Template:Ambox/doc

Message box meta-templates
template	context
{{Ambox}}	article
{{Cmbox}}	category
{{Imbox}}	image
{{Tmbox}}	talk
{{Fmbox}}	footer / header
{{Ombox}}	other pages
{{Mbox}}	auto-detect
{{Asbox}}	article stub
{{Dmbox}}	disambiguation

This is the {{Ambox}} or Article message box meta-template.

MobileFrontend will treat this template as a "page issue". If you don't want that to occur, you may use a different message box template (listed here, but basically any template that does not identify itself as an "ambox" is not an issue). See Reading/Web/Projects/Mobile Page Issues.

Parameters

type

The type parameter defines the colour of the left bar, and the image that is used by default. The type is chosen not on aesthetics but is based on the type of issue that the template describes. The seven available types and their default images are shown below.

If no type parameter is given the template defaults to |type=notice.

See also

Message box meta-templates
template	context
{{Ambox}}	article
{{Cmbox}}	category
{{Imbox}}	image
{{Tmbox}}	talk
{{Fmbox}}	footer / header
{{Ombox}}	other pages
{{Mbox}}	auto-detect
{{Asbox}}	article stub
{{Dmbox}}	disambiguation

Other pages:

• w:Template:Mbox
• w:Wikipedia:Ambox CSS classes — Describes how to use the ambox CSS classes directly in wikitables and HTML tables.
• w:Wikipedia:Article message boxes — The style guideline for creating article message boxes.
• w:Wikipedia talk:Article message boxes — For discussion about these matters.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Ambox in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Ambox

This is the specialized version of the {{mbox}} or “multi namespace message box” meta-template.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type	type	no description Suggested values speedy delete content style notice move protection Default notice	String	suggested
Image (left)	image	no description Suggested values none Default Depends on the “type” parameter.	Content	suggested
Image (right)	imageright	no description	Content	optional
CSS Style	style	no description	String	optional
Text CSS Style	textstyle	no description	String	optional
Text	text	no description	Content	suggested
Small?	small	no description Suggested values {{{small|}}} left yes 1 Default 0	Boolean	optional
Small Image (left)	smallimage	no description Suggested values none Default {{{image}}}	Content	optional
Small Image (right)	smallimageright	no description Suggested values none Default {{{imageright}}}	Content	optional
Small Text	smalltext	no description Default {{{text}}}	Content	optional