Template:Archive box auto
Usage
editInclude the archive box in the article by adding
{{Archive box non-auto|[[/Archive]]}}
to where you want the archive box to appear. Make sure to add the forward slash '/' to the archive name to make it a subpage of the page where the archive box is placed. How you present a list of archive pages is up to you. You can separate them with commas, pipes (vertical lines: '|') or as lists. See #Examples below.
Placement
editThe box uses a style that makes it float to the right. This means that where it appears in the page it will be aligned to the right edge of the page (more accurately: the containing box, but that is an unnecessary detail) and all following content will flow around it.
Automatic links
editIf all the archives of a talk page are numbered (like /Archive 1 or /Archive 2) or dated (like /2023 or /2024), you can use Template:Tim to display links to them all automatically. The list will update itself when new archives are added.
{{archive box auto}}
-or-
{{archive box auto|auto=dated}}
If there are also named archives, you can add links to these as well:
{{archive box auto|auto=dated|
* [[/Some archive/]]}}
When using numbered archives with less than 20 archive pages, you can generate a larger two-column output with auto=long.
Box width and image
editThe box and image widths can be set by passing their widths as parameters:
{{Archive box non-auto|box-width=13em|image-width=35px|[[/Archive]]}}
The image can also be changed from the default, File:Vista-file-manager.png, for example:
{{Archive box non-auto|image=Crystal Clear app file-manager.png}}
Examples
editFor actual examples of the use of these template, use the "what links here" links Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Archive box non-auto and Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Archive box in the toolbox on the sidebar, near the top on the left side of this page (unless you are using an unconventional skin … in which case you probably know what you are doing).
| Wikitext | Appearance |
|---|---|
{{archive box auto|auto=dated}}
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No description.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| translated | translated | no description | Unbalanced wikitext | optional |
| uselang | uselang | no description | Unknown | optional |
| auto | auto | no description | Unknown | optional |
| box-width | box-width | no description | Unknown | optional |
| image | image | no description | Unknown | optional |
| image-width | image-width | no description | Unknown | optional |
| base | base | no description | Unknown | optional |
| title | title | Changing the title of box.
| Unbalanced wikitext | optional |
Other icons
editIf you wish to use something other than the default icon, here is a gallery of available icons:
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Vista-file-manager.png -
Crystal Clear app file-manager.png -
system-file-manager.svg -
Icon file cabinet.png -
File-manager.svg -
Filing cabinet icon.svg -
golden file cabinet.png -
Replacement filing cabinet.svg
