Wikipedia:Series templates
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Series templates are boxes in the Template namespace which list articles which are related in one way or another.
An example of a Series template is the History of box, which lists articles for different periods or events of a country's history.
These boxes should be inserted in the articles that are listed in the box, and placed at the top of the article (if possible), and aligned to the right side of the page, like Template:History of China. It is also possible to create navigational boxes to fit at the bottom of the page, like Template:The Beatles.
If the name of the event or period listed in the box contains the name of the country or topic, or its adjective form, it is advisable to remove it or rephrase the visible link, ie.: [[Russian Revolution of 1905|Revolution of 1905]].
Further formatting details
editThis part of the policy is particularly disputed. See Talk.
Proposed formats
editThe format for right-aligned boxes can be similar to the following proposed formats:
Format #1
editSimilar to Wikipedia's sidebar (see Image:Wikibulletformat.png). Also similar to the format used in Britannica's encyclopedia software (see Image:Britbulletformat.png) and in BBC's news site (see Image:bbcbulletformat.png).
| History of France series |
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Format #2
editSimilar to Apple's Software page [1].
Format #3
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Format #4
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Templates suitable to make use of this policy
editThe following templates can use this policy:
Europe
edit- Template:History of Albania (Albania)
- Template:History of Croatia
- Template:History of the Czech Republic
- Template:History of Europe
- France
- Template:History of Germany
- Template:History of Greece
- Poland
- Template:histromania (Romania)
- Kievan Rus' & Russia
- Template:Scandinavia
- Template:History of Sweden
- Template:UKHBS (United Kingdom)
- Template:euromericas (American colonization)
Africa
editAsia & Pacific
edit- Series table at History of Afghanistan
- Template:History of Australia
- Series table at History of Cambodia
- China
- Template:History of Japan
- Template:History of Mongolia
- Template:HistoryOfSouthAsia
North America
edit- Template:Canadian History box2
- Series table at History of North America
- Series table at History of Seattle
- Template:USHBS (United States)
South America
editHistory topics
edit- Series table at Art history
- Template:BibleHistory
- Template:Buddhism
- Template:ColdWar
- Template:Crusade
- Template:History of computing
- Template:History of the English penny
- Template:History of animation top
- Template:Jesus
- Template:Lists by country
- Template:MusicTimeline
- Template:NewImperialism
- Template:Evolution of the NHL
- Template:RAF WWII Strategic Bombing
- Template:Roman myth
- Template:Sep11
- Template:Terrorism, in Template:behavior
- Template:WWIIHistory
- Template:WWIITheatre
Geologic time
edit(add please)
See also
edit- Wikipedia:Article series
- Wikipedia:Incumbent series
- Wikipedia:List of article series
- Wikipedia:Navigational templates (basics about the boxes that can be used for article series)
- Wikipedia:Template index