This is the Article stub boxmetatemplate, also known under the shorter nameAsbox. It is the standard template used for creating new or updating existingarticle stub box templates. It supports virtually all stub template styles.
If the image is called with an icon template,icon is set to the full syntax of the template; that's the name of the template, plus any arguments (separated with| ), including the{{ and}} around it. Icon can also be used to provide the full image markup (include the opening and closing square brackets), if special image settings such as "border" are to be used. If the image is called explicitlyimage is the name of the image.pix will likely be required as well, the default value forpix is 40x30.
imagealt may be used to override the defaultalt text which is set to "Stub icon".
pix
The size of the image in pixels (no need to append px). Onlyrequired ifimage is used and this image requires a size different from the default maximum of 40x30 pixels. (Note that in the interests of standardising the formats of stub messages, images of size 40x30 are much preferred.)
subject andqualifier
Thissubject articlequalifier is a stub ...
Examples:
Thisgeography articleabout a place in Rohan is a stub ...
Thiselementary physics article is a stub ...
This articleabout Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer is a stub ...
If exists the stub template [?] (and any other templates) will be put in its own category sorted as " " (space) followed bytempsort, otherwise it will be sorted with the value of " " (space) followed by the template name.
category1
An optional second stub category the articles should go in.
tempsort1
If exists the stub template [?] (and any other templates) will be put in its own category sorted as " " (space) followed bytempsort1, otherwise it will be sorted with the value of " " (space) followed by the template name.
category#
Since the release ofAsbox's module, this template now supports an unlimited number of categories. Just replace '#' with a number, e.g.|category2=Normal stubs,|category99=Over-categorized stubs, etc. Traditionally, category2 was the max, so please only use more than 3 if the additional categories are unique, i.e. not sub or parent categories of the others.
tempsort#
Similar to the category params, you can have any number of tempsort params.
note
If exists the value [?] will be added, as a "small" note, to the stub template.
name
The full page name of the template itself.
demo
Has no effect in article space. Prevents category output. Set to anything to enable. (Even 'no' or 'false' will enable it!) If demo is set, it will show pseudo-categories. If|demo=art then the pseudo-cats shown will only be those visible in article space (i.e. no error/hidden cats). Set|demo=doc to preview the documentation page as well (and all cats). See: Template:Asbox/testcases
Usingicon allows more flexibility in some circumstances thanimage andpix, since it can be used with templates. Based on{{Wales-footy-bio-stub}}:
{{Asbox| icon={{soccer icon|Wales|50}}| subject= biographical| qualifier= related to Welsh association football| category= Welsh football biography stubs| tempsort= *| name= Template:Wales-footy-bio-stub}}
produces:
This biographical article related to Welsh association football is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it.
The pagehere should have a complete list of all templates using this template. This list can be compared with existing list of stub templates to identify new stub templates created out of process.The last entries will also be the most recently created items.
...which allows the specification (with CSS) of the three stub-template links provided (seediscussion). A side effect is that a non-existing talk page of the stub template may appear onSpecial:WantedPages.
The category into which this stub template puts pages.
Page name
required
Subject
subject
The subject of the stub template's category.
Unknown
suggested
Qualifier
qualifier
The sub-subject of the stub template's category.
Unknown
optional
Icon image
image
Image to use as an icon in the template.
File
suggested
Icon at text
imagealt
Alt text for the icon, especially for screen readers.
Default
Stub icon
Unknown
suggested
Icon size
pix
Size at which to display the icon.
Unknown
optional
Icon
icon
Icon to show in the template.
Unknown
suggested
Page name
article
Different term instead of 'article' to use in the template.
Unknown
optional
Note
note
A small note about the stub shown underneath the main text.
Unknown
optional
Template name
name
The name of the template.
Auto value
{{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}
String
optional
Tertiary stub category
category1
A tertiary category into which this stub template puts pages.
Page name
optional
Stub category sort prefix
tempsort
If set to a value other than 'no', a prefix for sorting pages in the category.
Unknown
optional
Tertiary stub category sort prefix
tempsort1
If set to a value other than 'no', a prefix for sorting pages in the tertiary category.
Unknown
optional
Prevent category output
demo
Has no effect in article space. Prevents category output. Set to anything to enable. (Even 'no' or 'false' will enable it!) If set, it will show pseudo-categories. If set to 'art' then the pseudo-cats shown will only be those visible in article space (i.e. no error/hidden cats). Set to 'doc' to preview the documentation page as well (and all cats)
