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 | This template uses TemplateStyles: |
| {{{title}}} |
|---|
| {{{group1}}} |
| {{{list1}}} |
| {{{group2}}} |
| {{{list2}}} |
|
{{{list3}}} without {{{group3}}} |
| ditto {{{list4}}} |
| {{{group5}}} |
| {{{group6}}} |
|
{{{list6}}} ...... etc ...... |
| {{{group20}}} |
| {{{list20}}} |
This template allows a help-related navigation template to be set up relatively quickly by supplying it with one or more lists of links.
Usual syntax
edit{{Helpbox
| name = <!-- or: | templatename = -->
| title = <!-- or, if templatename used: | name = -->
| group1 =
| list1 =
| group2 =
| list2 =
<!-- etc, to: -->
| group20 =
| list20 =
}}
Parameters
editRequired
edit- title (or, if templatename used (see below), name)
- The template's title, centered at the top of the template.
- listn
- (i.e. list1, list2, etc.) The body of the template, usually a list of links. Format is inline, although the text can be entered on separate lines if the entire list is enclosed within
<div>...</div>. At least one list parameter is required. Each listn may be preceded by a corresponding groupn parameter, if provided (see below). There is a limit of 20 lists/groups in a template.
Optional
edit- groupn
- (i.e. group1, group2, etc.) If specified, text appears in a header displayed above listn.
- first unnamed parameter
- Inline CSS for the template.
- name (or, if name used as above, templatename)
- The template's pagename, activating the inclusion of the V•T•E links in its bottom righthand corner. Template:Helpbox's pagename, for example, is "Helpbox".
Example
edit{{Helpbox |width:17.5em
| name = Helpbox/doc
| class = plainlist
| title = [[:Category:Wikipedia policies|Wikipedia policy]]
| group1 = Article standards
| list1 =
*[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view]]
*[[Wikipedia:Verifiability|Verifiability]]
*[[Wikipedia:No original research|No original research]]
*[[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|Biographies of living persons]]
| group2 = Working with others
| list2 =
*[[Wikipedia:Civility|Civility]]
*[[Wikipedia:Consensus|Consensus]]
*[[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|No personal attacks]]
*[[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|Dispute resolution]]
*[[WP:LEGAL|No legal threats]]
| group3 = Global principles
| list3 =
*[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not]]
*[[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules|Ignore all rules]]
}}