Template:Portal bar/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Portal bar.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is used on approximately 114,000 pages.
To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

The primary purpose of this template is for when using {{portal}} would cause formatting problems. This template forms a horizontal bar instead of a vertical, sidebar-like template. Please note that this template does not belong in the "See also" section.

This template uses Lua:

Module:Portal bar (sandbox)

Usage

Border

To add the template to a page:

→ {{Portal bar|Biology|Fungi|Plants|Science}}

Lua error: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').

No border

For a version with no border:

→ {{Portal bar|Biology|Fungi|Plants|Science|border=n}}

Lua error: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').

Portal bar with border extends to the full width of the article, and that can be a problem with right-floating items. To use space better, remove the border.

Error tracking

If the template is used incorrectly, the page will be added to a tracking category.

The tracking categories are not applied if any of the following is true:

Tracking is specially disabled for that usage. This is done by setting the optional parameter |tracking= to any the following values: no, n, false
The template is used on a page in any of these namespaces: Talk, User, User talk, OODA WIKI talk, File talk, Template talk, Category talk, Portal talk, Draft, Draft talk, Module talk
The title page on which the template is used includes any of the following case-insensitive strings: "/archive", "/doc", "/test", "/sandbox"

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TemplateData for Portal bar

This template adds a bar of portals. It is usually used just above an article's navboxes or in its "See also" section when using [[Template:Portal]] would cause formatting problems.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	`1`	The first portal, without surrounding text. For example, use "Science" to display the science portal.	Line	required
2	`2`	The second portal.	Line	optional
3	`3`	The third portal.	Line	optional
4	`4`	The fourth portal	Line	optional
5	`5`	The fifth portal.	Line	optional
border	`border`	Set this to "no" if you do not want to display a border around the portals. You can also use "n", "false", or "0". Default Yes	Boolean	optional