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Adding TCGs

tooblue edited this page Jul 6, 2014 · 2 revisions

You can add new TCGs to your eTCG admin panel by clicking on the "+" button next to the TCG selection dropdown menu in the right sidebar.

  • TCG Name: The name of the TCGs. Spaces and special characters are allowed. You'll use this name to call up data for specific TCGs in your code snippets.
  • TCG URL: The URL to the TCG's website.
  • Cards Directory URL: The URL to your cards/images directory.
  • Cards Path: The direct PATH to the directory where you will be uploading cards and other images for the TCG. All images uploaded by the auto upload feature will be sent here as well.
  • Image Format: The image format used by the TCG. Do not include the period. ex. gif, jpg, jpeg, png
  • Default Upload URL: The URL to the directory where the TCG owner has uploaded their cards (ex. http://tcg.domain.com/cards/). If the TCG owner saves their cards in different directories according to worth/type/etc, just input the URL that will be used most often (most likely the URL to the regular cards directory). You can set different upload URLs for individual card categories if they are different from this default URL. This feature may be incompatible with some TCGs depending on how the TCG owner has organized their cards. If you will not be using the auto upload feature, you can leave this blank.
  • Auto Upload: Select YES to enable the auto upload feature for this TCG. This feature will attempt to automatically upload your cards directly from the TCG's site. This feature is incompatible with some TCGs (ie. if the TCG organizes their cards in directories by deck name instead of by category, such as http://tcg.domain.com/cards/deckname/).
  • Status: Your status in the TCG. You can use this feature in conjunction with the "Hiatus Trading" and "Inactive Trading" feature in your general eTCG settings to block incoming trades for TCGs that you are not active in.
  • Additional Fields: List the names of any additional fields that you would like to use. This can be used for currency, coupons, levels, items, or anything that you would like to keep track of through eTCG. Max 255 characters.

* A note about the Auto Upload Feature: It can't check whether the image that it is attempting to upload actually exists on the TCG's server, and so it will upload the contents of the file (ex. http://tcg.domain.com/cards/cardname00.gif) even if it is just a blank page or an error page. This may occur if you make a typo while inserting cards into your collection, or if your auto upload URL is wrong, and will result in broken images. If this occurs, just delete the bad file, correct your mistakes, and add it again.

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