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#** Move the schedule for the old week to [[Event calendar historical]]
#** Add the new week's schedule, by copying an existing week and modifying the details as needed
# '''Update the Main Page Developer News'''
#* Edit [[Template:Main_page_news]]:
#** Add major news items to the top of the list (blog posts, Q&A, pre-release threads, etc)
#** Remove older news items to keep the list size reasonable (~5 items)
# '''Track elite pack contents'''
#* Edit [[Elite pack tracking]]:
# '''Update the wiki's knowledge about the new release'''
#* Create a new release data template (e.g. [[Template:Release_data:_3.3]]) by copying an existing data template and modifying the details as needed
#* Add a row for the new release on the [[Game_history]] page
# '''Update sets, abilities, planeswalkers, and events'''
#* If the release contains new game content, also follow the steps in the corresponding sub-section(s) below.
# '''Upload a symbol for the new set'''
#* Follow the instructions at [[Template:SetSymbol]] for best results
#* Create a new symbol template (e.g. [[Template:GRN]]) by copying an existing symbol template and modifying for the new card set
# '''Update the wiki's knowledge of which card sets exist, and which sets are in Standard'''
#* Add the new set and its ID to [[Template:Id to set]]
#* Edit [[Template:StandardSetList]] if a card set was added to or removed from Standard
#* Edit [[Template:LegacySetList]] if a Legacy card set was added, or a card set was moved to Legacy
#* Add a row to [[Template:Infobox Formats]] for the new card set
# '''Update the wiki's knowledge about the card set as a whole'''
#* Create a new data template for the set (e.g. [[Template:Card_set_data:_GRN]]) by copying an existing data template and modifying the details as needed
# '''Create a redirect and template for the new card set abbreviation'''
#* Create a page whose name is the set abbreviation (e.g. [[RNA]]), whose contents is e.g. <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Ravnica Allegiance]]</nowiki></code>
#* Other card set content, such as the card sets navbox ([[Template:Sets]]) and the card sets portal ([[Portal:Cards]]) will update automatically after the above changes are done
# '''Create a wiki page for the new card set'''
#* Create a new page (e.g. [[Guilds of Ravnica]]) by copying an existing card set page and modifying the details as needed
# '''Update the wiki's knowledge of each card in the new set'''
#* '''''(Server task)''''' Upload card data templates for all cards in the new set
# '''Create a redirect page for the new card set'''
#* Create a page whose name is the set abbreviation (e.g. [[RNA]]), whose contents is e.g. <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Ravnica Allegiance]]</nowiki></code>
# '''Update the Card of the Day card list'''
#* Extend the list of cards at [[Template:Card_of_the_day_selection]], as well as the magic total number of cards, to allow the new set's cards to appear as Card of the Day on the Main page
# '''Create a wiki page for the new card set'''
#* Create a new page (e.g. [[Guilds of Ravnica]]) by copying an existing card set page and modifying the details as needed
#* Other card set content, such as the card sets navbox ([[Template:Sets]]) and the card sets portal ([[Portal:Cards]]) will update automatically after the above changes are done
===New card abilities===
# '''Add new icon abilities to the wiki'''
#* For each new icon ability:#** Upload a pair of icon images at 120x120px (width may be narrower): A white-on-alpha version as [Ability].png, upload an icon image and add a black-on-alpha version as [Ability]-b.png#** Add the ability name to [[Template:IconAbilityList]]#** Add a row (alphabetical order) to the table at [[Abilities#Card Icon Abilities]]
# '''Add new keyword abilities to the wiki'''
#* For each new keyword ability, add a row (alphabetical order) to the table at [[Abilities#Card Icon Keyword Abilities]]
===New planeswalkers===
# ''' Upload the planeswalker image'''
#* Obtain the image from mtgpq.info, or if not present, from a Google image search
# '''Update the wiki's overall knowledge about the planeswalker'''
#* Create a new data template for the planeswalker (e.g. [[Template: PW data: Dovin, Grand Arbiter]] by copying an existing data template and modifying the details as needed
# '''Create a new wiki page for the new planeswalker'''
#* Create a new page (e.g. [[Dovin, Grand Arbiter]]) by copying an existing planeswalker page and modifying the details as needed
#* To automatically generate the level 1-60 details table and abilities tables, obtain the PW data from Octal9the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tT-FpEV4YeSjA75-TjZPI_I2nk22h7J5yPYqZpnpgKw/edit PW Level Breakdown spreadsheet], then process it using convert_pw_wiki.py, available from the MtGPQ wiki discord server
===New events===
# '''Create a wiki page for the new event'''
#* Create a new page (e.g. [[Tour de Ravnica]]) by copying an existing event page and modifying the details as needed
#* Add any new objectives to the [[Template:Objective]] and [[Objectives]] pages