Template:Navbox timeline/doc

This template is used to create navbox in the form of a timeline.

Usage

Please remove the parameters that are left blank.

{{Navbox timeline
| name     = {{subst:PAGENAME}}
| title    = 
| state    = {{{state|}}}
| label    = 
<!-- other named parameters -->
|
<!-- row arguments -->
| <cell content> | <cell time range> <!-- cell arguments -->
| <cell content> | <cell time range> <!-- cell arguments -->
|
<!-- row arguments -->
| <cell content> | <cell time range> <!-- cell arguments -->
<!-- more cells -->
}}

Unnamed parameters

Unnamed parameter are used to define the contents of the timeline.

Defining a row

One or more blank unnamed parameters represent the start of a new row.

These blank parameters can be followed by the following row arguments that will be applied to the row:

• | label: Adds a header to the left of the row.
• | labelstyle: CSS to apply to the label.
• | span: Sets how many rows tall the label should be. Any labels for rows that fall inside the label will be discarded.

Defining a cell

An unnamed parameter without a key (lowercase letters followed by a colon) defines an item to show in the timeline.

Another unnamed parameter after it defines the start and end year for the item in the format start-end. If end is omitted, the current year is used, so generally the items at the end of the timeline should use the format start-.

These can then be followed by the following cell arguments that will be applied to the cell:

• | style: CSS to apply to the cell.

Named parameters

For more detailed explanation, see Template:Navbox § Parameter descriptions.

Content parameters

These parameters are used to change the content of the timeline portion of the navbox.

• | decades = Set to no to remove the decade row and to show the full year.
• | footer = Set to yes to show the date rows at the bottom of the timeline as well.
• | label = Sets a label for the column of labels.

Navbox parameters

These parameters are that are used to change the navbox.

• | name = The name of the template.
• | title = Text to add to the title bar, for example Honda road car timeline.
• | above = Text to add above the "content" of the navbox.
• | below = Text to add below the "content" of the navbox.
• | state = Weather the navbar is expanded, collapsed, or not collapsible.
• | navbar = Set to plain or off to remove the V • T • E links on the left side of the title of the navbar, it is recommended you don't do this to maintain consistency between navboxes.
• | border = Set to child or subgroup to use this navbox as a borderless navbox that can fit snugly in another navbox. Set to none to remove the border and the navbox class.
• | image = An image to be displayed in a cell below the title and to the right of the body.
• | imageleft = An image to be displayed in a cell below the title and to the left of the body.

Time parameters

These parameters adjust the length of the timeline

• | startoffset = Set to a number to extend the start of the timeline that number of years back
• | startyear = Set to a year to set the start of the timeline to that year if the content of the navbox doesn't go beyond that year
• | endoffset = Set to a number to extend the end of the timeline that number of years forward
• | endyear = Set to a year to set the end of the timeline to that year if the content of the navbox doesn't go beyond that year

Content style parameters

These parameters apply style to the "content" of the navbox.

• | itemstyle = CSS to apply to item cells.
• | blankstyle = CSS to apply to blank cells.
• | labelstyle = CSS to apply to label cells.
• | datestyle = CSS to apply to year and decade cells.
• | decadestyle = CSS to apply to decade cells.
• | yearstyle = CSS to apply to year cells.

Navbox style parameters

These parameters apply style to the parts of the navbox outside of the "content" of the navbox.

• | style = or | bodystyle = CSS to apply to the body of the navbox.
• | basestyle = CSS to apply to the title, above, and below.
• | titlestyle = CSS to apply to the title.
• | abovestyle = CSS to apply to the above.
• | belowstyle = CSS to apply to the below.
• | imagestyle = CSS to apply to the cell containing image
• | imageleftstyle = CSS to apply to the cell containing imageleft

Class parameters

These parameters add classes to parts of the navbox.

• | titleclass = Classes to add to the title of the navbox.
• | aboveclass = Classes to add to the above of the navbox.
• | bodyclass = Classes to add to the body of the navbox.
• | belowclass = Classes to add to the below of the navbox.
• | imageclass = Classes to add to both the right and left images of the navbox.

Examples

Basic

This is a basic example of this template.

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name   = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state  = uncollapsed
| title  = Example timeline
|
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
|
| Baz | 1995-2020
}}

Labels

Label arguments are shown on the left of the timeline. The |label= parameter can be used to give the column of labels a header. Not all rows need a label argument.

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name   = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state  = uncollapsed
| title  = Example timeline
| label  = Type
|
| label: A
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
|
| label: B | span: 2
| Baz | 1995-2020
|
| Bam | 2005-2015
|
| Pow | 1990-2030
}}

The |label= parameter can also be excluded.

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name   = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state  = uncollapsed
| title  = Example timeline
|
| label: A
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
}}

No decades

When |decades=no is set, the decade row is removed and the year row contains the full years.

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name    = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state   = uncollapsed
| title   = Example timeline
| decades = no
|
| label: A
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
|
| label: B
| Baz | 1995-2020
}}

Footer

When |footer=yes is set, the decade and year rows at the top of the template are shown again at the bottom. This is useful for very large timelines.

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name   = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state  = uncollapsed
| title  = Example timeline
| footer = yes
|
| label: A
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
|
| label: B
| Baz | 1995-2020
}}

Item and label styles

The | style: argument can be used to style cells and the | labelstyle: argument can be used to style rows.

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name        = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state       = uncollapsed
| title       = Example timeline
| label       = Type
|
| label: A | labelstyle: background: #e459e4;
| Foo | 1985-2014 | style: background-color: #ff7c7c;
| Bar | 2019-2035 | style: background-color: #e6cd38;
|
| label: B | labelstyle: background: #50aeff;
| Baz | 1995-2020 | style: background-color: #72d272;
}}

Above and below

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name   = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state  = uncollapsed
| title  = Example timeline
| above  = Above
| below  = Below
|
| label: A
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
|
| label: B
| Baz | 1995-2020
}}

Start and end

|startoffset= and |endoffset= can be used to extend the start and end of the timeline.

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name        = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state       = uncollapsed
| title       = Example timeline
| startoffset = 5
| endoffset   = 5
|
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
|
| Baz | 1995-2020
}}

Alternatively, |startyear= and |endyear= can be used to extends the start and end of the timeline to those years of the content of the timeline doesn't go beyond those years.

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name      = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state     = uncollapsed
| title     = Example timeline
| startyear = 1975
| endyear   = 2046
|
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
|
| Baz | 1995-2020
}}

Inside another navbox

This template can be used to inside another navbox by calling it using {{Timeline|border=child|...}}.

Source code

{{Navbox
| title  = Example navbox
| group1 = Timeline
| state  = uncollapse
| list1  = {{Navbox timeline
| border = child
|
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
|
| Baz | 1995-2020
}}
}}

Images

The |image= and |imageleft= can be used to add content (preferably images) to the right and left of the navbox respectively.

Source code

{{Navbox timeline
| name      = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
| state     = uncollapsed
| title     = Example timeline
| image     = [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|100px]]
| imageleft = [[File:Flag of Canada.svg|100px]]
|
| Foo | 1985-2014
| Bar | 2019-2035
|
| Baz | 1995-2020
}}

See also

• Wikipedia:Timeline