Template:Header/documentation

This template is meant to be used at the top of an article. Fill in any relevant information, and leave unknown or inapplicable parameters empty. Don't remove unused parameters, as this will break the template and make bot maintenance difficult.

{{header
 | title      = 
 | author     = 
 | year       = 
 | translator = 
 | section    = 
 | previous   = 
 | next       = 
 | notes      = 
}}

Relative links

With lengthy, multi-page works, using relative links is highly recommended. This shortens the code and ensures that a work remains linked together even if it is moved or reorganised. The three formats are [[/subpage]] (subpage), [[../]] (parent), and [[../sibling]] (sibling); see the example usage below. Note that [[../]] will expand to the title of the parent page, which is ideal if the work is renamed at a later time.

Chapter titles

In general, include chapter titles in the "section" field, but avoid including them in the "previous" and "next" fields. For example:

Chapter X

How the Other Half Lives Chapter XI: The Sweaters of Jewtown written by Jacob Riis

Chapter XII

Special cases

Translations

 | translator = Joe

The name of the translator. This will automatically be linked to an author page unless it contains the "[" character.

No link to author page

| author = | override_author = Joe

Displays the author's name without a link to an author page (for works that don't have traditional authors).

Usage examples

Normal

{{header
 | title    = [[../]]
 | author   = Lewis Carroll
 | section  = Chapter 3: A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
 | previous = [[../Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
 | next     = [[../Chapter 4|Chapter 4]]
 | notes    =
}}

Chapter 2

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Chapter 3: A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale written by Lewis Carroll

Chapter 4

No author link

{{header
 | title    = Peerage Act 1963
 | author   = | override_author = the United Kingdom Parliament
 | section  =
 | previous =
 | next     =
 | notes    =
}}

Peerage Act 1963 written by the United Kingdom Parliament

Translation

{{header
 | title      = Fables
 | author     = Jean de La Fontaine
 | translator = Elizur Wright
 | section    =
 | previous   =
 | next       =
 | notes      =
}}

Fables written by Jean de La Fontaine, translated by Elizur Wright