{{COVID-19 pandemic}} uses 310 kB and{{#invoke:COVID-19 pandemic|}} uses 155 kB of the limit as of January 2024.
{{COVID-19 pandemic|short=yes}} only uses 147 kB and{{#invoke:COVID-19 pandemic||short=yes}} only uses 73kB by omitting most links under "Locations" and "Data (templates)":
This template'sinitial visibility currently defaults toautocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (anavbox, sidebar, ortable with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.
To change this template's initial visibility, the|state=parameter may be used:
{{COVID-19 pandemic|state=collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar.
{{COVID-19 pandemic|state=expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.
Collapsible groups and sections option
This template includes collapsible groups/sections. When itfirst appears, one of these groups/sections may be set to be visible ("expanded") while the others remain hidden ("collapsed") apart from their titlebars. To achieve this,include the parameter|name wherename is one of the following words that identify the groups/sections (omit any speech or quotation marks):
This template'sinitial visibility currently defaults toautocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (anavbox, sidebar, ortable with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.
To change this template's initial visibility, the|state=parameter may be used:
{{COVID-19 pandemic|state=collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar.
{{COVID-19 pandemic|state=expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.
Templates using the classesclass=navbox ({{navbox}}) orclass=nomobile ({{sidebar}}) are not displayed in article space on themobile web site of English Wikipedia. Mobile page views accounted for 60% to 70% of all page views from 2020 through 2025. Briefly, these templates are not included in articles because 1) they are not well designed for mobile, and 2) they significantly increase page sizes—bad for mobile downloads—in a way that is not useful for the mobile use case. You can review/watchphab:T124168 for further discussion.
TemplateData
A navigational box that can be placed at the bottom of articles.
