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Publishers

Publishers maintain the site, transcribe guides, upload infographics, and update pages as needed.

Welcome to the KQM Genshin Impact team! This onboarding document outlines the responsibilities of the Publisher role, supplies you with a list of resources, and provides checklists you can go through to complete onboarding, transcription, and quality checks.

Onboarding Checklist​

Follow this check-list and complete each task carefully:

  1. Introduce yourself in the Discord channels called #tc-publishers and #introductions (if you want).
  2. Add your email to the Guide Staff Contact Sheet in the TCT Queue.
  3. Ask @irokei to add you to the KQM GI Guide Staff ClickUp.
  4. Follow a basic ClickUp tutorial here.
  5. Complete the ClickUp Onboarding Task with your name on it.
  6. Complete the Guide Staff Onboarding Task with your name on it (which includes the checklist items below).
  7. Read the KQM Staff Guidelines.
  8. Read the Strike System and Hiatus System.
  9. DM @reens or @bubbleteas.moe for website access.
  10. Learn about the responsibilities of a Publisher. (listed below)
  11. Read through the Website Resources page.
  12. Bookmark resources or keep them accessible.
  13. Ask any questions you have in #tc-publishers or #guides-staff-general.
    1. #tc-publishers is devoted to only website-related topics.
    2. #guides-staff-general is devoted to topics pertaining to guides as a whole.
    3. #edating-lab is devoted to off-topic discussions.
    4. #website-feedback is the public channel where community members provide feedback on the website.
  14. Contact @irokei or @chasing_haze for one task you can do to get started with helping your team.

Responsibilities​

Publishers are responsible for maintaining the website, transcribing quick and extended guides, and updating pages as needed.

Wangsheng Publishers are currently responsible for:

  • Transcribing quick and extended guides from Google Docs to the website.
  • Updating guides based on requests in #tc-publishers, #tcl-multiverse, and #website-feedback.
  • Uploading completed and updated infographics to the website.
  • Maintaining guides when there are bugs, issues, or general updates to guide formatting on the website.

Extended Guide and Quick Guide Changelogs in the TCT Queue need to be updated every time you change something on the website.

You are free to contribute as much as you like. While we do expect some consistency in regards to project contribution, we respect your life outside of KQM. However, if you take on a time-sensitive project, please make sure you allot enough time to finish it by the goal date. If you need help, please ask. Active communication helps everything go smoothly.

Publishers are not responsible for moderation, updating the TCL, writing guides, or editing (beyond formatting and minor typos).

Initial Trial Period for Assistant Publishers​

All Publishers undergo a trial period of at least 3 weeks where their contributions and team participation are assessed. At the end of the trial period, successful Assistant Publishers are promoted to the Wangsheng Publisher role.

We expect that as long as you're willing to be a team player and pitch in, you will complete the trial period successfully! If you have any questions or concerns about the process, please contact @irokei or @chasing_haze.

Website Drafts and Publishing​

The KQM Genshin Impact website does not live update. It automatically caches and updates on a 24-hour cycle. Please follow these publishing guidelines to avoid half-finished projects being uploaded to the website:

  1. For new guides, make a copy of the guide template and publish that copy as Private so it does not upload to the live website while you are working on it.
  2. For updates to content, there are two options:
    1. Work on the existing WordPress editor page if you can meet the cache deadline.
    2. Make a copy of the existing WordPress editor page that is saved as Private and work on that if you cannot meet the cache deadline.
    3. Make a copy if you are unsure if you can finish in time in either case.
  3. When a page is published and made Public, it gets added to the live site update cache.
    1. If you started from scratch, make sure you've gotten your transcription QC before changing the Visibility to Public and pressing Update a final time.
    2. If you updated an existing page, make sure you've gotten a transcription QC prior to the cache deadline.
    3. If you made a copy of an existing page, ask @irokei or @chasing_haze to deal with the existing page and the updated copy.
  4. Then the cache pushes to the live site.
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  • The update cache deadline is 4:00AM UTC+0.
  • The live site push finishes 8 hours later by 12:00PM UTC+0.
  • Any changes made in the 8 hour span between the cache and site push will be added to the following site push the next day.

The front page does not automatically update based on published content. It needs to be manually updated by certain Publishers with front page access.

If you need to push the site in pressing or emergency situations, please ping @reens and @bubbleteas.moe.

Website Leadership​

  • Site Owner: @bubbleteas.moe (Yami)
    • Contact for site access, push, site functions, and any other higher-level issues.
    • Ping Yami first for minor updates and site issues that @chasing_haze, @irokei, or @nyteshadows cannot fix.
    • Ping both Yami and @reens for pushes.
  • Webmaster: @reens
    • Contact for site access, push, and any other higher-level site issues.
  • TC Co-Heads: @irokei, @kolvii
  • TC Vice Co-Heads (Managing Editors): @chasing_haze, @nikatosaurus
    • Contact @irokei or @chasing_haze for day-to-day website concerns.
  • Frontpage Access (Genshin): @chasing_haze, @irokei, @nociii, @reens
    • Ping one of these people after your guide has been QCed.
  • KQM GI TCL: @tibowl
  • Onboarding Site: @artesians, @nyteshadows, @irokei, @chasing_haze
  • New Website Development: @skylarke, @neia, @kolvii, @reens

Publisher Resources​

KQM Website Resources

Contact: @irokei, @chasing_haze, @nyteshadows

Description: Resources for website staff.

  • Login information
  • Compilation of miscellaneous resources
  • Basic explanations of working on the KQM website
  • In-depth transcription tutorials

KQM GI Guide Staff ClickUp

Contact: @irokei

Description: Internal project management software for all KQM Genshin Impact guide projects.

  • Contact @irokei for access if you haven’t already.
  • Keep track of your projects using Statuses.
  • Follow a basic tutorial here.

KQM GI TCT Queue

Contact: @irokei, @kolvii, @chasing_haze, @nikatosaurus

Description: Extended Guide and Quick Guide Changelogs need to be updated every time you change something on the website.

  • Staff Directory - contact information for TC staff
  • Changelogs - extended guide, quick guide, and infographic changelogs.
  • Guides & Quick Guides - old mastersheets archived for reference; use the ClickUp instead now
  • Artist Responses - documenting previous artist response to permission requests

Editor Website

Contact: @reens, @bubbleteas.moe

Description: The website before it goes live.

  • Use this to check your work.
  • Username: keqingmains
  • Password: ilovekeqing

Publisher Portal

Contact: @reens, @bubbleteas.moe

Description: Access to the KQM GI WordPress site editor. Transcribe, update, and upload things to the website here.

  • Categories
    • Posts - Extended Character Guides
    • Media - Upload images to the Media Library
    • Pages - Miscellaneous pages with limited access
    • Infographics - Infographic pages
    • Misc - Miscellaneous Guides
    • Quick Guides - Character Quick Guides
  • Access
    • DM reens for access
    • Username: your email
    • Password: your password (can change)

Editor Calendar

Contact: @irokei

Description: Calendar with important dates. If you would like access to a color-coded version with edit permissions, DM @irokei.

  • Guide-Related Project Release Dates
    • TENT means that the release is tentative and subject-to-change.
    • These dates are entered on the ideal date, but can change as needed.
  • Version Updates
  • Character Releases
  • 5-Star Character Banners
  • Character Birthdays
  • Anniversary and Other Events

KQM Website Editor Tutorial Video

Contact: @latiwings, @chasing_haze

Description: Watch before working on the KQM website. Explains how to transcribe guides to the website using WordPress.

CSS Guide

Contact: @reens

Description: Basic CSS and HTML guide. Please read if you are unfamiliar with either.