Template:User WP/sandbox

This user participates in WikiProject Example.

This is the template sandbox page for Template:User WP (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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This template is used on approximately 20,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This template creates a userbox that identifies and categorizes a user as actively participating in a Wikipedia project, for example:

This user participates in
WikiProject Americas.

Usage

This template invokes Template:Userbox, automatically adding multiple parameters, including appropriate text, links and categories. If the project name is listed in the switch subtemplate, this template will also automatically display the right image and colors for the given project, otherwise you can set them using the named parameters.

The code is formatted according to recommendations in Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility §§ Color and Animations, video, and audio content.

For help with this template, please post a comment on the template talk page with a {{reply to}} one or more of the previous editors.

Parameters

Unnamed parameters

To use this userbox template, place the following line of Wikitext on your user page:

{{User WP|1|2|3}}

where:

1 is the required project base name (without the "Wikipedia:WikiProject" prefix, nor the "work group" or "task force" postfix)
2 the optional text alignment:
- center or left (default).
3 for additional parameters:
- break to display a line break between the "WikiProject" prefix and the base name;
- list to display additional links to the project talk, articles and stubs, if the appropriate categories exist.

For examples, see the appropriate section below.

Named parameters

image the optional image base name (without the "File:" prefix).
size the optional image size (without the "px" suffix): default is size=39x39.
id-c the optional background color for the image: default is id-c=#DEF.
info-c the optional background color for the info: default is info-c=#FFFFFD.
info-fc the optional font color for the info, including links.
border-c the optional border color: default is border-c=gray.
ucat the optional user category (without the "Category:" prefix).
nocat the optional user category inhibitor:
- nocat=true do not declare the membership category;
- nocat=false declare the membership category (default in User namespace).

Other parameters

Other optional parameters for userboxes with text instead of the image:

id: the id text;
id-fc: the id text font color;
id-op: the id text other CSS parameters;
id-s: the id text size in points (default=14).

Examples

{{User WP|A-League}}

This user participates in WikiProject A-League.

{{User WP|A-League|center}}

This user participates in
WikiProject A-League.

{{User WP|Americas}}

This user participates in WikiProject Americas.

{{User WP|Americas|center}}

This user participates in
WikiProject Americas.

{{User WP|Disambiguation}}

This user participates in WikiProject Disambiguation.

{{User WP|Disambiguation|center}}

This user participates in
WikiProject Disambiguation.

Examples with three parameters

{{User WP|Abkhazia|left|list}}

This user participates in WikiProject Abkhazia.
talk | articles | stubs

{{User WP|Abkhazia|center|list}}

This user participates in
WikiProject Abkhazia.
talk | articles | stubs

{{User WP|Canadian sport|left|list}}

This user participates in WikiProject Canadian sport.
talk | articles | stubs

{{User WP|Canadian sport|center|list}}

This user participates in
WikiProject Canadian sport.
talk | articles | stubs

{{User WP|European Union|left|list}}

This user participates in WikiProject European Union.
talk | articles | stubs

{{User WP|European Union|center|list}}

This user participates in
WikiProject European Union.
talk | articles | stubs

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for User WP

This template creates a userbox that identifies you as a member of a Wikipedia project.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
WikiProject base name	`1`	WikiProject base name, without the 'Wikipedia:WikiProject' prefix, nor the 'work group' or 'task force' postfix Default Example	String	required
Text alignment	`2`	Text alignment (center or left) Default left Example center	String	optional
Id image base name	`image`	Image base name, without the 'File:' prefix Default {{#invoke:Portal\|image\|{{{1\|}}}}} Example Portal-puzzle.svg	File	optional
Id image size	`size`	Image size, without the 'px' postfix Default 39x39	String	optional
Id text	`id`	Id text, alternative to the image	String	optional
Id image or text background color	`id-c`	no description Default #DEF	String	optional
Id text font color	`id-fc`	no description Default black	String	optional
Id text other CSS parameters	`id-op`	no description	String	optional
Id text size in points	`id-s`	no description Default 14	String	optional
Info background color	`info-c`	no description Default #FFFFFD	String	optional
Info font color	`info-fc`	Info font color, including links	String	optional
Border color	`border-c`	no description Default gray	String	optional
User category	`ucat`	User category, without the 'Category:' prefix Default {{Resolve category redirect\|{{#ifexist:Category:WikiProject {{{1}}} participants\|WikiProject {{{1}}} participants\|{{#ifexist:Category:WikiProject {{{1}}} members\|WikiProject {{{1}}} members}}}}}} Example WikiProject Italy participants	Page name	optional
User category inhibitor	`nocat`	User category inhibitor to not declare the WikiProject membership (true or false) Default false Example true	String	optional