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Infoboxes are a method of placing quick reference information or links on a wiki page. They can be implemented either as:

• A subset of the Template functionality
• Entirely seperately.

To date only the former has been done.

[edit] Creation

Infobox templates are generally named with the convention "Template:Infobox Name". They should also be included in the Category:Infobox templates so we know where to find them. Creating one is as simple as adding the following sample code:

 {| class="infobox" 
 |'''{{{nameofbox}}}'''
 |-
 ! InfoTitle
 | {{{InfoDetail}}}
 |}
 

Clearly the variables 'nameofbox' and 'InfoDetail' can be whatever you want. It is also possible to have lots more lines in the table, e.g 'InfoTitle2' and 'InfoDetail2', etc.

[edit] Using

To place an infobox into a page then simply(!) add the following to your page:

 {{Infobox Name |nameofbox=Whatever you want
 |InfoDetail=whatever
 }}
 

[edit] Result

The result should look something like this (incidentally this particular one is an infobox that isn't a template)----->

[edit] Advanced

Obviously this is just scratching the surface and there is plenty more than can be done. Should hopefully get a few people going though.

See the Templates or User templates pages for more ideas!

[edit] Examples

Template:Infobox Army Air Corps