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This template is used to add consistent styling to message boxes.
Usage
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This template automatically adds templates that use it to Category:Notice templates. To prevent that, simply set the parameter {{{nocat}}}
Examples
Basic usage
{{msgbox
| title = This is a normal message box
| text = With helpful and descriptive subtext
}}
Will result in:
This is a normal message box
With helpful and descriptive subtext
Mini usage
{{msgbox
| mini = 1
| icon = 8
| text = This is a mini message box with an information icon using [[Template:CommentSprite]]
}}
Will result in:
This is a mini message box with an information icon using Template:CommentSprite
Advanced usage
{{msgbox
| bgcol = #eef
| linecol = #ddf
| title = This is a blue message box
| text = It has a discuss link and some custom CSS
| discuss = 1
| linkshere = 1
| css = box-shadow: 0px 0px 25px #888;
}}
Will result in:
{{msgbox
| bgcol = #eef
| linecol = #ddf
| title = This is a blue message box
| text = It has a discuss link, some custom CSS and a custom image
| discuss = 1
| image = Bot.png
| css = box-shadow: 10px 10px 2px #888;
}}
Will result in:
This is a blue message box [discuss]
It has a discuss link, some custom CSS and a custom image
A custom image size can also be specified with "imagewidth", for example: imagewidth = 50px
Advanced mini usage
{{msgbox
| mini = 1
| image = Bot.png
| bgcol = #eef
| linecol = #ddf
| css = box-shadow: 0px 0px 6px #888;
| text = This is a mini message box, it is using similar settings as the box used in the advanced example above.
}}Will result in:
This is a mini message box, it is using similar settings as the box used in the advanced example above.
This can also have a custom image size.