Index Block

The Index block is a live listing you can drop into any wiki page. It queries your world in real time — if you add a subpage, rename a tag, or get a new backlink, the index updates without you having to touch it again.

Use it for things like:

• A folder overview page that lists every subpage inside that folder
• A “Characters” hub that surfaces tagged pages
• A “What’s new” strip of the most recently updated pages
• A “Linked from” block on a location or NPC page showing who references it
• A map gallery for every scene in the world

Inserting an Index block

1. Start a new line in your wiki page
2. Type /index to open the slash menu, then pick Index
3. A configuration card appears with a grid of sources to choose from

Picking a source commits the block. If the source needs a parameter — like a folder, or a tag — the configurator shows an input first; fill it in and press Add.

Available sources

Source	What it lists	Needs
Subpages in folder	Every non-folder page inside a chosen folder	Folder
Child folders	Sub-folders of a given folder	Folder (falls back to the current page’s folder)
Recent pages	Most recently updated pages in this world	Nothing
Scenes in world	Every scene/map in this world	Nothing
Backlinks	Pages and actors that link to the current page	Current page
All links	Every link to or from the current page, de-duplicated	Current page
Tagged pages	All pages in this world that carry a given tag	Tag

Layouts

Every source can be displayed three ways. Switch between them from the drag-handle menu.

• List — compact rows. Optional thumbnail on the far left (cover image), optional icon next to the title. Best for dense navigation lists.
• Grid — medium tiles with an optional cover image on top, an icon + title underneath. Good for when covers matter but you still want density.
• Card — cover image fills a tall card with the title overlaid on a dark gradient at the bottom. If Icons is on, the page’s icon appears next to the title in the overlay. Best for highlight sections or hero gallery strips.

Configuring the block

Hover over an Index block and click the grip handle on the left. A menu opens with everything you can change.

Layout submenu

The submenu icon reflects whichever layout is currently selected.

• Pick List, Grid, or Card.
• When Card is active, two sliders appear:
  • Card size — how wide each card is (the grid fills the row responsively based on this)
  • Spacing — gap between cards
• Sort picks the order items appear in:
  • Default — each source’s natural order (usually your sort order on folders, or most-recently-updated on recent pages)
  • Title A → Z / Z → A
  • Recently updated / Oldest updated
• Display checkboxes toggle what’s visible:
  • Source label (the small tag at the top of the block)
  • Thumbnails (page cover images)
  • Icons (the icon each page has set — shown next to the page title)
  • Description (page summaries under the title)
  • Tags (coloured chips)

Tip

Toggling Icons on shows the page’s icon immediately to the left of its title in all three layouts. It’s independent of Thumbnails — you can have both on at once (a cover image and an icon) or just one or neither.

Style submenu

Opens a panel with icon-button rows for per-item appearance. Everything here toggles: clicking the active option clears it back to the default.

• Alignment — left, center, or right text alignment for item titles
• Font size — S / M / L / XL
• Weight & style — Medium / Semibold / Bold / Italic (mix freely)
• Text color — 10-swatch palette plus Default
• Item background — 10-swatch palette plus Default

Configure source…

Opens a dialog with two tabs:

• Source — change the source’s parameters without losing the block. Swap to a different folder, change the tag, etc. Click Apply to save.
• Items — a full list of every item the source resolved, each with a checkbox. Uncheck an item to hide it from the rendered index; re-check it to bring it back. Hidden items always stay visible here so you can always un-hide them later. The tab shows a “N hidden” badge when you have exclusions set.

Block background and border

The block itself is transparent by default. To add a background or border:

• Open the drag menu’s Color submenu at the top — pick a background color from the palette.
• Open the Border submenu — pick a border style.
• When either is set, a Clear background or Clear border option appears in the Index section of the menu to remove it.

Reset to picker

If you want to start over with a different source entirely, pick Reset to picker. This wipes the block’s configuration and returns it to the empty source-picker card.

Live updates

Index blocks listen for changes in the world and refresh themselves automatically:

• Renaming a page, editing its tags, or changing its folder — indexes that reference that page update within about a second
• Adding a new page — it appears in any matching index (new subpage, new tagged page, new recent page, etc.)
• Creating a new folder — child-folder indexes pick it up

You don’t need to reload the page.

Tips

• Folder overviews — when you create a new folder and want a landing page for it, insert an Index block on the folder’s overview page and pick Subpages in folder. It will automatically reflect the folder’s current contents forever.
• Recent changes strip — put a Recent pages block near the top of your world’s home page to see what’s been edited lately without clicking through.
• Backlinks in text — on an NPC or location page, a Backlinks block lets readers see everywhere that entity is mentioned without you having to maintain a manual list.
• Hide ongoing drafts — use the Items tab to hide work-in-progress pages from the index your players see, without having to archive or delete them.
• Alphabetical listings — switch Sort to Title A → Z on tagged-pages or subpages blocks when you want a stable reference list (e.g. a glossary or character roster) that doesn’t reshuffle as pages get edited.

Troubleshooting

“No world context available.” — The block couldn’t determine which world it’s in. This happens if the block is opened outside a world page. Move the block into a wiki page under a world.

“No subpages in this folder yet.” / similar empty copy — The query ran but returned nothing. Double-check that the folder you picked actually has pages, or switch to a different source via Reset to picker.

“This index block uses a source that isn’t available here.” — The block was configured with a source id that isn’t registered in this version of the app (e.g. created in a newer build). Pick Reset to picker and choose an available source.

Items look stale — Live updates are driven by in-app events. If you edited a page in a different browser tab and the index here didn’t refresh, reload the page; that refetches from the source of truth.

Related

• Blocks — every other block you can drop into a page
• Pages & folders — the folders and subpages an index lists
• Tags & search — tagging pages so a tag index can find them
• Sharing — how shared viewers see Index blocks on pages you share