Template:Sidebar
This template is intended as a metatemplate for sidebar templates (vertically-aligned navigation (navbox) templates usually positioned on the right-hand sides of pages) in the same spirit as {{Infobox}} for infobox templates and {{Navbox}} for navbox templates.
{{Sidebar with collapsible lists}} adds collapsibility to a Sidebar's sections, i.e. the means to show or hide sections by clicking links beside their headings.
Usage
[edit]| {{{topimage}}} {{{topcaption}}} |
| {{{pretitle}}} |
| {{{title}}} |
|---|
| {{{image}}} |
| {{{heading1}}} |
| {{{content1}}} |
| {{{heading2}}} |
| {{{content2}}} |
| {{{heading3}}} |
| {{{content3}}} |
| ................ |
| {{{heading35}}} |
| {{{content35}}} |
| {{{below}}} |
Parameters with infrequent use omitted.
{{sidebar
| name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}
| outertitle =
| topimage =
| pretitle =
| title =
| image =
| headingstyle =
| contentstyle =
| heading1 =
| content1 =
| heading2 =
| content2 =
| heading3 =
| content3 =
...
| heading35 =
| content35 =
}}
Parameters
[edit]No parameters are required unless {{navbar}} links (V - T - E) are to appear at the bottom of the sidebar, in which case the |name= parameter is needed (see entry in the table immediately below).
Principal
[edit]| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
|name=
|
The sidebar's name, i.e., the name following "Template:" in the page's name. Required for the {{navbar}} links at the bottom of the sidebar to function correctly, unless these are omitted (see |navbar= at the bottom of this table). It is recommended to use {{subst:PAGENAME}} for this field.
|
|outertitle=
|
Use to place a title for the sidebar immediately above the sidebar. |
|topimage=
|
Use to place an image at the top of the sidebar, i.e., above any |title= included.Full wikisyntax expected (i.e., |
|pretitle=
|
Use to place a line such as "Part of the X series on" before the title. |
|title=
|
Use to place a title for the sidebar at the top of the sidebar (immediately below the |topimage=, if used).
|
|image=
|
Use to place an image between the |title= (if used) and first section.As with |
|headingstyle=
|
Use to alter the default CSS styling set for section headings. To alter the CSS styling for a specific section's heading, use |
|contentstyle=
|
Use to alter the default CSS styling set for section content. To alter the CSS styling for a particular section's content, use |
|heading1= |
First section's heading (if needed). |
|content1= |
First section's content (required). |
|heading2= |
Second section's heading (if needed). |
|content2= |
Second section's content (if needed). |
|heading3= |
Third section's heading (if needed). |
|content3= |
Third section's content (if needed). |
| ...... etc ...... | |
|heading35= |
Currently, the last possible section heading and/or content (if needed). |
|content35=
| |
Other parameters
[edit]| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
|above=
|
Corresponds to |above= offered by {{Navbox}}.
|
|
Microformat classes for the corresponding parameters. |
|below=
|
Use to e.g., add one or more portal links to the bottom of the template (by default in bold). |
|
Use to alter default CSS styling for the corresponding parameters. |
|cellspacing=
|
Use to amend the default cellspacing set for the infobox-class table with which the sidebar is built. |
|cellpadding=
|
Ditto the default cellpadding. |
|navbar= (or |tnavbar=)
|
Set to "none" (without the quotes) to remove the {{navbar}} links appearing at the bottom of the sidebar. |
|navbaroptions= (or |tnavbaroptions=)
|
Use to specify more options for the navbar at the bottom of the sidebar (see {{navbar}} for options available). |
Handling long links
[edit]{{Normalwraplink}} may be used to handle links that should wrap within the sidebar or otherwise need to be made to wrap in order to prevent the sidebar becoming too wide. Use {{Normalwraplink|longlinkname}}, where |longlinkname is the long link without its square brackets.
Use the |wraplinks=true parameter to turn link wrapping off for the whole template.
Full blank syntax
[edit](omitting sections 4 to penultimate)
{{Sidebar
| name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}
| bodyclass = <!--or class-->
| bodystyle = <!--or style-->
| width =
| cellspacing =
| cellpadding =
| outertitle =
| outertitleclass =
| outertitlestyle =
| topimage =
| topimageclass =
| topimagestyle =
| topcaption =
| topcaptionstyle =
| pretitle =
| pretitleclass =
| pretitlestyle =
| title =
| titleclass =
| image =
| imageclass =
| imagestyle =
| caption =
| captionstyle =
| above =
| aboveclass =
| headingclass =
| headingstyle =
| contentclass =
| contentstyle =
| heading1style =
| heading1 =
| content1style =
| content1 =
| heading2style =
| heading2 =
| content2style =
| content2 =
| heading3style =
| heading3 =
| content3style =
| content3 =
<!--etc.-->
| heading35style =
| heading35 =
| content35style =
| content35 =
| below =
| belowclass =
| navbar = <!--or tnavbar-->
| navbarstyle = <!--or tnavbarstyle-->
| navbaroptions = <!--or tnavbaroptions-->
| wraplinks = true/false
}}