🌌 Cloud x Tifa Website — FAQ & User Guidebook
Welcome to Cloud x Tifa, a fan community and content hub celebrating the relationship between Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII. Whether you’re here to read, share, connect, or just explore, this guide will help you navigate the website during our Beta phase and beyond.
🧪 Beta Phase Overview
This is the Beta version of Cloud x Tifa — meaning we’re still testing, building, and refining.
- Core features are live: forums, member registration, categories, profiles, and starter content.
- Expect: bugs, visual inconsistencies, and feature shifts as we evolve.
💬 Your feedback is vital! Please use the Contact Form to report issues or share ideas. Your input helps shape the final product!
🚀 What’s Coming Next?
🔹 Phase 2 (June)
- Improved site speed & stability
- Mobile optimization
- Search enhancements
- Expanded reference archives
- Early contributor invitations
🔹 Phase 3 (Summer)
- Public content submissions (moderated)
- Uniform branding
- Enhanced user dashboards
- Contributor submission portal
- Creator & fanwork spotlight features
- Streamlined tagging & sorting
- Accessibility improvements, including language accessibility
👤 User Registration
🧵 Forums & Community Engagement
Our forums are the heart of the site! You can:
- 🔍 Browse topics by game, theme, or fanwork type
- 💬 Start or reply to discussions
- ❤️ React to posts
- 🏷 Use tags and categories for discoverability
Forum Etiquette
- Be kind, constructive, and respectful.
- This is a pro-Cloud x Tifa space. Other ships may be discussed in designated areas only.
- Label NSFW content clearly. NSFW forums are for registered users only.
🗂 Content Organization
🔖 Categories & Tags
Categories = Main topics (e.g., Remake Trilogy, Ultimanias, Analysis)
Tags = Specific themes (e.g., Highwind, Lifestream, Domestic AU)
Use both when posting to help others find your content.
✍️ Content Contributions (Coming Soon)
Currently, only admins post to featured sections. Soon:
- 🌟 Applications for trusted contributor status
- ✅ Submit fanfiction, art, essays, and more
- 🔎 Light moderation process for tagging and quality
Details will be shared in Phase 2 (Summer).
📬 Feedback, Bugs & Support
If you experience issues or want to make a suggestion:
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- Fill out our Contact Form
Known Issues
- Profile images not loading in Chrome (try Gravatar + clearing cache)
- Some forum images appear blurry — image settings being optimized
- Navigation issues on logged-in Chrome (try Incognito mode)
- Mobile optimization issues on different devices – we’re working on it!
🧩 User Roles
| Guest | Can browse public content |
| Subscriber | Registered user; can post in forums, comment, and react |
| Contributor | (Coming Soon) Can submit fanworks, essays, and official posts (moderated) |
| Moderator | Helps maintain community standards and forum moderation |
| Administrator | Site owners and developers |
👥 Profiles & Avatars
We use Gravatar to manage profile photos. To set yours up:
- Go to Gravatar.com and register with the same email as your Cloud x Tifa account.
- Upload your image.
- It will appear automatically on your profile within minutes.
🔄 Sharing, Commenting & Boosting
- 💬 Comment on threads and posts (registered users only)
- 📢 Share content to social media with a link to CloudxTifa.com
- 🎉 Tag us when posting fanworks inspired by the site
❓ Other Frequently Asked Questions
- Do I need to register to read? Most forums are public, but NSFW and exclusive content require registration.
- Is this site affiliated with Square Enix? No — this is a fan-run nonprofit community.
- Can I submit my fic/art now? Not yet. Contributions will open publicly in Phase 2 (Summer).
- What content is allowed? All CloTi-centered content: fic, art, meta, memes, edits, playlists, translations, cosplay, and more — as long as it aligns with our community standards.
🏁 Final Notes
Thank you for helping us build something special. We believe in Cloud and Tifa’s story — and in the creativity of the fans who love them.
We’re just getting started! 💚