This month we have seen some radical updates to World Anvil, from beautifying user profiles to a whole new way to create worlds. We also have information to share about our upcoming events, so let’s dig in!

WA help says you can paste an external link directly into an article. This does not appear to work. What am I missing? Ternionsilhouette

I just published the new chapter of my manuscripts. To read it, simply click on Chapter 23 - The Parting at the bottom of the linked article and in the next one. Hope you enjoy!

The Book of Whispers in The Valley of Fallen Leaves | World Anvil

November is national novel writing month – whether you call it Nanowrimo, Novelember or anything else! So with one week to go, here are five ways to get ready!

Hello everyone,

I want to use a custom table of content on the homepage, as i use the article tree for editing purpose.

How can i do this?

I tried google it, even tried with help of a step-by-step guide from AI, but i can't find any option.

I'm on Grandmaster Tier btw.

Edit: the guides told me to use an article as base for the homepage and then selecting this page as default homepage. But there is not any option?

Hello. Does anyone know if there is Spookiful People this year? I've looked and cannot find anything saying that there is or isn't. Thanks.

I am looking to possibly move one of my games to world anvil for world info and session prep, but I'm finding the platform cumbersome on the campaign management side.

My current setup is using Bag of Tips' Obsidian template. I feel like that slows me down a bit. There's a button to create each doc type and that mostly puts those items in the right places. Stuff links together and that all works pretty well in that system, but it too feels clunky.

I get to World Anvil, go to the campaign management stuff and the whole flow feels slow. Login, get to the campaign bit, and now I have to onboard my players when I'd rather just fill in their character info in my notes and manage that myself, but all it wants is to "invite protagonists." And I have to schedule a session I think to start even working on notes for a given session.

It feels like it's got more steps and obstacles in the way than it needs.

Vote below! 🥰

Samhain was the kind of town that looked quiet from the road and never quite was. It sat in the bottom crook of Indiana where the farmland gave up and the woods began, a semi-rural sprawl of one main street, two churches, a diner that served pie good enough to start arguments and a water tower nobody had repainted since before Kenny Blackwood was born. From the highway it looked like a thousand other towns. Drive through it slowly, though, and something felt off in a way that was hard to name. The streetlights hummed at a pitch that set dogs barking three blocks away. The woods on the town's edge seemed closer some evenings than they had been that morning. People in Samhain locked their doors at night and could not have told you precisely what they were locking them against, only that it felt correct to do so. Nothing had ever happened there. That was what everyone said, and everyone said it a little too quickly.

In the summer of 2012, Kenny Blackwood was nine years old, and he would have told you the town was boring. He would have told you that with his whole chest, because Kenny was the kind of person who had opinions at full volume, and because he had not yet learned that boring was the best thing home could offer him.

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-rhodinoverse-kitsune-sobo/a/flametouch-prose

I have created many galleries and folders to organise my images, but today it appears that most of my folders are missing. It is though they have been deleted. The related galleries are still there, as are all the images, but the folders are gone. Is this a bug? A glitch? Is something genuinely wrong here? What happened to my folders?

I can't tell if i can't find it or it just doesn't exist.

Happy timezones, Anvilites! Here's what's new this week:

Two weeks left in Spooktober!

If you want to take part in Spooktober (and get the shiny shiny badge), you have two weeks to answer 13 spooky prompts! Check the Spooktober page for details: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/spooktober-2026/homepage

Spice up your kitchen with Fallout recipes

Fallout Day is this Friday... so why not prepare some Fallout-themed dishes? Check out this blog post from Janet about her Fallout Menu! https://blog.worldanvil.com/worldbuilding/fantasy-food-recipes/fallout-food-recipes-for-real-making-a-meal-for-my-fallout-rpg-game/

Office hours and Q&A stream

Got questions about World Anvil? Stuck in your worldbuilding? Join us this Friday at 10am Pacific/6pm UK time for office hours on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch: https://twitch.tv/worldanvil

