Template:Ombox/doc
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This is the {{ombox}} or other spaces message box meta-template.
It is used to build message box templates for other pages than those covered by {{ambox}}, {{imbox}}, {{cmbox}} and {{tmbox}}.
This template works exactly like {{imbox}} and uses the same parameters, see full documentation there.
Suggested style standard
The styles of "other pages" message boxes and the usage of this template is currently being standardised and discussed on the talk page of this template. Thus don't use this meta-template for real message boxes yet, but feel free to use it for testing. Discussions that lead to the creation of this template is available at the talk page of imbox.
Other pages message box types
These are the colours and styles that this meta-template currently produces. When this template is used to build actual message boxes they should contain the same (long) texts as before, with links to explanations and they can use more specific images than the default images shown here.
 | type=speedy – Speedy deletion templates. |
| type=delete – Deletion templates. |
 | type=content – Major warnings and problems, such as {{high-use}}. |
 | type=style – Minor warnings and problems, perhaps like {{intricate}}. |
 | type=notice – Notices and messages of any kind, both permanent and temporary. Such as {{guideline}} and {{how-to}}. |
 | type=move – Move and rename messages and proposals. |
 | type=protection – Protection templates such as {{pp-protected}} when shown on "other pages". |
To discuss these boxes and to see or make other examples go to the talk page.
Technical details
This template currently might use hard coded styles. Later it will use CSS classes enabling it to be skinned.
See also
- {{ambox}} – The meta-template for article message boxes.
- {{tmbox}} – The meta-template for talk page message boxes.
- {{imbox}} – The meta-template for image space message boxes.
- {{cmbox}} – The meta-template for category message boxes.
- {{mbox}} – The meta-template with namespace detection, for message boxes that are used on several types of pages and thus need to change style depending on what page they are used on.
