Template:Collapse top/doc
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The {{collapse top}}
template (or {{cot}}
), and its paired template {{collapse bottom}}
(or {{cob}}
), are used for placing a collapse box around a talk page discussion, especially when the content contains complex wikimarkup such as tables. For very simple content, the one-piece template {{collapse}}
can be used instead.
These templates should only be used in accordance with the Wikipedia:Refactoring guideline; they should never be used to end a discussion over the objections of other editors, except in cases of unambiguous disruptive editing.
Do not hide content in articles. This violates the Wikipedia:Manual of Style § Scrolling lists and collapsible content and Wikipedia:Accessibility guidelines.
Usage
Place {{collapse top}}
(or {{cot}}
), and {{collapse bottom}}
(or {{cob}}
), around the text to be collapsed. For example:
{{collapse top|title=This is the title text}} Sample contents text {{collapse bottom}}
produces:
This is the title text
|
---|
Sample contents text |
{{collapse bottom}}
should always be placed on its own line.
Parameters
This template takes the following parameters, all of which are optional. They are case-sensitive. Those that take CSS measurements require them in CSS format (e.g. Template:Mxt
not Template:!mxt
.
|1=
,|title=
,|reason=
,|header=
,|heading=
,|result=
, or first unnamed parameter- Will give the collapsed box a title, which occurs on the same line as the show link and is always visible. It defaults to "Extended content". For example,
{{collapse top|title=This is the title text}}
or{{collapse top|This is the title text}}
. Note: The shorter, unnamed markup will not work if the title value contain an equals (=
) character. |warning=yes
- Will display a default warning line under the main title which reads "The following is a closed debate. Please do not modify it." Any value supplied to this parameter will have this effect (i.e.
|warning=Template:!mxt
will not work as expected). |2=
or second unnamed parameter- This is optional warning-line text. It will override the standard warning line above; it is not necessary to also use
|warning=yes
in this case, though doing so is harmless. |left=yes
- Will align the title along the left margin. By default, text is centered, specifically between the left edge of the green box and the left edge of the "show" link. Any value will enable this parameter (i.e.
|left=Template:!mxt
will not work as expected); nor is there a|Template:!mxt=
parameter. |expand=yes
or|collapse=no
- Will leave the material uncollapsed with the border and coloring. Default is to collapse the material. Any value will have this effect (i.e.
|expand=Template:!mxt
and|collapse=Template:!mxt
will not work as expected). |bg=
- Sets the background color of the collapsed material. Defaults to
#CCFFCC
, a green hue. Named colors are listed at List of colors. For example,{{collapse top|This is the title text|bg=#F0F2F5}}
or{{collapse top|This is the title text|bg=LightGrey}}
(HTML color codes require the leading#
). |fc=
- Sets the font color of the title of the collapsible bar. Defaults to inheriting the current text color of the context. See
|bg=
, above, for details on color options. |border=
- Sets the width of the border line on the collapsed material. defaults to
1px
. For example,{{collapse top|border=2px}}
; going much thicker than this is not very useful. |b-color=
- Sets the border color. defaults to
Silver
(#C0C0C0
). See|bg=
, above, for details on color options. |padding=
- Sets the padding (distance from borders) on the collapsed material inside the colored area. Defaults to
0.6em
. |width=
- Sets the width of the overall template relative to the page (or a block element containing the collapse box). This should virtually always be given as a percentage, e.g.
|width=50%
, or in relative em units, e.g.|width=30em
. Pixel-based values should be avoided, as they are effectively meaningless – the result will be different depending on each user's browser and local CSS settings (which browser and operating system it is, zoom level, font sizes, etc.). |border2=
- Sets the properties of the border of the box that appears when template is expanded; defaults to
1px Silver
(there is no provision to change from a solid line). For example,{{collapse top|border2=2px}}
(only width or color will be changed if only one value is supplied). See|bg=
, above, for details on color options. |bg2=
- Sets the background color of the box that appears when template is expanded; defaults to
White
(#FFFFFF
). See|bg=
, above, for details on color options. |indent=
- Indents the box from the left of the page. Defaults to no indentation. Each
:
in talk page markup is approximately equivalent to1.6em
of indent (e.g., to match::::
indentation level, use|indent=6.4em
. You can also use a percentage value. Pixel-based values should be avoided (see|width=
, above, for why). |clear=
- In some situations you may not want the default
clear: both;
CSS to apply, which puts the collapse box below any left- or right-floated content within the same HTML block. In this case, you can use|clear=none
,|clear=right
, or|clear=left
, as needed.
