How to Edit

On this page you can find detailed information on how to edit and add pages. Please read carefully for any questions and before you begin editing, and read the editing rules.

Should You Create a Page?
Before you create a page, keep these things in mind.
 * Is there already a page existing for this? If so, add your information to the existing page.
 * Do I have enough information to create a page for this? If you only have a few sentences and no picture, for example, it's probably not enough to make a page.
 * Is there somewhere I can link this page to? If your page doesn't exist but can't be linked anywhere, it will be a free-floating page that no one can find. Make sure it fits in somewhere, and to link it!

Main Horse Pages
When creating a new page, make sure first that the horse you want to add does not already have a page on this wiki. Some horses have multiple names depending on which country they were released in, so it is important to be completely certain the horse is not on the wiki before beginning.

To create a new page, there are a few things you must add, or may be able to add. Each of these headings can be created by formatting them as "Heading 2". Read each section carefully to see if it applies to your chosen horse. Each is listed in order as they should appear on the page. If your chosen horse does not fit one of these categories, do not add it. DO NOT simply leave it blank, as it clutters up the page unnecessarily. Also, DO NOT make up information about the horse. It is better to leave out a section then include fake information.

Picture and Infobox
This section is required. Each page must have an infobox. Each infobox is customizable to include only what information is necessary for each individual page.

To add an infobox, select insert, then template, and insert the template named "Infobox". The box "title" should be the name of the horse, and the image should be the horse's image.

When you add the main image to a horse's page try to find a photo that is not the horse's card art if possible. Often there are other pictures of the horse out there - such as expanded versions of the card art from the actual artists, or promotional materials. If you are sure there are none (after one or more Google Image searches), then the card art is fine.

The picture first has to be uploaded to the page, so feel free to insert an image first to the main page. Just be sure to delete it afterward. Once the photo is uploaded, type the name of the file completely in the image section (ex. Image: horseimage.jpg <–type it exactly like that. Make sure the word "image:" is included in the same infobox line as the image title name.) The image should then appear in the infobox.

Then, you will have to individually title each "row" with the needed information. Please read each section carefully below to see what needs to be added to your infobox.

Once you know the sections you are adding, enter the title of the section in "row title" and the information right under that in the "row info" section with the corresponding number.

Type

This section is used for multiple things. Firstly, it should be used to describe the type of horse. For example, is the horse an air horse, a regular horse, a hippocamp, etc.? If you aren't sure, you can check the Types of Horses page.

You may also list the gender of the horse if it is known.

(Ex. Type- Windwalker; Stallion)

Herd 

This section should feature the herd of the individual horse. List the name of the herd, and surround it by two left and right square brackets on both sides. Remove the "/" when you do so to complete the link. This will link to the herd page on the wiki.

Ex. Herd: [/[ Herd Sunflower ]/]

You may also link to the horse's unofficial herd, or place the horse in an unofficial herd. Do not link to the official herd, but instead the Unofficial Herds page. Also, do not write "unknown herd" or tag it as a category. Simply leave it blank.

Ex. Herd: Herd Sunflower [/[ Unofficial Herds ]/]

Title

Some horses have various royal or non-royal titles that have been listed on their card. If there is a title for your chosen horse, list it exactly as it appears on their card.

Ex. Title: Patron of Herd Pantheon

Treasure

All horses in the Treasures card series have an individual treasure assigned to them. If there is a treasure for your chosen horse, list it exactly as it appears on their card.

Ex. Treasure: Valeryk Castle

Introduced In

In this section, list the card series that this horse first appears in. List the name of the card series as it appears on its page, and surround it by two left and right square brackets on both sides. Remove the "/" when you do so to complete the link. This will link to the card series page on the wiki. If you are unsure of what card series, or the name of the wiki page, please check the Horses by Card Series or the Bella Silver, Bella Gold, Bella Copper, or Bella Wise Warriors pages.

Ex. Introduced in: [/[ "Silver Series" ]/]

In some cases, horses appear first in Netherlands releases before worldwide or US releases. If this is true, list as following with the Netherlands release featured first.

