New World Anvil features are coming in hot, plus some awesome HeroForge loot to be won in our September competition! And of course, Summer Camp prizes are now revealed – did you win something?
It’s gonna be a jam-packed September, and here are the details!
✨ New feature: global article footer
There’s a new full-width global field that appears at the bottom of your articles! You can use it to add content to the bottom of all your articles in a world at one. This excellent addition was a feature request from ShyRedFox, and it’ll be great for promoting your novels & stories, RPG games, Patreon/Kofi or anything else!
To add content to the global article footer, go to World Configuration -> “Homepage” tab! This new feature is available for Master+.
The full width footer in action! Here, ShyRedFox is using it to show off which books this character appears in
🎲 Cosmere RPG character sheet on World Anvil
A small taster of the Cosmere RPG character sheet on World Anvil!
It will come as a shock to few of you that Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere RPG kickstarter pretty much broke the internet. But you might be surprised to know that WE ALREADY HAVE THE CHARACTER SHEET ON WORLD ANVIL! Thanks to the amazing Tillerz, World Anvil now has the character sheet for the upcoming Cosmere RPG, by Brotherwise Games and Dragonsteel Entertainment!
Click here to check out the sheet in action or learn more about it in our blog!
⚙️ Article template tweaks
We’ve also been polishing our worldbuilding templates! Here are the tweaks we’ve added recently to the article templates:
- Added “Invasion” as a new Military Conflict type
- Added “Corporation, Law Firm” as a new Organization type
- Renamed “Beam” to “Width” in the Vehicle template for clarity
Want to request new additions? Use the World Anvil Feature Request system!
📝 Secret Updates?!
We have a new [REDACTED] – called the [REDACTED]! 😅 Yes, we’re rolling out something big across World Anvil early this month. Keep an eye out for the full feature reveal!
Want to see more updates? Remember you can open a feature suggestion to tell us what you’d like to see on World Anvil! And you can help us test-drive new features by joining the Alchemists’ Council!
Check out the Changelog page on World Anvil for the full changelog.
🗓️ September events
We have several awesome events this month!
- 🍦 September competition: We’re running a competition this month in collaboration with HeroForge! Keep an eye out for the launch day, on September 7th.
- 🎥 World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast LIVE!: How do you worldbuild a generation ship? Or self-promote without the ick? And how DO you create a magic school that works? Tune into our live interviews this September, or subscribe to the Youtube channel to catch them on VOD.
- ✨ Community Day: every third Saturday of the month (21st September, this month!) is World Anvil Community Day! Here’s the programme:
- 🎓 How I became a CSS Wizard (with Stormbril) (5pm UK/9am Pacific): this month’s seminar is by award-winning CSS Wizard, Stormbril. Learn his magical tips and tricks to customize and style your world! Find the link in the Professional Portal (Sages only).
- 🙌 Mod’s Guide to the Discord Community (6pm UK/10am Pacific): Want to make the most of the Community? Our amazing Discord mods walk you through the space and share ways you can get more involved in our Discord community!
Follow us on Twitch to learn when we go live!
🍧 Did YOU win Summer Camp?
The winners of Summer Camp are revealed! Check the list of winners to see if you win and claim your prize: https://www.worldanvil.com/learn/events-showcase/sc24-winners
Heads up, there’s a deadline on this! Claim your prize now, so you don’t miss out!
🌟 Community highlight
Want to get inspired by some truly awesome magic? Check out Leylines, by Strixxline! It’s a colorful description of physical domains and their leylines that will make you want to explore the world of Malkora. And it won the Wondrous Nature Award 2024 in the World Anvil Worldbuilding Awards!
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All this sounds great! Also, when are we getting our guestlist, and recent articles back?
Hi! The recent articles are still there. To add an article to the Recent Articles widget, edit the article, click on advanced tools on the right, and then on the button with the calendar icon.
Regarding the guestlist, could you clarify what you had in mind?
Is there a reason the green ‘Saved’ notification was taken away?
Hi! I’ve let the devs know, as this could be an accidental oversight. When editing an article, you can still see the last time the article was saved at the top right of the editor (above the Draft/Private/WIP toggles).
I did send in a form to claim my winning from Summer Camp but I haven’t been sent the link for it yet…
Hi! As written in the form’s introduction, we’ll begin processing responses to the form after September 15th. You might also not get an email immediately next week, as it will be a manual process. If by September 23rd you haven’t heard anything about your prize, email us at contact@worldanvil.com!