Template:US state navigation box/doc

{{US state navigation box/doc}} is a meta-template used for each U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia navbox.

Usage

{{US state navigation box
| template_name = {{subst:PAGENAME}} <!-- required -->
| title         = <!-- required -->
| state         =
| color         =
| text_color    =
| capital       =
| seat          =
| subtitle      =
| image         =
| group1        = <!-- required, can use up to |group9= -->
| body1         = <!-- required, can use up to |body9= -->
}}

Parameters

Mandatory

template_name

The name of the template, which is needed for the "view • talk • edit" links to work properly on all of the pages where the template is used on. You can enter {{subst:PAGENAME}} for this value as a shortcut.

title

Combines the {{{type}}} and {{{name}}} parameters.

group_n

Subtitle to appear at the left of each body_n

body_n

There are a total of 9 group/list pairs, so you can use up to group9 and list9. Additional items can easily be added to the template if needed.

Optional

state [autocollapse, expanded, collapsed]

autocollapse: (default) the navigation box will start out expanded unless there are two or more collapsible tables on the same page.

expanded: always starts out in an uncollapsed state.

collapsed: the navigation box will always start out in a collapsed state.

color

Changes the default background color for the main title and sidebar titles, i.e.

color = #2e8b57

Working examples: {{California}}, {{Maryland}}, and {{Pennsylvania}}.

text_color

Changes the default text color for the main title and sidebar titles. Note that you will still need to manually change the color of any wikilinks using a span tag, i.e.

[[List of Nevada counties|<span style="color :#ffd700;">Counties</span>]]

Working examples: {{Nevada}}, {{Maine}}, and {{Hawaii}}.

capital

Lists the capital below the state

seat

Used for the seat of government for {{American Samoa}}.

subtitle

Used only on {{District of Columbia}} to say "Capital of the United States" since D.C. has no capital.

image

Adds an image to the right of the body area. Use only if there is a lot of extra whitespace at the right side of the body area. It is recommended to use a map to fill the space, similar to Template:US county navigation box. Example:

image = [[Image:example.jpg|250px]]

Example

Code

{{US state navigation box
| template_name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}
| title = [[U.S. state|State]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]
| state = {{{state<includeonly>|uncollapsed</includeonly>}}}
| capital = [[Albany, New York|Albany]]
| listclass = hlist

| group1 = [[:Category:New York (state)|Topics]]
| body1  =
* [[History of New York (state)|History]]
* [[List of colleges and universities in New York (state)|Education]]
* [[Politics of New York (state)|Politics]]
* ...

| group2 = [[List of regions of the United States#New York|Regions]]
| body2  =
* [[Adirondack Mountains]]
* [[Capital District, New York|Capital District]]
* [[Catskill Mountains]]
* ...

| group3 = [[List of cities in New York|Metro areas]]
| body3  =
* [[Albany, New York|Albany]]/[[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]]/[[Troy, New York|Troy]]
* [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]]
* [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]/[[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]]
* ...
}}

See also

Navigation templates comparison

Template	Collapsible	Image	Groups	Style (body) parameter/s
{{Navbox}}	collapsible	Left/right of body	Yes	Yes
{{Navbox with collapsible groups}}	collapsible	Left/right of body and/or in each list	Yes	Yes
{{Navbox with columns}}	collapsible	Left/right of columns	No	Yes

Collapsible attributes

Type	CSS classes	JavaScript	Collapses when	Custom initial state	Nesting
Collapsible tables	mw-collapsible	jQuery.makeCollapsible	2 or more autocollapse on page	Yes	Yes