Examples
- Adding a box title (if omitted, default is 'Extended content') –
{{collapse top|This is the title text}}
This is the title text
|
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. |
- Adding a standard warning line –
{{collapse top|This is the title text|warning=true}}
This is the title text
|
---|
The following is a closed discussion. Please do not modify it. |
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. |
- Adding a custom warning line –
{{collapse top|This is the title text|This is a custom warning line}}
This is the title text
|
---|
This is a custom warning line |
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. |
- Aligning box title along left margin –
{{collapse top|left=true}}
Extended content
|
---|
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. |
- Changing background color –
{{collapse top|bg=#F0F2F5}}
Extended content
|
---|
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. |
- Adding extra padding –
{{collapse top|padding=5em}}
Extended content
|
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. |
- Archiving a section: the markup below:
{{collapse top}} ==Section header== Sample contents text {{collapse bottom}}
must be rewritten as:
{{collapse top|Section header}} Sample contents text {{collapse bottom}}
The end result:
Section header
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Sample contents text |
TemplateData
TemplateData for Collapse top
Use in conjunction with {{Collapse bottom}}. Will collapse text in between the two templates.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Title | 1 title heading header reason result | Main title of collapsed box
| Unknown | required |
Custom warning line | 2 | Will override the standard warning line, and make the 'warning' parameter unnecessary
| String | optional |
indent | indent | Indents the box from the left of the page
| Unknown | optional |
expand | expand collapse | Using expand=yes or collapse=no will leave the material uncollapsed with the border and coloring
| String | optional |
Border width (px) | border | Sets the width of the border line on the collapsed material
| Unknown | optional |
Border color | b-color | Sets the border color
| Unknown | optional |
Template width (px or %) | width | Sets the width of the overall template
| Unknown | optional |
Collapsed material background color | bg | Sets the background color of the collapsed material
| Unknown | optional |
Alight along the left margin (true or blank) | left | Will align the 'parameter 1 title' along the left margin
| String | optional |
Title font color | fc | Sets the font color of the title of the collapsible bar
| Unknown | optional |
Warning (true or blank) | warning | Will display a default warning line under the main title which reads "The following is a closed debate. Please do not modify it."
| Unknown | optional |
Expanded box border size & color | border2 | Sets the border of the box that appears when template is expanded
| Unknown | optional |
Padding (px) | padding | Sets the padding on the collapsed material in the colored area
| Unknown | optional |
Expanded box color | bg2 | Sets background of the box that appears when template is expanded
| Unknown | optional |
Redirects
To Collapse top:
- {{cot}}
- {{ctop}}
- {{Template:Collapse top}}
To Collapse bottom:
See also
- {{collapse}}
- {{collapse bottom}}
- {{discussion top}} and {{discussion bottom}}
- {{hidden archive top}} and {{hidden archive bottom}}
- {{hidden begin}} and {{hidden end}}
- {{hidden}}
- {{collapsible list}}
- Template documentation pages
- Collapse templates
- Mbox and messagebox templates
- Navbox templates
- Navigational boxes
- Pages used in system messages needing protection
- Pages with TemplateStyles errors
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages with script errors
- Sidebar templates
- Template documentation
- Template namespace templates
- Templates
- Templates based on the Infobox Lua module
- Templates generating microformats
- Templates that add a tracking category
- Templates that are not mobile friendly
- Templates using TemplateData
- Wikipedia metatemplates