Wiki Guidelines and Tips

Idle Server Defender Wiki — How to Use It

This wiki is here to help you with everything in Idle Server Defender: enemies, upgrades, strategies, systems and more. Here is how you can use it and contribute

Searching for Information

• Use the search box at the top to type what you are looking for (for example "Virus Alpha", "Firewalls", "Boosts")
• If the page exists it will open
• If not you will see a message that the page does not exist yet

Creating a New Page

• Search for a topic that does not exist yet
• You will see a red link saying "create this page" click it
• You are taken to the editor write your content and click Save page

Example: To create a page about a new enemy type search "Enemy: Virus Alpha". If it is not found click the red link to make it

Editing Pages

• On any page click Edit at the top
• Add or fix information
• Use Show preview to check your changes before saving
• Click Save page when done

Linking Between Pages

• To link to another page in your text write it like this without the spaces:
• [ [Enemy: Virus Alpha] ]
• [ [Upgrade: Firewall Boost] ]
• [ [System: Prestige] ]

• If a page does not exist yet the link will appear red click it to create the page

Categories

• Add pages to a category to help organize content. Put these at the bottom of a page
• [ [Category:Enemies] ]
• [ [Category:Upgrades] ]
• [ [Category:Systems] ]

• Each category automatically generates an index of all pages in it

Tips for Contributors

• Use clear consistent titles for example "Enemy: Virus Beta", "Upgrade: Auto Patch"
• Break content into sections such as stats, description, strategy
• Screenshots help a lot upload them when possible
• Respect other players edits collaborate

Example Page Template

Use this structure when creating a new page

Description

Short description of what this entry is

Stats or Information

• Stat 1 value
• Stat 2 value
• Etc

Strategy or Notes

Tips and strategy for this entry

Categories

Put the page in the relevant categories using: [ [Category:Enemies] ] [ [Category:Upgrades] ] [ [Category:Systems] ]

What You Can Create

• Enemy pages (Enemy: …)
• Upgrade pages (Upgrade: …)
• System guides (Systems: Prestige, Boosts)
• Build guides and strategies

Help the Wiki Grow

• Add missing information
• Improve and edit pages that need updates
• Link related pages so navigation is easier

Thanks for contributing Together we will make the definitive Idle Server Defender resource