Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Navboxes

What is a navbox

 * Very much like sidebars, only they are usually at the bottom of a page. Here is an example from the Adair County, Missouri Genealogy page.
 * You will notice on this county page that a sidebar is not used. The topic information is in the Navbox instead.  This is ok, if you think it is a better option than a sidebar.
 * Basically a navbox is for links that maybe not be of immediate interest like we see on a sidebar, but give options for other places to look.

Lets examine the above navbox

 * First section - items you would might find in a sidebar.
 * Second section - internal links to pages for other counties in the state.
 * Third sections - internal links to pages of extinct county pages.
 * Fourth section - internal links to pages outlining what is available in the major repositories in the state.
 * Fifth section - internal links to pages discussing migration routes going through the state.

How to create a navbox

 * Pretty much like a sidebar, only its width would be the full width of the page.
 * But it is a table filled with parameters.
 * It is a little more difficult to edit a navbox. You have to go to the navbox itself to make your edits.

Try these out
 Exercises Here is an existing infobox. Copy and paste this coding in your sandbox and fill out the information for the county you were born in: Check your answers >
 * This an existing infobox for US Counties. You will not need the brackets of word File to place the required images.

 Quick Quiz
 * Once the information after the equal signs is entered and saved, there is no changing the parameters.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Infoboxes can only be used on county pages.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Infoboxes are limited just to genealogical organizations.
 * A. True
 * B. False

Check your answers >