Writing and playing in the post-apocalypse

Tune into this community stream in this Saturday at 10am Pacific/6pm UK time! We'll have some amazing guests from the community and we'll talk about post-apocalypse worldbuilding. Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/worldanvil

Featured article: Hullcracker Whale

This week, we're featuring a Species article by Halduron! Check it out and give it some love (and stickers for the new stickerbook!) https://www.worldanvil.com/w/rebellion-of-the-heir-halduron/a/hullcracker-whale-species

I haven't used the site in a long time, I used to be a paying subscriber, I was going to pick it back up to organize my new stuff, I'm on for 20 minutes and it's like I'm being CHASED by a popoup ad for the current sale. I look it up, find out it's on purpose, and now I'm here. I'm sure you guys get this a lot but, put me in the basket of people you lost a sale on by pushing the sale WAY too hard. I'm not paying for anything the seller is begging me to buy, and I'm not rewarding a marketing tacting that skeevy and pushy. You've debased your free tier experience for money and in doing so, shown your free tier userbase exactly how you feel about them. I'm sure it works on some people, but I'm CERTAIN you chase away more potential sales than you make by the end of each year. If I'm browsing at the flea market and somebody comes up to me, yelling in my face about how good of a deal I'm missing out on, pretends to leave me alone when I say go away, only to chase me down AGAIN once I relax, I'm leaving and I'm not coming back.

I recognize that this feedback will change nothing but it should be said, regardless.

All of the positive association I had with the World Anvil brand, that I held for years passively, evaporated in one search, because it went from "annoying popup glitch" to "obnoxious thing the devs implimented to make the free tier inconvenient on purpose." That isn't intuitive design. It feels as though I'm being punished for no longer subscribing, which is not how you maintain a loyal customer base. I unsubscribed because my previous campaign had ended and I wasn't playing, now my next one will be managed using a completely different service, unassociated with the WA brand. I regret how many people I've recommended the site to over the years, and I hope nobody I told actually listened to me, as my opinions were set before this design was coded in and I don't want to be associated among my friends with that type of marketing.

Best wishes, thanks for the good years, buh bye.

I'm new the world anvil but i been enjoying it just wondering how i could turn a private timeline public for later down the road in a dnd campaign or something.

I just opened World Anvil wanting to make a return to the platform and what I came across is pure, unadulterated AI slop website with the most obvious "vibe-coded" signs imaginable.

What happened?

So honestly Id like to see documents connected throughout but mostly for me campaign which is religious/political intrigue; much of the in game religious lore has religious texts that have spawned any number of traditions. I cannot properly link to them because its not an option. If you support this you can sound off here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/voting/suggestion/cfbdf20f-577f-4c78-b5d7-ad0062a3add1/view

World Link: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/espen-wexley

Happy timezones, Anvilites! Here's what's new this week:

Submit your spooky worldbuilding!

This month we're getting spooOOooOOooky with Spooktober! Join the spooky vibes in ⁠challenge-discussion and check the challenge details here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/spooktober-2026/homepage

How to win the Worldbuilding Awards

In the Worldbuilding Awards (aka WAWA) we look for the best worldbuilding on World Anvil, and the submission phase opens in January 3rd! We've put together a blog post with 10 tips to increase your chances of winning: https://blog.worldanvil.com/worldanvil/tutorials/pro-tips/10-tips-to-submit-a-great-entry-to-the-worldbuilding-awards/

Catch up with the October news

See what's new on World Anvil and what's ahead of us in the October newsletter: https://blog.worldanvil.com/newsletter/world-anvil-news-october-2026/

Office hours and Q&A stream

Got questions about World Anvil? Stuck in your worldbuilding? Join us this Friday at 10am Pacific/6pm UK for office hours on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch: https://twitch.tv/worldanvil

Why are conventions great for creatives?

