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==Userboxes== | ==Userboxes== | ||
A '''userbox''' is a small, usually coloured box that users place on their user pages to give information about themselves. They tend to concern the preferences or habits of a user. Current [[Pikmin:Pikipedia|Pikipedia]] userboxes are found at [[Category:Pikipedia userboxes]]. | |||
A userbox is a small, usually coloured box that users place on their pages to give information about themselves. Current | |||
To | To create a custom userbox, there are a number of options: | ||
*'''Use code from an existing userbox.''' This involves editing another userbox on the wiki to copy its code, then changing it to suit your needs. This should be saved as a subpage to your userpage (see [[Help:FAQ#How do I make a subpage for my userpage?|Help:FAQ]]). | |||
*'''Use ''Template:Userbox''.''' Follow the documentation found at [[Template:Userbox]] to create a simple userbox. | |||
*Otherwise, if you have knowledge of MediaWiki [[Help:Editing#Tables|tables]] and CSS styles, '''create a userbox from scratch'''. These are the two basic elements used in userboxes, and are all that is needed. | |||
Once saved, the finished userbox can be substituted into any page via the code ''<nowiki>{{User:Username/subpage}}</nowiki>''. | |||
==Towers== | |||
Userboxes are most often arranged into columns, or "towers", on user pages, especially when there are quite a few to display. This can be achieved with the following code (change ''float: right'' to ''float: left'' if preferred): | |||
<pre>{|style="border-spacing: 10px; float: right;" | |||
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| The first userbox goes here | |||
|- | |||
| Another one could be here | |||
|- | |||
| And so on | |||
|}</pre> | |||
This is a simple MediaWiki [[Help:Editing#Tables|table]], so it can be given styles and classes like any other table. | |||
[[Category:Help]] | |||
[[Category:Pikipedia userboxes| ]] | |||
==What is this PAL and NTSC?== | ==What is this PAL and NTSC?== | ||