How to Edit

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

This page is mainly for information on page structure, infoboxes, and other similar page creation tools. For basic editing and adding information, just follow 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 have ample info to fit one of these categories, do not add any info. 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.

Infobox
Now let's fill these boxes out!

Images
The main image of the infobox must be the horse's ORIGINAL ART. Even if a horse gets "better" artwork in later series, please use their original artwork. If you can not find a clean file of the horse's original art, use the horse's card and crop the borders out.

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. horseimage.jpg <–type it exactly like that.) The image should then appear in the infobox.

Many horses have images of them in their stables or in Bella Sara Adventures. In order to include all of these images in the infobox, we have to use SOURCE EDITOR and add the following to the |image1 section:


 * image1 =

For the "Adventures" image, make sure that only the horse in question is in the image (no group shots).

Type
This section is for describing what type of horse the horse in question is.

First, include the type that describes the horse's outward appearance (regular, air, water, animal, etc). If there is no doubt that a horse is a specific breed, add it after a colon. Then, if it applies, add any secondary type that may fit your horse (windwalker, fairy, etc). Be sure to press ENTER twice to add some spacing between the two.

Regular Horse: Friesian

Windwalker

Gender
In this section, you should list only confirmed genders. If the gender is unknown, please leave it blank and the infobox will format it accordingly.

For confirmed genders, use one of the following:
 * Male
 * Female

Age
Ages should always be filled out. If a horse's age is not clear based on its artwork, please add one of the following with "Possibly" in front:
 * Adult
 * Colt (up to 4 years old)
 * Filly (up to 4 years old)
 * Foal (for unknown genders)

Some horses, such as Freja, appear at different ages throughout different card series. If this is the case, add the age and the appropriate series in parenthesis. Again, press ENTER twice to add space between the two fields.

Filly (Danish Gold, Second Series, Foals)

Adult (Baby Bella)

Herd
This section should feature the icon and herd of the individual horse. To add an icon, add two left brackets, the name of the herd, and two right brackets. ADD A SPACE and add the herd by adding two left square brackets, the name of the herd, and two right square brackets. Adding an icon without space between it and text will result in formatting issues.

So, if you type this:

Herd Sunflower

You should get this:

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.

Typing:

Herd Sunflower Unofficial Herds

Result:

Herd Sunflower Unofficial Herds

Other herd templates are:

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

Buckaroo Scout

Herald of the Winter Festival

Do NOT list family or friend titles such as "Friend of Buttercup", "Brother of Orion", etc.

Family
Please list and link the names of all confirmed family members here. Do not list speculated family or friends. Press ENTER twice between each line to add space. Place and label the family members as follows (grandparents, parents, aunt/uncle, siblings, brother/sister-in-law, niece/nephew, spouse, children, son/daughter-in-law, grandchildren):

Jillian (grandmother)

Jonathan (grandfather)

Jane (mother)

Jonathan (father)

Janie (aunt)

Jojo (uncle)

Jolyne (sister)

Joseph (brother)

Jessica (sister-in-law)

Josuke (brother-in-law)

Jotaro (husband)

Jill] (daughter)

Jonny (son)

Janet (daughter-in-law)

Jaxson (son-in-law)

Jasmine (granddaughter)

Jack (grandson)

Animal Friend, Magical Friend, Treasure
All horses in the "Native Lights", "Magical Friends", and "Treasures". If there is an entry for your chosen horse, list it exactly as it appears on their card.

Please note that animal friend is exclusive to the Native Lights series and names of these animals are confirmed by stable code and should not be changed or speculated, magical friend is exclusive to Magical Friends series and is confirmed by Bellapedia entries, and treasure to the Treasures series and listed on the card.

Treasure: Valeryk Castle

If a horse only has ONLY ONE of the above affiliations, only use the appropriate section labeled "1":


 * animal friend 1=
 * magical friend 1=
 * treasure 1=

If a horse has MORE THAN ONE affiliation to add, use the sections labeled "2".

These boxes will align themselves next to each other in the infobox to save space!
 * animal friend 2=
 * magical friend 2=
 * treasure 2=

Card Info
Now let's move on to adding important card information: the series a horse appears in and the card numbers. Depending on the horse, each series may require multiple icons and special formatting. Let's tackle this step by step!

How to Add an Icon
Adding a series icon is the same as adding a herd icon: add two left brackets, add the series' name, and add two right brackets:

Will result in:

The Card Series Icons are:

(use this for mythology as well)

How to Add Card Series with a Link
Similar to adding a link to a herd, you can link a card series by adding two left square brackets, the card series in quotation marks, and two right square brackets:

"Second Series"

This will result in:

"Second Series"

What if a Card Series is Exclusive to only a Few Countries?
Many horses, such as Bella herself, were introduced in different "country exclusive" series. For example, "Danish Silver" was only released in Scandinavia; "First Series" was only released in North America.; and "Mythology" was only released in Europe. To make it easy for viewers to tell if a horse's card series was only available in these exclusive countries, add a COUNTRY ICON after the card series.

