External links connect a Waifora entry to its presence on other sites. They surface on the entry page and are part of how visitors discover where to watch, read, or follow.
Categories
Category
What goes here
Streaming
Crunchyroll, Netflix, HiDive, Bilibili, etc. — where to watch.
Reading
Viz, MangaPlus, Webtoons, BookWalker, etc. — where to read.
Info
MyAnimeList, AniDB, ANN encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Social
Official Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, official YouTube channel of the work or studio.
Official
The work's own official site (anime series site, manga publisher landing page).
For per-episode streaming URLs, see Streaming Submissions — those go in a separate flow.
URL format
Use the canonical URL — strip query strings except where they're part of the resource (?id= is part of the URL; ?utm_source= is tracking, drop it).
No URL shorteners. https://bit.ly/... is a hard reject — link directly.
HTTPS only when the site supports it (almost always now).
For region-locked sites, link the most authoritative URL, then note the region.
Language
Tag each link with its page language, not the work's language. A Japanese show's Crunchyroll English page is en, even though the underlying content is Japanese.
Multiple links per site
Multiple official social accounts (e.g. show account + studio account) — both can be added, marked appropriately.
Multiple region pages (a streaming partner with separate US / EU / JP catalog entries) — add the most authoritative one. The streaming partner usually geo-routes from there.
Deactivation vs deletion
If a site discontinues a page (broken link, region pull-out), deactivate the link rather than delete it. The reference is still useful for history.
Delete only when the link was added in error (wrong work) or violated rules (pirate mirror, link spam).
What we don't accept
Pirate / unlicensed streaming mirrors as a "streaming" link. We link to licensed partners.
Affiliate-wrapped URLs that route through someone's referral code.
Fan-run wikis as a generic "info" link — for non-trivial fan wikis, link as a Wikipedia-style external resource specifically, not as an authoritative info source.
Personal social accounts of fans, even high-profile ones. Official accounts only.