Ex. Introduced in: [/[ Bella Silver  ]/] (Netherlands), [/[ "Silver Series" ]/]

Also Present in

In this section, list any further card series this horse may have appeared in, if any. List them in chronological order of release. There is no need to specify Netherlands releases in this section. Again, list the name of the card series as it appears on its page, and surround it by two left and right square brackets on both sides. Remove the space when you do so to complete the link. This will link to the card series page on the wiki. You can also use this space to list books or movies the horse appeared in, if there are any.

Ex. Also Present in: [/[ "Moonfairies"  ]/], [/[ "Herds of North of North" ]/]

Stable Code

Older series horses may have a stable code, which is a randomly generated set of numbers that link to their interactive stable on the Bella Sara website. If this is the case, make sure to add the numbers to the infobox. All horses with known stable codes currently have their codes on their pages, so there is no need to go searching for them.

Ex. Stable Code: 123456

Card Art by

If known, please add the names of any artist who created card art for this horse. Actual names or online pseudonyms/usernames are also fine.

Appearance
This section is required. Under this heading, please describe the appearance of this horse. Try to describe in detail what is seen in both card art and stable iterations of each horse.

Personality
This section may or may not have much info for your chosen horse. If there are instances in Bella Sara Adventures, Books, or other merchandise that describe the horse's personality, please include those. If not, you may choose to leave this section out, or may choose to guess what their personality is like, based on the horse's inspirational message. Either is acceptable.

The Personality section should also be used for various other bits of information or facts about the horse. It can also be used to add canonical history of the individual horse.

Magical Gift
In this section, please describe what magical gifts this horse has. Some may be unclear, such as a horse that sparkles or shines, or others, like hippocamps, air horses, or windwalkers, may have clearly seen gifts. If your horse appears to have no magical gift (and many do not) then leave this section out. You may attempt to guess what the horse's magical gift may be, provided the picture or inspirational message support your guess.

Relationships
In this section, list all friendships, family, or magical/animal friends your horse may have. List each name separately above the information and format it as "Subheading 1". Make the subheading name a link to the horse or magical friend. Write any information you have on the relationship underneath in normal paragraph text. Example:

Bob (This would be a link)
Horse A is related to Horse Bob. They have a good relationship and get along well.

The Name Game
This section is used to describe the meaning behind a horses name. If you know of where their name came from, feel free to add it here.

Bella Sara Adventures
If the horse appears in Bella Sara Adventures, you may add extra information related to this in its own section. Make sure to note where the horse appears on the map, and where and after what quest if applicable and available. You may also add their favorite food as well, or notable quotes from them in the game.

Inspirational Message
This section should apply for almost all horses, and should only include the inspirational message found at the bottom of the horse's card. The quote should be put in "quotation marks" and italicized.

If the horse has messages in other languages, please add those as well, and specify the language before the quote.

If the horse has no message, please leave a description of why this is so (eg. "this horse was a stable exclusive", etc.)

If the horse's message is unknown. Please write "Unknown" in italics.

Quotes
In most cases, this section will remain blank. However, on occasion, a horse may have a quote attached to them, and you may add it here. Make sure to reference where the quote came from.

Merchandise
If there is any information on merchandising that the horse is featured in? Enter that here.

Gallery
Galleries may not be present on all pages, but should be added when any photo other than the main horse photo is being added. To add a gallery, you must go into classic editor, and click add gallery on the side of the page. You may then upload the photos you want to add, or search for more photos uploaded to the wiki already.

You may add stable photos, card photos, extra art, and any other photos you find that show the horse. Please do not add fanart. Fanart should only be added to the community gallery page.

In cases of too many pictures per gallery, galleries may be split into the following sections in order:
 * Card Art (this gallery should be a slideshow)
 * Various Images
 * Merchandise

Categories
After a page is complete, you may add categories on the bottom of the page. Add categories depending on the gender of the horse (ei. mare, stallion, or unknown gender), herd (or unknown herd/unofficial herd), type (regular/hippocampus/unicorn/pegasus/ winged unicorn/windwalker), and (if applicable) the royal status of the horse.

