Roll20}}, {{twitter|roll20app/status/1360745454347169795 tweet by Roll20}} - {{tlx|twitter}}

====Github====
A template you can use to link to code or other things that are on GitHub. It will also show a small Github icon after the link to show where it leads. 

Documentation: {{tlx|repo}}, {{tlx|gist}}, {{tlx|sheet-gh}}, {{tlx|api-gh}}

{{ex}} {{repo|Roll20/roll20-character-sheets  Roll20's Character Sheet Repository}}, 

<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">{{repo|Roll20/roll20-character-sheets  Roll20's Character Sheet Repository}}</pre>
The url placed in the forum-template is everything after <code><nowiki>https://github.com/</nowiki></code>, which the templates will add automatically.

{{ex}} {{gist|G-G-G/52b96cff0b827c42f9d04ab411fb42e8 code snippet}} by GiGs

<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
{{gist|G-G-G/52b96cff0b827c42f9d04ab411fb42e8 code snippet}} by GiGs
</pre>

====Youtube====
Documentation: {{tlx|yt}}, {{tlx|yt.be}}, {{tlx|yt.playlist}}

{{ex}}
{{yt.be|xKXpKIiB5WM Rolling Dice}} –
{{yt.playlist|PLTj75n3v9eTljjooh-nIr_LFAeHatTeI4 Roll20 Tutorials}} 
<pre style="overflow:auto;white-space:pre-wrap;">
{{yt.be|xKXpKIiB5WM Rolling Dice}}
{{yt.playlist|PLTj75n3v9eTljjooh-nIr_LFAeHatTeI4 Roll20 Tutorials}} 
</pre>

====Wikipedia====
Wikipedia link: [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] or {{wiki|Computer_accessibility|Computer Accessibility (a11y)}} to have logo.

<pre>[[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] or {{wiki|Computer_accessibility|Computer Accessibility (a11y)}}</pre>

{{tlx|wiki}}

==Categories==
A categorized page is easier to find, so please add at least one relevant category to any new page you create. There are few of the main wiki categories:

To add a category to a page, simply add this line of text at the very bottom:
<pre>[[Category:Category Name]]</pre>

Some categories can be added with templates, like {{tlx|cleanup}}, {{tlx|stub}}, {{tlx|dmbox}}

If the page falls under multiple categories, add another category tag underneath first and so forth (don't combine them in one tag).


===Content===
Some main categories used on the wiki:

* '''[[:Category:Games]]''': For articles of how to play a particular TTRPG system using Roll20. If a system have several pages like this, it can be a good idea to only categorize the "main" one with "Games" and link the other page to the main one.
** '''[[:Category:Character Sheet Documentation]]''' For guides dedicated to specific character sheets, e.g. [[Pathfinder by Roll20]] vs. [[Pathfinder Community Sheet ]]
** '''Popular Systems''' If a Game System or other franchise starts to have lots of pages, it can be a good idea to have a category for them, so they are easier to connect and find, and only give the "main" article the '''[[:Category:Games]]'''-category
*** '''[[:Category:DnD5E]]''' for [[5E|Dungeons & Dragons 5E]] pages
*** '''[[:Category:DnD]]''' for any other [[DnD|Dungeons & Dragons]] pages
*** '''[[:Category:Star Wars]]''' for the systems or homebrew based on Star Wars franchise
*** '''[[:Category:Pathfinder]]''' for both 1E and 2E pages, Starfinder could be bundled in, or given own category if it gets many pages 
*** '''[[:Category:Fate]]''' For [[Fate]] Core, Fate Accelerated, Fate Condensed pages
*** '''[[:Category:World of Darkness]]''' For all [[World of Darkness]]-related pages
* '''[[:Category:Guides]]''': Many pages under the Games category fall in here too; anything extensively explained should use this category
* '''[[:Category:Tips]]''': For smaller pages that cover a portion of the Roll20 platform (I.e. tips and tricks), or a collection of less organized Tips that isn't a complete guide
* '''[[:Category:Macros]]''' For pages largely dedicated to Roll20 macros
* '''[[:Category:Character Sheet Creation]]''' Pages that help with [[Building Character Sheets]]
** '''[[:Category:Sheetworker]]''' Pages on creating [[Sheetworkers]] for character sheets.
* '''[[:Category:Marketplace]]''': any pages related to Roll20 [[Marketplace]] products.
* [[:Category:Roll20]] - top lvl category for content, used for core aspects that doesnt fall under other categories
* [[Special:Categories|Full list of existing categories]]

===Wiki Administration===
* '''[[:Category:Tagged for Cleanup]]''' for pages that are outdated or in need of cleanup. Add {{tlx|cleanup}} to start of page
* '''[[:Category:Stubs]]''' for short articles that could use more content. Add {{tlx|stub}} to start of page
* [[:Category:Disambiguation]] Add {{tlx|dmbox}} to start of page
* [[:Category:Wiki Administration]] - meta pages for the wiki
* [[:Category:Non-English Pages]] - [[:Category:Language-FR]] & [[:Category:Language-DE]] for french and german pages
* [[:Category:Articles for deletion]] - page that should clearly be deleted
<br />

=='See Also' or 'Related Pages' section==
Sometimes it's useful to have a section at the end of a page dedicated to a list of relevant other pages or links elsewhere. A character sheet guide could have a GitHub link to the sheet's source code, or [[Geomorphic Map Tiles#See Also|pages on making maps]] could link to other map-related wiki pages. [[Toolbox Overview]] is a good example of a page listing higly related pages


==Related Pages==
* [[Sandbox]] - wiki page that contains lots of often useful wiki code snippets for editing the Roll20 Community Wiki. by [[Anduh|Andreas J.]]
* [[Sheet Guide Template]] - template page for creating a char sheet info page
==See Also==
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words MediaWiki: Magic Words]
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Templates MediaWiki: Templates]
* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Transclusion MediaWiki: Transclusion] - include parts of one page into another
* [[metawikimedia:Help:HTML_in_wikitext#Tags_with_special_effect|WikiMedia: Formatting Tags]]

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[[Category:Wiki Administration]]