The Country Icons are:

🇪🇺 🇪🇺 = used for European only releases, ex. Mythology

❌ ❌ = used for North American only releases, ex. First Series

= used for all Danish series

= for German only releases (select cards from some series)

How to Add Card Numbers
To properly format the card numbers, go to SOURCE EDITOR and add 8 "& nbsp;" (remove space between & and nbsp) and add the card number in parenthesis:

& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;(1/55)

Will result in:

(1/55)

How to Add Card Rarity
After the card number, add the card rarity inside of the parenthesis as well. REMEMBER to add a space between icons and text.

The Rarity Icons are:

What if a Card has a Different Number in Different Countries?
Some series give their card different numbers in different country releases. For example, Aleut is (P1/11 ) in North America, but elsewhere, he is (27/65 ). Use the Country Numbering Icons after the card number parenthesis to differentiate between each numbering.

The Country Numbering Icons are:

= for North American numbering

= for all international release numberings

Putting It All Together!
Now let's put all of these elements together! If a card has a shiny counterpart as well, be sure to add it ON THE SAME LINE:

"Danish Silver"

"Second Series"

& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;(1/55 ) (S1/55

& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;(1/55 ) (S1/55

"Danish Silver"

"Second Series"

(1/55 ) (S1/55 )

(2/55 ) (S1/55 )

Great job! Danish series like "Danish Silver" do not have card numbers, so you don't have to worry about card numbers for them. Now let's move on and see where we put these series and card numbers!

Introduced In
In the "Introduced In" section, add the first card series the horse appears in as well as the card number. Remember to remove the space between the & and nbsp:

"First Series" ❌

& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;(1/55 )

Will result in:

"First Series" ❌

(1/55 )

If you are unsure of what card series a horse appears in or if you are unsure what the card series' name is, please check the Horses by Card Series page.

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. Remember to use Country Icons to differentiate exclusive countries:

"Second Series"

& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;(1/55 ) (S1/55

& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;(1/55 ) (S1/55

"Northern Lights" ❌

& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;(1/55 ) (S1/55 )

"Mythology" 🇪🇺

& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;(1/55 ) (S1/55 )

Will result in:

"Second Series"

(1/55 ) (S1/55 )

(2/55 ) (S1/55 )

"Northern Lights" ❌

(1/55 ) (S1/55 )

"Mythology" 🇪🇺

(1/55 ) (S1/55 )

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. If there is more than one artist, please add the artist name and the icons of the series they illustrated afterwards.

Ex. Jane Doe

Bob Doe

Inspirational Quote Box
A message box can be interested to the left side of the infobox. To insert, click "insert," "template," and "message." Copy and paste the main inspirational message in the quote box. The result should be something like this:

If using SOURCE editor, copy the below text and add the quote to the 'quote' section.

Place this two 'enters' under the infobox.

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 and image. Either is acceptable, as long as the information could easily be dicerned from the horse's message and image.

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.

History
If a horse has specific history or lore that cannot fit into the other sections, please place it here.

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 horse's name. If you know of where their name came from, feel free to add it here.

Promo Info
If a card is a promo card, and you have info on where it came from, please write that here. If there is no info on the origins of a promo card, please leave the section out.

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. A separate merchandising gallery can also be added here as well.

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, separate gallery pages may be created (see Bella Gallery for an example).

Gallery photos should have captions based on the following formats, using parentheses: For all other images, please write fitting captions using parentheses.
 * (Card Series name)
 * (Card Series Name - Version 2)
 * (Card Series Name Foil)
 * (Cards Series name - Language)
 * (Card Series Name - Language Foil)
 * (Stables)
 * (Bella Sara Adventures)

Navigation Bar
Once the reference section is finished, we must add the navigation bar! Copy the below text two 'enters' under "reference section."

If there is more than one series a horse is part of, add two 'enters' after the first horse in the list. If a series has both a North American and an International release add both and  before the corresponding horse. You can also add ❌ and 🇪🇺 for horses featured in both Ancient Lights and Mythology (which share a logo.) If not, neither are necessary.

If a horse is no featured in a series, please write "No Series." In this section.

If a horse has no name before or after it in any section, please write "None."

Use Horses A-Z to determine who goes in the last section. Card symbols are not necessary for this section.

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), type (see Types of Horses), other tags (ex. first generation, minis series, legendary horses), and artists. Place them IN THIS ORDER.

According to a collective decision by admins, the tags for card series, "confirmed gender," herd positions and herd tags are being removed. Feel free to remove these tags ONLY from pages with new infoboxes. Old infobox page tags should remain as is until a new infobox is added.

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.
 * There is no tag for Unofficial Herds, as these are not official placings and are subject to change based on interpretation.
 * 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!
 * You can change an unofficial herd at any time! This is a fan project so no horse unofficial herds are fixed.

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.

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 are titled "Places." Please fill out any information that you can.

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.)

Please use citations if necessary on these pages.

Characters
Humans and humanlike characters are also a big part of North of North. Human pages, or close to humans, should be linked on the Characters 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 (template titled "Characters"): Please fill out any necessary information and follow the card series and card numbering information from Horses.
 * 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 "Characters". You may also add the artist category, if known, and Forces of Evil for villains. Only these categories are needed.

Please use citations if necessary on these pages.

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

Please use the infobox template "Magical Friends." Fill out any relevant information, and follow the instructions for card numbers and card series from the Horse section.

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 tag "Magical Friends", and the artists if known.

Please use citations if necessary on these pages.

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.