For type, keep in mind that regular horses are any horse that does not have a horn, wings, or is a windwalker. A pegasus may also be a windwalker, for example, but it won't be a regular horse. Even though the horse may not look "regular" the tag applies to the type of horse, so it is the one you should use.

Also, add a category for the card set(s) he/she is featured in. Please keep in mind the difference between the Bella Silver tag for Netherlands, and Silver Series when tagging card series. Same goes for Gold. Check card series if you are confused.

Unofficial Herds
Unofficial herds are a fun way to speculate on what herd unplaced horses may have been in. However, as this is not official information, there are some things to keep in mind.

Rules

 * If you add a horse to an unofficial herd, place their name on the unofficial herds page, but NOT on the actual herd place.
 * When you list a horse, you can place their herd on their page in their infobox with their other facts. However, write "unofficial herd" instead of "herd" so that it is clear this is not a canon fact.
 * Tag the herd with "unofficial herds" NOT tag the actual herd. (For example: Unofficial Herd: Bellasara.)
 * After you have placed a horse, try to leave a comment on their page or the unofficial herd page WHY you placed the horse in that herd.
 * If you place a horse with a mate or fillies into a herd, make sure their family members are all placed in the same herd that they are!

How to Place
Here are a list of questions you can ask to help you place a horse in a herd. If you choose to place a horse outside of these guidelines, that is fine as well, but again, you must leave a description of why you chose to do so.
 * Is the horse a pegasus/alicorn with feathered wings? (If yes, and no to all the other questions: Airistos )
 * Does the horse have a name that reminds you of the desert/Arabia? (If yes: Shahazar)
 * Is the horse a hippocampus - does it have a fish tail, or is it an actual seahorse? (If yes: Islandar)
 * Does the horse have a name that reminds you of winter, snow, and ice - but not the holidays? (If yes: Valeryk)
 * Is the horse named after a flower or plant? (If yes: Sunflower)
 * Is the horse named after a constellation, celestial object, deity, or phenomenon? (If yes: Starlight)
 * Is the horse fairylike with a name you can imagine being mentioned in A Midsummer Night's Dream? (If yes: Moonfairy)
 * Is the horse named after a Greco-Roman or Norse deity? (If yes: Pantheon)
 * Does the horse have a name that reminds you of the holidays or of various elements? (If yes: Elemyn)
 * Does the horse have a name that reminds you of the Wild West, or is the name of a Native American tribe? (If yes: Mustang)


 * If the answer to all of these questions is "no," the horse is in Herd Bellasara.

Spirits
Infoboxes for these pages should include: Type (if the horse is a Spirit, state whether the horse is a Winter or Summer Spirit), Title (if present), Herd, Introduced in, and Card Art by.

This type of horse page only needs appearance information and an inspirational message.

Add the category "Spirits" to the page, and if it is clearly stated in the card series the herd they are associated with (not all are associated with herds, but some are). You may also include artist tags. Nothing else should be included in categories.

Constellations
Infoboxes for these pages should include: Type (some have multiple types of constellations, if your's does not, then simply write "Regular"), Title, Herd (use the herd of the horse depicted in the constellation), and Introduced in.

This type of horse page only needs appearance information and an inspirational message.

Add the category "Constellations" to the page. Nothing else should be included in categories.

Carousel Horses
Infoboxes for these pages should include: Type (Air Horse, Water Horse, Regular Horse, etc.), Herd, Made in the Image of, Introduced in, and Card Art by.

For this type of horse page, only provide appearance information. The information on the horse it is crafted in should already have their own page.

Add the category "Carousel Horses" to the page, as well as "Spring Carnival." You may also add the herd the horse is from, if applicable, and artist categories.

Places
There are many different places in North of North. Pages for places may be added and linked to the Places page. If you are unsure what herd territory they may go underneath, check the Maps page.

