Template:Ambox/doc

"Ambox" is an abbreviation for Article message box. You can use amboxes in articles to indicate something important about the current page, often in the header.

Premade amboxes[edit]

Problem notice amboxes[edit]

These amboxes are used temporarily to notify other editors and visitors about a problem with an article. These amboxes support the following parameters:

|tiny=: If set to yes, the box will have less padding and the icon will be much smaller than default.
|class=: Any additional CSS classes to add to the ambox container element.
|date=: The date the ambox was added to the page.
|nocat=: If set to yes, no category will be added to the page. Use this only when creating documentation.

Note: Premade amboxes need the base {{#invoke:Template link|main|code=on}} template to work.

Code	Result
main\|code=on}}	File:Cleanup.svg This page does not meet Factory Town 2 Wiki's page quality standards. You can edit it to help fix grammar, formatting, or code issues.
main\|code=on}}	File:Delete.svg Candidate for Deletion This page lacks relevance for Factory Town 2 Wiki and is a candidate for deletion.
main\|code=on}}	File:Merge.svg It has been proposed that this page be merged with Other Page.
main\|code=on}}	File:Move.svg It has been proposed that this page be moved to New Title.
main\|code=on}} {{#invoke:Template link\|main\|code=on}}	a new page titled Split Title}} File:Split.svg It has been proposed that this page be split into {{#var:pages}}. {{#vardefine:pages\|new pages titled Split Title 1, Split Title 2 and Split Title 3}} File:Split.svg It has been proposed that this page be split into {{#var:pages}}.
main\|code=on}}	File:Stub.svg This page is a stub. You can help Factory Town 2 Wiki by expanding it.

Informational amboxes[edit]

These amboxes are intended as permanent fixtures to a page, to notify visitors about some piece of information relevant to the page. These amboxes support the following parameters in addition to any listed:

|tiny=: If set to yes, the box will have less padding and the icon will be much smaller than default.
|class=: Any additional CSS classes to add to the ambox container element.

Code	Additional parameters	Result
main\|code=on}}		File:Warning-red.svg Spoiler Warning This page contains spoilers. View at your own discretion.
main\|code=on}}		File:Warning-red.svg Don't call this template directly from any content page! This template is intended to be used inside of another template. Then that template in turn may be used on content pages.
main\|code=on}} {{#invoke:Template link\|main\|code=on}}	`\|1=`, a comma-separated list of modules used	File:Lua logo.svg This template uses one or more modules written in the Lua programming language. For more information, see Wikipedia:Lua or the Lua reference manual on mediawiki.org. Modules used include: None provided. File:Lua logo.svg This template uses one or more modules written in the Lua programming language. For more information, see Wikipedia:Lua or the Lua reference manual on mediawiki.org. Modules used include: {{#arraymap:Module 1, Module 2, Module 3\|,\|%s\|%s}}.
main\|code=on}} {{#invoke:Template link\|main\|code=on}}	`\|1=`, the topic name (defaults to {{PAGENAME}})	File:Disambig.svg This is a disambiguation page for "Ambox/doc". The following is a list of links related to Ambox/doc. File:Disambig.svg This is a disambiguation page for "Topic Name". The following is a list of links related to Topic Name.
main\|code=on}} {{#invoke:Template link\|main\|code=on}}	`\|1=`, a comma-separated list of Wikipedia pages used	File:Wikipedia.svg This code is adapted from Wikipedia. For the original code, see the following pages: {{#arraymap:\|,\|%s\|%s}} File:Wikipedia.svg This code is adapted from Wikipedia. For the original code, see the following pages: {{#arraymap:Template:En-WP_attribution_notice,Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content\|,\|%s\|%s}}

Optional parameters[edit]

You can use optional parameters to further customize a premade ambox. The example below is using tiny=yes and date=01/01/2021.

Creating a custom ambox[edit]

You can create additional ambox templates as needed using the following parameters:

{{Ambox
| color = The left border color.
| icon = The icon image to be displayed.
| title = The optional title.
| message = The explanation text displayed.
| tiny = If you want the tiny version of the ambox, fill the parameter with "yes".
| date = An optional date of creation for the message.
| class = An optional CSS class for the ambox.
}}

Dependencies[edit]

For this template to work properly, you need the following:

.ambox and any related classes, found in MediaWiki:Common.css.