Template:Helpbox/doc

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

This template is used on approximately 2,600 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This template uses TemplateStyles:

Template:Helpbox/styles.css

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

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Parameters

Required

title (or, if templatename used (see below), name): The template's title, centered at the top of the template.
list_n: (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 list_n may be preceded by a corresponding group_n parameter, if provided (see below). There is a limit of 20 lists/groups in a template.

Optional

group_n: (i.e. group1, group2, etc.) If specified, text appears in a header displayed above list_n.
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

</syntaxhighlight>

{{{title}}}
{{{group1}}}
{{{list1}}}
{{{group2}}}
{{{list2}}}
{{{list3}}} without {{{group3}}}
ditto {{{list4}}}
{{{group5}}}
{{{group6}}}
{{{list6}}} ...... etc ......
{{{group20}}}
{{{list20}}}