Template:Portal/doc

This template is used to produce a link in a box to a portal or portals.

This template can be used to add multiple portal links to the "See also" section of an article.

Usage

Basic usage

{{Portal |Portal 1 |Portal 2 |Portal 3 |... }}

All options

{{Portal 
 | Portal 1 
 | Portal 2 
 | Portal 3 
 | ... 
 | left = <!-- yes -->
 | margin = <!-- CSS margin -->
 | break = <!-- yes -->
 | boxsize = <!-- custom box width in pixels -->
}}

Location

Within articles, this template is meant to be placed at the bottom of the article in the See also section.

Image

There is a list of portal images at Module:Portal/images. If the portal name is listed on that page then the corresponding image will be shown. It is also possible to specify aliases for portal images. If no image is found then File:Portal-puzzle.svg will be shown instead. To add new images to the list, read the instructions at Module:Portal/images and then use a protected edit request to get an administrator to edit the page for you.

Example

Code	Result
{{Portal|Science}}

Parameters

Name	Value	Description
1, 2, 3 ...	The portal name, e.g. Literature	The positional parameters specify the portals to be displayed. An unlimited number are allowed.
left	yes	If set to yes, the portal appears on the left side of the page instead of the right.
margin	CSS margin value, e.g. 1.2em 3em 0.5em 1em	This allows you to set a custom margin. All valid CSS margin values are accepted.
break	yes	If set to yes, a line break is inserted after the portal name and before the word portal.
boxsize	Size in pixels, e.g. 300	This sets a custom box width in pixels.

Maintenance

The following tracking category lists instances where the template is used incorrectly:

• Category:Portal templates without a parameter

TemplateData

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

A template to create a list of portals

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Portal (1)	1	Inserts the portal image and text. Further portals can be added to the template by increasing the number	String	required
Portal (2)	2	Insert the portal image and text	String	optional
Portal (3)	3	Insert the portal image and text	String	optional
Side	left	If set to yes, the portal appears on the left side of the page instead of the right. Default no	String	optional
Margin size	margin	Alters the margin size. Any valid CSS margin is accepted	Number	optional
Line break	break	If set to yes, a line break is inserted after the portal name and before the word portal	String	optional
Box size	boxsize	This sets a custom box width in pixels.	Number	optional

See also

• Template:Portal bar
• Template:Portal-inline
• Template:Related portals
• Template:Related portals2