Add How to page

Removed the about button. Added a "How to" button which links to a new on-site "How to Manifold"  page.

web/components/nav/sidebar.tsx

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function getMoreNavigation(user?: User | null) {
     { name: 'Discord', href: 'https://discord.gg/eHQBNBqXuh' },
     { name: 'Twitter', href: 'https://twitter.com/ManifoldMarkets' },
     { name: 'Statistics', href: '/stats' },
-    { name: 'About', href: 'https://docs.manifold.markets/$how-to' },
+    { name: 'How to', href: '/how-to' },
     { name: 'Sign out', href: '#', onClick: () => firebaseLogout() },
   ]
 }
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ const signedOutNavigation = [
   { name: 'Explore', href: '/markets', icon: SearchIcon },
   { name: 'Charity', href: '/charity', icon: HeartIcon },
   {
-    name: 'About',
+    name: 'How to',
-    href: 'https://docs.manifold.markets/$how-to',
+    href: '/how-to',
     icon: BookOpenIcon,
   },
 ]
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ const signedOutMobileNavigation = [
     icon: PresentationChartBarIcon,
   },
   {
-    name: 'About',
+    name: 'How to',
-    href: 'https://docs.manifold.markets/$how-to',
+    href: '/how-to',
     icon: BookOpenIcon,
   },
 ]

web/pages/how-to.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+import { FeedItem } from 'web/components/feed/feed-items'
+import { Col } from 'web/components/layout/col'
+import { Page } from 'web/components/page'
+import { SiteLink } from 'web/components/site-link'
+import { Title } from 'web/components/title'
+
+export default function MyPage() {
+  return (
+    <Page>
+      <Col className="w-full rounded px-4 py-6 sm:px-8 xl:w-[125%]">
+        <Title className="!mt-0 !text-5xl" text="How to Manifold" />
+        <div className="">
+          Manifold Markets is a novel site where users can bet against each
+          other to predict the outcomes of all types of questions. Engage in
+          intense discussion, have fun with friends, and become better informed
+          all whilst putting play-money where your mouth is.
+        </div>
+        <Title text="Mana" />
+        <p className="">
+          Mana (M$) is our virtual play currency that cannot be converted to
+          real money.
+        </p>
+        <div className="px-12 py-3 text-xl font-semibold">Its value </div>
+        <p className="px-12 text-base">
+          You can redeem your Mana and we will donate to a&nbsp;
+          <SiteLink href="/charity" className="font-semibold text-blue-700 ">
+            charity
+          </SiteLink>
+          &nbsp;on your behalf. Redeeming and purchasing Mana occurs at a rate
+          of M$100 to $1. You will be able to redeem it for merch and other cool
+          items soon too!
+        </p>
+        <div className="px-12 py-3 text-xl font-semibold">
+          Its sets us apart{' '}
+        </div>
+        <p className="px-12 text-base">
+          Using play-money sets us apart from other similar sites as we don’t
+          want our users to solely focus on monetary gains. Instead we
+          prioritize in providing a fun, social space to play with friends and
+          facilitating a more informed world through the power of prediction
+          markets.
+        </p>
+
+        <Title className="pt-2" text="How Probabilities work" />
+        <p className="px-2">
+          The probability of a market represents what the collective bets of
+          users predict the chances of an outcome occurring is. How this is
+          calculated depends on the type of market - see below!
+        </p>
+
+        <Title className="pt-2" text="Types of markets" />
+        <p className="px-2">
+          There are currently 3 types of markets: Yes/No (binary), Free
+          response, and Numerical.
+        </p>
+        <div className="px-12 py-3 text-xl font-semibold">Yes/No (Binary) </div>
+        <p className="px-12 text-base">
+          The creator asks a question where traders can bet yes or no. The %
+          represents what users believe the probability of the event occuring to
+          be. Check out our{' '}
+          <SiteLink
+            href="http://bit.ly/maniswap"
+            className="font-semibold text-blue-700"
+          >
+            Maniswap doc
+          </SiteLink>
+          &nbsp;for more info on its automated market maker.
+        </p>
+
+        <div className="px-12 py-3 text-xl font-semibold">Free response</div>
+        <p className="px-12 text-base">
+          The creator asks an open ended question. Both the creator and users
+          can propose answers which can be bet on. Don’t be intimidated to add
+          new answers! The payout system and initial liquidity rewards users who
+          bet on new answers early. The algorithm used to determine the
+          probability and payout is complicated but if you want to learn more
+          check out this{' '}
+          <SiteLink
+            href="https://manifoldmarkets.notion.site/DPM-b9b48a09ea1f45b88d991231171730c5"
+            className="font-semibold text-blue-700 "
+          >
+            DPM doc
+          </SiteLink>
+          .
+        </p>
+
+        <div className="px-12 py-3 text-xl font-semibold">Numerical </div>
+        <p className="px-12 text-base">
+          Retracted whilst we make improvements. You still may see some old ones
+          floating around though. Questions which can be answered by a number
+          within a given range. Betting on a value will cause you to buy shares
+          from ‘buckets’ surrounding the number you choose.
+        </p>
+        <Title className="pt-2" text="Build your portfolio" />
+        <p className="px-2">
+          Generate profits to prove your expertise and shine above your friends
+          on the leaderboards. To the moon 🚀
+        </p>
+        <div className="px-12 py-3 text-xl font-semibold">
+          Find inaccurate probabilities
+        </div>
+        <p className="px-12 text-base">
+          Use your superior knowledge on topics to identify markets which have
+          inaccurate probabilities. This gives you favorable odds, so bet
+          accordingly to shift the probability to what you think it should be.
+        </p>
+
+        <div className="px-12 py-3 text-xl font-semibold">React to news </div>
+        <p className="px-12 text-base">
+          Markets are dynamic and ongoing events can drastically affect what the
+          probability should look like. Be the keenest to react and there is a
+          lot of Mana to be made.
+        </p>
+
+        <div className="px-12 py-3 text-xl font-semibold">
+          Buy low, sell high{' '}
+        </div>
+        <p className="px-12 text-base">
+          Similar to a stock market, probabilities can be overvalued and
+          undervalued. If you bet (buy shares) at one end of the spectrum and
+          subsequently other users buy even more shares of that same type, the
+          value of your own shares will increase. Sometimes it will be most
+          profitable to wait for the market to resolve but often it can be wise
+          to sell your shares and take the immediate profits. This can also be a
+          great way to free up Mana if you are lacking funds.
+        </p>
+        <div className="px-12 py-3 text-xl font-semibold">
+          Create innovative answers
+        </div>
+        <p className="px-12 text-base">
+          Certain free response markets provide room for creativity! The answers
+          themselves can often affect the outcome based on how compelling they
+          are.
+        </p>
+
+        <p className="pt-12">
+          {' '}
+          Check out our&nbsp;
+          <SiteLink
+            href="https://docs.manifold.markets/"
+            className="font-semibold text-blue-700 "
+          >
+            docs page
+          </SiteLink>
+          &nbsp;to learn more! There you will find information about specific
+          market mechanisms, our API, open source projects, bounties, and more
+          detailed guides.
+        </p>
+
+        <p className="pt-4">
+          {' '}
+          Still haven't answered your question? Join our&nbsp;
+          <SiteLink
+            href="https://discord.gg/eHQBNBqXuh"
+            className="font-semibold text-blue-700 "
+          >
+            Discord server
+          </SiteLink>
+          &nbsp;and one of our team will be happy to talk with you!
+        </p>
+      </Col>
+    </Page>
+  )
+}