Template:Userbox documentation: Difference between revisions

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A userbox (commonly abbreviated as UBX) is a small colored box designed to appear only on a contributor's User page to share information about a user, or help users collaborate more effectively.

Add the userbox[edit source]

To add this userbox to your User page, enter {{Userbox documentation}}. Additional userboxes can be found in the FamilySearch Wiki:Userboxes/Gallery.

If you have a number of userboxes, you can put {{userboxtop}} before and {{userboxbottom}} after the list to order them together on your user page.

The {{clear{{{2}}}{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} template can be placed after the plain userbox if text is added on a new line immediately after it.

You will generally not add a userbox to another's user page, except in the case of recognition userboxes.

Creating a new userbox[edit source]

The basic template used in creating new userboxes is {{Userbox}}. Basic examples are included in the template documentation. Alternatively a request for a new userbox can be added to the FamilySearch Wiki:Userboxes talk page.

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-This is a '''userbox''', a small colored box you can add to your [[User page]] to share information about yourself, or help other users learn about you so you can collaborate.
+A '''userbox''' (commonly abbreviated as '''UBX''') is a small colored box designed to appear only on a contributor's [[User page]] to share information about a user, or help users collaborate more effectively.
 == Add the userbox  ==
-To add this [[userbox]] to your [[user page]] {{#if: {{{usercategory|}}}| and your username to [[:Category:{{{usercategory|}}}]]}}:
+To add this userbox to your User page, enter <nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki>. Additional userboxes can be found in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Userboxes/Gallery]].
-:#[[Special:MyPage|Go to your user page]].
+If you have a number of userboxes, you can put&nbsp;{{tl|userboxtop}}&nbsp;before and&nbsp;{{tl|userboxbottom}}&nbsp;after the list to order them together on your user page.
-:#Click to '''Edit This Page'''.
-:#Place your cursor where you would like to see the userbox.
-:#Click on the '''{T}''' icon in your toolbar (or the Wikitext button).
-:#Enter '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''', click ok if needed, then save the page.
-{{{extra|}}}
-Additional userboxes can be found in the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Userboxes/Gallery]].
-If you have a number of userboxes, you can put {{tl|userboxtop}} before and {{tl|userboxbottom}} after the list to order them together on your user page.
+The {{tlx|clear}} template can be placed after the plain userbox if text is added on a new line immediately after it.
-For more information about userboxes, see [[Help:Userbox|Help:Userbox]].<br>
+You will generally not add a userbox to another's user page, except in the case of recognition userboxes.
-[[Category:User box templates]]
-<includeonly>[[Category:{{{cat|Userboxes}}}|{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|5}}]]<includeonly>
+== Creating a new userbox  ==
-<noinclude>[[Category:Template documentation]]</noinclude>
-[[Category:User box templates]]
+The basic template used in creating new userboxes is {{tl|Userbox}}. Basic examples are included in the template documentation. Alternatively a request for a new userbox can be added to the [[FamilySearch Wiki talk:Userboxes|FamilySearch Wiki:Userboxes talk page]].
+[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]]