Template:Archive box

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This template is used for creating a list of archive pages in the form of a box.

Usage

Include the archive box in the article by adding

{{Archive box|[[/Archive]]}}

to where you want the archive box to appear. Make sure to add the forward slash '/' to the archive name to make it a subpage of the page where the archive box is placed. How you present a list of archive pages is up to you. You can separate them with commas, pipes (vertical lines: '|') or as lists. See #Examples below.

Placement

The box uses a style that makes it float to the right. This means that where it appears in the page it will be aligned to the right edge of the page (more accurately: the containing box, but that is an unnecessary detail) and all following content will flow around it.

Automatic links

If all the archives of a talk page are numbered (/Archive 1, /Archive 2 etc.), you can use the auto parameter to display links to them all automatically:

{{archive box|auto=yes}}

The list will update itself when new archives are added. If there are also named archives, you can add links to these as well. Warning: archives numbered past 100 will be ignored.

If there are less than 20 archive pages, and you prefer a larger two-column output, set the auto parameter to "long", all other parameter values will trigger the above format, so if you want longer and more visible links, try:

{{archive box|auto=long}}

Box width and image

The box and image widths can be set by passing their widths as parameters:

{{Archive box|box-width=13em|image-width=35px|[[/Archive]]}}

The image can also be changed from the default, File:Replacement filing cabinet.svg, for example:

{{Archive box|image=[[File:Crystal Clear app file-manager.png]]}}

Examples

For actual examples of the use of this template, use the what links here link in the toolbox on the sidebar, near the top on the left side of this page (unless you are using an unconventional skin ... in which case you probably know what you are doing).

Wikitext

Appearance

{{archive box|
[[/Archive 1]],
[[/Archive 2]],
[[/December 2005 - January 2006]] and
[[/Deletion discussion]]}}

{{archive box|
[[/Archive 1]]<br />
[[/Archive 2]]<br />
[[/December 2005 - January 2006]]<br />
[[/Deletion discussion]]}}

{{archive box|
: [[/Archive 1]]
: [[/Archive 2]]
: [[/December 2005 - January 2006]]
: [[/Deletion discussion]]}}

Archives /Archive 1 /Archive 2 /December 2005 - January 2006 /Deletion discussion

{{archive box|
* [[/Archive 1]]
* [[/Archive 2]]
* [[/December 2005 - January 2006]]
* [[/Deletion discussion]]}}

Archives /Archive 1 /Archive 2 /December 2005 - January 2006 /Deletion discussion

{{archive box|
# [[/Archive 1]]
# [[/Archive 2]]
# [[/December 2005 - January 2006]]
# [[/Deletion discussion]]}}

Archives /Archive 1 /Archive 2 /December 2005 - January 2006 /Deletion discussion

{{archive box|box-width=14em|image-width=20px|
* [[/Archive 1]]
* [[/Archive 2]]
* [[/December 2005 - January 2006]]
* [[/Deletion discussion]]}}

Archives /Archive 1 /Archive 2 /December 2005 - January 2006 /Deletion discussion

Other icons

If you wish to use something other than the default icon, here is a gallery of available icons:

Vista-file-manager.png
Crystal Clear app file-manager.png
system-file-manager.svg
Icon_file_cabinet.png
File-manager.svg
Filing cabinet icon.svg
golden_file_cabinet.png
Replacement filing cabinet.svg

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for Archive box

A template for listing the number of archives of a page.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Archive pages	`1`	The list of archive pages.	String	optional
Box width	`box-width`	The width of the box. Default 238px	String	optional
Image	`image`	The icon to use at the top of the box.	String	optional
Image width	`image-width`	The width of the image at the top of the box. Default 40px	String	optional
Auto	`auto`	Whether or not to automatically link to archive pages (if they exist).	String	optional