Template:DYK mbox

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{{DYK mbox}} is a messaging utility template for posting messages related to Did you know File:DYK questionmark icon.svg operations. It also supports other templates, internally—to facilitate interactive ease of use, on special pages, and editing scripts, used for the administration of Did you know File:DYK questionmark icon.svg.

Template `{{DYK mbox}}`

This template was developed for the specialized needs of Did you know File:DYK questionmark icon.svg.

Usage

Either the basic syntax, {{DYK mbox}} or the shortcut, {{DYKM}} will produce:

{{safesubst:#switch:{{{1}}}

| user

| #default={{#ifeq:||

You can either use {{DYKM|text=Inserts your custom message.}}, or default through the unnamed parameter switch, {{DYKM|Inserts your custom message.}} to produce the following:

{{safesubst:#switch:{{{1}}}

| user

| #default={{#ifeq:||

You can use |xfile= to eliminate the image; the text floats to the left margin, and the box only grows as large as the included text; {{DYKM|xfile=true}} is shown below:

{{safesubst:#switch:text

| user

| #default={{#ifeq:||

Or you could use a non printable character in place of the image {{DYKM|file= |text}} which maintains the image's margin as if it were in place and the size of the box is maintained as shown below:

{{safesubst:#switch:text

| user

| #default={{#ifeq:||

The |small= parameter switches from the 80% width, center aligned, message box to a smaller box that aligns to the right side of the line it is added to. It uses similar parameters as the main box except they begin with a small s, for example the text parameter for the small box is |stext=. Therefor the following code: {{DYKM|small=y|stext=This is the small box text}} produces the following:

{{safesubst:#switch:{{{1}}}

| user

| #default={{#ifeq:y||

Several other parameters are incorporated that modify the template's output for specialized use (examples are shown below)).

Examples

Custom messaging examples are included as expandable content.

Template:DYK mbox

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