MGSV Modding Wiki
Wiki Tips
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Contents:This page covers tips for using the wiki, some of which are non-obvious so worth skimming through even as a savvy user.
Search
The search box returns results in the form of autocomplete suggestions. As it peforms a full text search it can be little sluggish on Firefox-based browsers. The results can also be navigated using keyboard arrow or tab keys.
There are a number of search operators that can be used to refine queries:
| Operator | Example | Description |
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inf hook |
Spaces act as an and. Strings can be partial and still match. |
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hair | sound |
Pipes act as an or, returning results of either string. |
"" |
"infinite heaven" |
Wrapping in double quotes returns exact match. |
! |
inf heaven !guide |
Prefixing an exclamation mark before a string will (usually) exclude it from results. Note: this may still sometimes return a result due to matching of a different field. |
^ |
^meta |
Returns results beginning with string. |
$ |
entries$ |
Returns results ending with string. Note: this can match things like tag fields that end with a particular tag. |
Tip: if you still can’t find what you’re after you can try the All Pages list, where there’s a list of all pages by title and a list of all categories to browse.
Top toolbar buttons
At the top of every page are a row of icons. This table explains them from left to right.
Tip: for simple, text-only page edits or new pages the Prose.io buttons with the colored backgrounds are the easiest way. It just requires a single authorization with your Github account and then it can handle submissions on your behalf. For more about creating/editing pages see the Creating/Editing a Page guide.
| Icon | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Add New Page | Reserved mostly for approved Github contributors to add a new wiki page directly to the repository. If a user who isn’t logged into Github clicks this they’ll be prompted to login. If a regular user logged into Github clicks this it will suggest forking the Github repository and submitting a pull request. |
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| Edit Page | Reserved mostly for approved Github contributors to edit a wiki page directly in the repository. Ditto to the non-logged in/regular user behavior. |
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| Page History | Displays a page’s history of edits, along with who contributed. | |
| Page Source | Displays the raw code used to generate the page. | |
| Expand Wiki Width | A toggle button that when clicked expands/contracts the width of the wiki page. Useful for viewing dense/long tables on various pages. Button only appears on non-mobile browser widths. | |
| More Options | Menu pop-up with customization options like light/dark theme selector. Also a delete page option for approved contributors. | |
| Prose.io - Add New Page | Opens prose.io where you can add a new wiki page. Requires an initial authorization of Prose with your Github account. See this page for more info. |
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| Prose.io - Edit Page | Opens prose.io where you can edit an a wiki page. Requires an initial authorization of Prose with your Github account. See this page for more info. |