User:BrentSimpson/NavTemplates

Navigational Templates

see:

• w:Wikipedia:Navigational_templates
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:ParserFunctions
• w:Wikipedia:Collapsible_tables

Version #1: Topics with Subtopics

Simple syntax for adding Topics and Subtopics. Also uses collapsible table. Syntax would either need to be cut'n'pasted into each page, or I may experiment with using an inputbox to create a unique template for a project which may then be transcluded into pages using the standard syntax to include/transclude templates.

These instuctions are somewhat deprecated See: Template:TopicsWithSubpages for more up-to-date info.

Pages Used

• Template:TopicsWithSubpages
• Template:TWSbase - used by the above
• MediaWiki:Common.css - css that is unique to these templates goes here.
• MediaWiki:Common.js - javascript for the collapsing tables is here.

Working Example

Edit page to view syntax.

Test of a Navigation Template with Topics and Subtopics
Welcome to this content!
What is a wiki?	Advantages and Disadvantages |  About WikiEducator |  Summary and FAQS
Creating an Account	Benefits |  Instructions
Topic Three	blah blah blah
Some text that could go on the bottom. Including links to Content.

Syntax that produced the above

{{TopicsWithSubpages
|state   = (either left blank, collapsed, or plain can be entered here.)
|title   = Test of a Navigation Template with Topics and Subtopics
|image   = [[Image:tutorial.png|32|]]
|above   = Welcome to this content!

|topic1  = [[Wikieducator_tutorial/What_is_a_wiki|What is a wiki?]]
|section1   = [[Wikieducator_tutorial/What_is_a_wiki/Advantages_and_disadvantages|Advantages and Disadvantages]]{{Vbar}} [[Wikieducator_tutorial/What_is_a_wiki/About_wikieducator|About WikiEducator]]{{Vbar}}  [[Wikieducator_tutorial/What_is_a_wiki/Summary_and_FAQs|Summary and FAQS]]

|topic2  = [[Wikieducator_tutorial/Creating_an_Account|Creating an Account]]
|section2   = [[Wikieducator_tutorial/Creating_an_Account/Benefits|Benefits]]{{Vbar}} [[Wikieducator_tutorial/Creating_an_Account/Instructions|Instructions]]

|topic3  = [[Topic Three]]
|section3    = blah blah blah
 etc, etc, etc, ...
|below   = Some text that could go on the bottom.
}}

Problems / Issues

• can't use | to seperate out the subtopics because it is interpreted as part of the template; may be able to put in later as part of syntax .. but probably not. Only solution may be to make a template of the | page and transclude it, ie. {{Vbar}}

Version #2: Project Navigation

These instuctions are somewhat deprecated See: Template:ProjectNav for more up-to-date info.

My new project

Because sometimes you've just got to start a new Project!

One | Two

Syntax:

{{ProjectNav
|image   = 
|title   = My new project
|tagline = Because sometimes you've just got to start a new Project!
|pages   = [[One]]{{Vbar}} [[Two]]
}}

Problems / Issues

• change use of H1 for bolding, etc as mediawiki wants to style these as part of main.css.