Infoboxes for these pages should include: Name, Picture, Type (Castle, Town, etc.), Herd (linked), and Location (territory or area, linked if possible)

Try to find a photo of the place if possible, describe the look or environment of the place, and provide any extra history or facts you can. DO NOT make up information. Only used confirmed information.

You may add headings based on any necessary distinctions you think are necessary. Try to limit the names to short descriptions (ex. The Castle, History, Gallery, etc.)

Humans
Humans are also a big part of North of North. Human pages, or close to humans, should be linked on the Humans page.

Individual pages should include the following, in this order: In situations similar to The Valkyries, you can also add other headings if you feel they are needed. However, in almost all cases, the things listed above should be followed.
 * An infobox added the same way as described for the horses containing headings for all of these that are applicable to the person: Gender, Age (Child or Adult if not specified), Occupation, Title, Introduced In, and Also Present In, Location (in Bella Sara Adventures), and Card Art by
 * Appearance is required. Describe their features and all of the outfits for them you can find images of. For example, differentiate between their normal attire and the formal attire they wore to Bella's Ball if they attended.
 * Personality
 * Magical Gift (if any)
 * History if you know the person's background. No speculation. 
 * Relationships. If the person has a steed or any other known family and friends put it here.
 * Inspirational Message
 * Quotes
 * Gallery
 * Add the category "Humans". You may also add the artist category, if known, and Forces of Evil for villains. Only these categories are needed.

Magical Friends
Magical friends pages must be first linked to the Magical Friends page.

For the Infobox, enter the following.

Image

The picture first has to be uploaded to the page, so feel free to insert an image first to the main page. Just be sure to delete it afterward. Once the photo is uploaded, type the name of the file completely in the image section (ex. Image: horseimage.jpg <–type it exactly like that. Make sure the word "image:" is included in the same infobox line as the image title name.) The image should then appear in the infobox.

You may use card art of the magical friend's horse friend, plushie pictures (online or in real life), or individual art if you have it.

Type

Include the type of magical friend here. The types are: Fuzzy Magical Friend, Scaled Magical Friend, Feathered Magical Friend, Aquatic Magical Friend, Insect Magical Friend, Webbed Magical Friend, Winged Magical Friend, Fairy Magical Friend, and Snail Magical Friend.

If your magical friend fits into more than one category, include all categories in the infobox that apply. If none apply, you may add a new category to fit your magical friend if needed.

Also, please tag these categories to the categories section as well at the bottom of the page.

Introduced in/Also Present in

If the magical friend appears alongside a horse, list the card series it appears in. If it appears in more than one, list those in the Also Present in section. Also, if it appears only in Bella Sara Adventures/Website, list that as well.

Friend

In this section, link to the horse or human friend of your magical friend, if they have one. If they don't, leave it blank. '''DO NOT add a relationships section like you would for Humans and Horses. '''No magical friend will have enough info for multiple relationship sections, and may not even have enough for even one. Add the appropriate info to other sections of the page if needed, or if there is no known info about the relationship, simply leave it be with the name in the infobox.

Card Art by

If your magical friend has a known artist, list it here. (You can check their horse friend page if relevant, and you may find the names of the artists already listed there.)

Location

If your magical friend appears in Bella Sara Adventures, link to the appropriate pages of the locations where they appear in the game.

Outside of an infobox, pages should also include: If there is other information or history to add, feel free to add it under whatever headings you feel are appropriate. Again, try to keep them short and relevant. Also, if the information is more related to the magical friend's horse friend, please include the info on the horse page, and not the magical friend page.
 * Appearance
 * Personality
 * Magical Gift (if apparent or known)
 * Habitat (if known)

Categories should be the type of magical friend, the tag "Magical Friends", and the artists if known.

Questions or Concerns
If you are making or editing a page that is not described here and are unsure what to do, take a look at similar pages or ask for help from the community!

If such a page does not exist, shoot a message to an admin or active editor who might be able to help guide you on adding the page you are thinking of.