Module talk:WikiProject banner

IMAGE_LEFT_CLASS may be needed

Please see this edit, which hacked in a class for the IMAGE_LEFT image so that the image would show correctly in dark mode (white on black instead of the previous black on black). It points out the potential need for IMAGE_LEFT_CLASS, and maybe some other image CLASS parameters, in this module/template. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:38, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

@Jonesey95:  Implemented in the sandbox as |IMAGE_LEFT_CLASS=, |IMAGE_RIGHT_CLASS=, and |IMAGE_CLASS=. The first two override the third (which applies to both RIGHT and LEFT). Tested at Module talk:WikiProject banner/testcases#Image class.

To the closing admin --- please copy the sandbox to main, being careful to comment out the sandbox at line 3.

— hike395 (talk) 18:49, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{in solidarity} 16:18, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

DOC=auto parameter syntax highlighting

I created {{para2}} to apply <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">-style highlighting to standalone parameters. It's a very simplified version of {{para}} without all the bells & whistles. Its uses are {{para2|foo}} and {{para2|foo|bar}} only, which create |foo= and |foo=bar, respectively, which cover 98% of all use cases. Assuming {{para2}} covers all cases used by Module:WikiProject banner, the only line that needs to be changed appears to be line #13, from this:

return frame:expandTemplate{title='para', args={parameter, value or ''}}

to this:

return frame:expandTemplate{title='para2', args={parameter, value or ''}}

~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  11:09, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

What is the benefit? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:28, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

For formatting consistency with sections using <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">:

{{para|foo|bar}} displays as |foo=bar (current)

{{para2|foo|bar}} displays as |foo=bar (proposed).   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  13:02, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Got it. Why not add that feature to {{para}}? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 13:04, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

That was proposed 2 years ago @ Template talk:Parameter#How to syntaxhighlight a standalone parameter?, but rejected due to dark mode incompatibilities, presumably on non-doc pages due to the absence of a non-white background on non-doc pages. See that discussion for more detail and a more accurate interpretation. One of the 2 associated phab tickets is still open.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  13:13, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Why would para2 not suffer the same problems in dark mode? And have you seen the comment from FaviFake on that page? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 07:43, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Re: dark mode: because para2 would only be used where it isn't a problem, i.e. on documentation pages, and I don't see syntaxhighlight disappearing.

Re: FaviFake: I've responded @ Template talk:Parameter#para2.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  10:56, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

I've added it to the sandbox, but not totally convinced this is beneificial. I think for a block of code the coloring is helpful, but for a single parameter it seems unnecessary. Compare examples below — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:07, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Proposed

This request is to modify the |DOC=auto portion only. I was not aware of any |para= usages outside of the documentation, so if isolating /doc usage only is difficult, then it might not be worth it.
Documentation is improved by |para2= usage in my option, for example in Module:WikiProject banner#Custom masks.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  10:55, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Okay so you probably want to edit Module:WikiProject banner/templatepage#L-288 instead — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:50, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the pointer, but I don't know how to do that there.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  22:16, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

Please check Template:WikiProject Christianity/sandbox#Parameters and see if it looks good? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:29, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

That looks nice. It still looks like all instances of "based on the |class= parameter" need to converted to "based on the |class= parameter".

FYI there is a merger discussion for {{Parameter2}} into {{Parameter}} happening here. That happened much more quickly than I was expecting.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  13:26, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

How's that looking now? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 14:01, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Great!   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  14:04, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Will likely need updating once the merge has completed — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 14:16, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

"MAIN_CAT" and config "category" apparent discrepancy

The documentation says that MAIN_CAT applies the category to "all pages displaying the template", and also says that category on a config page applies to "all articles" (implying article space only, but MAIN_CAT applies to all pages, and this template is placed on talk pages and does not categorize article pages). Is this an error in the documentation? I ask because of this request to apply Category:WikiProject Ice Hockey articles to {{WikiProject Ice Hockey}}. Is there a way to limit categorization to just article talk pages? – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:35, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

The main cat should be for every single page that is tagged by the banner. That shouldn't change. The sub-categories at Category:Ice Hockey articles by quality (the ones with the actual rating) are the ones that limit to only article pages. What should perhaps change wiki-wide (but will be a pain) is the naming convention we use for the meta-categories that hold both articles and non-articles. Gonnym (talk) 03:41, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

OK, I have adjusted the documentation accordingly. The category name is still inaccurate, but it seems to match the other subcategories of Category:Articles by WikiProject. Fixing the names of all of those categories looks like a fun project for someone who is not me. – Jonesey95 (talk) 06:36, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 15 July 2026

As a follow-up to recent changes related to image CSS classes, please apply Special:Diff/1356645927/1364186968 Special:Diff/1356645927/1364427602 (new, better diff —⁠andrybak (talk) 13:08, 16 July 2026 (UTC)) to:

1. Remove unused function display_error. Last usage of it was removed in Special:Diff/1317754418.
2. Remove unused local variable template_outside_shell. It has been unused since its introduction in Special:Diff/1247210025.
3. Pass args.IMAGE_LEFT_CLASS or args.IMAGE_CLASS as fifth parameter (class) into the image function for the nested banner case. This fixes images of collapsed nested WikiProject banners, which pass |IMAGE_LEFT_CLASS=skin-invert to the module.
   • Example: Template:WikiProject Christianity:
     • Sandbox diff: Special:Diff/1356641126/1364184227
     • Test case demonstrating the fix: "Template:WikiProject Christianity/testcases#Collapsed" with Vector 2022 dark mode

Thanks. —⁠andrybak (talk) 01:34, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

All changes look good to me. Thanks for your attention — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 07:35, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

In the meantime, I stumbled upon another affected template – {{WikiProject Infoboxes}}. Icon for uncollapsed mode is inverted, but nested/collapsed on the talk page is not inverted. —⁠andrybak (talk) 03:21, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Found another place in the module, where an image class isn't applied – "note images" that are gathered into nested_ratings.

• Isolated diff for the new fix: Special:Diff/1364391952/1364427602. I used noviewer similarly to function image near the top of the module.
• Example affected template – {{WikiProject Portals}}, which has |NOTE_1_IMAGE=Codex icon info.svg and |NOTE_1_IMAGE_CLASS=skin-invert
  • Affected template's sandbox diff: Special:Diff/1364397936/1364426619
  • Demonstration of the fix in "Template:WikiProject Portals/testcases".
  • Off-topic: |NOTE_1_TEXT=See also: [[Portal:Contents/Portals|List of Portals]] ends up as pretty useless title text for the image inside nested_ratings, but that's a separate issue.

I changed the diff link above to the new diff with the fix and with formatting changes by MSGJ. —⁠andrybak (talk) 13:08, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

 Done — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 14:21, 17 July 2026 (UTC)