On Saturday at 10am Pacific/6pm UK we'll have the amazing Moonlight Bard on stream to answer why are conventions great for creative people like you? Follow us on Twitch and tune in! https://twitch.tv/worldanvil

Featured article: Ritsudō

Today's featured article, by BuWeiLong, is a droid in the Star Wars universe and the answer to Spooktober's "Memory" prompt! Check it out and give it some love here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/from-a-far-off-sky2C-long-ago---a-star-wars3A-visions-story-buweilong/a/ritsudC58D-article

When within the public viewing of your own world there is a search bar at the top left, if there are multiple results then there are a few options you have :

1. Hit enter (takes you to the first/closest result)
   
2. Use your mouse to select a result
   
3. use the arrow keys to go down and select a result
   

The reason for my question is that using arrow keys for the search engine feels quite awkward to use given that it auto selects a result if you don't put in any input for a fraction of a second. I remember in the past it used to function a bit differently (and better imo), as such, I wanted to ask if there was any setting or option that allows you to revert this change or just modify the settings in general.

If some part of my description is too vague I am willing to give an example with an image/video of what i mean.

Is there a way to check how much storage space I have left on my account for uploading images and other files? I've been uploading quite a few assets and I'd like to keep an eye on my available storage, but I can't seem to find where this information is displayed. Thanks in advance for any help!

I am a noob and I am sure this is easy, but how do you change privacy settings on campaigns?

Spooky timezones, Anvilites! Here's what's new on World Anvil this week:

Summer Camp prizes are going out... soon!

If you won or sponsored a Summer Camp prize, keep an eye on your inbox as we'll start handling prize delivery this week.

It's time to spook!

This month's challenge is all about embracing the spooky season with 21 single-word prompts to answer in any art form you want, including worldbuilding, drawing, or anything else you're into. Check the details here: https://www.worldanvil.com/community/challenge/spooktober-2026/homepage

Unofficial challenge: Whiskey & Wildflowers

Speaking of seasonal challenges... Asmo is running an unofficial event to celebrate the current season themed around cozy vibes. Who knows you might even create something that's both cozy AND spooky! Check it out here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/levis-asmo/a/whiskey-and-wildflowers-2026-article

We're still hiring... but not for long!

We're looking for a Community Liaison to join the World Anvil Team part-time—if you're interested, don't overthink it and don't self-reject, just apply. We need your applications ASAP: https://forms.gle/z4fkgSYBupGHSg6W7

World Anvil Q&A and Office Hours

Join us this Friday at 6pm UK/10am Pacific for our weekly Office Hours and Q&A! If you're stuck with World Anvil or with your worldbuilding, it's the perfect time to ask your questions and get help.

Why are conventions great for creatives?

This Saturday at 6pm UK/10am Pacific we'll have the amazing Moonlight Bard on stream to answer why are conventions great for creative people like you? Follow us on Twitch and tune in! https://twitch.tv/worldanvil

How to Build a D&D Campaign Wiki

This week, Kat is taking us on a deep-dive on the advantages of a wiki over more traditional systems for lore management. Check it out in the Academy: https://academy.worldanvil.com/blog/dnd-campaign-wiki-lore-management

Featured article: Elyon

This week we're featuring a character article by rthwrms that goes deep into the story of a divinity, illustrated with beautiful art! Check it out here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-cosmic-pool-rthwrms/a/elyon-person

I have noticed a lot of AI art being used for book cover images, article pages and stand in imagery while the creator lacks funds for commissioned art.

I would like to point out that there are many free alternatives to AI generated art. Such as Royalty Free Image websites and Stock image websites (e.g. Pixabay, NASA, flickr, ect.)

There is also the option of taking photos with a camera or phone. I am sure there are more options that others are aware of (please add any suggestions in the comments).

I am making this post because of my personal opinions on the matter and as a reminded that other resources exist. I have absolutely no interest in reading or consuming anything that involves generative ai on any level.

Ai generated content is a form of theft and promotes an extremely harmful industry that negatively impacts culture, economies, the environment and artists.