Help:How to add a new comic explanation

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Welcome to the explain xkcd wiki, and thanks for your willingness to help further our mission!

Adding a new comic explanation is very simple; just follow these simple steps:

For an old, unexplained comic:
1

Visit List of all comics and find the comic you want to explain. It should display as a red link on the table.

2

Click the "(create)" light blue link in the "title" column of List of all comics, and follow the instructions.

NoteDon't forget to add all the required components:
fill the parameters of the {{comic}} template, add the explanation, and the transcript.
3

Click the red links for "number" and "title" in the "redirects" column of List of all comics, and create both pages with the code #REDIRECT [[XXX: Comic title]] (of course, substituting the relevant data)

For the latest xkcd comic:
1

Open http://xkcd.com and gather the data from the page. You will need:

  • The title of the comic
  • The comic image (save it to your computer)
  • The transcript of the comic (view the HTML source of the page to get it)
2

Edit List of all comics and add a new row to the top of the table, using the {{comicsrow}} template.

NoteMake sure to use the same format as the other rows,
and click the "preview" button before saving the page, to check that everything looks ok.
3

Click the red links in the "image" column and upload the file you downloaded in step #1

4

Click the "(create)" light blue link in the "title" column of List of all comics, and follow the instructions.

NoteDon't forget to add all the required components:
fill the parameters of the {{comic}} template, add the explanation, and the transcript.
5

Click the red links for "number" and "title" in the "redirects" column of List of all comics, and create both pages with the code #REDIRECT [[XXX: Comic title]] (of course, substituting the relevant data)

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