Template:Asbox/doc

This is the asbox or article stub box meta template.

It is used to create (but preferably not without consulting WP:WSS) or standardise existing article stub box templates.

Usage
This is a standard template for creating standard stub templates. It supports most, if not all, stub template styles in place prior to 26 September 2007 (UTC).

Default parameter 1
Not used.

Default parameter 2-4
The standard implementation passes four default parameters through to this template to allow for future expansion.

If the image is called with an icon template  is set to the name of the template plus any arguments (seperated with ! qv not | .  If the image is called explicitly   is the name of the image :-   will likely be required as well, the default value for   is 40.

The size of the image, only required if  is set and is a size other than 40. Defensive programming suggests setting the value of  even if it is 40.

and
This  article   is a stub...

Examples:


 * This geography article about a place in Rohan is a stub...
 * This elementary physics article is a stub...
 * This article about Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer is a stub...

The stub category the articles should go in. Note the template will only include articles in the stub category, unless the parameter   is set in which case templates (in particular the stub template itself) will also be included - sorted with the value of  " " (space) followed by.

If exists the template will be put in it's own category sorted as " " (space) followed by.

An optional second stub category the articles should go in. Note the template will only include articles in the stub category, unless the parameter   is set in which case templates (in particular the stub template itself) will also be included - sorted with the value of " " (space) followed by.

If exists the template will be put in it's own second category sorted as " " (space) followed by.

Using
Appears as:

Østfold-geo-stub

Using and tempsort
Appears as:

(tempsort has been suppressed to keep this page out of the stub category)