Template:Navbar/doc

	This is a documentation subpage for Template:Navbar. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

{{Navbar}} provides a small "view · talk · edit" navigation bar. It is primarily used for content-heavy templates and other transcluded content blocks, so that the content inside the template or block is more easily editable in situations where it was found, without having track it down through examining transclusion code.

Usage

General

When one of the following examples is placed inside a given template (or block of content used for selective transclusion), it adds basic navbar navigational functionality:

{{navbar|{{subst:PAGENAME}}|mini=y}}

{{navbar|{{subst:PAGENAME}}|plain=y}}

{{navbar|{{subst:PAGENAME}}|fontstyle=color: green; font-style: italic;}}

The {{subst:PAGENAME}} will be substituted with the page name of the real location of the content when parsed by the servers. For example, {{navbar|Navbar/doc}} gives:

When used in content that is selectively transcluded but which is also used as-is in its original location, this template should be wrapped in <includeonly>...</includeonly> markup, so that it only appears when transcluded.

Font size and weight

Font-size is 88% when used in a topical navbar template or in plain text, and 100% when nested in a navbox or infobox (because those templates' text size is already reduced; the "100%" is relative to the surrounding template's own content, not that of the entire page). The |fontstyle= parameter can be used to adjust font size as needed (e.g. to reduce font size even more when the template is used inside a block element with a large font size). Do not abuse this to make excessively small text (i.e. less than 85% of the normal page text), since that causes accessibility problems for many readers.

In a topical navbar, the weight is "normal"; when nested in a navbox or infobox, it inherits the style of the surrounding content. The middot bullets are bold for better visibility.

Block level element

The template generates block-level markup with <div>...</div> tags, and therefore, any surrounding markup cannot include <span>...</span> tags, which would cause a lint error.

Examples

Required parameters

• {{navbar|Template Name}} – the template name is required.

Optional parameters

Options	Parameters	Produces...	"Shortcut" template
Basic	{{navbar|Template Name}}
Different text	{{navbar|Template Name|text=This template:}}
Without "This box:" text	{{navbar|Template Name|plain=y}}		{{view}}
Short version	{{navbar|Template Name|mini=y}}		{{v}}
With brackets	{{navbar|Template Name|brackets=y}}
With font styling examples (span)	{{navbar|Template Name|fontstyle=color: green; font-style: italic;}}
With whole-template styling examples (div)	{{navbar|Template Name|style=float:right; background: Beige; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid;}}

Notes

Navbar is contained within a <div> tag in order to accommodate a horizontal unnumbered list. This means it cannot be placed inside a <span> tag or other inline element, because the Wikipedia:HTML Tidy extension will 'fix' situations where it finds block elements inside inline elements.

TemplateData

When placed inside a given template, it adds navbar navigational functionality

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Template Name		The name of the template, so links work correctly Default	String	required
Different text	text	Allows custom text to replace the default 'this box' Default This box	String	optional
Without 'This box:' text	plain	Removes 'This box' Default 0	Number	optional
Short Version	mini	Shortens text to V T E Default 0	Number	optional
with brackets	brackets	adds brackets before and after the links Default 0	Number	optional
Font color	fontstyle	Allows you to change the color of the font (in the format color:green) Default	String	optional
To float to the side	style	Allows the template to float to the side (format=float:right) Default float:left	String	optional