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This template is used on a very large number of pages.
To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes to this template should first be tested on a dev system , or in your own user space. The tested changes can then be added to this page in one single edit. Please consider discussing any changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Uses Lua:

Module:Message box

This is the {{imbox}} or image message box meta-template.

It is used to build message box templates for file (image) pages. It offers several different colours, uses default images if no image parameter is given and it has some other features.

This template works almost exactly like {{ambox}} and uses the same parameters.

We are deploying!

After long discussion on the talk page of this template and at other places we are finally deploying this template. Feel free to convert any message boxes used on file pages to use this meta-template. If you find any tricky cases then list them on the talk page of this template and you'll get help.

When this template is used to build image message boxes those boxes should contain explanatory texts just like before. (The same texts as before or new improved texts.) If there are more specific images in the boxes or you know a better image, then use them instead of the default images shown here.

Usage

Simple usage example:

{{imbox | text = Some text.}}

Some text.

Complex example:

{{imbox
| type      = style
| image     = [[File:{{Image mapper|Emblem-question-yellow}}|40px]]
| style     = width: 400px;
| textstyle = color: red; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;
| text      = The message body text.
}}

The message body text.

Image message box types

The following examples use different type parameters but use no image parameters thus they use the default images for each type.

type=speedy – Speedy deletion templates.

type=delete – Deletion templates.

type=content – Major warnings and problems.

type=style – Minor warnings and problems.

type=notice – Notices and messages of any kind, both permanent and temporary.

type=move – Move and rename messages and proposals.

type=protection – Protection templates such as {{pp-protected}} when shown on an image page.

type=license – License templates.

type=featured – Featured image templates.

Other images

The default images shown above are mostly for convenience. In many cases it is more appropriate to use more specific images. These examples use the image parameter to specify an image other than the default images.

Datei:Shuttle.svg

type = style
image = [[File:{{Image mapper|Shuttle}}|21px]]

type = move
image = [[File:{{Image mapper|Sandbox}}|52px]]

type = license
image = [[File:{{Image mapper|Nutshell}}|40px]]

Special

Some other parameter combinations.

No type and no image given (default)

No type and image=none – No image is used and the text uses the whole message box area.

type = license
image = [[File:{{Image mapper|PD-icon}}|40px]] <br> [[File:{{Image mapper|Ambox warning yellow}}|40px]]
imageright = [[File:{{Image mapper|Shuttle}}|30px]]

Datei:Shuttle.svg

This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA.
Note that use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems are restricted per US law.

Datei:Shuttle.svg

type = license
image = [[File:{{Image mapper|PD-icon}}|40px]]
below = {{imbox | type = content | text = '''This license tag is deprecated!''' }}

This license tag is deprecated!

Parameters

List of all parameters:

{{imbox
| type  = speedy / delete / content / style / notice / 
          move / protection / license / featured
| image = none / [[File:Some image.svg|40px]]
| imageright = [[File:Some image.svg|40px]]
| style = CSS value
| textstyle = CSS value
| text  = The message body text.
| below = More text or another imbox.
| plainlinks = no
}}

type

If no type parameter is given the template defaults to type notice. That means it gets a blue border.

image

No parameter = If no image parameter is given the template uses a default image. Which default image it uses depends on the type parameter.

An image = Should be an image with usual wiki notation. 40px - 50px width are usually about right depending on the image height to width ratio. (But the message box can handle images of any size.) For example:

image = [[File:Gnome-dev-camera.svg|40px]]

none = Means that no image is used.

imageright

No parameter = If no imageright parameter is given then no image is shown on the right side.

An image = Should be an image with usual wiki notation. 40px - 50px width are usually about right depending on the image height to width ratio. (But the message box can handle images of any size.) For example:

imageright = [[File:{{Image mapper|Nuvola apps bookcase}}|40px]]

Anything = Any other object that you want to show on the right side.

style

An optional CSS value used by the entire message box table. Without quotation marks " ". For example:

style = margin-bottom: 0.5em;

textstyle

An optional CSS value used by the text cell. For example:

textstyle = text-align: center;

text

The message body text.

below

A full width area below the images and text area. Can take a text or any kind of object, for instance another imbox:

below = {{imbox | type = content | text = This license tag is deprecated. }}

plainlinks

Defaults to yes. If external link arrows - ↑ - are desired, specify:

plainlinks = no

Technical details

If you need to use special characters in the text parameter then you need to escape them like this:

{{imbox
| text  = <div>
Equal sign = and a start and end brace { } work fine as they are. 
But here is a pipe {{!}} and two end braces <nowiki>}}</nowiki>. 
And now a pipe and end braces <nowiki>|}}</nowiki>.
</div>
}}

Equal sign = and a start and end brace { } work fine as they are. But here is a pipe | and two end braces }}. And now a pipe and end braces |}}.

This template uses the imbox CSS classes in MediaWiki:Common.css for most of its looks, thus it is fully skinnable.

Internally this meta-template uses HTML markup instead of wiki markup for the table code. That is the usual way we make meta-templates since wiki markup has several drawbacks. For instance it makes it harder to use parser functions and special characters in parameters.

The default images for this meta-template are in png format instead of svg format. The main reason is that some older web browsers have trouble with the transparent png images. For those older browsers these png images have been modified so that the color of their default backgrounds match the background color of the template. The default background that MediaWiki renders for svg images is always white. This creates a white box around the images when displayed in older browsers.

For more technical details see the talk page. Since this template works almost exactly like the other mboxes their talk pages and related pages might also contain more details, see the "See also" section below.