Template:Navbox/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Navbox. It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Template:Navbox invokes function navbox in Module:Navbox using Lua.

Template:Navbox invokes Module:Navbox using Lua.

Usage

This template can be used to make a standard navigation box. It is intended for use within another template that standardises the title and contents of the box (see Template:Rune equipment). This template should not be used directly within articles, as it creates a maintenance burden to do so whenever the contents of the box have to be updated.

Syntax

{{Navbox
|state = uncollapsed, collapsed, plain, autocollapse (default)
|name = mandatory - name of the template
|style = optional - style for the whole table
|title = mandatory - navbox header
|gtitleN = optional - title of N-th group of items
|styleN = optional - style for groupN; i.e. text-align
|groupN = mandatory - list of groups of items
|fstyle = optional - style for footer ; i.e. text-align
|footer = optional - navbox footer
}}

• Groups:
  • Groups of items can be added as parameters: group1, group2, group3, ... up to groupN.
• Group title: Each group has its own title parameter: gtitle1, gtitle2, gtitle3, ... up to gtitleN.
• Group style: Style may also be customised to each group in: style1, style2, style3, ... up to styleN.
• Superscript: It is preferred to use superscript (<sup>) to denote variants of items that are already contained in the navbox.
• Bullets: Create unordered lists with lines beginning with *.

States

• Autocollapse: By default, the state of a navbox is "autocollapsed". This means that if the number of navboxes in a page exceeds the maximum allocation of the collapsible navboxes, then the remaining navboxes are collapsed automatically. For more information (or to change the setting), see MediaWiki:Gadget-autocollapse.js.
  • Currently, the autocollapse allocation is 2. This means that if there are 3 navboxes in a page, the third and subsequent navboxes will be collapsed automatically.
• Uncollapsed: Forces the navbox to be displayed.
• Collapsed: The reverse of uncollapsed. Forces the navbox to be hidden instead.
  • Navboxes with a height of more than 300 pixels will also be collapsed automatically. For more information (or to change the setting), see MediaWiki:Gadget-autocollapse.js.
• Plain: Removes the "show/hide" link.

Sub-groups

• For larger navboxes, it may be necessary to include sub-groups within a particular group of items. It is also possible to collapsible navboxes within the parent navbox, see Collapsible sub-groups.
• To create sub-groups within {{Navbox}}, certain parameters are to be included:
  • The parent navbox group (i.e. group2 in the example below) requires the type parameter (gtype2 = subgroup).
  • The nested navbox (sub-group) requires the inclusion of the sub-group parameter (subgroup = yes). This enables the template to differentiate between the sub-group and the parent navbox.

{{Navbox
|name = 
|title = 
|gtitle1 = 
|group1 =
|gtitle2 = 
|gtype2 = subgroup (mandatory)
|group2 =
  {{Navbox
  |subgroup = yes (mandatory)
  |gtitle1 = 
  |group1 =
  |gtitle2 = 
  |group2 =
  }}
}}

Collapsible sub-groups

• For extremely long navboxes, it is recommended to use collapsible navboxes within the parent navbox. Further sub-groups can then be added to these collapsible navboxes.
• To create collapsible sub-groups within {{Navbox}}, these parameters need to be included:
  • The parent navbox is almost always uncollapsed (state=uncollapsed).
  • The parent navbox group (i.e. group1 in the example below) requires the type parameter (gtype1 = subgroup).
  • The nested collapsible navbox requires the inclusion of the collapsible parameter (collapsible = yes). This enables the template to differentiate between the collapsible navbox and the parent navbox.
  • The nested collapsible navbox is forcefully collapsed (state=collapsed).

{{Navbox
|state = uncollapsed
|name = 
|gtype1 = subgroup
|group1 = 
  {{Navbox
  |collapsible = yes
  |state = collapsed
  |title = 
  |gtitle1 = 
  |group1 =
  |gtitle2 = 
  |group2 =
  }}
}}

Use of images

• The use of images in navboxes is permitted, but please resize the images to keep them small. Inventory-sized images (25-30 pixels) are recommended.
  • Use {{plink}} to create links with images.
  • Use {{plinkp}} for any case where text is not desired after the link.
  • Use {{chatl}} to link chatheads.
  • Use {{Emote link}} to link emote icons.
• Avoid using images in the main header of the navbox.

