Template:Argbox

This template defines the table "ARGs". View table.

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Description

This is the {{argbox}} or ARG Info Box meta-template. This template is used to create an arg infobox on a given page, as well as assign the page to a category determined by the root page name.

Syntax

Type {{argbox}} somewhere, with parameters as shown below.

Sample output

{{argbox
| float       = left
| name        = Valve ARG
| image       = File:NewExample3.png
| imagewidth  = 400
| description = This it the description of an arg, I somehow forgot about it
| creator     = [[Valve]]
| creator2    = [[Valve]]
| type        = Official
| status      = Active
| discovered  = 1970-01-31
| completed   = 1971-01-31
| closed      = 1971-01-31
| reopened    = 1972-01-31 
| timeline    = [[Valve]]
}}

Results in...

Valve ARG
Active since 1970-01-31
Type	Official
Creators	Valve & Valve
Discovered	1970-01-31
Completed	1971-01-31
Closed	1971-01-31
Reopened	1972-01-31
Timeline	Valve

{{#set:argPopupContent=

{{#show:Argbox|?argImage}}

Status: {{#show:Argbox|?argStatus}}
Created By: {{#show:Argbox|?argCreator}}
Discovered on: {{#show:Argbox|?argDiscoverDate}}

{{#show:Argbox|?argDescription}}

}}

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default	Accepted Values	Type	Status
float	box is aligned to the the left or the right.	right	left or right	String	Optional
clear	content is delayed until just the right or left column is complete.	right	left or right	String	Optional
name	The name of the ARG infobox	Title of the current page		String	Optional
image	The thumb of the ARG infobox	Image:Example.png	any valid link from local source or external	String	Optional
imagewidth	Width of the thumb image of the ARG info box. Also controls the width of the argbox itself.	400	any valid integer	Int	Optional
description	Short description of the ARG			String	Optional
creator	A creator of the ARG			String	Optional
creator2	A second creator of the ARG			String	Optional
creator3	A third creator of the ARG			String	Optional
type	The type of the ARG		Official, Unofficial, Investigation	String	Optional
status	Status of the ARG		Active, On Hold, Completed or Discontinued	String	Optional
discovered	Date of the ARG discovery, YYYY-MM-DD			Date	Optional
completed	Date of the ARG completion, YYYY-MM-DD			Date	Optional
closed	Date of the ARG closing, YYYY-MM-DD			Date	Optional
reopened	Date of the ARG reopening, YYYY-MM-DD			Date	Optional
timeline	Wikilink to the timeline article of the ARG			String	Optional
halloffame	Whether to render a link to a Hall of Fame		true or emtpy	Boolean	Optional
popupContent	Manual override for given arg's investigation list dialog popup		Any string including parsable wikitext (no HTML)	String	Optional

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