Category talk:Infobox templates

Deletion
If anyone still feels that this category is unnecessary and should be deleted, please discuss here. Shawnc 18:33, 19 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I vote that it should not be deleted, if there is a more suitable name for it that is fine, but the category contents have a lot of utility. Evolauxia 08:30, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

What's the difference between this category and Infobox_templates? Don't they basically serve the same purpose (and are equally disorganized)? 66.229.182.113 05:21, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

How to change a template
I want to add another item to Template:Infobox programming language but the page dedicated to that template doesn't tell me how, and neither does this article. -Barry- 03:48, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Shown below are three lines from the current Template:Infobox programming language. I'll walk you through what they are doing:

}}' are actually the closing brackets from a previous function call. Anything enclosed in double brackets is a call to either a template or a 'magic word'. The  close our  closing is put on a new line is to avoid extra line breaks. If the }} were placed at the end of line 2 then this would evaluate to headerAppeared in: data or, if 'year' was blank to. Thus five blank rows would evaluate to five linebreaks and there would be a big gap in the middle of the table. Moving the }} down to the next line puts the linebreak inside the #if: condition and thus hides it if the condition fails - preventing the excess linebreaks.
 * All a bit convoluted. The short form is to just copy and paste the first two lines where you want the new row to appear and then change 'Appeared in:' and both instances of 'year' to whatever you want to display. Much more detailed explanation of templates, parameters, magic words, and table markup is available at the links interspersed above. --CBDunkerson 10:56, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Linking
Is there a way to make all the articles with an infobox ling into a category just by having the infobox??--The Judge 12:04, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, by adding the category to the infobox template. There are also ways to have categories in the infobox templates that aren't automatically passed to the including page. This is done via the   tags.  For more information, see Help:Template. --Elonka 16:44, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Infobox naming
I'm noticing a lot of very haphazard names for new infoboxes -- some have the word "infobox", other's don't, and this is starting to mess up things like automated peer review. Does anyone know of a project to try and make the names more consistent? --Elonka 16:46, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Padding
I have suggested adding vertical padding to Template:Infobox Person. Please comment at Template talk:Infobox Person, as this may later be extended to other infoboxes. Superm401 - Talk 05:55, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Regarding infoboxes for bowlers in the PBA
I'm assuming this would be the place for me to find out how I could create a template for professional bowlers. Can someone help guide me through the process? Kevindh71 (talk) 19:27, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Merge lists here
Please see main proposal at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Infoboxes. Thanks. -- Quiddity (talk) 01:00, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Creating Infobox
I was in the process of creating an infobox, but I don't quite know to how or where to save it on the database? I was rather lost in this documentation and alignment part. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Start_infobox_page Can someone please help me? Lihaas (talk) 00:44, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Company Infobox
I am looking for company infobox. please help me in this. --SaqibChaudhry (talk) 05:21, 18 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Template:Infobox Company - Trevor MacInnis (Contribs) 11:42, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Why is Infobox Scientist not here
Just wondering, is the use of Infobox Scientist discouraged ? Power.corrupts (talk) 09:44, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It's listed in 2 subcategories: Category:Science and nature infobox templates and Category:People infobox templates. (All the templates in the root category need to be subcategorized at some point...) Hope that helps. -- Quiddity (talk) 18:25, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Sure does, thanks Power.corrupts (talk) 21:35, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Collapsible infobox
What's the easiest way to create a collapsible infobox? --Adoniscik(t, c) 05:37, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Technical questions are better asked at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Infoboxes. This is just the category talkpage. When you do ask, it'd be a good idea to state where you want to use this code. -- Quiddity (talk) 21:29, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

3 infoboxes causing template loop
The following 3 infoboxes cause a template loop, as I wrote on their respective talk pages. They are very much alike, so I am sure it is because of the same problem. Unfortunately, I do not understand these things, but I am sure you can find and fix the problem easily. Debresser (talk) 20:58, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) NorthAmNative
 * 2) WikiProject intelligent design
 * 3) WPBiography

It turns out the problem is because of a redirect in the comments page. Since the biography project banner is designed to transclude the subpage, the redirect is causing a template loop (i.e. the entire talk page is being transcluded in the banner). You might want to change this. Debresser (talk) 22:08, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

Generic names should refer to generic entities
I believe that in general generic names should only be used to refer to general entities. If an infobox is restricted to a narrow scope, then the name should indicate that. It is confusing when a name like Template:Infobox OS version is intended only for a restricted subset. It would be far clearer to use a name that indicates the restriction, e.g., Template:Infobox graphical OS version, leaving the generic name free should someone choose to write a template for it. Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul (talk) 09:15, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Request edit of "Subcategories" section
The "Subcategories" section needs to be realphabetized, but I can't edit it. The "P" is after "T" instead of being after "O."—Biosketch (talk) 13:50, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

This is category is being discussed
Currently, this category is talked about at Infobox‎‎ templates#auto-categorization. -DePiep (talk) 22:30, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Village pump (proposals)
See above please. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 12:44, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Infobox for collaborative artist group?
What info box should i use for a collaborative art group? Eg. DarkMatter, My Barbarian, Ant Farm (group). There are infoboxes for individual artists, and other specialized creative groups: Template:Infobox artist, Template:Infobox ballet company, Template:Infobox musical artist, Template:Infobox theatre group. If there isn't one, should one be created? --Theredproject (talk) 01:02, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Mergers
Dear, here is a good place to start. You go through these categories. And then you post entries which may be considered for a merge, for the easier maintainance of infobox templates. The best of it all - you get carry this out exactly in the fashion that pleases you. Feel free to ping me when the work is done. PPEMES (talk) 23:05, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Infobox football biography/doc
How can use this template to show infobox in my home wiki @(sat:wikipedia.org) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Durga Soren (talk • contribs) 05:41, 29 July 2020 (UTC)