Template:Ambox/Documentation

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Description

This template is used to create article message boxes.

Using

{{Ambox
 |title =
 |text =
 |background =
 |border =
 |img =
 |cat = <includeonly></includeonly>
}}<noinclude>
{{doc}}
[[Category:Article message]]
</noinclude>

Options

• title — title (default: no title)
• text — text (default: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog)
• background — background color in RGB format (default: #BBDEFB)
• border — border color (default: #2196F3)
• img — the full name of the image.
• cat — a category without the prefix "Category:" (default: none). It is advisable not to include the category in the template itself.

Notes

• You cannot use the "=" symbol inside parameters, since the wiki considers it a separator.
• You do not need to specify the unit of measurement for px, otherwise you will get something like “pxpx” after include.
• Each box template must be documented. From the documentation, it should be clear what kind of plate it is, what it is for, and when it is used.
• Article message boxes are convenient for specifying
• Article message boxes are convenient for specifying categories of articles. For example, the "Writing" box automatically adds the article to the category WIP articles. Do not neglect this opportunity.

Example

{{Ambox
 |title = Writing in process...
 |text = This article is being edited by the member '''{{{1}}}''' (start date). Other participants are requested to not make any changes while this warning is here.
 |background = #BBDEFB
 |border = #2196F3
 |img = File:Icons Write.png
}}

Displayed as:

Writing in process... This article is being edited by the member {{{1}}} (start date). Other participants are requested to not make any changes while this warning is here.