Multiple Changes and Updates to the Wiki by TheSCREWEDSoftware · Pull Request #1288 · azerothcore/wiki

TheSCREWEDSoftware · 2026-10-06T20:17:05Z

You can see live changes in: no longer aviable
Closing this PR since it was split into:

[1 / 7] - Site layout and local build: [1 / 7] - Site layout and local build #1289
[2 / 7] - Database table pages: [2 / 7] - Database table pages #1290
[3 / 7] - Bitmask tables and flag descriptions: [3 / 7] - Bitmask tables and flag descriptions #1291
[4 / 7] - GM Commands, RBAC, smart_scripts and HitInfo: [4 / 7] - GM Commands, RBAC, smart_scripts and HitInfo #1292
[5 / 7] - DBC pages: [5 / 7] - DBC pages #1293
[6 / 7] - Database and DBC index pages: [6 / 7] - Database and DBC index pages #1294
[7 / 7] - Scripts for the lists and GM Commands: [7 / 7] - Scripts for the lists and GM Commands #1295

Keep in mind the PRs are not in the order the changes were made. They are split this way only to make them easier to read and review.

Each part builds on the one before it, so they need to be merged in order, from 1 to 7. Until the earlier parts are merged, a later PR also shows their changes.

The live preview is still the one with all the changes together: http://91.98.80.71:4000/wiki/home.html

If it's prefeable I can divide this commits into various PRs but the tests will be the same as shown here (similiar how was done here https://github.com/azerothcore/acore-cms/pulls?q=is%3Apr+state%3Aclosed+author%3ATheSCREWEDSoftware )

Modernisation of the pages.

- Language Selector

If the translation page is missing it will be greyed out and if you were to somehow go to that "unexisting page" it will take you to the default (English page)

Which also give you a LLM translated message

- Sidebar Changes

Re-arrange, re ordered and beautified to look better and easier to access and taking advantage of collpase side menu (you now can close it ifyou wish to see more of the page, which can be seen when looking at specific wiki pages e.g smart_scripts)

- Instalation Warnings

Updated and moved the MySQL and MariaDB message into the requirements

Also the Navbar of the instalation behaves back and foward on the same operating system and allows you to change the OS choice at any time

Instalation Guides also have a better badge for easier to see for new users

All community guides have the following now:

All instaltion guides use the same highlight block for requirements

Instead of being different among them.

- Wiki standards page has been updated

To give more information and visuasile what can be or not used

- Database Index

Now you can see all the tables in 1 and stil tehir respective DBs

Same for DBC index, contains the name of the DBC but many have not been filled, the old oens are still there and some ahve their information corrceted / updated according to other cores (cmangos, vmangos, mangos, tc and packet parser) for any "unknown" or "unsure" names or descriptions, all DBC should match the DBC files with the latest bindings.

- Wiki Tables

All the tables should now properly be index in the index, should have a back button to their respective DB and have their table fields also link correctly to the fields below.

Also tables now display

Field, Type, Null, Key, Extra and COmment, Type has both the Type (Tinyint as example and if it's or not signed) this follos the MySQL order

Many tables as Smart Scripts are using the <details> functioanlity of markdown

This a llows less scroll per page by the choice of the user, also you can see the navbar by default is closed to use more page space (there's still a tab you can click to open it)

Table general format left and right and have hteir Numeric, Bitmask, Name and Comment also added and Bitmasks now are in codeblock

Bottom of every page now it will properly send you to the AzerothCore and whaterver currently repo is being used (before both were using the repo, so if anyone used this it would be "This project is mainted by $repo") since this is AC's wiki makes no sense ot not hardcore that part

- GM Commands

GM commands display the sec at the top now and some info

and they are also divided in

All Commands

Sec 1, 2, 3, 4 for easier digustion

Also the commands show the RBAC (with link) security and if it's or not usabled by the console / terminal, the syntax is and command name is updated from the database itself and description is kept from before. This also include a new pytthon scrip that updates the GM commands automatically (only ested locally and probably should stay locally)

- Locally testing

README has been updated with test and ore info in how to setup locally for testing, makes it easier to validate changes without be depended on pages, also it has a only english pages build and a cache system so it doesnt have to build non-changes, both were tested on windows and linux the page above is on linux.

On top of my head i'm unsure if i missed something the claude resume of the commits and work done

## Summary

Overhaul of the database and DBC documentation, the page layout, and the local tooling.
AzerothCore's source and a clean 3.3.5a client are the source of truth; other emulators are only cited as references.

### Database table pages
- Structure tables now follow MySQL column order and are full width with a grey header row.
- Field info updated and missing table pages added.
- Field links are inline instead of numbered references.
- Every bitmask table uses the same columns: `Value | Hex | Flag | Comment`, with hex values in code blocks.
- About 100 flags that had no description are now described from the core. Where the core has no info, TrinityCore 3.3.5, cmangos or mangos is cited and linked.
- `realmlist` flags fixed to match the core; `rbac` pages list the default permissions, links and roles.
- `smart_scripts` updated from the core, with its large tables folded.

### DBC pages
- A page for each of the 246 DBC files of the 3.3.5a client (build 12340), with column names and types checked against the client files.
- Each page says whether the core loads the file and links to its `_dbc` table.
- Columns that point to another DBC file, or hold a race, class or other mask, link to that file.
- The older DBC pages use the DBC field names, keep their descriptions, and have their content folded.

### New and rebuilt pages
- GM Commands rebuilt from the core: RBAC permission, security level, console use, syntax and description, grouped by security level.
- New HitInfo Reference page (flags named in azerothcore-wotlk#27612).

### Index pages
- Database Index and DBC Index grouped by letter, with fold sections, an Expand all button and live page counts.
- A dot marks a page with descriptions, a diamond a page with only column names and types. The DBC Index can hide the diamond pages.

### Site layout and behaviour
- Restyled sidebar, tables, headings, footer and page tools; per-page language buttons.
- The sidebar can be hidden with an arrow button and starts hidden on table pages and documented DBC pages.
- Links to a field or row open the folded section they are in; wide tables can be dragged with the middle mouse button.
- Fold state is remembered when you come back to a page.
- A missing translation sends the reader to the English page with a notice.
- Source file references link to the azerothcore-wotlk repository.
- Installation guide navigation, notices and requirement boxes reworked.

### Tools (`tools/`)
- `wiki.bat` / `wiki.sh`: `wiki build`, `wiki clean`, with `all` for the translations. Builds are incremental and keep the theme between runs.
- `update_table_lists.py`: adds new table and DBC pages to the lists and indexes.
- `update_gm_commands.py`: updates the GM Commands page from a database.
- All three are documented in the README.

### Standards
- Wiki Standards and the Database Table Template describe the new table layout, inline links, column alignment, value lists and bitmask tables.

### Not included
- Spanish and Chinese pages are not updated to the new layout.

This was worked with Claude Opus 5.5

Co-Authored-By: Stefano Borzì <stefanoborzi32@gmail.com>

Workflows need to be in master sighs