Template:Collapse

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Collapse

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The {{collapse|folding text}} template is used for placing collapse boxes around short discussions and bits of discussions. To fold long discussion threads, use {{Collapse top}}... lots of text ...{{Collapse bottom}}.

This template should only be used in accordance with the w:en:Wikipedia:refactoring guideline; it should never be used to end a discussion over the objections of other editors, except in cases of unambiguous disruptive editing.

Usage[edit]

Note: {{Collapse}} needs to be substed in order for the time stamp functionality to work properly.

{{Collapse|1=Discussion text to be put into box.|2=Optional custom heading}}

It is definitely safest to use the named |1= and |2= parameters, because otherwise any "=" character will break the template.

The background-c parameter[edit]

The background-c parameter is optional. It changes the background color. Use Web color values (e.g. #F0F2F5).

Example

{{Collapse|1=Discussion text to be put into box.|background-c=#F0F2F5}} creates:

Collapse

Discussion text to be put into box.

The padding parameter[edit]

The padding parameter adjusts the amount of cell padding (defaults to 8px):

{{Collapse|1=Discussion text to be put into box.|padding=20px}} creates the following (expand the box to see the border padding effect):

Collapse

Discussion text to be put into box.

The float parameter[edit]

The float parameter allows the collapsed content to float to the left, right, or center of the page (defaults to none with width = 100%):

{{Collapse|1=Discussion text to be put into box.|float=center}} creates the following:

Collapse

Discussion text to be put into box.

{{Collapse|1=Discussion text to be put into box.|float=center|width=30em}} creates the following:

Collapse

Discussion text to be put into box.

{{Collapse|1=Discussion text to be put into box.|float=left|width=30em}} creates the following:

Collapse

Discussion text to be put into box.

{{Collapse|1=Discussion text to be put into box.|float=right|width=30em}} creates the following:

Collapse

Discussion text to be put into box.

{{Collapse|1=Discussion text to be put into box.|float=none|width=30em}} creates the following:

Collapse

Discussion text to be put into box.

Around header text[edit]

When used with a section of text, include the section header in the collapsed portion of text. For example, given:

== Heading ==
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing 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.

Replace with:

{{subst:Collapse|1=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing 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.|2=Heading}}

The expand parameter[edit]

Simply add |expand=yes to have the box show up in expanded form with a "hide" link, instead of collapsed form with a "show" link. Other options: |expand= yes, y, expand, expanded, uncollapse, uncollapsed. Note: |expand=no will fold the box (default).

The clear parameter[edit]

In some situations you may not want the default clear: both; CSS to apply, with 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.

When content includes tables[edit]

This template frequently breaks when used around content that consists of or includes wikitables. Such content can be made collapsible by using the {{collapse top}} and {{collapse bottom}} templates instead of {{collapse}}.


TemplateData[edit]

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

TemplateData for Collapse

Creates a collapsible box that allows its content to be hidden or revealed on user's command. It is used to reduce clutter.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Contents1

Contents of the box

Contentrequired
Title2 title heading header

Text of title bar. Defaults to the name of the page.

Default
{{PAGENAME}}
Stringsuggested
Expanded by default?expand

Setting to "yes, y, expand, uncollapse") will cause the box to show its contents by default. Any other value (and omitting this parameter) causes the box to be collapsed by default (its contents hidden).

Default
yes
Stringoptional
Border widthborder-w

Width of the outermost border. Accepts a number (e.g. 2) followed immediately with a CSS-compatible unit of measurement. (e.g. "px")

Default
1px
Example
2px
Stringoptional
Border styleborder-s

Style of the outermost border. Accepts a line style

Suggested values
dotted dashed solid double none
Default
solid
Example
dotted
Stringoptional
Border colorborder-c

Width of the outermost border. Accepts an hex color code.

Default
#C0C0C0
Stringoptional
Title bar's colorheader-c

Color of the title bar. Can be set any valid CSS color value but please take care that text would remain black.

Default
#F0F2F5
Stringoptional
Paddingpadding-w

Width of the padding, the empty space between border and the contents. Accepts a number (e.g. 2) followed immediately with a CSS-compatible unit of measurement. (e.g. "px")

Default
1px
Example
2px
Unknownoptional
Outer border colorbackground-c

Color of the outer border. Can be any valid CSS color.

Default
#FFFFFF
Stringoptional
Marginmargin

Margin of the whole box. Accepts a number (e.g. 2) followed immediately with a CSS-compatible unit of measurement. (e.g. "px")

Default
auto
Stringoptional
Clearclear

This parameter controls the flow of the box next to other floating elements.

Suggested values
right left both none
Default
both
Stringoptional
Floatfloat

This parameter specifies whether and how the box should float.

Suggested values
right left none
Default
none
Stringoptional
Collapse box width.width

The width of the entire collapsed box. Accepts a percentage value.

Default
100%
Stringoptional
Center-align titleheader-align

Title alignment. The value have to be a position.

Suggested values
left right center justify
Default
center
Example
right
Stringoptional
Title font sizeheader-fs

Font size for the title. If not assigned the value would be the same of the "font-size" parameter.

Default
88%
Stringoptional
Title font colorheader-fc

Font color for the title. Also sets the color of the [show]/[hide] link. Can be any valid CSS color

Default
#000000
Stringoptional
Text alignmentalign

Alignment of the text in the collapsible box. The value have to be a position.

Suggested values
left right center justify
Default
left
Stringoptional
Text dimensionfont-size

Font size for the text in the collapsible box. Accepts a percentage value.

Default
88%
Stringoptional

Re-using at other wikis[edit]

This template depends upon having rules for the three classes (collapsible, uncollapsed, and collapsed) in the appropriate CSS files, and some related JavaScript installed. This template transcludes {{main other}} and {{lorem ipsum}}, which should also be imported at the same time.

For MediaWiki versions ≥ 1.18, this template can simply be exported and then imported into another MediaWiki installation. Changes to the source code that will need to be made are:

  • class="collapsible needs to be changed to class="mw-collapsible (probably because the class had apparently been deprecated since MediaWiki v1.20).
  • |#default=collapsed}} changed to |#default=mw-collapsed}}.
  • Some additional changes to the source code will need to be made in order for this template to become usable on the Main/Article (ns:0) namespace.

The toggle text can be edited at external Wiki's MediaWiki:Collapsible-expand and MediaWiki:Collapsible-collapse pages. Further information at jquery.makeCollapsible module.

See also[edit]