Link and file share the same name

{{plink|Item}}

File name differs from the link

{{plink|Item|pic=File}}

Link and file share the same name, but different text is desired to display

{{plink|Item|txt=Text}}

File name differs from the link and different text is desired to display

{{plink|Item|pic=File|txt=Text}}

Examples

Code	Standard syntax
{{plink|Abyssal whip}}	[[File:Abyssal whip.png|link=Abyssal whip]] [[Abyssal whip]]
{{plink|Granite maul|pic=Abyssal whip}}	[[File:Abyssal whip.png|link=Granite maul]] [[Granite maul]]
{{plink|Abyssal whip|txt=Whip}}	[[File:Abyssal whip.png|link=Abyssal whip]] [[Abyssal whip|Whip]]
{{plink|Granite maul|pic=Abyssal whip|txt=Whip}}	[[File:Abyssal whip.png|link=Granite maul]] [[Granite maul|Whip]]
{{plinkp|Abyssal whip}}	[[File:Abyssal whip.png|link=Abyssal whip]]
{{plinkp|Granite maul|pic=Abyssal whip}}	[[File:Abyssal whip.png|link=Granite maul]]

Categorising

Navboxes are useful for transcluding categories onto a large number of mw.pages that share both a trait and the navigation box. For example: Template:Rune equipment transcludes Category:Rune onto every page that uses it.

There are 2 methods of categorising mw.pages with navboxes:

The preferred method is to use {{Ctg}}. This has the most simple rules but is the easiest to use.

The other method is to use {{Mainonly|rules}} and provide more complex rules with parser functions. Template:Potions is an example of this:

{{mainonly|{{#ifeq:{{lc:{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|-3}}}}|mix|[[Category:Barbarian mixes]]}}}}

This code tells the template to add Category:Barbarian mixes to mw.pages only if their title ends with the string "mix". {{ctg|Barbarian mixes::ifmatches[mix]}} would not work here, because several mw.pages include the substring "mix" in other locations, and they would be improperly categorised.

Categorisation should only be used on a template for large-scale addition. For small numbers of mw.pages it is simpler to directly add the category to each page.

Examples

Single line navbox with centered list

{{Navbox
|name = 
|title = 
|style1 = text-align:center
|group1 =
}}

Navbox with standard footer

{{Navbox
|name = 
|title = 
|gtitle1 = 
|group1 =
|footer = Centered footer
}}

Navbox with styled footer

{{Navbox
|name = 
|title = 
|gtitle1 = 
|group1 =
|fstyle = text-align:right
|footer = Right-aligned footer
}}

Multiple line navbox

{{Navbox
|name = 
|title = 
|gtitle1 = Group title 1
|group1 =
|gtitle2 = Group title 2
|group2 =
|gtitle3 = Group title 3
|group3 =
}}

Collapsed navbox

{{Navbox
|state = collapsed
|name = 
|title = 
|style1 = text-align:center
|group1 =
}}

Plain navbox with Tnavbar

{{Navbox
|state = plain
|name = 
|title = 
|style1 = text-align:center
|group1 =
}}

Plain navbox without Tnavbar

{{Navbox
|state = plain
|title = 
|style1 = text-align:center
|group1 =
}}

Complicated navbox

{{Navbox
|state = uncollapsed
|name = 
|title = 
|gtitle1 = Level 1 Title 1
|group1 =
|gtitle2 = Level 1 Title 2
|group2 =
|gtitle3 = Level 1 Title 3
|group3 =
|gtitle4 = Level 1 Title 4
|group4 =
|gtitle5 = Level 1 Title 5
|gtype5 = subgroup
|group5 =
  {{Navbox
  |subgroup = yes
  |gtitle1 = Level 2 Title 1
  |group1 =
  |gtitle2 = Level 2 Title 2
  |group2 =
  |gtitle3 = Level 2 Title 3
  |gtype3 = subgroup
  |group3 =
    {{Navbox
    |subgroup = yes
    |gtitle1 = Level 3 Title 1
    |group1 =
    |gtitle2 = Level 3 Title 2
    |group2 =
    }}
  |gtitle4 = Level 2 Title 4
  |group4 =
  }}
|gtitle6 = Level 1 Title 6
|group6 =
|gtitle7 = Level 1 Title 7
|group7 =
|fstyle = 
|footer = 
}}

Preventing unwanted documentation

The Navbox template's documentation is automatically transcluded under the navbox on any Template namespace page. It is not transcluded when used as a sub-group or collapsible sub-group template (subgroup= yes or collapsible=yes).

Should the documentation appear when it is unwanted, it can be hidden by setting the doc parameter doc=no on the template. In most cases, the doc parameter is not used and the parameter is removed completely.

On a similar note, the automatically-added category Category:Navbox templates can be suppressed by adding hidecat=yes.