Word Factory publishes content to help a reader choose, understand or use a vocabulary game. We do not publish pages solely to increase the number of indexed URLs, repeat a keyword or make the website look recently updated. A page must answer a clear player, family or teacher question and add information beyond the game screen itself.
What this policy covers
This policy applies to learning guides, game explanations, rules, release notes and editorial descriptions of platform behavior. Dictionary definitions and vocabulary records may have additional source and licensing requirements. Community posts are user contributions and are governed separately by the community guidelines.
How a guide is created
Each new guide starts with a specific user need, such as choosing a game for spelling practice, understanding level progression or diagnosing unavailable browser audio. The writer reviews the current playable build, existing rules, related source behavior and relevant first-party technical documentation. Concrete examples are preferred over broad claims.
Where a guide discusses a limitation, that limitation stays visible. We distinguish the 1,000-level Arcade structure, the factory campaign vocabulary progression and the larger reference catalog because those are separate systems. We do not combine different counts into a more impressive but misleading total.
Review and verification
Before publication, the page is checked for a descriptive title, one clear main heading, useful section structure, working internal links, readable mobile layout, image loading and the presence of the first-party collector. Product behavior is tested against the current browser build. Technical compatibility claims should link to primary documentation when that documentation materially helps the reader.
The editorial team also checks that screenshots come from the actual Word Factory interface or are clearly identified illustrations. Reused screenshots must still match the claim they support. Decorative art must not be presented as proof that a feature exists.
When dates change
A visible “updated” date changes only after a substantive revision: corrected behavior, new tested instructions, a material interface change, expanded evidence or an important limitation. Spelling fixes, tiny layout adjustments and date-only edits do not justify a new update date. Product releases receive separate release-note pages so older records remain historically understandable.
Corrections
Readers can report an error through the contact page. A report should identify the page, the questionable statement and any evidence that helps reproduce the issue. We review the current build and source material, correct confirmed errors and update the modification date when the correction changes the meaning or usefulness of the page.
We do not promise that every suggestion will result in a change. Differences in teaching preference may be described as alternatives rather than treated as factual errors. Safety, privacy, licensing and materially misleading claims receive priority.
Commercial and search considerations
Search visibility and advertising may support the site, but they do not determine whether an educational claim is true. We do not sell favorable game rankings inside editorial guides. If paid placement, sponsorship or affiliate relationships are introduced, they must be disclosed where a reader encounters them.
Content planning may use search questions to identify what people need, but the final page is written for a reader, not for a target keyword density. Pages with overlapping intent should be improved or consolidated instead of multiplied.
Responsibility and limits
The Word Factory editorial team is responsible for site-authored content. Guides provide general learning and product-use information; they are not a substitute for an individualized school curriculum, professional assessment or accessibility evaluation. Browser behavior can change, and voice availability can depend on the operating system and installed language resources.
This policy will be revised when the publication workflow materially changes. Earlier release notes and their original publication dates will remain available when possible, making substantial platform changes traceable rather than silently rewriting history.