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Usage

General

When one of the following examples is placed inside a given template, it adds navbar navigational functionality:

{{navbar|{{subst:PAGENAME}}|mini=y}}
{{navbar|{{subst:PAGENAME}}|plain=y}}
{{navbar|{{subst:PAGENAME}}|fontstyle=color: green; font-style: italic;}}
The {{subst:PAGENAME}} will be substituted with the template's name when parsed by the servers. For example, {{navbar|Navbar/doc}} gives:

Font-size

Font-size is 88% when used in a navbar, and 100% when nested in a navbox. In the navbar, the weight is "normal"; when nested in navbox, it takes on the outer setting. The middot is bold. The |fontstyle= parameter can be used to adjust font size as needed (e.g. to reduce font size even more when the template is used inside a block element with a large font size).

Examples

Required parameters

  • {{navbar|Template Name}} – the template name is required.

Optional parameters

Options Parameters Produces... "Shortcut" template
Basic {{navbar|Template Name}}
Different text {{navbar|Template Name|text=This template:}}
Without "This box:" text {{navbar|Template Name|plain=y}} {{view}}
Short version {{navbar|Template Name|mini=y}} {{v}}
With brackets {{navbar|Template Name|brackets=y}}
With font styling examples (span) {{navbar|Template Name|fontstyle=color: green; font-style: italic;}}
With whole-template styling examples (div) {{navbar|Template Name|style=float:right; background: Beige; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid;}}

Shortcut templates

The mini=y and plain=y parameters can be avoided by using the {{v}} or {{view}} templates, respectively, instead.

{{view}} and {{v}} also support changing the shown links, for example only view and edit, or only view and talk:

Code Result
{{view|template=view/doc|edit}}
{{v|template=v/doc|t}}

Notes

Navbar is contained within a <div>...</div> in order to accommodate a horizontal unnumbered list. This means it cannot be placed inside a <span>...</span> or other inline element, because the HTML Tidy extension will 'fix' situations where it finds block elements inside inline elements.

Prepackaged

{{Navbar-header}}
Positions on the right edge of the line, often used in non-collapsible navbox heading.
{{Navbar-navframe}}
For use in conjunction with NavFrame divs, positions opposite of the [hide]/[show] feature.
{{Navbar-collapsible}}
For use in conjunction with collapsible tables, floats opposite of the [hide]/[show] feature.

See also

  • {{Ed}} – navbar style edit link
  • {{Ed right}} – navbar style edit link aligned to right of page
  • {{Edit}} – plain edit link
  • {{Edit section}} – edit link aligned to right of page
  • {{Edit sup}} – edit link with <sup> tags
  • {{Edit sub}} – edit link with <sub> tags
  • {{Navbar}} – with additional links
  • {{Vedit}} – edit with the Visual Editor
  • {{Watch}}
Navigation templates comparison
Collapsible Header color Image Groups Style (body)
parameter/s
Examples
{{Navbox}} collapsible navbox Left/right of body Yes Yes
{{Navbox with collapsible groups}} collapsible navbox Left/right of body and/or in each list Yes Yes
{{Navbox with columns}} collapsible navbox Left/right of columns No Yes
Collapsible attributes
Type CSS classes JavaScript Collapses when Custom
initial state
Nesting
Collapsible tables collapsible Defined in Common.js 2 or more autocollapse on page Yes Yes

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly error report for this template.

TemplateData for V

When placed inside a given template, it adds navbar navigational functionality

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Template Name

The name of the template, so links work correctly

Default
Stringrequired
Different texttext

Allows custom text to replace the default 'this box'

Default
This box
Stringoptional
Without 'This box:' textplain

Removes 'This box'

Default
0
Numberoptional
Short Versionmini

Shortens text to V T E

Default
0
Numberoptional
with bracketsbrackets

adds brackets before and after the links

Default
0
Numberoptional
Font colorfontstyle

Allows you to change the color of the font (in the format color:green)

Default
Stringoptional
To float to the sidestyle

Allows the template to float to the side (format=float:right)

Default
float:left
Stringoptional